Ecuador buries quake dead as hope for survivors fades

Ecuadoreans have begun burying loved ones killed by the country's deadliest earthquake in decades as hopes faded for the rescue of more survivors.

Ecuador buries quake dead as hope for survivors fades

Ecuadoreans have begun burying loved ones killed by the country's deadliest earthquake in decades as hopes faded for the rescue of more survivors.

In the small town of Montecristi, near the port city of Manta, two children were among those buried. They were killed with their mother while buying school supplies when the magnitude-7.8 quake struck on Saturday night.

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