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.
Powerful Earthquake Hits Ecuador
![Police look at a car crushed under a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09c3f393-5d7b-47d7-8583-bd6bebe6a209_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police look at a car crushed under a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 16, 2016.
![A patient waits outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors in Cali, Colombia, April 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/58f2e455-4754-4842-9312-6905dfe3a015_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A patient waits outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors in Cali, Colombia, April 16, 2016.
![Rescue team members and patients react outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors were felt resulting from an earthquake in Ecuador, in Cali, April 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/659a6376-2938-42eb-ace8-7552ac1aea1c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue team members and patients react outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors were felt resulting from an earthquake in Ecuador, in Cali, April 16, 2016.
![Patients wait outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors were felt resulting from an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, April 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c7ed7ff8-b94d-4e1a-9092-7336c1a724e2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Patients wait outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors were felt resulting from an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, April 16, 2016.