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Bacchus4.0

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Tue Apr 19, 2016, 09:13 AM Apr 2016

Ecuador earthquake: Rescuers race to find survivors as death toll climbs

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/americas/ecuador-earthquake/

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The 7.8-magnitude quake, which struck Saturday night, has killed at least 413 people, officials said Monday. More than 2,500 more were injured.

The hardest-hit area of the South American nation was the coastal Manabi Province, where about 200 people died, said Ricardo Peñaherrera of Ecuador's national emergency management office.

The cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Pedernales, a tourist destination, saw the most devastation, but damage was widespread throughout the country.

Images posted by authorities on social media showed huge piles of rubble, collapsed roads and rescuers rushing to help.
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