At least 24 people perished in a landslide in Ecuador's capital Quito, and 12 others were missing, Mayor Santiago Guarderas said on Tuesday, as rescue teams searched homes and streets covered by mud following the worst deluge in nearly two decades, APA reports quoting Reuters.
The torrential rains on Monday night caused a build-up of water in a gorge near the working class neighborhoods of La Gasca and La Comuna, sending mud and rocks down on residences and affecting electricity provision.
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The death toll following a landslide in Ecuador's capital Quito rose on Tuesday to at least 22 people, with 47 reported injured so far, Mayor Santiago Guarderas said, as firefighter rescue crews continue searching homes and streets covered by mud, APA reports quoting Reuters.
Torrential rains on Monday night caused a build-up of water in a gorge near the working class neighborhoods of La Gasca and La Comuna, sending mud and rocks down on residences and affecting electricity provision.
"As of now, 22 deceased have been taken to the morgue; 47 have been injured, two of them are in critical condition," Guarderas, told reporters.
"There are reports of 20 missing," he added.
The updated figures are higher than those reported late on Monday, when nine people were recorded missing, with 32 injured.
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