Landslide in Ecuador kills seven, many missing
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Officials put the death toll at 16, but President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the death toll at seven. He visited the site of the accident on Monday night in Elousi, some 137 miles south of the capital Quito.
Alousie. At least seven people have been killed and many homes destroyed in a massive landslide in central Ecuador. Officials had earlier put the death toll at 16, but President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the death toll at seven. He visited the site of the accident on Monday night in Elousi, some 137 miles south of the capital Quito. Officials have given information about 62 people missing.
Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat said more than 30 people were rescued after the landslide hit the side of the mountain at around 10 p.m. Sunday. He told that 23 people were injured. The secretariat informed that about 500 people and 163 houses have been affected due to this disaster.
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