The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said today that one person died and 85 others suffered minor injuries as a result of the earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale that struck the northern part of the Ecuadorian coast around noon.
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From the Integrated ECU Safety 911 in Quito System, Correa said that as a result of the quake, which was a replica of happened last April, died an older adult in the city of Tosagua province of Manabi, yet the causes are unknown with precision. Read Article
6.8 earthquake near Mompiche In the aftermath of April’s devestating earthquake and over a thousand aftershocks, Ecuador has been hit today with two 6.8 quakes in the northwestern section of the country near the coast (Mompiche) No reports yet of damage and or injuries. Various reports indicate both quakes have been between 6.7 and 6.8. […]
ALSO READ: ECUADOR SHAKING IT UP TODAY At least 18 aftershocks of an earthquake of 6.8 occurred in Ecuador An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 rocked Ecuador early today, May 18, 2016. In Quito the COE was activated to assess the possible consequences of the earthquake. In Quito the COE was activated to assess the possible […]
Earthquake devastated northern Ecuador means of production for hundreds of thousands of people. elpais.COM reported a month after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale shook northern Ecuador , the situation on the ground is still devastating. “Some 33,000 [victims] are in formal shelters or camps and 40,000 are staying with neighbors or […]
HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY IN ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK QUITO, May 11 (Xinhua) news.xinhuanet.com reported the influenza A virus subtype H1N1 has claimed the lives of at least 39 people in Ecuador since April, announced Public Health Minister, Margarita Guevara, on Wednesday. He told local newspapers that up till now 239 cases of affected patients […]
metroecuador.com.ec reported the Municipal STAGE announced by an official statement today, May 2, 2016, from 21h00 the water service will be suspended in the historic center of Cuenca. The temporary cut answers to supplementary water works in the matrix of the street Colonel Talbot and Gran Colombia. STAGE indicated that workplaces and homes that are […]
el19digital.com reported units of the Police and Fire Department Quito rescued Monday night three foreign tourists and an Ecuadorian who were in emergency situation when conducting a journey through the Ruco Pichincha volcano, located west of the Ecuadorian capital. A phone call to the System Security and Safety 911 ECU warned about the situation of […]
telesurtv.net reported the Minister of Public Health of Ecuador, Margarita Guevara, said that “there are no epidemics in the disaster area to date” and ruled out possible epidemiological tables. Government of Ecuador will sell assets to help victims “We are in our epidemiological phase, alert and attentive in monitoring to prevent outbreaks and preventable diseases,” […]
ROCKIN & ROLLIN ON A SATURDAY NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!WITHOUT THE BAND Ecuador 7.8 EARTH QUAKE APRIL 16, 2016 Written Friday April 29, 2016 by Cheryl and Don PaPania Just found out I can get internet at the mall in Bahia. Envision and entire food court with every chair taken with a person with a laptop, pad, pod, […]
Concern for breach of protocols rescue survivors in Ecuador elpais.com.co reported in an interview with Caracol Radio, the captain said that heavy machinery is being used in areas where relief agencies work, which could lead to a destabilization of the ground. “We have asked our teams will continue their discipline defending the areas where crashes […]
Three men were arrested in a police operation for allegedly selling drugs in a shelter. eldiario.ec reported – The Interior Ministry said the operation was carried out in Libertad 2 citadel, in Portoviejo. The police report states that the suspects used six nearby homes to shelters Coliseum California and the airport to keep the drug, […]
cbc.ca/Susan Burgess reported the beheading of Canadian hostage John Ridsdel this week in the Philippines has brought back disturbing memories for one member of Parliament. Nathan Cullen, the NDP MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, was kidnapped at gunpoint while working with a small NGO in Ecuador more than 20 years ago. Cullen and his colleagues were […]
reliefweb.int reported: April 30th, 2016 Two weeks have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Ecuador on April 16th. The daily life in Pedernales, Manabi Province, located in the northwestern coastal region, has somewhat regained normalcy, however, worsening of sanitary conditions is foreseeable due to the arrival of the rainy season. To prevent this, AMDA-USFQ joint […]
panampost.com reported Ecuador President Rafael Correa announced this Monday, April 25 that it is time to place some responsibility on those who did a poor job constructing buildings in areas affected by the massive earthquake that hit the country earlier this month. Through his Twitter account, the president warned that he will release the names […]
Information is obtained from a post ong gringopost.com » Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Gringopost.com Missing American An American named Roger Bienvenu has been missing in Cuenca for 20 days — since April 2. Roger’s also known as “Don Pedro” and is the owner of the Don Pedro coffee shop just down the road from the […]
Elcomercio April 29, 2016 The number of infected virus in Ecuador to Zik stood at 97, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Health indicates that there are 171 suspected cases of people with the disease. Two more than last week and patients are recorded among pregnant patients are eight, one more than […]
abc7chicago.com QP reported….State Department spokesman John Kirby didn’t identify the American who was killed but said the U.S. government will work with Ecuadorean authorities to locate and ensure the well-being of all Americans. The area of pristine beaches where the quake struck is popular with American tourists and expat retirees. Aggravating matters were reports of […]
elcomercio.com reported Cuenca flights were suspended after a plane lost track airline Tame the morning of April 28, 2016, in the Mariscal La Mar airport in southern Ecuador. Preliminary reports indicate that there are no victims. According to the itinerary planned Mariscal La Mar Airport, six flights were scheduled to Guayaquil and Quito round trip […]
Official numbers contradict reports by relatives, as citizens turn to social networks to locate loved ones liverostrum.com – Ecuador’s authorities say 130 people are still missing 10 days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the country, although reports by victims’ families on social media indicate the number could be much higher. People Locator, a website […]
Shrimp prices from Ecuador have gone up after the impact of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the country on April 16. The earthquake caused several hundreds deaths and generated billions of dollars of damages, particularly in Pedernales, located in Ecuador’s central Pacific Coast. Sources told Undercurrent News previously that 80% of producers pools in […]
ndtv.com reported – United Nations: More than 280 schools have been damaged by the earthquake that hit Ecuador on April 16, leaving at least 120,000 children temporarily without education, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. “Education is a lifeline for children going through the trauma of chaos and destruction,” said Grant Leaity, the UNICEF representative […]
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The house didn’t stand a chance. It fell like a house of cards cbc.ca reported a Quebec father and daughter are sharing their story about the tragic event that cut their family in half in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. Pascal Laflamme and his 13-year-old daughter, Laurie-Ann, were slightly injured when the ceiling of their apartment […]
The following is a post from a Facebook group posted on April 25/2016. The information is provided by the poster. LAC has not verified the information and takes no responsibility for the veracity of the post. It is presented for informational purposes and opinion of the poster. Justin Graceful shared LevantateEcuador’s video. 6 hrs I’ve […]
CANADIAN TOURIST Jolene Delange IS MISSING IN ECUADOR – Last known location about two weeks ago was last known to have visited Vilcabamba and Banos. Contact information is below. Also contact Canadian embassy in Quito. INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM FACEBOOK GROUP ECUADOR EMERGENCY JOLENE’S FACEBOOK PAGE My family and I are searching for my cousin […]
eluniverso.com reported: Jose Betancur was charging his cell phone to call his native Colombia when Manta, Ecuador’s Pacific town, began to tremble. As a survivor of the earthquake that shook the Colombian coffee axis in 1999, he only thought of running. “We never thought this would happen. I was with my oldest daughter, 13, and […]
Cara Chapman/ pressrepublican reported On April 16, Ticonderoga natives Alan Corliss and Cathy Cooper Corliss were trying to file their 2015 taxes online from their home in Canoa, Ecuador. Their daughter Kyrstin, 26, was inside as well. “My brother said as soon as the earth started shaking, they didn’t have a second to get out,” […]
nytimes.com/ NICHOLAS CASEY reported In Ecuador, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake a week ago helped set off what many say was a debate years in the making. Over the last decade, the government made significant investments in infrastructure and education while depleting emergency funds set aside for disasters like earthquakes, analysts say. Spending on government salaries also […]
By MARTÍN PALLARES(NY TIMES OPINION PAGE)The earthquake that shook Ecuador last Saturday has proved to be the most destructive in nearly seven decades and has caused the worst humanitarian catastrophe here in memory. Official figures record more than 577 dead, but according to the hundreds of volunteers in the disaster zone, there are many more […]
During one of his visits to Manta after the earthquake, President Correa engages in a shouting match with a victim asking for water. At 2.30 in the video you will see the President clearly agitated at the crowd of victims and directs his anger at one man. He states: “A ver señor, estamos en emergencia […]
zocalo.com.mx REPORTED Ecuadorian hospitals are prepared to confront the epidemic phase that are specific disaster situations, as was the earthquake last April 16, which left nearly 600 dead. The medical director of the hospital Verdi Ceballos, Fredy Saldarriaga, in Puerto Viejo, one of the populations most affected by the quake on the northern coast of […]
entornointeligente.com REPORTED In 1998 a study by the Catholic University of Guayaquil determined that buildings in the city center were vulnerable to earthquakes of great intensity. The project called Radius (Risk Assessment Tools for Urban Areas against Seismic Disasters) noted that the area of greatest risk is the center of the city. 18 years later, […]
oxfam.ca REPORTED – April 22, 2016 Oxfam staff in Ecuador are working with the government to establish the effective distribution system of safe water in Portoviejo and Pedernales, two of the communities worst hit by the 7.8 earthquake that struck the northern coast of the country on April 16th. Two tonnes of water pipes and […]
LATIMES.com/Mary Forgione reported Ecuador’s popular destinations, such as the Amazon, the Andes and the Galapagos Islands, are open for tourism despite April 16’s deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks, the country’s Ministry of Tourism announced Thursday. The tourist areas are unaffected, and the international airport and city services in the capital, Quito, which felt […]
ALERT: An Ecuadorian Military twitter account announced that because of aftershocks they are in the process of evacuating Bahia de Caraquez which was hit hard last Saturday by an earthquake. The tweet does not mention what areas of the city are being evacuated or if it is the entire city. Translation of tweet: Because of […]
RT.com reported aA 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Ecuador, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has reported. The new tremblor comes just days after a devastating 7.8 quake killed at least 587 people in the South American country and amid internationally-assisted recovery efforts. The earthquake was centered some 33.0 kilometers (20.5 miles) north-northwest […]
Earthquake in Ecuador: Unidentified bodies will not go into mass graves The Attorney General’s Office ruled that the unidentified victims of the earthquake of April 16, 2016 bodies will not go into mass graves. Galo Chiriboga, Ecuador’s attorney general said that the bodies of earthquake victims that have not yet been identified will not be […]
Ecuador: Foreign Minister said that 20 foreigners were killed in earthquake peru.com/EFE reported Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador , Guillaume Long said that some 20 foreign nationals have died as a result of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck last Saturday the northern part of the Ecuadorian coast. He also indicated that foreigners are […]
trtworld.com reported: Mosquito-borne diseases including the Zika virus and dengue fever pose an “immediate threat” to survivors of the devastating earthquake that hit Ecuador four days ago, an international charity said on Thursday. Efforts to help more than 24,000 people whose homes were destroyed or damaged by the 7.8 magnitude quake were hampered by heavy […]
BBC.com reported Left-leaning President Correa said all levels of society would be expected to contribute to rebuilding funds, even if they did not live in the worst-hit Pacific region. Among the measures he announced in a televised address late on Wednesday: The sales tax is to be increased from 12% to 14% for one year […]
CNN.com reported In an effort to boost reconstruction efforts, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced a series of financial measures, including a tax increase, on prime time television. “Rebuilding the affected areas will take years and cost millions of dollars,” he said. “The short term costs are significant.” He announced a raft of short-term and one-time […]
(PORTOVIEJO, ECUADOR) According to an anonymous source in Portoviejo, Ecuador there is now electricity and water in sectors of the city after the city was pounded by a massive earthquake last Saturday. While there is military and police presence, occupants are fearful that neighborhoods away from the city center are extremely vulnerable to criminal activity. […]
news4jax.com reported a nun who used to teach at Assumption Catholic School in Jacksonville and died in Saturday’s earthquake in Ecuador will be remembered at a memorial mass Monday, school officials said. Sister Clare Crockett taught at Assumption for four years before moving to Spain, and then Ecuador to teach…..Crockett, 33, was killed along with […]
Associated Press | MANTA, Ecuador appeal-democrat.com reported (AP) — The latest on the deadly earthquake in Ecuador (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Ecuadorean authorities say the death toll from the weekend earthquake has risen to 507. The Attorney General’s Office says 499 of the dead have been identified so far and returned to loved ones. […]
Landslide blocks a way to Pedernales Victoria Espinosa/ELCOMERCIO REPORTED April 20, 2016 12:04 In the area of Pueblo Nuevo, on the road El Carmen – Pedernales, a landslide occurred Wednesday morning 20 April 2016. It hinders the passage of people that go to Pedernales. Especially vehicles carrying from several cities aid for the victims of […]
URGENT: elcomercio.com reported the Ecuadorian Red Cross says it needs more O-negative and AB-positive blood for the earthquake victims. The Red Cross says normal demand is 300 pints a day. But after the quake, the need is for 900 pints.Critical blood types are first priority. Read Article JOIN ECUADOR EMERGENCY FACEBOOK GROUP
reuters.com reported a magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Ecuador’s already devastated Pacific coast before dawn on Wednesday, terrifying residents and hindering rescuers searching for survivors of an even bigger quake at the weekend which killed more than 500 people. The latest big tremor, which followed several hundred aftershocks from Saturday’s 7.8 quake, hit 25 km (15 […]
Video of suspected thieves helping themselves to donations for earthquake victims. Ecuatoriano De Corazon 4 hrs · Estos desgraciados no tienen madre, los filmaron mientras se robaban donaciones para la gente en necesidad…. Amigos necesitamos de ustedes compartan este video para que llegen a manos de las autoridades..!!!! Hay que hacer respetar a los Ecuatorianos […]
A flurry of comments by upset Ecuadorians hit Facebook when a picture appeared of “donation kits” for earthquake victims for the price of $9.99. Que indignación, algunas de las empresas que mas tienen son las que menos dan. Tía vende “kits de donacion” a solo $9,99 Soy Chiro That outrage, some of the companies that […]
San Isidro (Manabi), no light, no water and no help arrives Eluniverso.com reported San Isidro is a town between San Vicente Manabi and Chone, which is also one of the areas most affected by the powerful earthquake that rocked the coast of Ecuador on Saturday 16. Inhabitants of the area say that so far has […]
CBC.ca reported International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says that four Canadians are confirmed dead as a result of Saturday’s earthquake in Ecuador. Montrealer Jennifer Mawn and her 12-year-old son Arthur Laflamme had earlier been identified among the dead. The identities of the other two Canadians killed have not been released, as consular officials work to […]
abcnews.go.com reported…. While the human tragedy of Ecuador’s most-powerful earthquake in decades is still sinking in, the government is just beginning to evaluate the monumental task of rebuilding. President Rafael Correa says it could cost as much as $3 billion to rebuild. That’s about 3 percent of Ecuador’s gross domestic product. He told reporters Tuesday: […]
Fears Grow For 1,700 Missing In Ecuador Quake news.sky.com reported — Officials are counting the human and financial cost of the quake, with nearly 500 people dead and 2,600 injured.The number of dead has reached 480, with 2,560 injured. The government said 1,500 buildings had been damaged and 18,000 people had spent the night in […]
Reuters.com reported Rescuers in Ecuador were losing hope of finding more survivors on Tuesday from an earthquake which killed more than 400 people and dealt a shattering blow to the South American OPEC nation’s already fragile economy. Praying for miracles, distraught family members beseeched rescue teams to find missing loved ones as they used dogs, […]
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entornointeligente.com reported seven Colombians have been declared dead as a result of the earthquake last Saturday in Ecuador already left 350 dead, according to the Foreign Ministry. According to the latest report in paragraph #ColombianosEnEcuador also it highlights that have made 139 tracing requests, of which 64 have been resolved and have yet to find […]
LATINAMERICACURRENTEVENTS.COM / ECUADOR EMERGENCY FACEBOOK PAGE / This list is primarily for members of Ecuador Emergency. We are posting names of individuals living or visiting in Ecuador. We are attempting to locate them and verify if they are ok and if there are any immediate needs. Feel free to add names and edit as you […]
A search and rescue team from Mexico has been told their services are not needed in Ecuador. According to a Facebook post of the TOPOS TLATELOLCO, they received a message from Ecuador’s embassy in Mexico that their services are not needed. The message on Facebook also stated they (Ecuador) have confidence in the teams that […]
MOTHER AND SON FROM CANADA KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE eluniverso.com reported two Canadian expats died in the earthquake. A mother and her son, a Canadian citizens, who had not lived long in Ecuador died after the powerful earthquake that shook the Ecuadorian coast Saturday night. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada reported that the dead […]
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Montrealgazette.com reported Two Quebecers dead in Ecuador earthquake that killed at least 235 Two Canadians were among the 233 people killed during a powerful earthquake in Ecuador Saturday night. “Canadian officials at our embassy in Quito are reaching out to Canadian citizens in-country and providing assistance to Canadians affected by the earthquake,” said Foreign Affairs […]
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elcomercio.com reported In Eleven of the 24 provinces have been confirmed affected by the virus Zika in Ecuador, which now totals 75 cases and investigates equal number of suspects, according to the Ministry of Public Health. According to that institution, there have been cases in Esmeraldas (2), Orellana (1), Chimborazo (1), Manabi (24), Santo Domingo […]
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed Tuesday the existence of six cases of H1N1 flu (known as swine) in Manabi. Melva Morales, the area of health monitoring, explained that three cases are presented in Manta, two in Montecristi and one in Portoviejo. See also: Health confirmed dead with H1N1 flu in Manabi Morales confirmed that […]
telesurtv.net reported the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic (IGEPN) advises not circulate on roads and highways crossing streams which have fallen by pyroclastic flows. The Secretariat of Risk Management (SGR) Friday raised the alert level from yellow to orange by reactivation of the Tungurahua volcano, which emitted a plume of steam with a high […]
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Eluniverso.com reported 1.5 meter waves hit Sunday on the beach of San Lorenzo, in the canton Salinas, Santa Elena, due to the condition of wave affecting much of the Ecuadorian coast. The tide showed his strength by striking several settled vacation homes overlooking the sea. According to the Oceanographic Institute of the Navy (INOCAR) , […]
telegraph.co.uk By Aislinn Simpson and Stephen Adams Four British teenage girls and their tour guide have been killed and another 15 people have been injured in a bus crash in Ecuador, just two weeks into a three-month South American trip. Ecuadorean police said the crash took place at around 7.30pm local time on Saturday, when […]