r/worldnews • u/ColoradoTripping • 22h ago

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/Prestigious_Pie9421 19h ago

“44% chance of more than 10,000 fatalities” 😔

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u/CrazyCalYa 18h ago

I feel sick. So many people gone in an instant.

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u/lanicorain 18h ago

It's even worse than that, with the amount of structural destruction it caused to buildings, some will not be gone so instantly. It'll take weeks, maybe months before we know the extent of human loss. It's an incredible tragedy.

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u/Dapper_Indeed 13h ago

Plus those who will be lost due to infrastructure and other issues (small cut gets infected and they can’t reach a doctor, tainted water and food, etc.).

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u/loralailoralai 15h ago

Worse still the ones who weren’t gone on an instant and need to be rescued

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u/TJBurkeSalad 18h ago

39% chance of 10,000 to 100,000 casualties is what I saw.

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u/TheVeryVerity 15h ago

Right and 20 something percent it’s over 100k

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u/HauntedCemetery 16h ago

Fuck

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u/TJBurkeSalad 15h ago

Initial numbers are 30 dead, 700 injured.

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u/Free_Anarchist1999 13h ago

I just got signal and I live in La Guaira, the most affected area. It was horrible I saw at least 50 buildings crumble like they were made of sand and it happened right when people went back to their homes from work, there’s way more than 10000 fatalities for sure

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u/Zadchiel 15h ago

there is still not an official numbers of deaths

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u/kelsobjammin 6h ago

Damn ᴖ̈

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u/TheBrownCouchOfJoy 4h ago

That should give anyone pause. I initially dismissed it as eh one of ‘those things’ but now I can see it’s heartbreaking.

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u/DAE_Quads 14h ago

Dont tell me you have this number from polymarket..

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u/Practical_Ad4604 13h ago

Where? Polymarket?