Twin 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 188, thousands missing · Pollar

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Two quakes, one boiling continent

Quakes batter Venezuela as heat strains Europe and courts reshape migration policy

The last half-day brought the sort of news that makes crisis managers reach for old checklists and new maps. Venezuela counted the early dead after twin earthquakes, Europe shut classrooms and train lines in record heat, and Washington’s courts gave Donald Trump a sharper immigration tool.

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7.1-magnitude earthquake in Venezuela
Confirms two Spanish citizens dead and 80 missing, while the death toll among Portuguese nationals rises to six following the Venezuela earthquake.

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Twin 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 188, thousands missing · Pollar