Friday, April 22, 2016

Back Rocked Ecuador Earthquake 6 SR Currently Queued Refugees Food


Ecuador was again rocked by a powerful earthquake, this time measuring 6 on the Richter Scale (SR). The latest quake struck as refugees lined up amid the food, drink and drugs at the site of the devastating earthquake earlier.

Delivered United States Geological Survey (USGS), as reported by Reuters on Friday (22/04/2016), 6 magnitude earthquake was centered in locations as far as 100 kilometers northwest Portoviejo, which is also located on the west coast of Ecuador.
Call USGS, the epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers from the sea surface. But there is no tsunami warning was issued related to this earthquake. There are no reports of damage or casualties as a result of this latest earthquake.
So far, Ecuador has been hit by three major earthquakes, the earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude on Saturday (16/4), then 6.2 magnitude quake on Wednesday (20/4) morning and 6 magnitude earthquake on Friday (22/4 ) morning local time. Aftershocks more with a smaller force was also struck on the sidelines of a large earthquake.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said via Twitter, at least three aftershocks rocked on Thursday (21/4) night. While the USGS recorded three aftershocks with powers under 6 SR rocked an area not far from Portoviejo.

The total death toll from the earthquake in Ecuador has now grown to 587 people. The deadliest quake was 7.8 magnitude quake that rocked the coastal city of Pedernales on Saturday (16/4). An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude earthquake was even listed as the worst since the last 67 years.
At least 8,340 people were injured, with more than 1,000 people are still missing and nearly 2 thousand buildings and houses damaged. Foreign aid workers and experts and 14 thousand security personnel have been deployed to the quake. President Correa said, the death toll would be much less if only citizens abide by the strict rules of construction of the building, imposed since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that claimed 300 thousand lives.
On the other hand, the displaced people began to shortages of food and had to queue longer just received food rations were meager. "We are trying hard to survive. We need food. There was nothing in the stores. We eat vegetables we grow ourselves," said local resident, Galo Garcia (65) while lining up drinking water in the village of San Jacinto.
"We want food," shouted a crowd of other residents who also lined up.


Source: detiknews 

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