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Photos: In quake-devastated Ecuador, loss piles up amid the rubble

Holding a child
A man holds a child near a collapsed building in Portoviejo on Sunday.
Carlos Sacoto | AP

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As Ecuador digs out from its strongest earthquake in decades, tales of devastating loss are everywhere amid the rubble. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday night left a trail of ruin along Ecuador's normally placid Pacific Ocean coast, buckling highways, knocking down an air traffic control tower and flattening homes and buildings. At least 350 people died, including two Canadians, and thousands are homeless, the Associated Press reported.

President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would "surely rise, and in a considerable way."

"The Ecuadorean spirit knows how to move forward, and will know how to overcome these very difficult moments," he said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Holding a child
A man holds a child near a collapsed building in Portoviejo on Sunday.
Carlos Sacoto | AP
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Standing among the rubble of fallen homes
Rescue workers are now working to find and aid survivors, while officials are warning the general public of the perils of digging through the rubble, NPR reported. Here, people stand among the rubble of fallen homes in Manta, Ecuador, on Monday.
Juan Cevallos | AFP | Getty Images
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The emotional impact of Sunday's earthquake
A woman cries as she stands near a house destroyed by an earthquake in the Pacific coastal town of Pedernales on Sunday. Coastal tourist destinations were the most devastated, NPR reported Monday.
Dolores Ochoa | AP