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The death toll from earthquake in Ecuador amounts to 413
Posted On 19 Apr 2016
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Monday dozens of rescuers searched the survivors of the powerful earthquake that hit the coastal area of Ecuador over the weekend and took the lives of at least 413 people, generating multimillion material losses and devastating entire villages.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the worst in nearly 40 years, affected 1,532 buildings, destroyed roads, cut off the electricity service, left 2,658 people injured and 231 missing.
Monday, President Rafael Correa toured the affected areas in the province of Manabi.
“We fear that (the death toll) gets higher,” the president told Reuters as he walked through the area while the victims plead for water.
In the stricken city of Portoviejo, where some 100 prisoners escaped after the collapse of the walls of the prison, the villagers complained about its state of neglect.
Source: http://expreso.ec/
