Earthquakes

Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela less than a minute apart Wednesday evening, killing at least 188 people.

First, a 7.2-magnitude quake struck ~100 miles west of Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Just 39 seconds later, a 7.5-magnitude tremor hit ~10 miles from the first.

The earthquakes are among the strongest to hit the country in over a century. Over 1,500 people were injured, 150+ remain missing, and collapsed buildings left the region a “disaster zone” according to Venezuela's Acting President Rodriguez, who declared a state of emergency yesterday.

Rural Northern California also experienced an earthquake Wednesday morning; the 5.6-magnitude quake was the region's strongest since 1940, causing mild shaking and some injuries but no major damage. Meanwhile, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan during rush hour Thursday, injuring eight with no reported deaths.

BE DOERS
Times of great tragedy can open doors for hope, and Convoy of Hope is on the ground in Venezuela. In the midst of the rubble, they're providing life-sustaining relief, including food and water from mobile kitchens. You can be a part of that response, and TPO is matching the first $5,000 given to COH's Crisis Relief Fund.

“If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, stay warm, and be well fed,’ but you don't give them what the body needs, what good is it?”
James 2:15-16 (CSB) (read full passage)