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The Washington Post: Landslide and floods in Ecuador's capital kill 24

Neighbors and rescue groups hel...tographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Neighbors and rescue groups help remove debris from a field where about 40 people were playing sports, 15 are still missing after a mudslide in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. A mudslide that tore down a steep neighborhood in north-central Quito, Ecuador’s capital, left at least 24 dead, 43 injured, 15 missing and the area without electricity and water, the government emergency response office Riesgos Ecuador said. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Neighbors help remove debris af...tographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Neighbors help remove debris after a mudslide in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. A mudslide that tore down a steep neighborhood in north-central Quito, Ecuador’s capital, left at least 24 dead, 43 injured, 15 missing and the area without electricity and water, the government emergency response office Riesgos Ecuador said. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Military personnel assisting in...tographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Military personnel assisting in rescue efforts after a mudslide in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. A mudslide that tore down a steep neighborhood in north-central Quito, Ecuador’s capital, left at least 24 dead, 43 injured, 15 missing and the area without electricity and water, the government emergency response office Riesgos Ecuador said. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Residents of the La Comuna neig...tographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Residents of the La Comuna neighborhood take out some coffins of deceased persons after a mudslide in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. A mudslide that tore down a steep neighborhood in north-central Quito, Ecuador’s capital, left at least 24 dead, 43 injured, 15 missing and the area without electricity and water, the government emergency response office Riesgos Ecuador said. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

The first floor of a house was ...tographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

The first floor of a house was left full of mud and without a door after a mudslide in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. A mudslide that tore down a steep neighborhood in north-central Quito, Ecuador’s capital, left at least 24 dead, 43 injured, 15 missing and the area without electricity and water, the government emergency response office Riesgos Ecuador said. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

A tunnel in the La Comuna neigh...tographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

A tunnel in the La Comuna neighborhood was left disabled and full of debris after a mudslide in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. A mudslide that tore down a steep neighborhood in north-central Quito, Ecuador’s capital, left at least 24 dead, 43 injured, 15 missing and the area without electricity and water, the government emergency response office Riesgos Ecuador said. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Members of rescue teams remain ...tographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Members of rescue teams remain on the job until nightfall, 24 hours after a mudslide in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. A mudslide that tore down a steep neighborhood in north-central Quito, Ecuador’s capital, left at least 24 dead, 43 injured, 15 missing and the area without electricity and water, the government emergency response office Riesgos Ecuador said. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

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The Washington Post: Landslide and floods in Ecuador's capital kill 24

karen toro

Feb 4, 2022

Location: Quito, Ecuador

A mudslide that tore down a steep neighborhood in north-central Quito, Ecuador’s capital, left at least 24 dead, 43 injured, 15 missing and the area without electricity and water, the government emergency response office Riesgos Ecuador said.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/interactive/2022/photos-ecuador-landslide/

Photos: Landslide and floods in Ecuador’s capital kill 24
A landslide and floods triggered by hours of pounding rainfall in Ecuador killed 24 people in the capital, Quito, and injured nearly 50 others, officials said.
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Karen Toro

May 14, 2020

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