The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along the Pacific coast, sending the country into a state of emergency.
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As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities. Ariel Ochoa / AFP Photo -
he magnitude-7.8 earthquake was centred on Ecuador’s sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 170 kilometres north-west of Quito, the capital. Ariel Ochoa / AFP Photo -
A police officer stands guard after patientswere evacuated from the Colombia Clinic in Cali, Colombia. The quake also rattled northern Peru and parts of Colombia. Luis Robayo / AFP Photo -
An emergency situation was declared in six of Ecuador’s 24 provinces, while sports events and concerts were cancelled until further notice nationwide. Freddy Constante / EPA -
Patients wait at the emergency room after many were preventively evacuated from the Colombia Clinic in Cali, Colombia on April 16, 2016 after a powerful earthquake that hit Ecuador mostly, caused damage to some structures of the facility and a water leak. At least 28 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, knocking down buildings in the country’s largest city Guayaquil and cutting power in the capital Quito. The quake also rattled northern Peru and parts of Colombia. Luis Robayo / AFP Photo -
People stand near a collapsed building in Manta. Paul Ochoa / Reuters -
Jorge Glas, the vice president, said looting broke out amid the chaos but authorities were too busy trying to save lives to assert order. Ariel Ochoa / AFP Photo -
Rescue workers stand by a crushed car after the collapse of a bridge in an earthquake in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Marcos Pin Mendez / AFP Photo -
Police look at a car crushed under a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Jeff Castro / AP Photo
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