Ecuador: Rain Causes River to Sweep Away Three, 10 Victims in July

• ElUniverso.com reports that a family of five was swept away by the Tomebamba River in the south of Cuenca in the morning of Tuesday July 12^th.
• Officials say two members of the family were saved, two were found dead, and the mother is missing.
• The family was traveling on a ‘strong’ footbridge over the river, when a violent current swept them into the river, officials report.
• Officials add that river accidents have claimed 10 lives during the month of July.
• Constant rain falling in the areas of Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe are causing rivers to rise and creating more violent currents.
• Officials say rainfall is increasing the flow of the four rivers in the Cuenca area.
• Oswald Ramirez, Cuenca’s fire chief says that people living on the banks of rivers in the Cuenca area should exercise extreme caution.Read Article
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