Earthquake kills at least 13 in Ecuador, Peru and causes widespread damage to homes and buildings | world News

At least 12 people died after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the area around Guayaquil, the second largest city in Ecuador, and a child died in Peru.

The epicenter was about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil, according to the US Geological Survey.

It was also being felt as far away as northern Peru, where the country’s prime minister, Alberto Otarola, said a 4-year-old girl had died after the roof of her house collapsed in the Tumbes region – on the border with Ecuador.

Residents within the city of Guayaquil – located about 170 miles (270 km) southwest of Ecuador’s capital, Quito – reported that objects fell inside their homes during the quake.

Footage circulating on social media showed panicked residents rushing into the streets.

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso tweeted a message urging residents to remain calm before announcing that 12 people had died in the disaster.

Photo: Cuenca. Pic: AP

One person died in the Andean region of Cuenca, Ecuador’s emergency response agency, the Secretariat for Risk Management, said.

The victim was said to be a passenger in a car trapped under a collapsed house.

Ecuador’s risk management minister, Cristian Torres, said in a radio broadcast that 11 of the victims died in the coastal state of El Oro.

Photo: Machala. Pic: AP

In the town of Machala, a number of people were trapped in a two-storey house after it collapsed.

A wharf at Machala also sank.

Photo: Cuenca. Pic: AP

Rescue work was made more difficult by power lines outages that affected telephone and electricity.

A video posted online showed three TV presenters rushing from their studio offices as things around them started shaking.

One presenter suggested that the show move to an ad break, while another repeated: “Oh my God, my God.”

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Photo: Cuenca. Pic: AP

A report from the Adverse Event Monitoring Department ruled out a tsunami risk in the South American country.

Ecuador is prone to earthquakes: In 2016, more than 600 people were killed in an earthquake that had its epicenter in a less densely populated part of the country to the north on the Pacific coast.

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