Ecuador quake toll rises to nearly 650

April 23, 2016 23:40

The death toll from Ecuador's devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake has risen to 646 people, President Rafael Correa said, as dozens of aftershocks shook cities and towns around the country, spooking residents but causing no further damage.

Last Saturday's quake, the worst in nearly seven decades, injured 12,492 people and left 130 missing, emergency management authorities said in a bulletin.

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