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Reeling from Venezuela's earthquakes, churches rush to inspect buildings, distribute supplies

Religion And Faith,Environment,Culture,Earthquake,Natural Disasters,Venezuela

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The day after twin earthquakes rocked northern Venezuela, Presbyterian Pastor Ricardo Corzo Moreno was doing two jobs at once: calming his family through the aftershocks and helping launch a 24-hour prayer and collection center for survivors. For days after the June 24 quakes, as aftershocks rocked Caracas, his family took turns staying awake in case they needed to flee their building. Eight-year-old Miranda didn't sleep through the night until Tuesday (June 30), when the family brought the children to relatives in Barquisimeto, more than 200 miles away.

"Not even in my worst nightmares did I imagine a situation as apocalyptic as the current one," Corzo Moreno said in Spanish...

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