Strong earthquake kills at least 14 in Ecuador, 1 in Peru
1 year, 9 months ago

Strong earthquake kills at least 14 in Ecuador, 1 in Peru

The Hindu  

A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles south of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second-largest city. One of the victims died in Peru, while 14 others died in Ecuador, where authorities also reported that at least 126 people were injured. generated alarm in the population.” Mr. Lasso’s office in a statement said 12 of the victims died in the coastal state of El Oro and two in the highlands state of Azuay.

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Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port of Guayaquil
1 year, 7 months ago

Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port of Guayaquil

Al Jazeera  

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Photos: Aftermath of the deadly landslide in Ecuador
1 year, 8 months ago

Photos: Aftermath of the deadly landslide in Ecuador

Al Jazeera  

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From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru
1 year, 9 months ago

From highlands to the coast, quake damages Ecuador, Peru

The Independent  

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At least 14 killed as 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Ecuador, Peru
1 year, 9 months ago

At least 14 killed as 6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Ecuador, Peru

Firstpost  

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Strong earthquake kills at least 14 in Ecuador, 1 in Peru | DETAILS
1 year, 9 months ago

Strong earthquake kills at least 14 in Ecuador, 1 in Peru | DETAILS

India TV News  

Earthquake today: A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles …

UN experts sound alarm as Ecuador sees more deadly prison clashes
2 years, 2 months ago

UN experts sound alarm as Ecuador sees more deadly prison clashes

Al Jazeera  

Recent violence in Ecuador’s prisons is the result of ‘decades of state abandonment’, United Nations panel says. A panel of United Nations experts has raised “grave” concerns about the deadly violence plaguing Ecuador’s prisons, as officials in the South American nation said after more than two dozen people were killed in bloody clashes this week. Hundreds of people have been …

At least 15 killed in latest Ecuador prison riot
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 15 killed in latest Ecuador prison riot

Al Jazeera  

South American nation’s prison agency says 14 people were taken to hospital and work is under way to identify the dead. At least 15 prisoners have been killed and many wounded in the latest riot to hit Ecuador’s troubled prison system. Monday’s rioting at the Cotopaxi No 1 jail in Latacunga left “15 people dead and 20 injured,” said a …

Five Killed in Explosion in Ecuadoran Port City, Govt Blames 'Organized-crime Mercenaries'
2 years, 4 months ago

Five Killed in Explosion in Ecuadoran Port City, Govt Blames 'Organized-crime Mercenaries'

News 18  

Five people died and 16 were injured in an explosion Sunday in the Ecuadoran port city of Guayaquil in an attack the government blamed on organized crime, officials said. Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said “organized-crime mercenaries,” long involved in illicit drug traffic, were “now attacking with explosives.” “It is a declaration of war against the state,” Carrillo added on Twitter. …

7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Peru, no injuries reported
2 years, 6 months ago

7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Peru, no injuries reported

India TV News  

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Dozens dead in latest Ecuador prison riot
2 years, 7 months ago

Dozens dead in latest Ecuador prison riot

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say at least 43 people killed after a fight broke out between rival gangs at prison 80km from Quito. Dozens of people have been killed in a fight between rival gangs inside a prison in Ecuador, the public prosecutor’s office said, in the latest instance of deadly prison violence in the South American nation. Authorities said a fight broke …

At least 24 killed in Ecuador capital floods, landslide
2 years, 10 months ago

At least 24 killed in Ecuador capital floods, landslide

Al Jazeera  

Quito officials say rainfall in one sector was highest since 2003, pouring 75 litres of rain per square metre. Massive flooding in Ecuador’s capital and a resulting landslide have killed at least 24 people, the mayor of Quito said, as firefighter rescue crews continue searching homes and streets covered by mud. Local authorities said in a statement that 75 litres …

Peru earthquake: Large 7.5 magnitude tremors hit South American country, seismologists confirm
3 years ago

Peru earthquake: Large 7.5 magnitude tremors hit South American country, seismologists confirm

The Independent  

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Dozens of inmates killed in latest Ecuador prison clashes
3 years, 1 month ago

Dozens of inmates killed in latest Ecuador prison clashes

Al Jazeera  

Police say 58 prisoners killed and 12 wounded in another round of violence to hit Penitenciaria del Litoral in Guayaquil. Dozens of inmates have been killed in fierce clashes in a prison in Ecuador’s largest city of Guayaquil, according to authorities. “According to preliminary information, some 68 prisoners were killed and another 25 were wounded,” the Ecuador Prosecutor’s Office wrote …

At least 75 dead in Ecuador prison riots, dozens injured
3 years, 10 months ago

At least 75 dead in Ecuador prison riots, dozens injured

Al Jazeera  

Officials said gun and knife battles between rival gangs erupted on Monday night in three separate prisons. At least 75 people have been killed and dozens more injured in three separate prison riots in Ecuador, authorities said on Tuesday. “These were two groups vying for criminal leadership within the detention centres,” said Edmundo Moncayo, the director of Ecuador’s prison agency. …

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