'Hurt'
"Our first priority is to save lives," President Rafael Correa told reporters on Wednesday."We have three dead and that hurts us in the soul," Mr Correa said."Those $25m in emergency funds are sufficient, but if more is needed we have more emergency funds," he added.Government figures suggest more than 50,000 people have been affected by the flooding.A state of emergency was declared in nine provinces on 31 January, but the incessant rains have led it to be extended to cover the country's 24 provinces.
As in the days of Noah....