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Puerto Rico declares emergency after powerful quake

By Associated Press

Jan. 7, 2020

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VIDEO COURTESY WOCHIT NEWS
Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez declared a state of emergency after the island got hit with a series of earthquakes. The strongest earthquake Puerto Rico faced was 6.4, the most powerful to hit the U.S. territory.
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Debris from a collapsed wall of a building litters the ground after an earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Tuesday. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn, killing one man, injuring others and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the island.
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Seniors who live at a nursing home sit outside their residence after they were evacuated due to an earthquake in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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The quake was followed by a series of strong aftershocks, part of a 10-day series of temblors spawned by the grinding of tectonic plates along three faults beneath southern Puerto Rico.
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A preacher raises prayers to neighbors remain outdoors using camping tents and portable lights for fear of possible aftershocks after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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The Immaculate Concepcion Catholic church lies in ruins after an overnight earthquake in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.
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A Puerto Rican flag hangs within the rubble, after it was placed there where store owners and family help remove supplies from Ely Mer Mar hardware store, which partially collapsed after an earthquake struck Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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Homes are damaged after an earthquake struck Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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Store owners and family help remove supplies from Ely Mer Mar hardware store, which partially collapsed after an earthquake struck Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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The Adripina Seda public school stands partially collapsed after an earthquake struck Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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Neighbors remain outdoors using camping tents and portable lights for fear of possible aftershocks on their first night after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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Neighbors rest outside a shelter afraid of aftershocks, after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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A man is assisted by paramedics after suffering seizures as he and neighbors remain outdoors using camping tents and portable lights for fear of possible aftershocks on their first night after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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Martin Velez, 96, gets placed in a bed by neighbors outside a shelter afraid of aftershocks, after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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Neighbors gather outside a shelter afraid of aftershocks after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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