Area residents told local media they heard tremors on the mountain before the landslide. Ecuador's Risk Management Secretariat said more than 30 people were rescued after the mountainside collapsed around 10 p.m. Sunday.
Updated: 28 Mar 2023 9:48 am
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A soldier carries a dog found among the rubble of buildings destroyed by a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.
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Homes are destroyed after a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.
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A mask lays on the rubble of a building destroyed after a deadly landslide in Alausi, Ecuador.
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A car is covered by the debris of a collapsed house after a deadly landslide buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.
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Some homes still stand after a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.
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Residents walk on mud and stones after a deadly landslide buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.
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Rescue workers and residents walk amid the debris after a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.
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Residents walk past buildings destroyed by a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.
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Rescue workers inspect a house destroyed by a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.
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Some homes stand after a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador.