&quot;We are counting 413 people dead at present,&quot; the country&#39;s security ministry said. The new toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador on Saturday evening updates an earlier count of 350. 
	- AFP

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Ecuador earthquake death toll climbs to 413: authorities

QUITO - The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Ecuador over the weekend has risen to at least 413, government officials reported Monday.

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