QUITO: At least 28 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, knocking down buildings in the country's largest city Guayaquil and cutting power in the capital Quito.

Vice President Jorge Glas said that a state of emergency had been declared across the Andean nation.

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