Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15

Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15

Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday (March 19) to address the damage caused by the strong earthquake that shook the region the previous day, leaving at least 15 dead and hundreds injured. The 6.8 magnitude quake struck the Ecuadorian coastal province of Guayas at midday on Saturday, with residents reporting shaking in much of the country as well as...

At least 15 killed as powerful earthquake rocks wide area of Ecuador and Peru

At least 15 people are now known to have died after a strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru at the weekend.

Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15

'Our goal is to take immediate actions that return us to normality,' Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso says

Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15

(Reuters) – Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday to assess the damage caused by the previous day’s strong earthquake that shook the region, leaving at least 15 dead and hundreds injured. The 6.8 magnitude quake struck the Ecuadorian coastal province of Guayas at midday on Saturday, with residents reporting shaking in much of the country as well as in Peru’s northern border towns. At midnight on Saturday, the Ecuadorian government…

Strong earthquake kills at least 15 people in Ecuador, Peru

Victims trapped in rubble of collapsing buildingsThe Associated PressQUITO, Ecuador — Juan Vera lost three relatives when a strong earthquake that shook parts of Ecuador and Peru on Saturday brought down his niece's home.The government has offered to pay for the woman's funeral and those of her baby and her partner, but Vera wonders why local authorities allowed his relatives to live in such an old home."Because of its age, that building should …

Ecuador, Peru authorities assess damage after earthquake that killed at least 15

Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday to assess the damage caused by the previous day's strong earthquake that shook the region, leaving at least 15 dead and hundreds injured.