Derry nun killed in Ecuador earthquake

A nun from Derry has been killed in an earthquake in Ecuador.

Sister Clare Theresa Crockett (33), from the Long Tower of the city, had been working at a school in Playa Prieta with the Home of the Mother Order.

Almost 300 people were killed in the earthquake which hit the south American country on Saturday.

In a statement, her family said: "On Sunday 17th April, we lost our daughter, sister and aunt Sister Clare Theresa Crockett as a result of the earthquake in Ecuador.

"She was situated in a school in Playa Prieta with the Home of the Mother Order. At this difficult time we would ask for privacy."