At Least 16 Dead In Ecuador Landslide

At least 16 people have died in a landslide in the south of Ecuador caused by months of heavy rainfall, the government said on Monday.

The mudslide happened late on Sunday night, burying dozens of homes, injuring 16 people and affecting around 500, the Risk Management Secretariat (SNGR) said in a statement.

It comes just over a week after 15 people, including a Peruvian, were killed when a strong quake struck in the southwestern border region with Peru.

Since January, heavy rains have been responsible for the deaths of 22 people.