Buildings evacuated as earthquake hits off the coast of Venezuela

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Buildings evacuated as earthquake hits off the coast of Venezuela
Powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake shakes Caribbean causing damage from Trinidad to Venezuela – but tsunami alert is lifted

    Earthquake has shaken eastern Venezuela, causing buildings to be evacuated
    Tsunami is 'possible' within nearly 200 miles of the earthquake epicentre 
    Coastal areas including Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago have been put on alert

By Jessica Green and Charlie Bayliss For Mailonline

Published: 18:00 EDT, 21 August 2018 | Updated: 21:01 EDT, 21 August 2018

A powerful earthquake has rocked the Carribean and South America, as the first images of the devastation begin to emerge.

A tremor has shaken eastern Venezuela through to Colombia and Trinidad, causing buildings to be evacuated in Caracas and Bogata.

Read more at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6084477/Buildings-evacuated-powerful-7-3-magnitude-earthquake-hits-coast-Venezuela.html

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... Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said the prolonged quake was felt in several states but that "for now, there are no reports of victims."

Some buildings suffered structural damage, he told state TV.

Dorothy Villalobos said she was in a bank when the quake struck. "The windows started to move, and the tables and chairs," she said.

She said bank employees told everyone to get out but some queueing at a cash dispenser -- desperate to withdraw the limited notes they're authorized to claim in the cash-strapped country -- "didn't want to leave."  ... 

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