Cuban health collaborators currently in Venezuela are fully mobilized and providing medical services to the affected population, Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez reported today.

"Cuban health collaborators there are fully mobilized and providing medical services to the affected population," the diplomat tweeted.

The minister expressed his "deep condolences and solidarity to the government and brotherly people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the loss of life and damage caused by the earthquake."

Two telluric movements of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, respectively, were recorded in Caracas and several regions of Venezuela around 6:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 24, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez confirmed early Thursday that the double earthquake caused at least 32 deaths and more than 700 injuries, not yet counting victims in the state of La Guaira, the hardest hit area with dozens of collapsed buildings.

Earlier, Rodríguez declared a state of emergency in the country, called on all medical personnel to report to their posts to treat the injured, and announced the suspension of classes and non-essential activities for the remainder of the week. She also announced the closure of the Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport due to infrastructure damage.