In pictures: Ecuador earthquake

People look through rubble after a quake in EcuadorAFP

The extent of the damage from Saturday's earthquake is becoming clear as day breaks

A fallen building after a powerful earthquake hit EcuadorAFP

Whole buildings collapsed in the quake

People clear rubble after an earthquake in EcuadorAFP

People are sifting through debris with their bare hands

A car destroyed by rubble in Ecuador's earthquakeAFP

It is Ecuador's largest earthquake in decades

A building damaged in Ecuador's earthquakeAFP

Major cities were hit

Rescue workers examine a destroyed car after the collapse of a bridge in Guayaquil, EcuadorAFP

The epicentre of the quake was in the north, but there was extensive damage as far away as Guayaquil, about 300km (190 miles) away

Residents walk on a street amid destroyed buildings following an earthquake, Guayaquil, EcuadorAFP

The president has issued an emergency decree

A collapsed hotel in the city of Manta, 16 AprilReuters

A collapsed hotel in the city of Manta

Quake damage in Manta, 17 AprilAFP

There were frantic efforts to pull out survivors in Manta

Quake damage in Pedernales, 17 AprilAP

Many residents of Pedernales chose to stay outside

Damage in MantaReuters

More than 200 people have been killed across the country