Two deadly earthquakes hit Venezuela – a timelinepublished at 11:38 BST
Matt Spivey
Live reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesWednesday
At 18:04 local time (23:04 BST) an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 strikes in the north of Venezuela.
About 39 seconds later a second earthquake of magnitude 7.5 strikes 28km (17.4 miles) south-east of Yumare, a town in Yaracuy state. This was the strongest to hit the country since 1900.
Thursday
At around 00:50, Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez reports at least 32 deaths and more than 700 injured. She says this doesn’t include any figures from the state most affected by the earthquakes, La Guaira.
As rescuers and the army mobilise to clear debris, aid groups around the world scramble to deliver help to Venezuela, with the US pledging $150m (£113.4m) in assistance.
Friday
By the morning, support teams from countries including Mexico, El Salvador, Switzerland and Spain land in Venezuela, with personnel from more countries and organisations expected.
Around 08:30 local time (13:30 BST) Rodriguez says the death toll has risen to 589 people and the number of injured stands at 2,980. She adds that the hard-hit state of La Guaira will be “militarised”.
The death toll updates again at around 13:30, as Venezuelan lawmaker Jorge Rodríguez said at least 920 people have been killed and at least 3,360 injured.
Saturday
The search for survivors continues, as Rodríguez says she has faith teams will find the survivors among the rubble.
