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Miss Mariela Narvaez

EARTHQUAKE IN ECUADOR

WHEN WAS THE EARTHQUAKE?

• Quito , April 16 .- An earthquake of 7.8 degrees on Saturday night was recorded at 18:58 local in several cities in Ecuador , whose epicenter was in Pedernales ( Manabí ) in the Ecuadorian coast, with a depth of 20 km and no tsunami warning, according to a preliminary report by Alexandra Alvarado, Geophysical Institute

MAGNITUDE

• The US Geological Survey says the quake reached 7.4 magnitude , 27 kilómetos south of Muisne ( Esmeraldas ) .

• The movement , which lasted at least 50 seconds, also felt strongly in Quito and Guayaquil.

DAMAGE

• At least 350 people died in the earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale and subsequent aftershocks on Sunday struck the northern part of the coastal region of Ecuador and also caused multiple damage . This figure -a dead which we must add at least 2,068 wounded corresponds to the latest official figures , released Monday by the Ecuadorian Security Minister Cesar Navas.

VICTIMS• So far (16:00 local time on April 20,

2016), there are at least 7015 wounded, 107 missing and at least 587 people have fallecido. The Office for Global Affairs Canada confirmed that two citizens of that country were among those killed in the city of Pedernales. in the first instance, Colombia's foreign ministry had reported that at least one citizen of that country also was among those killed, however, for Monday 18 he reported to the same entity seven Colombian citizens among victims.a religious of Irish origin was also found under the rubble of the town of Playa manabita Prieta.

DONATIONS FOR THE VICTIMS

Officially opened four options for donations to deliver food supplies and money, through the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES) , the other two through the municipalities of Quito and Guayaquil, and a fourth option with the Episcopal Conference.