Recovering from its strongest and deadliest earthquake in decades, Ecuador endured the strongest aftershock yet before dawn Wednesday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake over the weekend killed more than 500 people.
Volcano monitors say about a dozen farming villages have been dusted with ash due to bursts from Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano. Thursday’s report comes a day after authorities imposed new precautionary measures around the volcano, which has been increasingly restive.
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Nearly 325,000 people could be affected by an eruption of Cotopaxi, the volcano looming beyond the Ecuadoran capital of Quito, officials said. The biggest risk is from an eruption melting the 19,000-foot) mountain’s snowcap and triggering massive melt-water floods and lahar mudflows that could sweep through nearby towns.
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Copa America kicked off with an inauguration ceremony filled with dancers, acrobats attached to balloons and fireworks at the Nacional stadium in Santiago on Thursday, June 11. The inauguration match between Chile and Ecuador was played after the ceremony, with Chile winning 2-0.
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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the El Rocio Romeria pilgrimage in Spain, officials warn residents about Ecuador’s active Tungurahua volcano and more in today’s daily brief.
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