7.8 earthquake kills hundreds in Ecuador

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, left, and his Ecuador's President Rafael Correa greet Colombian firefighters upon his arrival at the Eloy Alfaro air base in Manta, Ecuador.

Local residents participate in a mass officiated in a public square after their church was destroyed in the quake, in Pedernales, Ecuador.

Ecuadorians recover belongings from their homes in Pedernales, Ecuador.

Honduran rescuers pray during a stop on their search for quake victims in Manta, Ecuador on April 20, 2016. The death toll from Ecuador's earthquake was set to rise sharply after authorities warned that 1,700 people were still missing. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador Wednesday only four days after a more powerful quake killed more than 525 people, with hundreds still missing.

A man stands on an earthquake-damaged building in Pedernales, Ecuador, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Ecuadoreans began burying loved ones felled by the country's deadliest earthquake in decades, while hopes faded that more survivors will be found.

A woman awakens in the bed of a pickup truck parked outside their earthquake-damaged home in Manta, Ecuador after Wednesday's aftershock.

Residents wait in lines to receive food and water from the government, in Manta, Ecuador.

Members of a family wait for aid food in Manta, Ecuador. Three days after the powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador's Pacific coast in a zone popular with tourists.

Chicken vendor German Fuentes pauses to look at earthquake damage in the business district as he works selling his birds in Manta, Ecuador.

A man delivers aid to people affected by the earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador.

Four families wake up after sleeping outside their homes that collapsed during the earthquake in Manta, Ecuador.

People walk by collapsed buildings in Portoviejo, Ecuador.

Earthquake survivor Pablo Rafael Cordova Canizares smiles as his wife strokes his forehead, at the Verdi Cevallos Balda hospital in Portoviejo, Ecuador. Cordova's wife had given up on ever seeing him again after the five-story Gato de Portoviejo hotel collapsed on him Saturday, pancaked by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake like the rest of downtown.

Ecuadorian and Colombian firefighters look for survivors in the rubble in Pedernales, Ecuador.

Police officers pile empty coffins in one of Ecuador's worst-hit towns, Pedernales, two days after a magnitude-7.8 quake hit the country on April 18, 2016.

A woman cries in one of Ecuador's worst-hit towns, Pedernales, on April 18, 2016, two days after a magnitude-7.8 quake hit the country.

Inhabitants of La Chorrera sleep in their boats after their houses were affected by the earthquake on April 18, 2016. A magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit the northwest region of Ecuador on April 16 leaving 350 people dead and more than 2,000 injured, according to officials.

A woman cries as she stands next to house destroyed by the earthquake in the Pacific coastal town of Pedernales, Ecuador. 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 at least 77 people were killed, over 570 injured and the damage stretched for hundreds of miles to the capital and other major cities.

Rescue workers search the rubble after a magnitude-7.8 quake in Gauyaquil, Ecuador.

Boys cry as they find out that their sister has been killed in an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador.

A police officer stands on debris, next to buildings destroyed by an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador.

A man moves his sofa among the debris of a collapsed building in Pedernales, Ecuador.

Residents cry after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Ecuadorian northern coastal region, in the town of Pedernales, Ecuador.

People walk among the debris of a collapsed building in Pedernales, Ecuador.

Volunteers carry a body they pulled from the rubble, in Pedernales, Ecuador.

A woman carries a table through the street after an earthquake in Pedernales, Ecuador.

Rescuers in Pedernales, Ecuador, dig out victims trapped under the rubble of homes and hotels.

Local residents and rescue workers in the city of Manta, Ecuador search through the rubble for survivors.

Local residents and rescue workers in the city of Manta, Ecuador, search through the rubble for survivors.

Rescue workers work to pull out survivors trapped in a collapsed building after a huge earthquake struck, in the city of Manta early on April 17, 2016.

Rescue workers work to pull out survivors trapped in a collapsed building after a huge earthquake struck, in the city of Manta early on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people were killed when a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador, destroying buildings and sending terrified residents dashing from their homes, authorities said late on April 16.

Rescue workers work to pull out survivors trapped in a collapsed building after a huge earthquake struck, in the city of Manta early on April 17, 2016. At least 41 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, destroying buildings and sending terrified residents dashing from their homes, authorities said late on April 16.

Members of Ecuadoran emergency services check a car after a bridge collapsed due to a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 16, 2016.

Police officers stand next to a collapsed overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Saturday April 16, 2016. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along the country's coast, killing at least 41 people and causing damage hundreds of miles away from the epicenter in the capital and other major cities.

Residents walk on a street amid destroyed buildings following an earthquake, April 16, 2016, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Dozens of people were killed by a strong magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck northwestern Ecuador, the country's vice president, Jorge Glas said. A state of emergency had been declared nationwide.

People take pictures of a collapsed bridge in Guayaquil, Ecuador, after a powerful earthquake hit the country on April 16, 2016.

Residents survey destroyed housing following an earthquake, April 16, 2016 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Patients and relatives wait outside the Colombia Clinic in Cali, Colombia, on April 16, 2016 after being preventively evacuated following a powerful earthquake that hit Ecuador mostly, and caused damage to some structures of the facility and a water leak. Dozens were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, knocking down buildings in the country's largest city Guayaquil and cutting power in the capital Quito. The quake also rattled northern Peru and parts of Colombia.

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 dozens and spreading panic hundreds of miles away as it collapsed homes and buckled a major overpass.

A resident observes the damages after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, late April 16, 2016.

TOPSHOT - This picture shows a collapsed home after an earthquake in the city of Guayaquil on April 17, 2016. At least 77 people were killed when a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador, destroying buildings and a bridge and sending terrified residents dashing from their homes, authorities in the Latin American country said on April 17.

People stand amongst the rubble of fallen homes in Manta on April 17, 2016, after a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador on April 16. At least 77 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, destroying buildings and a bridge and sending terrified residents scrambling from their homes, authorities in the Latin American country said on April 17.