Ecuador has begun reconstruction, days after the massive earthquake shook the country on April 16, President Rafael Correa said Saturday.
The death toll of the deadly 7. 8-magnitude earthquake that struck the northern Pacific coast of Ecuador on April 16 has risen to 646, said President Rafael Correa Saturday.
Touring a city ravaged by the earthquake that killed at least 413 people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa contemplated a rebuilding costing billions of dollars and a potentially "huge" impact on the fragile Opec economy.
If fugitive U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden applies for political asylum in Ecuadorian territory, the Ecuadorian authorities will consider accepting the appeal, President Rafael Correa said Tuesday.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was reelected in Sunday's general elections, according to preliminary results released by National Electoral Council.