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MANTA, Ecuador (AP) — Humanitarian aid is starting to trickle in to Ecuador following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 400 people. The U.N. humanitarian chief is heading to the country to survey the damage and mobilize financial support from donors. UNICEF has delivered 20,000 water purification tablets to an area of heavy damage, and the U.N. refugee agency says it's preparing for a major aid airlift to help people displaced by the quake. Spain's Red Cross says some 100,000 people may be in need of some sort of aid.
MINAMIASO, Japan (AP) — Evacuees remain on the streets in Japan as aftershocks continue to rock the southern part of the country that was hit by two powerful earthquakes. About 100,000 people spent the night outside or in their cars in chilly temperatures as another large aftershock hit Tuesday. Food and water shortages are plaguing the recovery effort. At least 44 people were killed in the quakes and another 1,100 were injured.
MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. (AP) — The operator of an Illinois oil pipeline is reporting that more than a thousand barrels of diesel fuel have spilled into at least one river. Marathon Pipe Line LLC says the equivalent of about 48,300 gallons of fuel has leaked from a pipeline near Mount Carmel in southern Illinois. The company says it hasn't determined the source of the leak, but that it has shut down its Two Rivers pipeline system as a precaution.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he'll drink Flint's water for roughly a month to show residents it is safe. The Republican governor visited a house that had been confirmed to have high levels of lead and left with five gallons of water from a tap with a filter on it. Snyder says he understands that people have said that if officials say the water is OK, then he should drink it, too. He plans to get refills from other homes as needed.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say a father has died after jumping into the ocean while trying to rescue his 6-year-old daughter who was swept away by strong surf in Florida. Relatives say 28-year-old William Moritz died in the waters off Jacksonville Beach. The girl was later pulled from the water and taken to the hospital.
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