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Ecuador earthquake: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, just days after a major quake hit the country. The quake was centred 70 km (44 miles) west-southwest of Esmeraldas at a shallow depth of 10 km. Ecuador"s National Prosecutors Office says the death toll from the weekend earthquake has risen to 525, up from a previous official toll of 507. The office said on its official Twitter account Wednesday that there were at least 11 foreigners among the dead. (Image Source: AP)
Ecuador earthquake: The death toll from Ecuador"s earthquake was set to rise sharply after authorities warned that 1,700 people were still missing and anger gripped families of victims trapped in the rubble. Ecuador"s National Prosecutors Office said 15 of the dead remained unidentified but none was foreign. The office said 435 of the dead were found in the Manta, Portoviejo and Pedernales areas. The Defense Department reported Tuesday that more than 200 people were still missing following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake Saturday. (Image Source: Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: Sniffer dogs and mechanical diggers were busy at work in the wreckage of coastal towns such as Pedernales and Manta as the stench of rotting bodies grew stronger under the baking sun. International rescuers and aid groups rushed to help victims as searchers dug for families trapped in the debris of homes, hotels and businesses. "We have 2,000 people listed that are being looked for, but we have so far found 300," Deputy Interior Minister Diego Fuentes told reporters in the capital Quito. Some 4,605 people were injured, according to the latest government figures. (Image Source: AP)
Ecuador earthquake: In a glimmer of good news as he toured the affected areas, President Rafael Correa said that 54 people had been rescued alive from the rubble. Still, hope of finding more victims alive was fading fast as the crucial three-day mark was reached late yesterday. Locals in devastated towns such as Manta - population 253,000 - started to lose patience. "The rescue has been very slow and precious lives have been lost. We relatives have been waiting here since Saturday night," said Pedro Merro, who said his cousin was under the wreckage of a three-floor market in Manta. (Image Source: Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: Luis Felipe Navarro said he was sure there were people alive in the concrete and twisted metal of a building he owned - one of around 800 structures toppled in the quake. "I have received messages on my telephone. They say there are 10 of them in a cavity," he said. "But the rescue teams will not listen to me." "It is very hard but we are moving forward," Correa told AFP in Manta, where he handed out food and water in what resembled a war zone. (Image Source: Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: Hundreds of emergency workers from Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador, Spain and other countries were helping overwhelmed Ecuadorian officials. Fears rose for thousands of people left homeless by the quake, prey to disease-bearing mosquitoes and dirty drinking water. Firefighting captain Freddy Arca pointed to the ruins of a hotel in Manta as drills and jackhammers rattled around him. "We know that there is a man, his wife and their two-month-old baby in there. And there may be up to nine other people," he said. UNICEF warned that 150,000 children were affected by the disaster. (Image Source: Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: A relative kisses a photo of Kexly Valentino affixed to her coffin, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Kexly died along with her mother Gabriela and her brother Alex during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador"s Pacific coast. (AP)
Ecuador earthquake: Antonio Chica, 33, feeds his rooster recovered from among the debris of his house in Jama following the earthquake which struck off Ecuador"s Pacific coast (Reuters)
Ecuador earthquake: Ruben Mero is assisted by a relatives and paramedics after he was overcome with grief during the funeral of his nephew Kexly Valentino who died in the earthquake, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. (AP)
Ecuador earthquake: Residents look a the rubble of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. A Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuadors Pacific Ocean coast. Hundreds have died, thousands are homeless and without electricity. (AP)
Ecuador earthquake: People leave a hilltop cemetery after spending the night there in fear of a tsunami in Jama, after an earthquake struck off Ecuador"s Pacific coast, April 19, 2016. (Reuters)
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