At the end of March, at least 50 people were killed as a result of a landslide in the city of Alausi in central Ecuador.

According to APA, TeleSUR TV channel reported this with reference to the General Prosecutor's Office of the country.

Another 38 people are reported missing.

Currently, at least 57 houses are under rubble.

The search for the bodies of the dead continues.

On the night of March 27, an avalanche hit residential buildings.

In total, there were more than 500 people in the natural disaster zone.

The Red Cross estimates 163 homes have been destroyed or damaged.