The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Ecuador has risen to 233. Hundreds are injured. The U.S. Geological Survey says the shallow 7.8-magnitude quake struck late Saturday along the South American country's coast.
Powerful Earthquake Hits Ecuador
![Police look at a car crushed under a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09C3F393-5D7B-47D7-8583-BD6BEBE6A209_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police look at a car crushed under a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 16, 2016.
![A patient waits outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors in Cali, Colombia, April 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/58F2E455-4754-4842-9312-6905DFE3A015_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A patient waits outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors in Cali, Colombia, April 16, 2016.
![Rescue team members and patients react outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors were felt resulting from an earthquake in Ecuador, in Cali, April 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/659A6376-2938-42EB-ACE8-7552AC1AEA1C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue team members and patients react outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors were felt resulting from an earthquake in Ecuador, in Cali, April 16, 2016.
![Patients wait outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors were felt resulting from an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, April 16, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C7ED7FF8-B94D-4E1A-9092-7336C1A724E2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Patients wait outside a clinic that was evacuated after tremors were felt resulting from an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, April 16, 2016.