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Aftershocks, looters, and sleeping rough

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The new normal in quake-hit Ecuador

By Carolina Loza

More than a week after a powerful earthquake devastated communities along Ecuador’s Pacific coast and claimed more than 650 lives, 29,000 people made homeless by the disaster are still in shelters. Many others are choosing to sleep outside their damaged homes to ward off looters.

Read the full report on IRIN