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Ecuador is a country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast. Its diverse landscape encompasses Amazon jungle, Andean highlands and the wildlife-rich Galápagos Islands. In the Andean foothills at an elevation of 2,850m, Quito, the capital, is known for its largely intact Spanish colonial center, with decorated 16th- and 17th-century palaces and religious sites, like the ornate Compañía de Jesús Church. ― Google

President: Guillermo Lasso Trending

Capital: Quito

Dialing code: +593

Currency: United States Dollar

Population: 17.64 million (2020) World Bank

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Ecuador Hit By Eartquakes and LandSlides

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After the huge landslide occurred on 27 March in the Sayausi region (Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, southern Ecuador), on the road between Cuenca City and Molleturo Town, the number of casualties and the reported damage has increased.

The National Risk and Emergency Management Service (SNGRE) reports, as of 29 March, four fatalities, ten injured people, 14 evacuated families, nine destroyed and 27 damaged houses due to the landslide event. Over the next 24 hours, more rainfall with locally heavy rainfall is forecast over most of the country, particularly in the southern Provinces.

After the earthquake of 5.8M at a depth of 26 km occurred in Esmeraldas Province (northern Ecuador) on 27 March at 4.28 UTC, the number of casualties and the reported damage has increased.

The National Risk and Emergency Management Service (SNGRE), as of 29 March, one fatality, one injured person and a total of 1,155 affected people across the northern Esmeraldas Province, in particular in the area of the coastal town of Esmeralda.

In addition, the same source reports 42 destroyed houses, 243 damaged buildings and one damaged bridge across the affected area.

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Humanitarian Impact
  115
      Affected Persons
    285
          Damaged Homes

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