Ecuador Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 553 - Prosecutor General

The number of victims from this weeks’ deadly earthquake in Ecuador has climbed to 553 people, the Latin American republic’s prosecutor general said Wednesday.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The previous official death toll stood at 525 people.

The prosecutor general added that over 4,000 have been wounded in the quake, and around 100 remained missing.

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck close to the town of Pedernales on Saturday, with the death toll climbing on a daily basis ever since.

The earthquake caused damage to at least 805 buildings.