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Powerful Earthquake Hits Ecuador
April 17, 2016
The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Ecuador has risen to 233. Hundreds are injured. The U.S. Geological Survey says the shallow 7.8-magnitude quake struck late Saturday along the South American country's coast.
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People sleep in a park after an earthquake in the city of Guayaquil, April 17, 2016.
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Rescue workers work to pull out survivors trapped in a collapsed building after a huge earthquake struck, in the city of Manta, April 17, 2016.
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Members of Ecuadoran emergency services check a car after a bridge collapsed due to a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, in the city of Guayaquil, April 16, 2016.
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An hotel barely stands after an earthquake in the town of Manta, Ecuador, April 16, 2016.
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