he military also brought in more K9 units to aid the search for survivors -- and bodies.
Videos showed rescuers pulling a young girl underneath the rubble of the Hotel Miami in the province of Manabi, finally pulling her out and taking her away on a stretcher.
Getting supplies and rescue crews to emergency areas has been a challenge.
"The lack of water and communication remains a big problem," Peñaherrera, of the emergency management office told CNN en Español. "Many highways are in bad shape, especially in the mountainous area because it has been raining recently due to (the) El Niño weather phenomenon."
The governments of Colombia, Chile, Spain and Mexico are sending help for rescue efforts, the vice president said. Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States was "ready to assist in any way we can.