Ecuadoreans in earthquake zone jostle for food, water

By Ana Isabel Martinez and Julia Symmes Cobb SAN JACINTO/COJIMIES, Ecuador (Reuters) – Survivors of an earthquake that killed 587 people and shattered Ecuador's coast clamored for food, water and medicine on Thursday as aid eluded remote parts of the disaster zone. President Rafael Correa's socialist government, facing a mammoth rebuilding task at a time of greatly reduced oil revenues in the OPEC nation, said there was no lack of supplies, just problems with distribution that should be quickly resolved.

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Ecuadoreans in earthquake zone jostle for food, water

Ecuadoreans in earthquake zone jostle for food, water

By Ana Isabel Martinez and Julia Symmes Cobb SAN JACINTO/COJIMIES, Ecuador (Reuters) – Survivors of an earthquake that killed 587 people and shattered Ecuador's coast clamored for food, water and medicine on Thursday as aid eluded remote parts of the disaster zone. President Rafael Correa's socialist government, facing a mammoth rebuilding task at a time of greatly reduced oil revenues in the OPEC nation, said there was no lack of supplies, just problems with distribution that should be quickly resolved.

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Ecuadoreans in earthquake zone jostle for food, water