SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Padres have donated to the American Red Cross after two devastating earthquakes in Venezuela last week.
Two earthquakes struck on Wednesday, just seconds and 5 kilometers apart, shortly after 6 p.m. local time in northern Venezuela. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes are the strongest to hit the country in years and have wreaked devastating havoc.
Venezuelan authorities confirmed on Monday that at least 1,700 people are dead and thousands more are missing. The country has long remained under an authoritarian stronghold, with the media being controlled by the government…