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It's Thursday, June 25th.
I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shamita Basu.
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Back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela last night, causing widespread devastation in major population areas.
The first quake hit with a 7.2 magnitude at around 6 p.m. local time,
striking about 12 miles from the capital, Caracas.
The second came less than a minute later, a 7.5 magnitude.
That's the sound of a major airport in La Guaira beginning to rock as parts of the ceiling crumbled.
And CNN translated the account from one survivor, Maria Alejandra, after she escaped her building.
The BBC reached journalist Mary Meena, who is in Caracas, surrounded by rubble.
We spoke about with people that the buildings didn't collapse, but also they have an extensive damage.
So they are forced to remain outside of their home
because it's too risky for them to be inside of their home right now.
The city of Caracas is populated by large buildings and most of them are in mountain hills.