Two dead, several trapped following double earthquake in Ecuador
At least eight people were injured, a government office said via Twitter, Reuters reports. The country's Risk Management office said firemen were working to rescue those who had been trapped in Catequilla mine.
The epicenters of both earthquakes were recorded at a depth of around 5 kilometers, according to preliminary data from the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador.
Following the quakes, the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito suspended operations as a precaution and urged passengers to leave the terminals. Operations were resumed an hour later, after airport officials ensured the infrastructure wasn’t damaged.
#Ecuador#AHORA derrumbes de tierra #SismoQuito por #Sismo de 5.1 pic.twitter.com/yzF6CSXnbm
— Meteo - Estacion bcp (@Estacion_bcp) August 12, 2014
Se reportan varias vías en @UIO donde hubo deslizamiento de tierra, hay mucho polvo. Maneja con precaución. pic.twitter.com/KL2DrGOafI
— Policía Ecuador (@PoliciaEcuador) August 12, 2014
Impresionante la tierra se movió miren lo que paso @elcomerciocompic.twitter.com/lSTmC0Vo5B
— Mauricio Zuñiga (@Mauricio10zu) August 12, 2014
[FOTOS] Derrumbes en varias vías de la capital por #SismoQuito, detalles --> http://t.co/vCl3Ivha4j Foto @nestorgusspic.twitter.com/pwYgcoSM0o
— Informativos Gamatv (@InfoGamatv) August 12, 2014
#AHORA evacuación en el Aeropuerto de Quito #Ecuador nube de polvo en la zona luego del #SismoQuitopic.twitter.com/a0yUS8nDi9
— Meteo - Estacion bcp (@Estacion_bcp) August 12, 2014
Unidades especializadas @PoliciaEcuador asisten en rescate a víctimas por #Sismo#UIOpic.twitter.com/YJ1QVhEESV
— Policía Ecuador (@PoliciaEcuador) August 12, 2014
Nadie a esta hora puede estar dentro del aeropuerto pic.twitter.com/JeBAQjcgKr
— Mauricio Zuñiga (@Mauricio10zu) August 12, 2014
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