At least 14 killed as strong quake jolts Ecuador and Peru

Destroyed buildings, crushed vehicles and debris could be seen in cities such as Machala and Cuenca in Ecuador, as rescue officials rushed to lend aid and panicked residents ran into the streets.

"I went out into the street because I saw people starting to run in panic, getting out of their cars," Magaly Escandon, a sewing supplies saleswoman in Cuenca, told AFP. "There where the pool of blood is, I was playing with my... niece and a brick fell on her," her uncle David Alvarado told AFP. "I have just finished visiting the city of Machala... I have ratified government support, the availability of resources," he said in a video posted on Twitter.

The earthquake shook the north and central coasts of Peru with less intensity. In Tumbes, it damaged 12 homes, according to an official report.

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