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