More than 200 people still missing as authorities say total killed may rise further and fresh tremors rattle countryAuthorities in Ecuador have raised the death toll from the country’s devastating earthquake to 525 and warned that the figure may still rise significantly. More than 200 people are missing.
The numbers killed could surpass the totals from two of the most deadly quakes of the past decade,in Chile and Peru. On Wednesday the national prosecutors office raised the number of people killed from the preceding official toll of 507 and said there were at least 11 foreigners among the dead. Of the 525 victims, 15 remained unidentified, or none of whom were thought to be foreign.
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Source: theguardian.com