Further north, in the beach locality of Pedernales, survivors curled up on mattresses or plastic chairs next to flattened homes. Soldiers and police patrolled the hot, dark streets overnight while pockets of rescue workers plowed on.But some survivors complained about lack of electricity and supplies, and aid had still not reached some areas.The energy industry appeared largely intact although the main refinery of Esmeraldas was closed as a precaution.Domestic aid funds were being set up and Venezuela, Chile and Mexico were sending personnel and supplies. Jennifer Mawn, 38, and her 12-year-old son, Arthur, died when the roof of their coastal residence collapsed.”About 130 inmates in Portoviejo took advantage of the destruction and chaos to climb over the collapsed walls of the low-security El Rodeo prison. However, exports of bananas, flowers, cocoa beans and fish could be slowed by ruined roads and port delays."We’re scared of being in the house,” said Mr Yamil Faran, 47, surrounded by some 30 people in a street in Portoviejo.

More glass curtain wall Suppliers than 35 had been recaptured, authorities said Sunday night.At least 2,068 people were also injured in Saturday’s 7. There’s no water, no light, and my house was destroyed,” said Mr Jorge Espinel, 40, who works in the recycling business.Tents sprang up in the town’s still-intact stadium to store bodies, treat the injured, and distribute water, food, and blankets. Residents on the Galapagos islands, far off Ecuador’s coast and home to numerous rare species, said they had not been affected by the quake. Survivors wandered around with bruised limbs and bandaged cuts, while those with more serious injuries were evacuated to hospitals.The Ecuadorean Red Cross mobilised more than 800 volunteers and staff and medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said it was sending a team from Colombia."I have to take some advantage from this horrible tragedy.Many still trapped in rubbleThe death toll from Ecuador’s worst earthquake in decades rose to 350 on Monday while traumatised survivors rested amid the rubble of their homes and rescuers dug for survivors in the Andean nation’s shattered coastal region. the aftershocks stop, we’re going to see if we can repair it.

Before, there were noises, screams. Desks and papers lay strewn around as locals carried off aluminium window frames and cables. I need money to buy food.While the full extent of the damage remains unclear, the disaster is dreadful news for Ecuador’s economy, which was already forecast for near-zero growth this year due to plunging oil income.About 13,500 security personnel were mobilised to keep order.

"My little cousins are inside.On Monday, people swarmed into the middle of Portoviejo in search of any materials of value among destroyed buildings, including a social security office. "When .The quake could also alter political dynamics ahead of next year’s presidential election..About 230 aftershocks have rattled survivors, who huddled in the streets, worried the tremors could topple their already cracked homes.Giving the new tally of fatalities from the city of Portoviejo inside the disaster zone, President Rafael Correa said he feared the number would rise even further. At one point, firefighters entered a partially destroyed house to search for three children and a man apparently trapped inside, as a crowd of 40 gathered in the darkness to watch. Some $600 million in credit from multilateral lenders was immediately activated for the emergency, the government said.The government’s response seemed relatively speedy, with vice-president Jorge Glas flying into the disaster zone within hours and Mr Correa coming straight back from a trip in Italy.Two Canadians were among the dead."Reconstruction will cost billions of dollars,” he also said, chatting with victims and appearing deeply moved as he toured the shattered town in the OPEC nation whose economy was already reeling from the global slump in crude oil prices..8 magnitude quake, which ripped apart buildings and roads and knocked out power. We must find them,” pleaded Isaac, 18, as the firemen combed the debris

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