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Landslides kill at least 22 in Ecuador capital
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A rain-weakened hillside collapsed in Ecuador's capital, sweeping over homes and a sports field and killing at least 22 people, city officials said Tuesday
The Quito Security Department also said 32 people were injured and eight houses had collapsed, while others were damaged.
Neighbors had joined rescue workers in hunting through the ruins for survivors of the disaster that hit following nearly 24 hours of rainfall.
The storm was pounding outside when Imelda Pacheco said she felt her house move as if an earthquake had struck. Suddenly water and rocks began to pour in through doors and windows and she fled before the building was destroyed.
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