Shoppers screamed as items were thrown to the ground. Officials say more than 230 people were killed and the death toll could rise. Rescue crews are struggling to reach people trapped under piles of debris. But a glimmer of hope. Applause erupted when a young boy was pulled from the rubble alive. Officials say its the strongest quake to hit ecuador in decades and the destruction is widespread. Entire neighborhoods made from cheaply constructed brick and concrete were leveled. Buildings crumbled on top of cars. An overpass in the largest city buckled, hampering rescue efforts. Over 100 aftershocks have been felt since, causing panic. People slept in the street, many towns remain in the dark and theres concern about looting. The ecuadorean government has deployed nearly 15,000 armed forces and emergency workers to keep the peace and search for survivors. Craig boswell, cbs news, washington. More than 1500 people were injured. The president of ecuador has declared a national emergency. At
Was pretty intense, more than anything we felt in the bay area. Alice grandleman and bill freedman was vacationing in san clemente, a town 20 miles from the quakes epicenter and shared these photos with us. The couple could have trouble making it home since the airport closest to them is in pretty bad shape. Meanwhile here in california relief efforts are underway to help the people of ecuador, like many who came from the country, jose granda is closely monitoring the damage to his native land. People are reporting to us specific needs and thats how the association met last night and they are already coming up with a plan on how to get relief to the country. And heres a live look at San Francisco, where a ceremony is making 110 years marking 110 years since the devastating 1906 earthquake. The event at lotis fountain leads up to 5 20 a. M. The minute the quake hit on april 18th that year. The quake caused heavy damage from san jose to santa rosa and set off a massive fire that destroye
It is the bay area city that cant stop shaking. More than a dozen earthquakes have struck so far, and thats just today. Good evening to you. Im Juliette Goodrich. The quake swarm along the calaveras fault in san ramon started on tuesday. 15 so far today, the largest a 2. 9. Its all happening on the 26th anniversary of the 1989 loma prieta earthquake. It struck during rush hour at 5 04 p. M. 63 people were killed. Most died in the collapse of the cypress freeway in oakland. A chunk of the bay bridge also fell. Homes burned to the ground, and the asgiants world series stopped. The 89 quake was the most destructive Natural Disaster in the bay area since the great quake of 1906. The San Francisco Fire Departments Neighborhood Emergency Response Team marked the anniversary with a preparedness drill at north mason. The Community Training Program Teaches individuals the basics of personal preparedness as well as handson disaster skills just in case. After loma prieta, our First Responders wer
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