Rescue workers search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Caracas after powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, prompting a state of emergency and large-scale rescue operations

Rescuers search for and evacuate survivors from the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas following twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela on wednesday

A damaged apartment building is seen following an earthquake in Caracas on wednesday. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Venezuela

A rescuer looks at the rubble of a collapsed building in front of him following an earthquake in Caracas

Emergency workers search for survivors in Caracas after powerful twin earthquakes hit Venezuela on wednesday

Rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela

People remain in the street following an earthquake in Caracas on wednesdy ,two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on the evening of wednesday causing buildings to collapse

Rescuers work on the remains of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas 

Valencia municipal workers clear the site of a damaged building following an earthquake in Valencia

Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in the Altamira neighbourhood following an earthquake.