(Quito) Floods after heavy rains in Quito killed at least 11 people on Monday, we learned from the Ecuadorian Civil Protection services, which did not give new figures for the injured.
Posted at 10:50 p.m.
Updated at 11:03 p.m.
A previous toll reported six dead and fifteen injured.
Torrents of water carrying stones and mud invaded an avenue in the Ecuadorian capital, washing away cars and flooding houses and streets, according to images published by Civil Protection.
Heavy rains that have been battering Ecuador since October have already hit 22 of the country’s 24 provinces, killing at least 18 people and injuring 24, according to the National Risk Management Service.