At least 12 individuals died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, in accordance with authorities officers.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) mentioned there was no tsunami danger to Australia from the quake.
Eleven individuals died within the province of El Oro and one individual died within the province of Azuay, in accordance with the communications division for Ecuador’s president mentioned.
In an earlier assertion, authorities mentioned the individual in Azuay was killed when a wall collapsed onto a automotive and that not less than three of the victims in El Oro died when a safety digicam tower got here down.
People who have been injured have been being handled at hospitals, the Presidency added, however didn’t present additional particulars.
The USGS gave the tremor an “orange alert,” saying “significant casualties are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread.”
“Past events with this alert level have required a regional or national level response,” the USGS added. It additionally estimated harm and financial losses have been attainable.
The airports of Guayaquil and Cuenca remained open and operational, the nation’s assertion mentioned.
Source: www.9news.com.au
