At least 235 dead as Venezuela races to rescue hundreds trapped after major earthquakes

Hundreds of people in Venezuela were trapped under rubble and many more remained unaccounted for after two powerful earthquakes devastated areas in and around the capital Caracas, killing hundreds, damaging buildings and leaving thousands homeless. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck about 160km (100 miles) west of Caracas on Wednesday evening, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, the strongest since 1900, according to the US Geological Survey.