Landslide kills at least 16 in Ecuador's Andes


  • World
  • Monday, 27 Mar 2023

A view shows the site of a landslide in Alausi, Ecuador March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Toro

ALAUSI, Ecuador (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed when a landslide triggered by heavy rains hit Ecuador's Andean region, the country's risk agency said on Monday.

A large amount of earth swept down on parts of the city of Alausi on Sunday night, affecting some 500 people and 163 houses, the agency said. Sixteen people were injured and seven more are missing.

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