Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas

Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas

Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and other governments that suspended relations with the country offer rescue teams and humanitarian aid

The quakes, of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 and 39 seconds apart, struck the north of the country on Wednesday evening and were the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century.

By Thursday evening the death toll had risen to at least 235 with over 4,300 injured, while many were believed to be trapped under rubble of toppled buildings.

Thousands have been reported missing.

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