Photos: Ecuador earthquake on April 16, 2016
Relatives cry over the coffin of Kexly Valentino who died with her mother Gabriela and her brother Alex in the earthquake, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
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The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on April 16, 2016.
A dog rescue unit searches for survivors in the rubble of an earthquake collapsed building in Pedernales, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
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A relative kisses a photo of Kexly Valentino affixed to her coffin, in Montecristi, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
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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.
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Soldiers stands guard heavy machinery removes the rubble of a collapsed building in the business district of Manta, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
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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.
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Residents look at a rift in the highway created by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Chacras, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
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A mother cries over the death of one of her daugthers after her body was found in Pedernales, Ecuador, on April 18, 2016.
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A rescuer searches for victims in Jama, in the Ecuadorean coastal province of Manabi, on April 18, 2016.
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A truck moves the belongings of a family from Pedernales, over the earthquake destroyed road to Jama, in Ecuador, on April 18, 2016. A Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuador’s Pacific Ocean coast. Hundreds have died, thousands are homeless and without electricity.
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William Rivas takes some usable belongings from his earthquake damaged house in Manta, Ecuador, on 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.
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Rescuers help the relative, second right, of an earthquake victim as they walk amidst the rubble in Manta on April 18, 2016. Rescuers and desperate families clawed through rubble on April 18, pulling out survivors two days after an earthquake that killed at least 413 people and devastated a tourist region of Ecuador.
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Rescuers work to search for earthquake victims amidst the rubble in Manta on April 18, 2016. Rescuers and desperate families clawed through rubble on April 18, pulling out survivors two days after an earthquake that killed at least 413 people and devastated a tourist region of Ecuador.
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Rescuers recover the body of a dead child from the rubble in Pedernales, one of Ecuador’s worst-hit towns, on April 18, 2016 two days after a 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country.
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A little girl sleeps in the town of Jama, in the Ecuadorean coastal province of Manabi, on April 18, 2016.
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Vehicles travel a road on April 18, 2016, that was damaged during a strong earthquake, in Punto Palmar, Ecuador.
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Rescue workers carry body bags in a basket stretcher, as they look for survivors after an earthquake, in Manta, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016.
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Rescue workers look for survivors after an earthquake, in Manta, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016.
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An air force soldier stands guard in front of buildings collapsed by an earthquake in Manta, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016.
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A mannequin lies amid the rubble caused by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in La Chorrera, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016.
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Relatives mourn the loss of their family members, victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, during a funeral service in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016.
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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.
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The sun sets April 17, 2016, in one of Ecuador’s worst-hit towns, Pedernales, a day after a 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country.
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The aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in one of Ecuador’s worst-hit towns, Pedernales, on April 17, 2016.
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A bulldozer moves rubble after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016.
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A woman carries a table through the street after an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016.
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Rescue workers search the rubble after a 7.8-magnitude quake in Gauyaquil, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016.
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An overpass destroyed April 17, 2016, in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, which was hit the day before by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
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Rescue workers search the rubble after a 7.8-magnitude quake in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016.
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People carry the coffin of a relative in Manta, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016, a day after a powerful 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country.
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Residents and rescue workers stand amid the rubble April 17, 2016, in one of Ecuador’s worst-hit towns, Pedernales, a day after a 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country.
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An elderly woman inside her partially destroyed home on April 17, 2016, in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, which was hit the day before by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
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People rest in front of a destroyed house in Manta, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016, a day after a powerful 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country.
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An aeril view taken by a drone after a 7.8-magnitude quake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016.
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Ecuadorean Veronica Paladines removes rubble in search for her husband in Tarqui neigborhood in Manta, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016, a day after a powerful quake hit the country.
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Pedernales, Ecuador, is in ruins on April 17, 2016, a day after a 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country.
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Soldiers stand amid power lines in the street in Manta, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016, a day after a powerful quake hit the country.
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A man evacuates his belongings in Manta, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016, a day after a powerful 7.8-magnitude quake hit the country.
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People walk past a car crushed by rubble after a 7.8-magnitude quake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016.
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Police officers stand next to a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Saturday, April 16, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along the country’s coast.
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epa05263406 Residents wait in the streets next to a collapsed building after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuadoran northern coastal region, in the town of Pedernales, Ecuador, early 17 April 2016. At least 77 people were killed and hundreds injured in an earthquake affecting the Ecuadoran northern coastal region. EPA/JOSE JACOME ** Usable by LA, CT and MoD ONLY ** (JOSE JACOME / EPA)
epa05263440 Residents prepare food in a street in fear of more tremors after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuadoran northern coastal region, in the town of Pedernales, Ecuador, early 17 April 2016. At least 77 people were killed and hundreds injured in an earthquake affecting the Ecuadoran northern coastal region. EPA/JOSE JACOME ** Usable by LA, CT and MoD ONLY ** (JOSE JACOME / EPA)
People look at a collapsed home after an earthquake in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016.
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A building is reduced to rubble after an earthquake in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016.
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A dog walks by the ruins of a home after an earthquake in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016.
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People rest in a park after an earthquake in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 17, 2016.
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Rescue workers stand near a destroyed car after the collapse of an overpass during an earthquake, April 16, 2016, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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Residents survey destroyed houses after an earthquake April 16, 2016 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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