Death toll climbs to 26 from flooding in Ecuador’s capital

The flooding was caused by an overflow of water in the Belisario Quevedo parish in northwest Quito, after a day of heavy rains, which resulted in mud, rocks and debris rushing down toward the neighborhoods of La Gasca and La Comuna.

Meanwhile, Ecuador’s Vice President Alfredo Borrero, who is heading the relief efforts, said 3,732 people from various institutions were dispatched to “ground zero” to coordinate the cleanup and distribute humanitarian aid.