The 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck a southern province in Ecuador and was also felt in Peru, leaving casualties in both countries.
The Associated Press reported that 12 deaths had been confirmed in Ecuador and 1 death had been reported in neighboring Peru. Peru's Prime Minister Alberto Otárola said the victim in his country was a 4-year-old girl, who died after the collapse of her home near the border of Ecuador, according to the news agency.
Above, President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso speaks during a meeting as part of the VI Alliance For Democracy Development Summit at San Francisco Convent on March 6 in Quito, Ecuador. Lasso on Saturday said the government was ready to help and provide assistance after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake left at least a dozen dead in his country.Fabricio Cruz, a resident of Machala in Ecuador, spoke to the Associated Press about his experience when the earthquake struck.
Cruz was in his third-floor apartment when the disaster came. He said his television fell to the floor and he immediately headed outside, where he saw roofs of nearby homes had collapsed. "We all ran out into the streets... we were very scared," Ernesto Alvarado, a resident of Isla Puna told Reuters. He said some homes had collapsed in his area.
"I went out into the street because I saw people starting to run in panic, getting out of their cars," Magaly Escandon, who is from Cuenca, told the AFP news agency.reported that some roads had been blocked as a result of landslides from the earthquake. Homes, health care centers and educational buildings were also damaged, authorities confirmed, according to the British broadcaster.
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