Home | WebMail | Register or Login

      Calgary | Regions | Local Traffic Report | Advertise on Action News | Contact

Posted: 2016-04-18T16:54:44Z | Updated: 2016-04-20T16:45:58Z

After a massive earthquake hit Ecuador this weekend, volunteers and aid workers have rushed to provide help to victims and their families.

As of Tuesday, the death toll had climbed to nearly 500, with more than 4,000 injuries in the biggest earthquake the country has seen in decades, according to Reuters. And thousands have been left without their homes .

"Everything can be rebuilt, President Rafael Correa said in a call to state TV, the New York Times reported. What can't be rebuilt are human lives, and that's the most painful."

Here's how you can provide support to families affected by the disaster.