A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines.
Police stand near buildings damaged after an earthquake struck Cuenca, Ecuador, on Saturday.
Juan Vera lost three relatives when the quake brought down his niece's home in Machala, Ecuador. The government has offered to pay for the woman's funeral and those of her baby and her partner, but Vera wonders why local authorities allowed his relatives to live in such an old home to begin with. "I'm sorry, the mayor's office is the entity that has to regulate these things through its planning departments so that the buildings are in good condition to be rented out or inhabited."
The Marine Museum of Puerto Bolivar, detached from the dock, is partially submerged in water after an earthquake shook Machala, Ecuador, on Saturday. In El Oro, the agency also reported that several people were trapped under rubble. In Machala, a two-storey home collapsed before people could evacuate, a pier gave way and a building's walls cracked, trapping an unknown number of people.Quito-based architect German Narvaez said the houses most affected during earthquakes are those with deficient construction and that lack foundation, structure and technical design.
"I heard how my neighbours were shouting and there was a lot of noise," said Cruz, a 34-year-old photographer. He added that when he looked around, he noticed the collapsed roofs of nearby houses.In Guayaquil, about 270 kilometres southwest of the capital, Quito, authorities reported cracks in buildings and homes, as well as some collapsed walls. Authorities ordered the closure of three vehicular tunnels in Guayaquil, which anchors a metro area of more than three million people.
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