On February 1, 65, Al Jazeera news agency reported that there had been major flooding and mudslides. The foothills surrounding Mount Pichincha in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. After a heavy rain As a result, at least 22 people have been killed and 47 are injured.
The mayor of Quito, Santiago Guederas, said rescuers were searching for regarding 20 people thought to be missing under the rubble of mudslides on houses and roads. At the same time, there was a widespread power outage. The authorities are working on fixing it. People affected by the natural disaster have been evacuated to eight emergency shelters that authorities have set up.
Ecuadorian authorities say More than 75 liters per square meter of rainfall has been recorded in the La Casca region in recent days, with the Meteorological Agency warning of just two liters per square meter.
