Death toll reaches 500 in Ecuador quake amid search for missing

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Quito, Rajab 13, 1437, Apr 20, 2016, SPA -- More than 500 people were confirmed killed in Ecuador's most powerful earthquake in decades, dpa cited officials as saying late Tuesday. On the same time, rescuers were searching for the missing amid widespread destruction. A total of 525 bodies were recovered, of which 518 were identified, the Attorney General's office said. There are at least 11 foreigners among the dead: three Colombians, three Cubans, two Canadians, as well as one victim from the Dominican Republic, Britain and Ireland. More than 4,600 were injured, and more than 100 still missing, the National Risk Management Agency (SNGR) said. The coastal province of Manabi was hit hardest, accounting for nearly all of the casualties. --SPA 11:16 LOCAL TIME 08:16 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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