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Can a Whole Nation Have PTSD?

The Leaning Tower

A massive earthquake in April, plus more than 1,700 aftershocks, has rattled Ecuador’s psyche. Lessons for those who live on fault lines in the United States.

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GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador—The signs of stress are subtle at first. Life has resumed in the southern city of Guayaquil after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast in April and wreaked havoc in this small South American nation.

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