A landslide in Ecuador has killed at least six people and left 19 others injured, amid a heavy rainstorm that battered parts of Central and South America, according to Ecuadorian authorities.
The "large-magnitude" landslide occurred in the centre of the country in the city of Banos de Agua Santa, the Ecuadorean Secretariat for Risk Management said in a report.
Roberto Luque, Ecuador's minister of public works, said that operations at three hydroelectric plants had also been affected by the storm.
"My solidarity with all the families that have been affected," wrote Mr Luque on the social media platform X.
A heavy rainstorm caused by low pressure swept across parts of Central and South America, with various countries warning of the increased risk of landslides, rock falls and flooding.
In El Salvador, the civil protection agency declared a red alert for heavy rains across the small nation, while airlines diverted flights in neighbouring Guatemala, its communications ministry said.
