Ecuador quake toll nears 500, chances of finding more survivors bleak

April 20, 2016 09:55

Rescuers in Ecuador are losing hope of finding more survivors from the deadly earthquake that killed nearly 500 people and dealt a shattering blow to the country's already fragile economy.

Distraught family members beseeched rescue teams to find missing loved ones as they used dogs, bare hands and excavators to hunt through debris.

The 7.8 magnitude quake, which struck late Saturday, also left 107 people missing, and injured more than 4,000, according to the latest government tallies.

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