Trump: The United States is ready and willing to provide its assistance to Venezuela

The US President announced Donald Trump via his network "Truth Social" that "The United States is ready, willing, and able to provide its assistance" In Venezuela after two earthquakes.

He added: "I have instructed all agencies of our government to be ready to act quickly"

Trump, whose country restored diplomatic relations with Caracas after the arrest of its president, Nicolas Maduro, in January during an operation carried out by American special forces, continued, "We will be there for our great new friends"

Precautionary measure

Interior Secretary Diosdado Cabello asked residents to leave their homes, adding that gas supplies to many buildings had been cut off as a precaution.

He said "Some facilities have been damaged, and we do not want any type of gas-related accident to occur"Emergency, after Two earthquakes occurred with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, according to the US Geological Survey, causing dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries.

The Caracas airport was also closed, which, according to her, was severely damaged.

Rodriguez announced on Thursday that there were at least 32 dead and more than 700 injured in a preliminary toll of the two earthquakes that struck the country on Wednesday.
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Absence of data

Rodriguez said in a message to the nation "At present, we have received information indicating that 32 people were killed and more than 700 injured"Pointing out that it does not yet have data on the state of La Guaira, which is close to the capital, and which, it said, is the most affected.

According to the American Authority, the first earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 occurred at 18.04 (22.04 GMT) at a depth of 21.9 km, at a distance of about 200 km from Caracas, and was followed 39 seconds later by a second earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 and a depth. 10 km over a distance of 45 km, followed by about twenty aftershocks.

The Geological Survey reported that "The event was a double earthquake" And he "A disaster whose consequences are expected to be serious" Adding that "The death toll is likely to be high and damage widespread".

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