Venezuela records at least 235 deaths and about 4,300 injuries after two earthquakes, magnitudes 7.5 and 7.2, struck the northern Caribbean coast within 39 seconds.The Venezuelan National Assembly president Jorge Rodríguez and interim president Delcy Rodríguez declare a state of emergency, open a $200M recovery fund with International Monetary Fund support, and report extensive infrastructure damage including closure of Simón Bolívar International Airport.Brazil is sending a 36-firefighter rescue mission with a field hospital kit and nine tons of equipment after the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed two Brazilian citizens died, and international aid offers from the US,
Spain and the
Red Cross are arriving.