The death toll is increasing by leaps and bounds in the terrible earthquake, lamentation across Venezuela, fear of 100,000 deaths!

Twin earthquakes wreak havoc in Venezuela. The death toll rose to 164. About a thousand injured. Acting President of Venezuela, Delsey Rodríguez, said so on Thursday. On the other hand, American scientists fear that the death toll may exceed 1 lakh in this terrible natural disaster.

Several areas of Venezuela, including the capital Caracas, were shaken by two consecutive devastating earthquakes early Thursday morning Indian time. According to the US Geological Survey, the pair’s epicenter was west of the city of Moron on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. Only 13 km deep from the surface. The first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2. About 40 seconds later, another powerful earthquake hit Venezuela. It originates from the same place. Only 10 km deep from the surface. The second earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5. A state of emergency was declared throughout Venezuela.

Experts say it is the strongest earthquake in the history of Venezuela. It has also been felt in various parts of the Brazilian Amazon, about 1,700 km from Caracas. There are multiple ‘fault lines’ around Venezuela. But due to the country’s location at the intersection of the South American and Caribbean plates, strong earthquakes occur much less often than in other parts of Latin America. But Thursday’s incident has shattered the whole of Venezuela.

Several videos of the moment and the aftermath of the earthquake have been circulated on social media (although they have not been verified by Sangg Pradik Digital). They show many buildings in the capital Caracas swinging like a pendulum. People are coming out of the house in fear. Somewhere the houses have become dusty. Electricity poles are broken. Several roads are blocked due to debris. After the twin earthquakes, power was cut in many areas of Caracas. Many mobile phone towers have also collapsed. As a result, the communication system was disrupted. Rescue work is going on in wartime operations.