2. ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE OF 7.8 MAGNITUDE KILLS DOZENS
• The quake, Ecuador's largest since 1979, hit at 18:58 on Saturday (23:58 GMT)
near the northern town of Muisne.
• Widespread severe damage is reported, with a bridge destroyed as far south as
Guayaquil about 300km (190 miles) away.
• President Rafael Correa, who is flying back from a trip to Italy, has decreed a state
of emergency.
3. ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE OF 7.8 MAGNITUDE KILLS DOZENS
• He said: "This is a very painful test. I ask the country to be calm and united... Let's
be strong; we will overcome this."
• He added: "Roads and hospitals can be rebuilt; you cannot recover lost lives.
That's what hurts the most."