Ecuadorean City Faces Total Rebuild After Quake

Apr 21, 2016, 08:23 PM

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Search and rescue operations in Pedernales, Ecuador have shifted into simply search and recovery, three days after a historic 7.8-magnitude earthquake left the city in ruins. Workers are now looking for bodies rather than survivors.

Much of the population of this coastal city has fled while heavy machinery has moved in to clear the rubble. Those who remain wander the streets with faces covered by white face-masks to protect themselves from the thick dust that hangs in the air.