The avalanche also hit several public buildings, damaged roads and closed three schools. theSun theSundaily news Ecuador landslides Alausi
A rescuer with a sniffer dog search for victims following a landslide in Alausi, Ecuador on March 27, 2023. AFPPIX: Rescuers searched yesterday for nearly 50 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in southern Ecuador.
Rescuers and civilians were seen yesterday trying to clear debris by hand to get to any survivors between sheets of twisted metal and split tree trunks. President Guillermo Lasso said on Twitter that firefighters from neighboring areas had been rushed to the village to help people affected by the tragedy.The government mobilized the national police, armed forces, the health ministry and the Red Cross to help with the rescue efforts.
Since the start of the year, heavy rains in Ecuador have caused the deaths of 22 people, destroyed 72 homes and damaged more than 6,900, according to the SNGR risk management secretariat.The area affected by Sunday’s disaster had been in a designated yellow alert risk zone since February following other landslides.
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