A huge landslide triggered by the heaviest rainfall in Ecuador for almost 20 years has killed at least 22 people in the capital Quito, officials say.
Mud and rocks were carried down the slopes of the nearby Pichincha volcano. A recreation ground and eight houses were engulfed, and cars swept away.
At least 47 people were injured, and 20 are missing after Monday's landslide.
Weather experts said the amount of rain that hit the mountain was almost 40 times more than had been forecast.
"I saw how the current took a man and a child. It was horrible," local resident Belén Bermeo told Ecuador's El Universo newspaper.
Rescue crews are searching homes and streets covered by mud, as officials say 16 people are still missing.
The emergency services published a dramatic video showing the devastation caused by the flooding.
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The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at least 24 people in Quito, inundating homes, swamping cars and sweeping away athletes and spectators on a sports field, officials said Tuesday.
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