Ecuador: at least one person dead and several trapped after avalanche in the urban area of ​​Quito

At least one person was reported dead and several were trapped after an avalanche that occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Gascain the center-west of the Ecuadorian capital, Quitoneighborhood that was already affected by a strong flood at the end of January 2021 that left 29 people dead.

He Integrated Security Service ECU-911 reported via social media that, according to preliminary reports from police units deployed to the site, due to the flow of mud and rocks, “one person deceased and people arrested”.

It’s happening again. It was warned and repeated that the streams must be kept clean to avoid another tragedy like last year in La Gasca. But today, these images are frightening again. #Quito #Winter pic.twitter.com/Mhz44F1p3H

-LaHistoria (@lahistoriaec) April 2, 2024

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Sources from relief organizations even warned that another passerby may have died due to the avalanche, although they indicated that it has not yet been possible to confirm because work to remove the material deposited by the current continues.

He Municipality of Quito reported in a statement that given the overflow recorded in the stream The roofcaused by heavy rain, they moved to the Gasca emergency care units, especially medical equipment Fire Departmentas well as assessment of the impact left by the natural phenomenon.

We are one Ecuador, one Force

Quito, @pabelml and the residents of La Gasca count on our support and solidarity. With 125 rescue teams from GOE and GIR we are mobilized in the area evacuating those affected and we continue working.

The Secretariat brigades… pic.twitter.com/UfayElV8Za

-Daniel Noboa Azin (@DanielNoboaOk) April 2, 2024

Furthermore, Quito City Hall indicated that “Unified Command Post in the sector”to coordinate emergency response actions.

He added that several streets surrounding the sector were closed due to the effect of avalanchebut mentioned that the public transport system was not affected.

#URGENT
Injured people reported due to flooding in La Gasca sector north of Quito#SomosWeNewsEc pic.twitter.com/5z7kUmg4PS

– We News (@wenewsec) April 2, 2024

The mayor of Quito, Pavel Muñozin his account on the X network he indicated that the Municipality’s emergency teams were deployed in the La Gasca neighborhood, but clarified that this Tuesday’s natural event is “smaller dimension”Than recorded in January 2022.

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On January 31 of that year, a huge flood buried the tranquility of the La Gasca neighborhood and the neighboring region of The communewith almost thirty deaths.

On that occasion, an unexpected storm caused a massive landslide that ran down a ravine and violently hit several houses and mainly the La Comuna sports field.

This current affected 32 houses, another seven collapsed, as well as the enclosures of other houses, while authorities then reported that they had removed more than 18,000 cubic meters of mud from the affected area.

Source: Elcomercio

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