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2023.03.21 06:44 GMT+8

Ecuador enters state of emergency

Updated 2023.03.21 06:44 GMT+8
Nicolás Suárez

The death toll from Saturday's 6.5-magnitude in Ecuador is now at least 15 people, while hundreds mored suffered injuries.

Ecuador's president has declared a state of emergency as officials work to respond to the disaster and assess damages.

The province of El Oro took the hardest hit.

CGTN's Nicolás Suárez has more from its capital, Machala.  

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