Hillside collapse causes landslides in Ecuador's capital Quito, killing at least 24 people and destroying several homes
Neighbourhoods of La Gasca and La Comuna below the slopes of the Rucu Pichincha mountain were badly hit in the landslide.
Quito Security Department also said on Tuesday that 32 people were injured and eight houses had collapsed, while others were damaged. The storm was pounding outside when Imelda Pacheco said she felt her house move as if an earthquake had struck. Suddenly water and rocks began to pour in through doors and windows and she fled before the building was destroyed.
"We shouted to the neighbours on the first floor, but the water carried away the mother and daughter," she said, standing before the ruins of her home.
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