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Ecuador Earthquake: State of Emergency Declared, At Least 238 Killed
The death toll from a powerful 7.8 earthquake that shook Ecuador’s northwestern coast rose to 238 on Sunday with around 1500 more wounded. The quake was Ecuador’s largest since 1979 and was followed by 130 aftershocks. The quake was felt across northern Peru and southern Colombia, struck at 6:58 local time Saturday evening (2358 GMT) 10,000 troops and 3,500 police are being deployed in the affected areas as rescue operations got under way. The BBC reports: Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has cut short a visit to Italy to fly back and deal with the crisis.