More than 30 people were injured and 179 houses were destroyed by the earthquake of 6.3 degrees that hit the province yesterday Esmerald In the northwestern part of Ecuador, according to a new report released by the authorities.

THE Malea 36 -year -old fisherman, told the French News Agency (AFP) how she ran ‘Like crazy’ to reach his family. “When I arrived, I saw my little house collapsed”he said. But his wife and his two children were bodybuilding and harmless.

The earthquake occurred around 06.45 (local time, 14.45 in Greece) and the focal depth was estimated at 35 kilometers, according to the US Institute of Geological Studies (USGS). The focus is 8.4 kilometers away from the city of Esmeralda, the capital of the homonymous coastal province, near the border with Colombia, and was felt in 10 of the 24 Ecuadorian provinces.

“He was very powerful … We were seemed like eternity”the former candidate for the presidency of Ecuador told AFP Yachtwho was at a university in Esmeralda to present a book. Leaving, he saw “damaged, small houses”.

The earthquake caused the injury 32 people and destroyed 179 houses, according to a new report by the authorities. Electricity and telecommunications networks were affected, and damage reported on two bridges, roads, 26 schools and seven health centers.

Last week, Ecuador honored the memory of the victims of the 2016 earthquake, which had hit the province’s coasts Groin and Esmeraldas. Size 7.8he had an account 673 dead and about 6.300 injured.