Ecuador Earthquake Toll Expected to Rise ‘in a Considerable Way’

Ecuador’s president rushed home Sunday to coordinate rescue and recovery efforts after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed at least 272 people and injured thousands more.

 

In an address from the stricken city of Portoviejo, President Rafael Correa said that rescue crews believed that some people remained alive underneath collapsed buildings.

 

“The pain is immense, but the spirit of the Ecuadorian people is greater,” Correa said. “We will move forward from this.”

 

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