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On the coast of ecuador. The president of ecuador says at least 246 are dead. Many more are hurt. Hundreds of buildings are destroyed. Crews are searching for survivors. It hit last night, a magnitude 7. 8, the strongest to hit ecuador since 1979. More than 135 aftershocks followed. We begin here tonight with manuel bojorquez. Reporter with the daylight residents saw for the first time the full extent of the damage. Near the epicenter in the pacific town of pedernales rescuers dug through crumbled concrete only to find lifeless bodies. The quake also claimed lives about 85 miles south in the coastal city of manta where today, shaken residents surveyed the widespread damage. This desperate worker tried digging with his bare hands to find survivors. Three are alive and a girl is dead, he said. Last night, onlookers cheered as this teenager was pulled from a crushed hotel in the city. This appears to be the moment the quake hit. Customers in this store in quito panicked as shock waves kno

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