Highlights
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred on the central coast of Ecuador on 16 April 2016 at 23:58:37 (UTC), 6:58pm ECT. The epicenter was 16 miles SSE of the town of Muisne. Towns and villages along the coast, especially in the province of Manabi, have suffered the most damage. As of 21 April according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), over 720,000 people are affected. The Government of Ecuador, local emergency responders, the Red Cross and other organizations are working together to provide people with food, drinking water, shelter, emergency medical assistance and other basic services, including restoring electricity. (source)
According to the Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos Situation Report No. 31 of 21 April: 570 people have died, 155 are missing, 7015 people have been injured, 25,362 people are in shelters, 1125 buildings have been destroyed and 829 damaged, and 281 schools have been affected. (source) Map credits Wikimedia Commons
Social Media Highlights:
20 April: Of 24 hospitals in the affected area there are 2 which were destroyed. (source)
20 April: More than 21 medical teams are mobilized in the emergency zones. (source)
Aid Agency Highlights
21 April: Aid Agency 3W Report for Ecuador in progress via StandbyTaskForce/ (source)
21 April: Mindo Futures medical personnel and items arrived in Manta last night (source)
21 April: Samaritan's Purse has arrived in Guayaquil with Field Hospital (Video)
21 April: Google Crisis Map
20 April: IFRC estimated 10,000 children under five years in need of assistance (Source)
20 April: Doctors Without Borders sends 4 teams to Ecuador (source)
20 April YouTube video from San Vicente shows line for food (source)
19 April: Access Constraints Map