Seven confirmed dead in Ecuador landslide

Rescuer and paramedic Alberto Escobar said it was unlikely more survivors would be found because of the time that had elapsed.

The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador which buried dozens of homes has been cut to seven. (Dolores Ochoa/AP)

The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador which buried dozens of homes has been cut to seven.

Officials had reported at least 16 deaths, but president Guillermo Lasso put the confirmed number at seven as he visited the scene of the landslip in Alausi, about 137 miles south of the capital Quito.