A strong earthquake has struck Venezuela, destroying buildings in the capital of Caracas according to BBC.
Witnesses say they felt tremors from the 7.1 magnitude quake as far as neighbouring Colombia, according to the Reuters news agency.
The quake struck the area of Montalbán at a depth of 13.2km at 18:04 local time (23:04 BST), according to the US Geological Survey (USGC).
A tsunami warning was issued for Venezuela, the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands by the US Tsunami Warning System but has now been cancelled.
Second earthquake with 7.5 magnitude hits the region
A second earthquake with a 7.5-magnitude has struck Venezuela about 39 seconds after a 7.2 quake rattled the region.
The tremor’s epicentre was 23km southeast of Yumare and about 10km deep, according to the US Geological Survey.
At least 32 dead and around 700 injured – interim president
At least 32 people have died in the earthquake and some 700 people are injured, according to Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez.
These are the first figures that she has given regarding the number of deaths. We’ll bring you more updates when we get them.