Reuters, 19/04 07:07 CET
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Ana Isabel Martinez
PEDERNALES/CANOA, Ecuador
(Reuters) – Earthquake-stricken Ecuador faced the grim reality of
recovering more bodies than survivors as rescue efforts moved into a
third day on Tuesday and the death toll climbed over 400 in the poor
South American country.
Praying for miracles, desperate family members beseeched
rescue teams to find their missing loved ones as they dug through the
debris of flattened homes, hotels, and stores in the hardest-hit Pacific
coastal region.
In Pedernales, a devastated rustic beach town, crowds
gathered behind yellow tape to watch firemen and police sift through
rubble into the night. The town’s soccer stadium was serving as a
makeshift relief centre and a morgue.
“Find my brother! Please!” shouted Manuel, 17, throwing
his arms up to the sky in front of a small corner store where his
younger brother had been working when the quake struck on Saturday
night.
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