From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru

From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru

The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 on Saturday about 50 miles south of Guayaquil.

From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru

The earthquake with about a 6.8 magnitude, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey, killed at least 15 people on Saturday.

From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru

The earthquake with about 6.8 magnitude, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey, killed at least 15 people and brought down homes and buildings in vastly different communities, from coastal areas to the highlands. But in Ecuador, regardless of geography, many of the homes that crumbled had a lot in common: They housed the poor, were old and did not meet building standards in the earthquake-prone country.

From highlands to the coast, earthquake damages Ecuador, Peru

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 to begin with.

From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru

By GONZALO SOLANO and REGINA GARCIA CANO (Associated Press) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — 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 to begin with. “Because of its age, that buil…

From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru

By GONZALO SOLANO and REGINA GARCIA CANO (Associated Press) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — 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 to begin with. “Because of its age, that buil…