A cleanup operation was underway Tuesday in Southern Ecuador after heavy rains caused the Malacatos and Zamora rivers to burst their banks. According to the country’s National Secretariat of Risk Management (SNGR), heavy rains om Monday triggered the collapse of a bridge, with the flooding causing damage to multiple buildings.

Cleanup underway after heavy rains causes rivers to burst their banks in southern Ecuador

A cleanup operation was underway Tuesday in Southern Ecuador after heavy rains caused the Malacatos and Zamora rivers to burst their banks. According to the country’s National Secretariat of Risk Management (SNGR), heavy rains om Monday triggered the collapse of a bridge, with the flooding causing damage to multiple buildings.