Earthquakes in Ecuador and Peru have killed at least 15 people
- March 20, 2023
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Authorities Ecuador And Peru On Sunday, they worked to repair the damage caused by a massive earthquake that rocked the area, leaving at least fifteen dead and hundreds
Authorities Ecuador And Peru On Sunday, they worked to repair the damage caused by a massive earthquake that rocked the area, leaving at least fifteen dead and hundreds wounded.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8, registered at noon on Saturday in the Ecuadorian province of Guayas, was felt in a large part of the country, as well as in the border cities of northern Peru.
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ANDIn a speech broadcast on Sunday evening, President William Lasso mourned death 14 people Consequently earthquakeas well as more 460 wounded.
“Let’s announce Exception Status without restricting rights at the national level in order to facilitate and accelerate the state order of the affected structures,” the ruler said.
“We are also going to manage emergency funds from multilateral organizations in order to get the necessary resources quickly,” he added.
Risk Management Secretariat said that early in the morning he sent a contingent to the island of Pune, located near the epicenter of the earthquake, to assess the needs and deliver humanitarian assistance.
In addition, the government reported that 89 houses were destroyed and others 192 affected. Dozens of centers health and education institutions have also recorded exposure and about 50 sectors registered power cuts.
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lstate PetroEcuador said that the failure in the power supply of the national system affected six crude oil fields in the provinces of Sucumbios and Orellana, about 17,400 barrels left to be produced.
In addition, damage was reported to the Amistad platform in Guayaquil Bay. “The chimney of the stove failed and failed, the gas pipeline was sealed, the MBD-2030 separator became clogged,” he explained.
The firm calculated a production effect of one million cubic feet of gas for the field, which is in excess of 20.5 million cubic feet per day.
For its part, in Peru the authorities reported death person other than four houses destroyed and five uninhabitable, mostly in vulnerable areas.
A thirty residents left victimsat the same time, the main and transport communications were not affected.
In his Sunday message Pope Francisco He sent his condolences to the dead and “all those affected” after the massive earthquake. Other governments such as Chile And CubaThey also sent messages of solidarity.
Ecuador And Peru are part of the callPacific ring of fire“, a vast area surrounding the Pacific Ocean, where collisions between continental plates are frequent.
(Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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