Venezuela was hit with two devastating earthquakes on Wednesday afternoon, just seconds apart, resulting in thousands feared dead.A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the state of Yaracuy, west of Caracas, first, with a 7.5 following nearby shortly after, the US Geological Survey (USGS) monitoring agency reports.The second is one of the strongest to hit South America in over 100 years.As of now, it’s been reported that at least 32 people have died with 700 injured. However, many more casualties have been predicted.As per the BBC, the US Geological Survey earlier calculated a 44 percent chance of more than 10,000 fatalities, and a 30 percent chance of more than 100,000.Following the devastating natural disaster, President Donald Trump has issued a statement.

Speaking out about the tragedy on Truth Social, he wrote: “The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths.”The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help! I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly. We will be there for our new and great friends. Early reports are not good!!! President DJT.”Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez – who has taken over following the arrest and detention of Nicolás Maduro in January – has thanked Trump via social media, saying the President has been in contact with authoritiesOn Facebook, she added that he had ‘offered support and solidarity to Venezuela’.“Venezuela will never forget the hand extended to our people in these hard hours,” she added.