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Two powerful earthquakes have struck the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, within seconds of each other today.
The second tremor, with a magnitude of 7.5, is considered one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South American country in more than a century.
Jesus Alejandro Pina, a 38-year-old engineer from Caracas, was on the top floor of a seven-story building when the earthquakes struck the Venezuelan capital.
"It was very strong. It lasted a long time, I don't know exactly how long, but it was like a minute," he said.
"The windows were breaking, the pictures were falling, the television too, everything was falling. The lamps, everything made of glass, even the columns and beams, were making noise."
Pina told Al Jazeera that he left the building immediately after the incident.
"Everyone was on the streets, in the squares, under buildings, outside their homes. People seemed alert, nervous. There were many injured."
"Some buildings completely collapsed... and firefighters and paramedics were trying to help, pulling people out of the rubble."
Hours later, many residents were still too shaken to return home, he said.
"It's already midnight and everyone is still awake, outside their homes, active, watching the news. They are on alert because they say there will be more aftershocks," Pina said.
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