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In pictures: Trail of destruction
An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has hit Central America, with El Salvador worst affected. Dozens of people have been killed, and many more are injured or missing.
Thousands of buildings in El Salvador have been destroyed
Whole families are feared wiped out
Hundreds were injured, thousands are missing
A frantic search for survivors is under way in Las Colinas, near San Salvador
Guatemala's south-east was also badly affected
Hospital teams fight to save the life of a woman whose baby was killed
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