[Videos] Impressive images of the strong earthquake in Ecuador: there are already fatalities

This Saturday an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the open scale of Richter was registered in the province of Guayas, in the coastal zone of Ecuador, and it was felt both in the south of that country and in the north of Peru.

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According to the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School, the earthquake occurred at 12:11 local time (17:11 GMT ) at 2.78 degrees south latitude and 79.93 degrees west longitude. after the first Another earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred, according to the Institute.

The authorities of Peru confirmed the first fatality. A 4-year-old girl died and dozens of other people were affected after the strong earthquake.

“The death of a 4-year-old minor is confirmed, who was transferred to the Regional Hospital of Tumbes, after being injured as a result of the fall of a calamine (part of a roof) from her home,” reported the National Emergency Center. (COEN) on Twitter.

The agency also noted that a preliminary report indicated that dozens of victims and affected people were identified in the three provinces of the Tumbes region, as well as destroyed, disabled and affected homes, as well as health centers and other infrastructure.

Throughout this afternoon several videos have been released in which the force of the earthquake is evident. In a recording, he looks like a journalist from the Marca television network, reacting live to the earthquake when he was on the air on a newscast.

Likewise, recordings of security cameras and of citizens have been seen in which the force of the earthquake is evident, which has left several structures affected.

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next toSome impressive videos of this afternoon’s earthquake: