Ecuador - Landslide, update ( NOAA-CPC, SGR) (ECHO Daily Flash of 29 March 2023)

Following the deadly landslide that occurred in Alausí Canton (Chimborazo Province, central Ecuador) on 26 March, the number of casualties increased.

The Risk Management Secretariat of Ecuador (SGR) reports, as of 29 March at 2.00 UTC, 12 fatalities, 67 missing, 31 injured and 32 rescued people. In addition, 500 people have been affected as well as more than 160 houses.

National authorities are conducting rescue and emergency activities and are providing help for those affected.

For the next 24 hours, moderate rain is forecast over most parts of the country while heavy precipitation are expected over western Ecuador, including the Andean area.