WS #10648
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake (doublet with 7.1 foreshock) strikes Venezuela near Caracas, causing building collapses, tsunami warnings, and thousands of estimated fatalities. White House requests $87.6bn supplemental spending, $67bn for Iran war costs, one day after Congress passed war powers resolution to halt conflict. Brent crude falls below $75 for first time since Iran war began; Strait of Hormuz traffic begins to normalize under ceasefire, countering oil supply crisis.
Venezuela earthquake disaster
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake (doublet with 7.1 foreshock) strikes Venezuela near Caracas, causing building collapses, tsunami warnings, and thousands of estimated fatalities.
White House requests $87.6bn supplemental spending, $67bn for Iran war costs, one day after Congress passed war powers resolution to halt conflict.
Brent crude falls below $75 for first time since Iran war began; Strait of Hormuz traffic begins to normalize under ceasefire, countering oil supply crisis.