Over 50 people are dead, more than 100 injured and around 27,000 people are affected by flooding, landslides and building collapses as Ecuador faces an intense and destructive rainy season
Rescue workers carry away the body of a victim after flash flooding triggered by rain filled up nearby streams that burst their containment mechanisms, collapsing a hillside and bringing waves of mud over homes in La Gasca area of Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
In addition, more than 27,000 people were affected by flooding, landslides and building collapses over the past six months, said the National Risk Management Service. It said exceptionally strong and prolonged downpours had damaged or destroyed more than 13,000 acres of farmland, as well as 6,240 homes, schools or health clinics.
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