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Death toll climbs to over 400

By Reuters In Portoviejo And Pedernales, Ecuador | China Daily | Updated: 2016-04-20 07:53

Visibly emotional president says cost of rebuilding will be in the billions and may hurt economy

Touring a city ravaged by the earthquake that killed at least 413 people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Monday said rebuilding would cost billions of dollars and may inflict a "huge" toll on the fragile OPEC nation's economy.

Two days after the magnitude 7.8 quake, traumatized survivors begged Correa for water in the city of Portoviejo, while a soccer stadium in the beach town of Pedernales served as a makeshift relief center and morgue.

Death toll climbs to over 400

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