Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings on Thursday as rescue teams raced to the scene of two powerful earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people, with many more feared dead.
The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes were the strongest to hit the country in more than a century and caused widespread destruction in the capital, Caracas, as far as Brazil’s Amazon, more than 1,000 miles away.
The US Geological Survey said that "high casualties" were expected.
A website set up to track missing people, which has been shared on social media platforms by opposition leaders, says more than 40,000 people have failed to make contact.
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The UK’s hottest June day on record has been broken again during this week’s heatwave, with a provisional temperature of 36.4C recorded in Yeovilton, Somerset.
This surpasses the high of 36.1C set on Wednesday in Gosport, Hampshire, the Met Office said.
It comes after the Met Office extended its red warning for extreme heat for Friday as the peak of a heatwave affecting most of England and Wales are set to shift eastwards.
Also on the programme:
– Back-to-back earthquakes have killed at least 164 people in Venezuela, acting President Delcy Rodríguez has said.
– Families of people with learning disabilities have told ITV News that care providers are getting away with poor and dangerous care.
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