エクアドル地震、死者413人に 被災地では受刑者脱走や略奪も

被災地では刑務所から受刑者約130人が逃亡したほか、混乱に乗じた略奪なども発生しており、治安の悪化が懸念されている。
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Rescue workers from Venezuela organize themselves before they search for earthquake survivors in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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南アメリカのエクアドルで4月16日夜(日本時間17日午前)に発生したマグニチュード7.8の地震で、同国政府は地震による死者が少なくとも413人にのぼると発表した。BBCなどが報じた。

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被災地を視察するエクアドルのコレア大統領

被害は、震源地に近い北西部のペデルナレスや西部マンタの沿岸部を中心に広がっている。国内では観光地として知られている地域だ。テレ朝newsによると、沿岸部のマナビ州では建物などが軒並み倒壊し、下敷きになった人たちの救出活動が続いているという。ただ、現地では道路事情の悪化もあり、活動は難航しているという。

政府はベネズエラやコロンビア、チリなど近隣諸国を中心に救助隊や消防隊の援助を受け入れている。しかし、17本の幹線道路が地震による損壊で通行できなくなっているほか、停電が続いている地域も多く、救助作業は難航している。

エクアドル地震、死者350人に 救助作業は難航:朝日新聞デジタルより 2016/04/19 01:11)

また、被災地では壁が壊れた刑務所から受刑者約130人が逃亡したほか、混乱に乗じた略奪なども発生しており、治安の悪化が懸念されている。

ロイター通信によると、西部ポルトビエホでは破壊された建物から群衆が衣服や靴を略奪した。最大都市グアヤキルから被害の大きい観光地、西部ペデルナレスに水や衣類などを運んでいたトラック2台も略奪の被害に遭った。

エクアドル被災地で略奪 道路事情から救援遅れ - 共同通信 47NEWSより 2016/04/19 06:44)


NHKニュースは外務省の話として、今のところ日本人の被害情報は入っていないが、在留届を出している人の中にはまだ連絡が取れていない人もおり、確認を急いでいると伝えた。

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Police look at a car crushed under a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday April 16, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along the country\'s coast, killing at least 41 people and causing damage hundreds of miles (kilometers) away from the epicenter in the capital and other major cities.(AP Photo/Jeff Castro) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ecuador Earthquake(75 of90)
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Police and firemen inspect a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday April 16, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along the country\'s coast, killing at least 41 people and causing damage hundreds of miles (kilometers) away from the epicenter in the capital and other major cities.(AP Photo/Jeff Castro) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Ecuador Earthquake(76 of90)
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In this image made from a video, people look over a car that was crushed when an overpass buckled in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador\'s central coast on Saturday, killing dozens of people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometers (miles) away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass. (APTN via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ecuador Earthquake(77 of90)
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In this image made from a video, people look over a car that was crushed when an overpass buckled in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador\'s central coast on Saturday, killing dozens of people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometers (miles) away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass. (APTN via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Police officers carry a coffin in Pedernales, after an earthquake struck off Ecuador\'s Pacific coast, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (credit:Guillermo Granja / Reuters)
Ecuador Earthquake(79 of90)
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In this image made from a video, people look on after an overpass buckled in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador\'s central coast on Saturday, killing dozens of people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometers (miles) away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass. (APTN via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A municipal employee sorts food donated by Mexican citizens to people affected by the earthquake in Ecuador, in Mexico City, Mexico, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (credit:Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
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Municipal employees receive donations by Mexican citizens to people affected by the earthquake in Ecuador, in Mexico City, Mexico, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (credit:Edgard Garrido / Reuters)
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People read about the earthquake in local newspaper copies near a collapsed building after the earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero (credit:Henry Romero / Reuters)
ECUADOR-QUAKE/(83 of90)
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A rescue team member walks past a collapsed building after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero (credit:Henry Romero / Reuters)
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Mannequins and debris are seen next to a collapsed building after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero (credit:Henry Romero / Reuters)
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People walk past debris of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero (credit:Henry Romero / Reuters)
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Residents walk on debris of a collapsed hotel after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero (credit:Henry Romero / Reuters)
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A rescue team member searches for victims at a collapsed building after an earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero (credit:Henry Romero / Reuters)
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A woman walks past debris in Pedernales, after an earthquake struck off Ecuador\'s Pacific coast, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (credit:Guillermo Granja / Reuters)
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A collapsed building is seen in Pedernales, after an earthquake struck off Ecuador\'s Pacific coast, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (credit:Guillermo Granja / Reuters)
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People react after an earthquake struck off Ecuador\'s Pacific coast, at Tarqui neighborhood in Manta April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (credit:Guillermo Granja / Reuters)