Ecuadoreans in earthquake zone jostle for food, water

A woman receives donations from volunteers in MantaBy Ana Isabel Martinez and Julia Symmes Cobb SAN JACINTO/COJIMIES, Ecuador (Reuters) – Survivors of an earthquake that killed 587 people and shattered Ecuador&;s coast clamored for food, water and medicine on Thursday as aid eluded remote parts of the disaster zone. President Rafael Correa&039;s socialist government, facing a mammoth rebuilding task at a time of greatly reduced oil revenues in the OPEC nation, said there was no lack of supplies, just problems with distribution that should be quickly resolved.

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