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Powerful Floods in Ecuador Kill Dozens of People

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Ecuador’s authorities said on Saturday that over 30 people had been killed by powerful floods since the beginning of 2017, media reported.

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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – According to the Ecuadorian Secretariat for Risk Management, a total of 32 people have been killed, 40 injured and one is still missing, the Telesur broadcaster reported.

In April, 16 people were killed and some 32,000 houses damaged.

The floods and landslides caused by heavy rains affected 140,000 people in Ecuador. The western provinces of Guayas and Manabi are the worst hit regions in the country.

Neighboring Peru also faced heavy floods, with over 110 people having been killed.

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