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Caracas, Venezuela2 minutes ago copy link Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 caused devastation in Venezuela on Thursday. More than 39 thousand people are missing. Many people are still feared buried under the debris. Within 40 seconds, the tall buildings of the capital Caracas were turned into piles of debris. Many families lost their…
Caracas: At least 164 people have died, and 971 were injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday. The acting president had said earlier that at least 32 people had died after Wednesday evening’s 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, and that the toll was expected to rise. The…
The earthquakes triggered panic in Caracas and drove people into the streets, AFP journalists saw. “The stairs came away, the whole wall cracked. Things fell from the ceiling. It was horrible,” 54-year-old bank employee Odalis Escalona told the news agency AFP. “It was unbelievable, I don’t even know how long it lasted,” said shopkeeper Heidi…
In a major geopolitical development, the United States has removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, placing him in US custody. Reporting from Washington, India Today’s Rohit Sharma details the operation, which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described not as an invasion but as a ‘law enforcement operation’. President Donald Trump has warned interim president Delcy…
In this special report, India Today US Correspondent Rohit Sharma analyses the dramatic political developments in Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the United States. The Venezuelan Supreme Court has appointed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as the interim president, invoking Article 223 of the Constitution. Sharma notes that this move was expected…
In a historic address from Mar-a-Lago, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will temporarily administer Venezuela following the capture of Nicolas Maduro by American special forces. Trump declared, ‘We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition.’ The President also outlined plans…