This heartbreaking disaster happened on 16/4/2016. The areas worst affected include Pedernales, which draws tourists with beaches lined with palm-trees and tropical thatch-hut restaurants, as well as nearby Cojimies.
“There are villages that are totally devastated,” Pedernales’ mayor, Gabriel Alcivar, said in a radio interview. “What happened here in Pedernales is catastrophic.
below are some of the images of the damages it caused.
The quake struck at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles), and was followed by 55 aftershocks.
President Rafael Correa declared a national emergency and cut short a trip to the Vatican to coordinate the rescue efforts.
“Everything can be rebuilt, but lost lives cannot be recovered, and that’s what hurts the most,” he told Ecuador‘s state television channel from Rome. “The material part is the least important, what is fundamental is guaranteeing human life.”
President Rafael Correa declared a national emergency and cut short a trip to the Vatican to coordinate the rescue efforts.
“Everything can be rebuilt, but lost lives cannot be recovered, and that’s what hurts the most,” he told Ecuador‘s state television channel from Rome. “The material part is the least important, what is fundamental is guaranteeing human life.”
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