Ecuador extends state of emergency in aftermath of April earthquake

Ecuador extended the state of emergency declared on 16 April, following the earthquake that devastated populated coastal leaving more than 600 dead and thousands of homes destroyed, said Saturday President Rafael Correa.

“We will renew the state of emergency because we still have tens of thousands of families in shelters, some in official shelters,” Correa said during his weekly activity report.

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The president added that “many victims are still in unofficial shelters in makeshift shelters,” after the powerful earthquake of 7.8 magnitude.

Although the president did not say how long it will extend the state of emergency, the Ecuadorian Constitution states that “may be renewed for up to thirty days.” Read Article