Uncovering anyone alive were dwindling but rescuers continued their tireless search for the 67 people missing after cascades of mud, earth and vegetation buried parts of town south of capital, Quito.
Death toll from landslide in Andean province of Chimborazo leaves 11 people dead with 67 people still unaccounted for, officials say.
The government revised the earlier number of dead down from 16 to 7 and said the rain-triggered landslide also injured 23 people in the village of Alausi in Chimborazo province.
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits South American country's coastal Guayas region, killing at least 15 people, including 1 in Peru, officials say.
An Atlas Air flight has departed from Washington Dulles International Airport with 60 tonnes of humanitarian and relief supplies, while Ecuadorians have collected tonnes of goods for the survivors.
African nations have taken a record-breaking 24 points in the group stage, with two teams from the continent, Morocco and Senegal, reaching the knockout phase for only the second time since 2014.
Galapagos is a bird-watchers paradise for scores of unique and colourful birds and authorities say they have put in place plan to protect the birds on the archipelago from H5N1 virus rampaging through Europe and North America.
Authorities declare animal health emergency across the South American country, following bird flu outbreak first detected at a poultry farm in the Andean province of Cotopaxi.
Senegal's dramatic win sees them advance to the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 20 years.
Turkish professional football club Fenerbahce's attacker Enner Valencia netted two goals in Ecuador's victory against Qatar, who became the first hosts in the history of the World Cup to lose the opening match.
The south-American country has seen a wave of violent crime that authorities blame on turf battles between drug gangs believed to have ties to Mexican cartels.
Up to 1,600 fans from each of the 32 teams are being recruited for a fan-themed section of the ceremony on November 20. They will perform a chant or song specific to each country.
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