In Ecuador, at least 500 people have died, and 2,500 remain injured from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.
Officials continue to rescue survivors trapped under buildings several days after the earthquake struck.
After being stuck under rubble since Sunday three survivors of the Ecuador earthquake have finally been rescued.https://t.co/iyw3mVsyt1
— nzherald (@nzherald) April 19, 2016
Three survivors pulled from rubble 32 HOURS after Ecuador earthquake https://t.co/Eo7mlQSETO pic.twitter.com/92v8uiLDAW
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 19, 2016
More than 200 people died in the Manabi Province, the hardest-hit part of Ecuador.
At least 77 dead; 588 injured in devastating earthquake in Ecuador. via @bbcnews. https://t.co/CyzXHwaCKA pic.twitter.com/Yu2fgjrmFH
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) April 17, 2016
Let’s pray for Ecuador 7.8 magnitude Earthquake!!! pic.twitter.com/wcDnVt9KIm
— Carlos A. Silva (@cas0770) April 17, 2016
Pictures of damage in Ecuador from the major magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Taken by @JuanCallesMAS pic.twitter.com/7Cs3GNZHJY
— Collin Gross (@CollinGrossWx) April 17, 2016
“It was something very ugly. We thought it was the end of the world,” a survivor told CNN. “It started hard, way too hard. We fell. We couldn’t get up. It was too strong. … If it had fallen the other way, we would have died.”
911 center in Machala, Ecuador heavily damaged. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/MpTTdeKefo
— Scott McClellan (@bamasevere) April 17, 2016
Car flattened by collapsed overpass after 7.8 magnitude #earthquake in #Ecuador. pic.twitter.com/Zbw5QGI9Xa
— Scott McClellan (@bamasevere) April 17, 2016
A building showing the cracks in the plaster and some roofs fell in around parts of Ecuador due to 7.8 earthquake. pic.twitter.com/N8gou54w5x
— WeatherBug (@WeatherBug) April 17, 2016
Quayaquil bridge: Double-decker highway collapsed and cracks in buildings. – Ecuador Earthquake pic.twitter.com/2yNjMYdtom
— WeatherBug (@WeatherBug) April 17, 2016
The moment the Ecuador earthquake struck.
At least 77 people were killed and 500 injured.https://t.co/beVIE4P85Q https://t.co/a4YEiNgDo1— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 17, 2016
The Ecuadorian government has sent more than “10,000 soldiers and 4,600 police officers to the affected areas.” Medical officials propped up hospitals and shelters to tend to the wounded.
“The lack of water and communication remains a big problem,” said Ricardo Peñaherrera of the national emergency management office in Ecuador. “Many highways are in bad shape, especially in the mountainous area, because it has been raining recently due to (the) El Niño weather phenomenon.”
At least 28 died & buildings shake in cities over 100 miles away in M7.8 #EcuadorEarthquake video by @LaPauAlejandra pic.twitter.com/Jkx19UY2Pn
— People’s Daily,China (@PDChina) April 17, 2016
RT “@severestudios Video during earthquake from Quito, capital of Ecuador– RT @jtibanlombo
Fuerte temblor en Quito” pic.twitter.com/OsfjBw8cOC— Wx Expert (@Expert_Wx) April 17, 2016
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