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  • Ecuador Landslide, watch dangerous video

    Ecuador Landslide, watch dangerous video

    Ecuador. At least seven have been killed after heavy rains caused a mudslide in southern Ecuador. In an initial statement on Monday, Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat (SNGR) said at least 16 people were killed and about 500 others were affected by a wave of mud and debris that swept through the small community of Alausi on Sunday night.

    Later in the day, however, the agency revised the number to seven people killed, 23 injured and 46 missing. It did not explain the reason for the revision, but noted that 32 people had been rescued. “We have had to witness a terrible tragedy,” Transport Minister Dario Herrera told the Reuters news agency in Alausi, located in central Ecuador about 317km (197 miles) south of the capital, Quito.

    “The first thing is to attend to and evacuate people from the houses,” Herrera said.

  • Powerful earthquake kills 14 in Ecuador and Peru

    Powerful earthquake kills 14 in Ecuador and Peru

    Ecuador: At least 14 people were killed after a strong earthquake struck Southern Ecuador and Northern Peru on Saturday. The powerful quake has damaged many homes and buildings, said reports. Many people are trepped inside the rubble of collapsed buildings. Rescue operations are ongoing amid the debris and fallen power lines.

    An earthquake measuring 6.7 magnitude in the ritcher scale hit Ecuador’s coastal Guayas region, reported US Geological Survey. Its centre was about 50 miles (80 kilometres) south of Guayaquil, which has a metropolitan area of more than 3 million people.

    The Ecuadorian president, Guillermo Lasso, in a televised address said the earthquake killed 12 people. In a tweet, he also asked people to remain calm.

    As per reports, 11 of the victims in the country died in the coastal state of El Oro and one in the highlands state of Azuay.

    A report from Ecuador’s adverse events monitoring directorate said there is no tsunami alert.

    The earthquake was also felt in Peru, from its northern border with Ecuador to the central Pacific coast.