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Figures given by officials for the number of people missing ranged from 231 to 1,700.Thousands of people have been left homeless, making them vulnerable to dirty drinking water and disease.Meanwhile a new 6.2 magnitude quake struck off the Ecuadorean coast, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.The quake was centred 70km (44 miles) west of Esmeraldas at a shallow depth of 10km.
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