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Ecuador: Government and UN Launch Emergency Appeal to Kick-start Post-quake Assistance

Chamanga, Ecuador after the 16 April 2016 earthquake. Hundreds of people have been killed and widespread damage has been reported up to 190 miles away from the epicentre. Photo: UNHCR/Santiago Arcos

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2016 – The Government of Ecuador and the United Nations today launched an urgent $72.7 million appeal to respond to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck coastal provinces of north-west of the country less than a week ago, aiming to kick-start life-saving…

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