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Weekly Report - 21 April 2016 (WR-16-15)
ECUADOR: Ecuador’s troubles intensify
The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador’s Pacific northern coast at 7pm local time on 17 April has now hit 570, with 15,705 people still missing, according to the latest report from the country’s risk management office. Most of the deaths from the quake were concentrated in three coastal towns, Manta, Portoviejo and Pedernales. Over 7,000 people are being treated for injuries, with 25,000 being housed in temporary shelters. It is the worst disaster to affect the country in four decades, and it could scarcely have come at a worse time for the government led by President Rafael Correa, which for the past year has been struggling to keep the oil-dependent economy afloat.
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