New footage from inside an aircraft during Thursday's powerful earthquake in Venezuela captures passengers screaming and the plane shaking violently. The video, circulated Friday morning, adds a visceral firsthand perspective to the disaster that has already killed at least 164, according to Venezuelan authorities.
New footage from inside a commercial aircraft during Thursday's devastating earthquake in Venezuela shows passengers screaming and the plane shuddering violently mid-air, as reported by Israel Hayom on Friday morning. The video offers a rare, unfiltered vantage point of the quake's force as it caused buildings to collapse and triggered widespread destruction across Caracas and coastal cities.
As The Zioneer has reported, the earthquake sequence began Thursday with multiple powerful tremors — initially magnitude 7.1, followed by twin quakes of 7.2 and 7.5 (as of version 1, 3, and background items cited at Thu 01:23 and Thu 02:08 Jerusalem). The US Geological Survey warned of a high probability of numerous casualties, estimating a possible death toll between 10,000 and 100,000 (version 2, Thu 04:15 Jerusalem). By later Thursday, Venezuelan authorities confirmed at least 164 dead (version 6 and background, Thu 15:15 and Thu 18:09 Jerusalem). Aerial footage of La Guaira published Thursday confirmed widespread structural collapse (version 6 and 7, Thu 04:15 Jerusalem), and resident accounts described entire buildings coming down (background, Thu 18:09 Jerusalem). This new aerial footage adds no new death toll or damage assessment but underscores the terror passengers experienced during the tremors.
The full extent of the damage remains unconfirmed as search-and-rescue teams continue working through rubble. No additional Israeli or international casualties have been reported beyond earlier assessments.
8 developments
- StrongChannel 14 reports: Powerful earthquake in Venezuela; fears of thousands dead, trapped
- StrongVenezuela resident describes building collapse, ongoing rescues after quake
- DevelopingVenezuela cities collapse in 'absolutely psychotic' earthquake disaster, source claims
- DevelopingVenezuela earthquake toll surges; 30,000 still missing, source estimates
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