Venezuela earthquake live: state of emergency declared after officials warn of widespread damage and high casualties

Two powerful earthquakes - with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 - sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsed

• Venezuela earthquakes: back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital Caracas

Volunteers, medics and relatives of victims have raced to the Altamira area in Caracas hoping to help save survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings there.

I live far away [but] ... I came here riding my motorbike as fast as I could," said Jose Morillo, as he arrived outside a block of flats called Residencias Obelisco.