CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) \u2014 Back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets.<\/p>\n
The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities and areas spread as far as Brazil\u2019s Amazon about 1,700 kilometers (1,050 miles) away.<\/p>\n
kAmx? 2 3C:67 255C6DD E@ E96 ?2E:@? =2E6 (65?6D52J[ 24E:?8 !C6D:56?E s6=4J #@5C\u00ed8F6K D2:5 E96 62CE9BF2<6D 42FD65 52>286D \ud83d\ude15 D6G6C2= DE2E6D[ 3FE D96 5:5 ?@E 8:G6 2?J 7:8FC6D @7 9@>6D 2?5 3F:=5:?8D 52>2865[ :?;FC6D @C 72E2=:E:6D]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 62CE9BF2<6D 52>2865 E96 4@F?ECJ\u2019D >2:? 2:CA@CE[ $:>\u00f3? q@=\u00edG2C x?E6C?2E:@?2= p:CA@CE[ D6G6C6=J 6?@F89 E@ =625 E@ :ED 4=@DFC6[ D96 D2:5[ 255:?8 E92E 4=2DD6D 2C6 36:?8 42?46=65 7@C D6G6C2= 52JD]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c(6 FC86 @FC A@AF=2E:@? E@ C6>2:? 42=>[\u201d #@5C\u00ed8F6K D2:5] \u201c(6 FC86 F?:EJ]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n
kAm#@5C\u00ed8F6K 2=D@ 2D<65 2== 962=E9 42C6 AC@76DD:@?2=D \ud83d\ude15 E96 4@F?ECJ E@ C6A@CE E@ 9@DA:E2=D E@ 2DD:DE 2?J@?6 H9@ H2D :?;FC65]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAmx? E96 DE2E6 @7 u2=4@?[ v@G] ‘:4E@C r=2C< D2:5 ba A6@A=6 925 366? 9@DA:E2=:K65 2?5 >@C6 E92? 7@FC 9@FCD 27E6C E96 62CE9BF2<6 E96C6 H6C6 DE:== `d A6@A=6 EC2AA65]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 &]$] v6@=@8:42= $FCG6J :?:E:2==J D2:5 E96 7:CDE 62CE9BF2<6 925 2 >28?:EF56 @7 f]`[ =2E6C C6G:D:?8 E92E E@ f]a[ 2?5 :ED 6A:46?E6C H2D H6DE @7 E96 4@>>F?:EJ @7 |@C\u00f3?[ =@42E65 2=@?8 E96 4@F?ECJ\u2019D r2C:3362? 4@2DE[ 23@FE `eg <:=@>6E6CD W`_c >:=6DX H6DE @7 r2C242D] %96 BF2<6 925 2 56AE9 @7 aa <:=@>6E6CD]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 &$v$ C6A@CE65 2? 6G6? =2C86C f]d\\>28?:EF56 62CE9BF2<6 ;FDE 2 >:?FE6 =2E6C] %96 D64@?5 BF2<6 925 2 56AE9 @7 `_ <:=@>6E6CD 2?5 :ED 6A:46?E6C H2D `e <:=@>6E6CD W`_ >:=6DX D@FE9H6DE @7 |@C\u00f3?]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 BF2<6D[ 2>@?8 E96 DEC@?86DE E@ DEC:<6 ‘6?6KF6=2 \ud83d\ude15 >@C6 E92? 2 46?EFCJ[ DECF4< D9@CE=J 27E6C e A]>] !6@A=6 6G24F2E65 DH2J:?8 3F:=5:?8D \ud83d\ude15 E96 42A:E2= r2C242D[ >2?J G:D:3=J D9@4<65 2D E96J D2H 6?E:C6 H2==D E92E 925 4@==2AD65[ >2<:?8 7FC?:EFC6 G:D:3=6 7C@> E96 DEC66E] sFDE 4@=F>?D 4@F=5 2=D@ 36 D66? \ud83d\ude15 EH@ ?6:893@C9@@5D @7 E96 42A:E2=[ H96C6 C6DE2FC2?ED 2?5 @E96C 3FD:?6DD6D 2C6 EJA:42==J 3FDJ]k^Am<\/p>\n
k9am\u2018(6 2== 925 E@ =62G6 @FC 9@FD6DVk^9am<\/p>\n
kAm!6@A=6 C6>2:?65 @? E96 DEC66ED 7@C 9@FCD[ 6G6? 27E6C DF?D6E] $@>6 D2E @? E96 8C@F?5 9F88:?8 E96:C A6ED 2D 5FDE 82E96C65 2C@F?5 E96>] r@==2AD65 3F:=5:?8D[ E@AA=65 6=64EC:4 A@=6D 2?5 563C:D 3=@4<65 DEC66ED] !2CED @7 E96 42A:E2= =@DE A@H6C 2?5 46==A9@?6 D:8?2=]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201cxE DE2CE65 @77 86?E=J 2?5 E96? 8C25F2==J 8C6H[ 2?5 \ud83d\ude15 E96 6?5[ H6 2== 925 E@ =62G6 @FC 9@FD6D[ 8@ @FED:56 2?5 82E96C E@86E96C[\u201d r2C242D C6D:56?E w64E@C #:44: D2:5]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 =24< @7 46==A9@?6 D:8?2= \ud83d\ude15 A2CED @7 ‘6?6KF6=2 566A6?65 E96 5:DEC6DD @7 >2?J 72>:=:6D[ A2CE:4F=2C=J E9@D6 2>@?8 E96 >@C6 E92? f]f >:==:@? A6@A=6 H9@ 92G6 =67E E96 4@F?ECJ 5FC:?8 :ED AC@EC24E65 4C:D:D]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c|2J DEC6?8E9[ D6C6?:EJ[ 2?5 D@=:52C:EJ AC6G2:= 2>@?8 FD \ud83d\ude15 E96 7246 @7 E9:D 5:77:4F=E E:>6[\u201d @AA@D:E:@? =6256C |2C:2 r@C:?2 |24925@ D2:5 7C@> 6I:=6 @? )]k^Am<\/p>\n
k9amx>A24E 76=E E9C@F89@FE ‘6?6KF6=2k^9am<\/p>\n
kAmx?E6C:@C |:?:DE6C s:@D525@ r236==@ D2:5 E96 BF2<6 4@F=5 36 76=E \ud83d\ude15 D6G6C2= DE2E6D] %96 p=E2>:C2 ?6:893@C9@@5 \ud83d\ude15 r2C242D 925 \u201c2=2C>:?8 D:EF2E:@?D\u201d H:E9 4@==2AD65 9@>6D 2?5 3F:=5:?8D[ 96 D2:5[ DF886DE:?8 A6@A=6 H6C6 :?;FC65 \ud83d\ude15 E96 62CE9BF2<6 2?5 2D<:?8 >@E@C:DED E@ 8:G6 H2J E@ 2>3F=2?46D 2?5 @E96C 6>6C86?4J G69:4=6D]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c(6 F?56CDE2?5 E92E D@>6 A6@A=6 >2J 36 56DA6C2E6[ 3FE H6 2C6 24E:?8 244@C5:?8 E@ AC@E@4@=D E@ 24E:G2E6 2:5 2?5 C6D4F6 677@CED E@ 96=A E9@D6 H9@ ?665 :E >@DE[\u201d r236==@ D2:5 @? DE2E6 E6=6G:D:@?] \u201cq6 G6CJ 42C67F= H:E9 49:=5C6? 2?5 E96 6=56C=Jj 42== 6249 @E96C 2?5 4964< E92E ?@ @?6 92D 366? 92C>65]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n
kAmw6 2=D@ FC865 A6@A=6 E@ C6>2:? @FED:56 2D 27E6CD9@4286 D@>6 DECF4EFC6D]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c%96 3F:=5:?8 C62==J D9@@< 7C@> D:56 E@ D:56] &?C62=] %96 7@C46 H2D :?4C65:3=J DEC@?8[\u201d r2C242D C6D:56?E #@36CE@ v2>2D D2:5] \u201c(6 H6C6 H2=<:?8 2?5 :E H2D E@DD:?8 FD 2C@F?5] tG6CJE9:?8 \ud83d\ude15 E96 2A2CE>6?E 76==] (6==[ E92?< v@5 H6 H6C6 23=6 E@ 86E @FE]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n
k9amtIAC6DD:@?D @7 DFAA@CE A@DE65 @? D@4:2= >65:2k^9am<\/p>\n
kAm#624E:@? A@FC:?8 \ud83d\ude15 DH:7E=J @? D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm’6?6KF6=2 @AA@D:E:@? =6256C |2C:2 r@C:?2 |24925@[ \ud83d\ude15 6I:=6 27E6C =62G:?8 ‘6?6KF6=2 \ud83d\ude15 s646>36C[ E@@< E@ E@ ) E@ D6?5 AC2J6CD 2?5 H:D9 DEC6?8E9 E@ ‘6?6KF6=2?D]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c|2J DEC6?8E9[ D6C6?:EJ[ 2?5 D@=:52C:EJ AC6G2:= 2>@?8 FD \ud83d\ude15 E96 7246 @7 E9:D 5:77:4F=E E:>6[\u201d D96 HC@E6 @? )]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAmt= $2=G25@C !C6D:56?E }2J:3 qF<6=6 6IAC6DD65 D@=:52C:EJ H:E9 ‘6?6KF6=2 7@==@H:?8 E96 62CE9BF2<6D[ D2J:?8 9:D 4@F?ECJ\u2019D \u201c962CE \ud83d\ude00 H:E9 E96 A6@A=6 @7 ‘6?6KF6=2 5FC:?8 E96D6 5:77:4F=E E:>6D]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c(6 D6?5 J@F 2== @FC D@=:52C:EJ 2?5 @FC AC2J6CD] $E2J DEC@?8[ ‘6?6KF6=2[\u201d qF<6=6 HC@E6]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm#6AF3=:42? #6A] |2C\u00ed2 t=G:C2 $2=2K2C @7 u=@C:52 D2:5 96C \u201cE9@F89ED 2?5 AC2J6CD\u201d H6C6 H:E9 ‘6?6KF6=2 2?5 6IAC6DD65 DFAA@CE 7@C 72>:=:6D 27764E65[ E9@D6 DE:== H2:E:?8 7@C 2?DH6CD 2?5 7:CDE C6DA@?56CD]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm\u201c%96 DEC6?8E9 @7 E96 ‘6?6KF6=2? A6@A=6 92D 366? E6DE65 E:>6 2?5 282:?[\u201d D96 HC@E6] \u201cx 92G6 ?@ 5@F3E E96J H:== 7246 E9:D >@>6?E H:E9 E96 D2>6 C6D:=:6?46[ 4@FC286[ 2?5 9@A6 E92E 92G6 42CC:65 E96> E9C@F89 6G6CJ 492==6?86]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n
k9amt2CE9BF2<6 :>A24ED E96 C68:@?k^9am<\/p>\n
kAmqF:=5:?8D \ud83d\ude15 |2?2FD[ q6=6> 2?5 |242A\u00e1 \ud83d\ude15 qC2K:=VD p>2K@? H6C6 6G24F2E65[ 244@C5:?8 E@ C6A@CED @? %’ v=@3@]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 BF2<6D 2=D@ H6C6 76=E \ud83d\ude15 r@=@>3:2\u2019D r2C:3362? 2?5 ?@CE962DE C68:@?D[ 3FE E96C6 H6C6 ?@ C6A@CED @7 52>286D @C :?;FC:6D] %96 r@=@>3:2? |2C:E:>6 pFE9@C:EJ \ud83d\ude15 2 DE2E6>6?E D2:5 E96 4@F?ECJ\u2019D r2C:3362? 4@2DE \ud83d\ude00 2E ?@ C:D< @7 EDF?2>:]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 &]$] !24:7:4 %DF?2>: (2C?:?8 r6?E6C :DDF65 2 EDF?2>: 2=6CE 7@C ‘:C8:? xD=2?5D] pFE9@C:E:6D \ud83d\ude15 E96 s@>:?:42? #6AF3=:4 2=D@ :DDF65 @?6 7@C E96 :D=2?5] p?@E96C 2=6CE 7@C !F6CE@ #:4@ H2D BF:4<=J =:7E65]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm$EC@?8 62CE9BF2<6D 2C6 F?FDF2= \ud83d\ude15 ‘6?6KF6=2]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm(9:=6 E96 4@F?ECJ D:ED ?62C >F=E:A=6 72F=E =:?6D[ :ED A@D:E:@? DEC255=:?8 E96 $@FE9 p>6C:42? 2?5 r2C:3362? A=2E6D >2<6 62CE9BF2<6D >F49 =6DD 4@>>@? E92? \ud83d\ude15 @E96C A2CED @7 {2E:? p>6C:42] p=@?8 E96 !24:7:4 4@2DE \u2014 \ud83d\ude15 |6I:4@ 2?5 r9:=6[ 7@C 6I2>A=6 \u2014 62CE9BF2<6D 2C6 7C6BF6?E] %96 EH@ 4@F?EC:6D D:E 2=@?8 E96 D6:D>:42==J 24E:G6 E64E@?:4 36=E @H? 2D E96 \u201c!24:7:4 #:?8 @7 u:C6[\u201d H9:49 \ud83d\ude00 C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C h_T @7 62CE9BF2<6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 &$v$]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAm%96 BF2<6D 2=D@ H6C6 76=E \ud83d\ude15 r@=@>3:2\u2019D r2C:3362? 2?5 ?@CE962DE C68:@?D[ 3FE E96C6 H6C6 ?@ C6A@CED @7 52>286D @C :?;FC:6D] %96 r@=@>3:2? |2C:E:>6 pFE9@C:EJ D2:5 \ud83d\ude15 2 DE2E6>6?E E92E E96 4@F?ECJ\u2019D r2C:3362? 4@2DE \ud83d\ude00 2E ?@ C:D< @7 EDF?2>:]k^Am<\/p>\n
kAmx? qC2K:=\u2019D p>2K@?[ 3F:=5:?8D \ud83d\ude15 E96 4:E:6D @7 |2?2FD[ q6=6> 2?5 |242A\u00e1 2=D@ H6C6 6G24F2E65]k^Am<\/p>\n
k9C ^m<\/p>\n
kAmv2C4:2 r2?@ C6A@CE65 7C@> q@8@E2[ r@=@>3:2] pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD HC:E6CD r=2C2 !C6G6 \ud83d\ude15 qF6?@D p:C6D[ pDEC:5 $F2C6K \ud83d\ude15 q@8@E2[ r@=@>3:2[ |2FC:4:@ $2G2C6D6 \ud83d\ude15 $2@ !2F=@ 2?5 p??2\\r2E96C:?6 qC:8252 \ud83d\ude15 |6I:4@ r:EJ 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E9:D C6A@CE]k^Am<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) \u2014 Back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[4846,151,153,152,151546,3934,4103,18,151547,151545,1880],"class_list":["post-373918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-accidents","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news","tag-building-collapses","tag-earthquakes","tag-evacuations","tag-general-news","tag-tsunamis","tag-venezuela-earthquake-caracas","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}