Recovery Efforts Continue In Ecuador Following Deadly Earthquake

Volunteers deliver food and potable water to the people that lost their homes in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador’s Pacific coast, in Canoa, Ecuador.
Volunteers deliver food and potable water to the people that lost their homes in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador's Pacific coast, in Canoa, Ecuador. Rodrigo Abd / AP Photo
Volunteers deliver food and potable water to the people that lost their homes in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador’s Pacific coast, in Canoa, Ecuador.
Volunteers deliver food and potable water to the people that lost their homes in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador's Pacific coast, in Canoa, Ecuador. Rodrigo Abd / AP Photo

Recovery Efforts Continue In Ecuador Following Deadly Earthquake

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The death toll from Ecuador’s April 16th earthquake has passed 650, according to official estimates. Nearly 60 people are reported missing and over 12,000 are injured. We speak with Robert Leon, a firefighter currently working at ground zero in the recovery.