More than 30 people were rescued after an avalanche in Ecuador

More than 30 people were being rescued by this Tuesday afternoon after the avalanche that devastated part of the city last Sunday Alausiin the middle Andes in Ecuadorwhere they are currently counted eight dead.

He specified that Secretariat for Risk Management (SGR) in the latest report on the tragedy in which he pointed out that they 32 people rescued since the beginning of the search and removal of the ruins.

Landslide on Cerro Casual, in the upper part of Alausí, left 30 injured people, 500 affected and 97 victims, according to SGR statistics.

Also, reported 163 affected houses, a stadium, a coliseum, an educational center and 2.32 kilometers of roads with serious damage.

The authorities adapted four temporary shelters in safe places in Alausí, but only accommodated 3 in total 24 families.

Other families, despite not being affected by the tragedy, decided to evacuate their homes at the risk of another similar event.

Fire brigades from eight different cities participate in rescue operations, as well as teams of rescue specialists, who are joined by employees of other state institutions and local residents who try to help with handy tools.

The possibility of a large landslide had already been noticed and reported to the authorities last December by the residents of Alausí, when several cracks were discovered on the hill that over the course of weeks exceeded one meter in width.

The National Secretariat for Risks He claims that on March 11, he sent a technical report to the governor (government envoy) of Chimborazo province and the mayor of Alausí recommending and requesting the evacuation of the population, among other measures.

Meanwhile, the rescue work is still going on, and the debris has already started to be removed with the help of machines.