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Ecuador earthquake kills at least 12, causes wide damage
11 days ago | By WGN TV
QUITO, Ecuador - A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least a dozen 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.
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Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in a televised address to the nation said the earthquake killed 12 people.
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