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Ecuador quake, aftershocks leave two dead, serious damage
by Staff Writers
Quito (AFP) Dec 19, 2016


A 5.8-magnitude earthquake followed by more than 20 aftershocks rattled Ecuador's Pacific coast before dawn Monday, causing two deaths and heavy damage to hotels and homes in resort towns, officials said.

The northwestern province of Esmeraldas -- hit hard by a devastating temblor in April -- bore the brunt of the new quake, too.

Two people died and six were injured as a result of the quake, said the disaster management agency, SGR.

One of them was a 75-year woman who died of a heart attack, said provincial governor Gabriel Rivera.

The quake caused a lot of damage to resort facilities in the coastal towns of Atacames and Tonsupa, and many homes also collapsed, Rivera told Radio Publica.

President Rafael Correa canceled his activities to fly to the disaster area.

"Substantial damage due to poor construction," he wrote on Twitter.

The quake struck in the Pacific off Atacames and was followed by 27 aftershocks registering as high as 4.2, the Geophysical Institute reported.

The quakes knocked out electricity in several areas of Esmeraldas but power was later restored. Schools meanwhile closed indefinitely.

The capital city of Esmeraldas, which has the same name, is home to the country's main oil refinery, a power plant, two oil pipelines and an oil export port. But no damage to these facilities was reported, the government said.

The South American nation is still recovering from a devastating 7.8-magnitude quake that killed 673 people in April and left some 6,000 injured.

That quake flattened homes and buildings up and down a long stretch of Ecuador's coast, reducing picturesque resort towns to rubble.

The US Geological Survey said the main quake on Monday was of magnitude 5.4.

The Geophysical Institute did not issue a tsunami alert.


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