Ecuador president: Quake death toll rises to 233

Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa says at least 233 people are dead in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country’s Pacific coast.

“The official figure of the number killed has risen to 233,” Correa says on his Twitter account, marking a significant rise from the earlier toll of 77 dead and some 600 injured.

— AFP

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