At least 27 people have died in Ecuador and 67 others are still missing after landslide which occurred in the Andes and more specifically in a district of the city of Alausipou. This is according to the latest casualty count released on Saturday by the authorities.
A giant chunk of the mountain broke off overnight last Sunday into Monday and flattened a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of 45,000 in Ciborasso province, about 300 kilometers south of the capital Quito.
His prosecution Equatorial reported via Twitter that 27 deaths have now been confirmed after the landslide in Alawsi.
According to the latest figures from the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR), there are also 38 injured, 67 people still missing and a total of around 850 affected. 57 houses were completely destroyed.
Search and rescue teams continued, “for the sixth consecutive day, the search for the missing”SNGR underlined.
The area where Alausi is located had been on “yellow alert” since February due to rainfall.
Due to the deadly earthquake that struck the country in March and the rains, floods and landslides since the beginning of the year, the government has declared a state of emergency in 14 of Ecuador’s 24 provinces so that resources can be freed up to provide relief to the affected.
The wave of bad weather since January destroyed or damaged roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
Even before last Sunday’s landslide, since the beginning of the year similar events had claimed the lives of 22 people and left another 346 homeless. Over 6,900 houses were damaged, 72 were completely destroyed.
Source: News Beast
With 6 years of experience, I bring to the table captivating and informative writing in the world news category. My expertise covers a range of industries, including tourism, technology, forex and stocks. From brief social media posts to in-depth articles, I am dedicated to creating compelling content for various platforms.
