Quito, Ecuador's capital, has been hit by its worst rainfall in 20 years. In a few hours, 75 liters per square meter fell from the sky. 24 people have already been killed by landslides and flooding. Several people are still missing.
Heavy rains ravaged the Ecuadorian capital Quito for 17 hours. According to the mayor, 2 liters of rain per square meter was predicted on Monday, but it became 75 per square meter. "We haven't experienced that since 2003," he said. The enormous mass of water caused floods and landslides. A large water reservoir measuring 4,500 cubic meters in the northwest of the city, in the La Gasca district, had to swallow four times as much water as normal.
ATTENTION, hard images - Homes were covered in mud up to the first floor, people are being dragged along by the mudslide, emergency services are faced with a very difficult task:
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Those who could run escaped, but an entire family was covered in mud
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So far, 24 people have been killed and nearly 50 injured. 12 people are also missing. The emergency services and dozens of soldiers are still looking for victims under the mud and are trying to repair the damage, President Guillermo Lasso reports from a state visit to China.
Ecuador has been hit by heavy rain since October. In 22 of the 24 provinces, 18 have been killed and dozens injured.
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