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04-18-2016, 05:08 AM
Death toll from a powerful earthquake in Ecuador rises to 238
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The death toll in Ecuador has risen to 238 following a powerful earthquake on Saturday evening.
Government officials, who released the new figures in a press release Sunday, said hundreds of buildings were also destroyed in the magnitude-7.8 quake. Major roads remain closed in the areas hardest hit by the quake.
See also: Destructive 7.8-magnitude earthquake kills 77 in Ecuador, topples buildings (http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/ecuador-earthquake/)
The earthquake is the strongest to hit the South American country since 1979, was centered on Ecuador's sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles (170 kilometers) **rthwest of Quito, the capital. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/17/death-toll-from-a-powerful-earthquake-in-ecuador-rises-to-238/)
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The death toll in Ecuador has risen to 238 following a powerful earthquake on Saturday evening.
Government officials, who released the new figures in a press release Sunday, said hundreds of buildings were also destroyed in the magnitude-7.8 quake. Major roads remain closed in the areas hardest hit by the quake.
See also: Destructive 7.8-magnitude earthquake kills 77 in Ecuador, topples buildings (http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/ecuador-earthquake/)
The earthquake is the strongest to hit the South American country since 1979, was centered on Ecuador's sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles (170 kilometers) **rthwest of Quito, the capital. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/17/death-toll-from-a-powerful-earthquake-in-ecuador-rises-to-238/)
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