Death toll from Ecuador landslide rises to 22, dozens injured
Quito, EcuadorReuters The death toll following a landslide in Ecuador’s capital Quito rose on Tuesday to at least 22 people, with 47 reported injured so far, Mayor Santiago Guarderas said, as firefighter rescue crews continue searching homes and streets covered by mud. Torrential rains on Monday night caused a build-up of water in a gorge […]
Ecuador’s Moreno agrees to replace fuel subsidy cuts with new law
Quito, EcuadorReuters Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he struck a deal late on Sunday with Indigenous leaders who have mobilised thousands of protesters against a decree that slashed fuel subsidies, agreeing to replace it with one that does more to help the most needy. In exchange, the Indigenous leaders agreed to immediately call off protests […]