Earthquake Strikes Ecuador, Killing 233 & Injuring 1,500

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earthquake strikes ecuador, killing 233 & injuring 1,500
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A magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook Ecuador on Saturday night, claiming an estimated 233 lives and injuring 1,500, according to CNN. The country has declared a state of emergency, the worst for Ecuador since 1987, when 1,000 people were killed.
The earthquake's epicenter was located 16 miles south of the coastal town of Muisne, but its effects reached the country's most populous city, Guayaquil, 300 miles away, and capital, Quito, 100 miles away.

Buildings and highways were reportedly flattened along the coast. Landslides have made it difficult for rescue workers to reach the most devastated towns. In Pedernales, a town with a population of 40,000, Mayor Gabriel Alcivar told the Associated Press that dozens of buildings had been destroyed and looting was already a problem.

Ecuadorians have been sharing videos of their experiences during the earthquake, which struck at 7 p.m. local time, when many were out shopping.

 

Since the initial quake, there have been an estimated 135 aftershocks. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports there is no threat of a tsunami. This disaster occurred in the same week that two earthquakes hit Japan's Kyushu region, killing 41 people.
 
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