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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Ecuador quake leaves over 230 dead |
| 2016-04-19 |
| [DAWN] Rescuers in Ecuador raced to dig out people trapped under the rubble of homes and businesses on Sunday, following a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 233 people. Vice President Jorge Glas called it the "worst seismic movement we have faced in decades". President Rafael Correa said on Twitter that the corpse count had risen to 233. He added that Mr Glas was on his way to the hard-hit city of Portoviejo on the Pacific coast. The quake, felt across Ecuador, northern Peru and southern Colombia, struck on Saturday evening, lasting about a minute, and was centred approximately 170km northwest of the capital Quito. |
| Posted by:Fred |