A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador leaving behind a trail of ruin. See photos.
A man carries bottled water from a supermarket that collapsed due to a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, in the business district of Manta, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Soldiers stands guard heavy machinery removes the rubble of a collapsed building in the business district of Manta, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Relatives and villagers carry the coffins of Kexly Valentino and her brother Alex Valentino who died along their mother Gabriela in the earthquake, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Miriam Vera sits inside her home after it was severely damaged by the earthquake in Manta, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Miriam and her family slept outside for security. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
A dog rescue unit searches for survivors in the rubble of an earthquake collapsed building in Pedernales, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Residents look at a rift in the highway created by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Chacras, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
A relative kisses a photo of Kexly Valentino affixed to her coffin, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Kexly died along with her mother Gabriela and her brother Alex during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Ecuador’s Pacific coast on Saturday.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Framed family photos sit on a couch at a house damaged by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in La Chorrera, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuador’s normally placid Pacific Ocean coast. At least 350 people died and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would “surely rise, and in a considerable way.”
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
People search a collapsed building in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday April 17, 2016. A magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest since 1979, hit Ecuador flattening buildings, buckling highways along its Pacific coast and killing hundreds.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
A woman carries a table through the street after an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Paramedics transfer an injured person after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday night. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
Rescue workers stand behind rubble after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday night. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
Rescue workers search a collapsed building in Manta, Ecuador, Sunday April 17, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday, killing hundreds and spreading panic as it collapsed homes.
(AP Photo/Patricio Ramos)
AP Photo/Patricio Ramos
A destroyed house is seen in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. A magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest since 1979, hit Ecuador flattening buildings, buckling highways along its Pacific coast and killing hundreds.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A flatten car is lifted from rubble caused by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Pedernales, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. Rescuers and aid from all over the world are flooding into Ecuador as survivors start a second day in towns flattened by the Saturday night quake. The Spanish Red Cross says in a statement that there is no official estimate yet on the number of affected people but it estimates that thousands will need some kind of help, including temporary housing.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Vehicles from a car dealership hang on a precipice caused by an earthquake induced landslide in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Juan Fernando Molina)
AP Photo/Juan Fernando Molina
A mourner is revived with spalashes of water, before family members head to a nearby cemetery to bury their loved ones who were victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuador’s normally placid Pacific Ocean coast. At least 350 people died and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would “surely rise, and in a considerable way.”
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Rubble from a collapsed building lays on the ground in Tarqui, the business district of Manta, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday, killing hundreds.
(AP Photo/Patricio Ramos)
AP Photo/Patricio Ramos
Residents walk past a row of collapsed buildings felled by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuadorís normally placid Pacific Ocean coast. At least 350 people died and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would ìsurely rise, and in a considerable way.î
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Firemen take part in a search and rescue mission as they stand on top of earthquake rubble in Pedernales, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. Rescuers and aid from all over the world are flooding into Ecuador as survivors start a second day in towns flattened by the 7.8-magnitude quake.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Residents stand in line as they wait to buy potable water in Manta, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
A woman mourns the loss of her daughter, a victim of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Pedernales, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuador’s normally placid Pacific Ocean coast. At least 350 people died and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would “surely rise, and in a considerable way.”
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A man, his home destroyed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, sleeps in his uncle’s boat docked along the shore, in La Chorrera, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuadors normally placid Pacific Ocean coast. At least 350 people died and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would surely rise, and in a considerable way.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Residents sleep under a makeshift tent outside the emergency center in the town of Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Parts of Ecuador have been devastated by the country’s strongest earthquake in decades, as the death toll continues to rise and people left homeless prepare to sleep outside for second straight night.
(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Lit candles burn in front of a collapsed building, as a tribute to victims of an 7.8 magnitude earthquake, in La Chorrera, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuadors normally placid Pacific Ocean coast. At least 350 people died and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would surely rise, and in a considerable way.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A destroyed house is seen in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. A magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest since 1979, hit Ecuador flattening buildings, buckling highways along its Pacific coast and killing hundreds.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Rubble from a collapsed building lays on the ground in Tarqui, the business district of Manta, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday, killing hundreds.
(AP Photo/Patricio Ramos)
AP Photo/Patricio Ramos
A woman carries a table through the street after an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Vehicles from a car dealership hang on a precipice caused by an earthquake induced landslide in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Juan Fernando Molina)
AP Photo/Juan Fernando Molina
A bulldozer moves rubble after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
People search a collapsed building in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday April 17, 2016. A magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest since 1979, hit Ecuador flattening buildings, buckling highways along its Pacific coast and killing hundreds.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
Paramedics transfer an injured person after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday night. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
Volunteers cover a body trapped in a collapsed building, after a massive earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Rescue workers stand behind rubble after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday night. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
Rescue workers search a collapsed building in Manta, Ecuador, Sunday April 17, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday, killing hundreds and spreading panic as it collapsed homes.
(AP Photo/Patricio Ramos)
AP Photo/Patricio Ramos
A rescue worker looks as heavy machinery removes the debris of a collapsed building in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday April 17, 2016. A magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest since 1979, hit Ecuador flattening buildings, buckling highways along its Pacific coast and killing hundreds.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
Vehicles drive by a fracture on a road caused by a 7.8 earthquake in Manta, Ecuador, Sunday, April, 17, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday, killing hundreds and spreading panic as it collapsed homes.
(AP Photo/Patricio Ramos)
AP Photo/Patricio Ramos
An hotel barely stands after an earthquake in the town of Manta, Ecuador, Saturday April 16, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday, killing at least 28 people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometers (miles) away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass.
(AP Photo/Patricio Ramos)
AP Photo/Patricio Ramos
A man holds a child next to a collapsed building caused by a 7.8 earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday April 17, 2016. A magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest since 1979, hit Ecuador flattening buildings, buckling highways along its Pacific coast and killing hundreds.
(AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto
A destroyed home is seen in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Men cry at as they sit amid the debris of their earthquake demolished house in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A girl is rescued from the rubble in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Volunteers rescue a body from a destroyed house after a massive in earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A rescue worker searches in the rubble of a destroyed house in the Pacific coastal town of Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
People carry an empty coffin on a pick up truck as they drive to collect the body of an earthquake victim in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A hand appears from the rubble of a collapsed building in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
People search for their belongings amid the debris of their house destroyed by an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A body covered by sheet lies next to buildings destroyed by an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Residents sleep in the street in the Pacific coastal town of Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A woman cries as she stands next to house destroyed by the earthquake in the Pacific coastal town of Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
A man walks amid the debris of buildings destroyed by an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Volunteers and rescue workers search in the rubble of a collapsed building in Manta, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday, killing hundreds and spreading panic as it collapsed homes.
(AP Photo/Patricio Ramos)
AP Photo/Patricio Ramos
A boy cries as he finds out that their sister was killed in an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Volunteers rescue a body from a destroyed building after an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Residents sit in the street in prevention of an aftershock in the Pacific coastal town of Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Residents sit in the street covered with blankets in the Pacific coastal town of Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
Residents look for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed house sleep in the Pacific coastal town of Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. As rescue workers rushed in, officials said Sunday at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities.
(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa
In this image made from a video, people look over a car that was crushed when an overpass buckled in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful, 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s central coast on Saturday, killing dozens of people and spreading panic hundreds of kilometers (miles) away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass.
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