‘Terrible’: Caracas faces Venezuela earthquake | Stories About Earthquakes

Caracas, Venezuela – Two earthquakes hit Venezuela in succession on Wednesday, damaging cities from La Guaira to the capital Caracas.

As of Thursday, at least 188 people have been recorded dead, and thousands more are reported to be injured.

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The two earthquakes were measured at the extreme end of the Richter scale, reaching a magnitude of 7.2 and 7.5, respectively, on a nine-point scale. Buildings collapsed as the ground was torn apart, leaving people in ruins.

After the earthquake, many people in the city of Caracas told what they had experienced, and they faced the horrors.

Maria Gonzalez, 52, said: “I was at home, and the house started to shake a lot.” At first I thought that the wind was coming through the windows, but when I saw that it was shaking outside, I held the door and started to pray,” said Maria Gonzalez, 52 years old.

Gonzalez lives in the town of Chacao, on the outskirts of Caracas – one of the most volatile areas in Miranda state. He said that several things in his house fell.

Although his house was not destroyed, he chose to stay in Plaza Altamira, an open space in the center of town, waiting for things to return to normal. More than 10 aftershocks have occurred after the initial earthquake.

Gonzalez explained: “I stayed in the street until 3 in the morning because I was leaving my house when the earthquake happened.

60-year-old Alejandro San Cristobal encountered the earthquake while walking along Sucre Street in Chacao. A little scared, he tried to distance himself from the surrounding buildings. He said: “I threw myself in the middle of the road.”

He tried not to panic, and saw cars swaying on the road as the ground shook. People were screaming.

San Cristobal said: “The noise was like that of a train, not to mention the dust that was kicked up on the road.

He is now waiting for authorities to complete an earthquake test of the house he lives in, given its age.

He said: “It seems that the water tanks on the roof were damaged.

Eunice Arias, 45, works at a money exchange in the Altamira neighborhood and felt the earthquake while on her way home to La California, a district in the suburbs of Caracas.

“It was terrifying — the shaking of the building, the roar of the pillars,” Arias said. It was very scary.

Arias remembers experiencing small earthquakes in Venezuela, which is located on the edge of two tectonic plates. But nothing compared to Wednesday’s earthquakes, especially since there were two earthquakes in a row.

“I thought the building was going to collapse. I was just getting to my house when the lights and TVs started falling. It was unbelievable, scary,” said Arias.

Arias cried as she talked about her family, which was overwhelmed by the earthquakes. To calm down, he sat for hours in his car, trying to figure out what happened.

There was no major damage to his home, but when he arrived at work Thursday, Arias noticed that the Altamira area was among the hardest hit.

“They’re checking my office to see if it’s possible to get in,” said Arias.

The capital of Venezuela was in a panic on Thursday morning following the earthquakes.

Many people spent the night in public places, and some tried to go to work. In areas such as Altamira, Los Palos Grandes and El Paraiso, many families have lost their homes.