Venezuela earthquakes kill over 235, rescue efforts intensify

Twin magnitude 7-plus earthquakes struck Venezuela in rapid succession, killing at least 235 people and injuring nearly 1,500 in what seismologists call a rare 'seismic doublet' — stress from the first quake triggering the second along the same fault seconds later. Rescue teams are digging through collapsed buildings while the UN warns the disaster will compound an already severe humanitarian crisis in the country. The death toll is expected to climb as rubble is cleared.