THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I AP 360

**UPDATED MONDAY 1700G**
We are now operational in Pedernales, at Parque Central in Pedernales, corner furthest from church. Please see pic for reference
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**UPDATED MONDAY 1300G**
The AP team is heading to PEDERNALES and we will set up live operations in the next few hours. Please contact AP Washington for more info: bookings@ap.org
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The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. President Rafael Correa said at least 233 people had died and rescuers were struggling to reach survivors trapped in the rubble.

The magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest to hit Ecuador since 1979, was centered on Ecuador's sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles (170 kilometers) northwest of Quito, the capital.

AP Global Media Services will be operational starting Monday in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Please contact AP Washington for more information:
+1 202 641 9834
bookings@ap.org View Live Positions

Eurovision News Events

PEDERNALES, ECUADOR
20 APRIL 2016

Another 6.2 earthquake has been reported off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday 20th of April.

The toll of dead and injured is rising following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake which hit the coast of Ecuador, devastating towns and causing damage for hundreds of miles around.

Thousands of troops and volunteers are on their way to help, but towns such as Pedernales, a tourist resort where a number of hotels have collapsed, are reported to have been completely devastated and to be desperate for assistance.

The Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has rushed home from a trip to Italy and declared a state of emergency in the affected areas.

EUROVISION Special Events is offering facilities as follows:

Services in Pedernales

• HD/SD Standup positions for Live programme inserts
• HD/SD Playouts
• HD/SD Connectivity to the Eurovision Global Network

For bookings and information, please contact Eurovision Special Events
tel +41 22 717 2840 newsoperations@eurovision.net
Twitter: @EVspecialevents

TIMA

The death toll from Ecuador's biggest earthquake in decades soared to at least 235 on Sunday as rescuers using tractors and bare hands hunted desperately for survivors in shattered coastal towns.

The 7.8 magnitude quake struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday and was felt around the Andean nation of 16 million people, causing panic as far away as the highland capital Quito and collapsing buildings and roads in a swath of western towns.

Reuters-TIMA will be offering services in Portoviejo near the epicentre as follows:

• HD and SD Live stand up positions
• Multi-format playout
• Dedicated path on request
• Multi-lingual coordination
• Connectivity to the Reuters-TIMA satellite and fibre network
• Editorial support from Reuters

For inquires, please contact our bookings desk:

+44 20 7024 9680
bookings@reuters-tima.com

SNG-LIVE

SNGLIVE will be operational Monday 18 april evening in Ecuador with Live position and satellite flyaway.We will be operational in Guayaquil city.
All formats available HD/SD
for any requests ad-hoc / dedicated path please sned an email to
richard@sng-live.com