The coastal state battered by Venezuela’s earthquakes is no stranger to tragedy

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In Venezuela’s coastal state of La Guaira, which was hardest hit in the massive twin earthquakes on Wednesday, residents said they spent the night awake and reported that several people remained trapped in the rubble after severe damage to dozens of apartment buildings.

“We felt the jolt, so to speak — the start of the earthquake. And it was very strong … we gathered out here and saw all the damage,” local resident José Terraza, 68, told journalists on the ground working on behalf of CNN.

The buildings across the way from his home in Playa Grande collapsed, but his apartment building is still standing. Residents spent the…

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