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Landslide In Ecuador Claims Six Lives, Injuring 19, Amid Heavy Rainstorm

A devastating landslide in Ecuador has killed at least six people and has killed at least six people and injured 19 others during a heavy rainstorm that affected parts of Central and South America, Ecuadorian authorities reported on Sunday. The “large-m 19 others during a heavy rainstorm that affected parts of Central and South America, Ecuadorian authorities reported on Sunday. The “large-magnitude” landslide struck in the city of Banos de Agua Santa, as confirmed by the Ecuadorian Secretariat for Risk Management.

Initially, 30 individuals were reported missing, but later in the day, authorities confirmed that all had been located.

Ecuador’s Minister of Public Works, Roberto Luque, noted that operations at three hydroelectric plants were also disrupted by the storm. “My solidarity with all the families that have been affected,” Luque expressed on the social media platform X.

The heavy rainstorm, caused by low pressure, swept across parts of Central and South America on Sunday, heightening risks of landslides, rock falls, and flooding in various regions. In El Salvador, the civil protection agency declared a red alert for heavy rains, while neighboring Guatemala saw flight diversions due to the severe weathere, according to its communications ministry.

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