Satellite images show scope of devastation in Venezuela after dual earthquakes

Satellite photos showed the destruction in Venezuela left by two powerful earthquakes that struck Wednesday and left more than 1,400 people dead

Satellite photos showed the destruction in Venezuela left by two powerful earthquakes that struck Wednesday and left more than 1,400 people dead.

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The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck west of the capital Caracas just after 6 p.m. Wednesday and they were less than a minute apart.