Satellite images published Sunday evening show collapsed skyscrapers in Venezuela, revealing the extent of the destruction caused by last week's devastating earthquakes. The full article is available on The Zioneer.
Satellite imagery released Sunday evening shows collapsed skyscrapers in Venezuela, offering a broad view of the devastation from last week's twin earthquakes. The images document the collapse of high-rise buildings in affected areas, visual confirmation of the scale of the destruction that ground-level reporting had only begun to describe.
As The Zioneer reported last Thursday, the US Geological Survey warned of high casualties and extensive damage following the magnitude 7.1 quake. That same day, residents described building collapses and ongoing rescues, with the official death toll at 164. Reports from La Guaira indicated looting of food stores amid the chaos, and rescue crews continued extricating the wounded from debris.
The new satellite images provide a comprehensive aerial assessment of what was previously only known through eyewitness accounts and isolated casualty numbers. The full extent of damage visible from orbit suggests the toll in structural destruction may be significantly higher than initial reports indicated. Casualty figures have not been updated with these images.
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