🚨 Venezuela declares national state of emergency after destructive twin earthquakes
• A 7.2-magnitude foreshock struck near San Felipe, capital of Yaracuy state
• Just 40 seconds later, a stronger 7.5-magnitude quake hit southeast of Yumare
• Violent tremors heavily shook Caracas, destroying several buildings
• Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia closed indefinitely due to severe damage to terminals and runways, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez says
• 'All security and emergency response agencies, including civil protection, volunteers, firefighters and police, are fully deployed on the scene,' Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello says
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