New report says Venezuela’s twin earthquakes put $6.7 billion in damage on the map

Two earthquakes hit northern Venezuela on Wednesday evening within 39 seconds of each other – a 7.2 magnitude foreshock at 6:04pm local time, then a 7.5 magnitude mainshock. At least 920 people are now confirmed dead and 3,360 injured, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said in a Friday briefing. Both figures are expected to climb. Buildings collapsed across Caracas, La Guaira and Carabobo. Simón Bolívar International Airport was damaged and shut. The USGS puts a 44% probability on the final death toll exceeding 10,000.