Venezuela Declares Emergency After Deadly Twin Quakes; US Deportees Among Missing
Daily Sabah (Turkey)—Venezuela declared a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes struck the country, causing deaths and widespread damage. More than 100 people who were recently deported from the United States to Venezuela are unaccounted for in the aftermath of the disaster. International solidarity messages arrived from Greece and other nations. The twin quakes compound an already severe humanitarian situation in the country, which was struggling with economic collapse and migration pressures before the disaster struck.
- Daily Sabah (Turkey) — Venezuela declares state of emergency after deadly twin earthquakes strike the country
- Kathimerini English (Greece) — Greece formally expressed solidarity with Venezuela in the wake of the deadly earthquake series.
- Xinhua — A state of emergency was declared following the series of strong earthquakes that struck Venezuela.
- MS NOW — More than 100 people recently deported from the US to Venezuela are missing after the earthquakes.