The two-month long heavy rainfalls and consequent floods in Ecuador have killed 42 people while eight others were missing, said the Civil Defence on Thursday.
Some 12,372 families abandoned their houses due to the floods and 3,168 were lodged in temporary shelters throughout 13 provinces, said the Civil Defence, noting the floods have caused looses of over 82 million US dollars in the agricultural sector.
Ecuadorean Interior Minister Gustavo Larrea said the heavy rainfalls have affected some 3.5 million Ecuadoreans, almost one third of the country's total population.
Some 12,372 families abandoned their houses due to the floods and 3,168 were lodged in temporary shelters throughout 13 provinces, said the Civil Defence, noting the floods have caused looses of over 82 million US dollars in the agricultural sector.
Ecuadorean Interior Minister Gustavo Larrea said the heavy rainfalls have affected some 3.5 million Ecuadoreans, almost one third of the country's total population.
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