The death toll from floods in Ecuador's capital rises to 28

The death toll from floods in Ecuador's capital rises to 28 The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades claimed 28 lives in the capital Quito this week and left 52 people injured Guarderas said January 31's rains overwhelmed a hillside water catchment structure that had a capacity of 4 the city's mayor said Sunday. The floods inundated homes 500 cubic meters but was inundated with more than four times that volume. Guarderas said January 31's downpour brought down 75 liters per square meter following 3.5 liters on Saturday. This is "a record figure " Quito Mayor Santiago Guarderas told a press conference. Earlier in the week a city of some 2.7 million people. AFP