American Among Hundreds Killed in Ecuador After Devastating Earthquake

The president characterized the quake as Ecuador’s biggest tragedy in 67 years.

ByEMILY SHAPIRO
April 18, 2016, 8:35 PM
Search and rescue workers are seen on duty over the collapsed buildings in Pedernales, Manabi Province of Ecuador, April 17, 2016.
Search and rescue workers are seen on duty over the collapsed buildings in Pedernales, Manabi Province of Ecuador, April 17, 2016.
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— -- An American is among the 413 killed in Ecuador after a devastating earthquake struck Saturday, a State Department spokesperson said today.

Additional details about the American were not immediately available.

Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa characterized the powerful 7.8 quake as Ecuador’s biggest tragedy in 67 years.

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