Binance’s brothers and sisters: On June 24 locally, Venezuela was hit by an once-in-a-century series of shallow-source earthquakes. Within 40 seconds, two major quakes—magnitude 7.2 and 7.5—occurred consecutively, with the epicenters only 10 kilometers deep. The destructive power was immediately off the charts, devastating more than a dozen states in the north.
As of the evening of the 26th, the official update said the death toll has surged to 589, nearly 3,000 people injured, and over a hundred missing. More than 300 buildings have completely collapsed. Hospitals and the airport were damaged and shut down. The entire city faced water and power outages, with communications cut off. A million residents slept in the streets to avoid aftershocks. In just two days, there were 138 aftershocks—each tremor crushing ordinary people’s homes and hopes.