Dozens of European nationals killed in Venezuela quakes, nearly 200 still missing
Most of the foreign dead were long-term residents and dual nationals, the descendants of European emigrants rather than travellers.
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Most of the foreign dead were long-term residents and dual nationals, the descendants of European emigrants rather than travellers.
Seven days of national mourning have been declared as the World Health Organization warns that the country's hospitals are close to breaking point.
A magnitude 4.2 quake was recorded about 10km east of La Guaira state on June 29, the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research (Funvisis) said.
Despite that depth, the earthquake, which took place in the Tyrrhenian Sea, was felt widely from Lazio in central Italy down to Sicily.
After weeks of intensive seismic activity, a volcano has erupted on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula in Southwest Iceland.