Hundreds killed, thousands wounded in Ecuador earthquake
Sunday, April 17, 2016 23:10
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DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. April 18, 2016, 8:48 AM (IDT)
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa announced Sunday that the earthquake that struck his country the following day had resulted in 272 people killed, over 2,000 wounded and hundreds missing. The seismic incident that measured 7.8 on the Richter scale was followed by 55 aftershocks.
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