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This handout picture released by Cuenca Fire Department shows firefighters during rescue operations following a landslide in Alausi, Ecuador on March 27, 2023. - At least 16 people have died in a landslide in the south of Ecuador caused by months of heavy rainfall, the government said. The mudslide happened late on Sunday night, burying dozens of homes, injuring 16 people and affecting around 500, the Risk Management Secretariat (SNGR) said in a statement. (Photo by Handout / CUENCA FIRE DEPARTMENT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / CUENCA FIRE DEPARTMENT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS