The Balao River, in the province of Guayas, overflowed due to heavy rains.
The National Service for Risk and Emergency Management of Ecuador (SNGRE), indicated that, at the moment, four affected families have been transferred to a temporary shelter in the San Carlos compound. In addition, they indicated that a house was affected, and personnel from the Fire Department collaborates to evacuate the affected families.
The residents near the Balao River indicated that, due to the heavy rain, the streets became a torrential stream, since the early hours of this Friday. And even in the most affected areas, the water reached the height of the windows in their dwellings.
Currently, machinery from the municipality is carrying out cleaning work in the affected area. While the Transit Commission is on site to control the flow of vehicles. Until the publication of this note, the authorities did not report any fatalities.
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