Death toll in Ecuador earthquake rises to 350 with 2,068 injured
President Correa says 7.8 magnitude earthquake is ‘greatest tragedy in the last 67 years’
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Ecuador’s Pacific coast on Saturday, April 17th. The government described it as the worst quake in the country since 1979. Video: CCTV
The death toll from Ecuador’s biggest earthquake in decades rose to 350 on Monday as traumatised survivors rested amid the rubble of their homes and rescuers dug for survivors in the Andean nation’s shattered coastal region.
