Ecuador quake toll rises to 480 dead, 1,700 still missing

The toll from Ecuador's earthquake has risen to 480 dead, and 1,700 people are still missing three days after the disaster, the country's deputy interior minister said today.

The official, Diego Fuentes, also said 2,560 people were hurt in the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Ecuador's Pacific coast on Saturday.

The last official death toll from the quake was 413. Officials had not previously given a number for the people missing.