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5 Pics: Powerful 7.8 Earthquake Hit Ecuador On Saturday, Casualties Rise to 272

272 people were killed and over 2500 injured by the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Pacific coastline late on Saturday.

  • The sun sets in one of Ecuador's worst-hit towns, Pedernales, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country. (AFP Photo)
    The sun sets in one of Ecuador's worst-hit towns, Pedernales, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country. (AFP Photo)
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  • Car buried under the ruins after the devastating eartquake. (AFP Photo)
    Car buried under the ruins after the devastating eartquake. (AFP Photo)
  • 5 Pics: Powerful 7.8 Earthquake Hit Ecuador On Saturday Casualties Rise to 246
  • Ecuadorean Veronica Paladines, removes rubble in search for her husband at Tarqui neigbourhood in Manta, Ecuador day after the earthquake. (AFP Photo)
    Ecuadorean Veronica Paladines, removes rubble in search for her husband at Tarqui neigbourhood in Manta, Ecuador day after the earthquake. (AFP Photo)
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  • People prepare beds to spend the night after a 7.8-magnitude quake,in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. (AFP Photo)
    People prepare beds to spend the night after a 7.8-magnitude quake,in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. (AFP Photo)
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