TOPSHOT - Aerial view of houses affected by flooding in Duran, Ecuador, on March 11, 2025. The winter rainy season in Ecuador since January has so far left a total of 16 dead, almost a hundred injured, and some 80,000 people affected, the Risk Management Secretariat said on March 5. The torrential rains, which have resulted in landslides, overflowing rivers, and flooding of villages, have also left some 20,400 homes affected, some 1,100 hectares of crops lost, and some 45,300 farm animals dead, according to the ministry's report. (Photo by Marcos PIN / AFP)