Saturday night in El Chontal, incredibly strong rains produced landslides that crushed and flooded a lot of homes, cut off the roads in and out of the village, and cutoff electricity and water (and there´s no cellphone signal). It was a harrowing experience for the whole village as the mountains on both sides literally shook like thunder with landslides in the pitch darkness and torrential rain. Thanks be to God no one was hurt and I´m fine, but the whole village is still in danger of more heavy landslides if it rains hard again, and everyone is anxious about what will happen long-term too. We were mostly trapped for a day and a half until the military and red cross arrived yesterday and started an evacuation plan. I left yesterday and am safe in Puerto Quito now. I´ll share more soon, but wanted to get the general note out after being incomunicado, and ask for prayers for everyone involved ... http://www.elcomercio.com/pais/lluvias-cifras-superaron-mayo-invierno-ecuador-alexa_0_1137486332.html
Landslides in Chontal