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Sébastian SEIBT

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Why venezuelas doublet earthquakes were so devastating - Caught on Camera

A woman walks past a building damaged during an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela,June 25, 2026
A woman walks past a building damaged during an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela on June 25, 2026. © Pedro Mattey, AP

The tremors that hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening have killed nearly 600 people and injured thousands. The disaster consisted of a rare phenomenon called a “doublet”, meaning a quick succession of major “twin” earthquakes.

The powerful tremors which rocked Venezuela on Wednesday have claimed at least 589 lives and injured thousands.

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