Back-to-back earthquakes have killed at least 32 people in Venezuela, with at least 700 injured, acting President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez says.<\/p>\n
The US Geological Survey earlier calculated a 44% chance of more than 10,000 fatalities, and a 30% chance of more than 100,000.<\/p>\n
Rescuers in the capital are searching through the rubble for survivors and people have been heard calling for help.<\/p>\n
Buildings are without power and the metro system is completely closed, reports the BBC\u2019s Vanessa Silva from Caracas.<\/p>\n
The quakes, which had magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, hit an area west of the capital, and could be felt as far away as Bogota, Colombia.<\/p>\n
Venezuela was celebrating a national holiday, and many people were at home when the quakes struck at 18:04 local time (23:04 BST)<\/p>\n
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