http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={CD037CE8-99AE-46D9-BA45-F9DEEC66696F})&language=ENQuito, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's heaviest rains in 25 years have plunged the country into crisis as floods uprooted three and a half million people from 13 provinces, leaving 42 people dead, eight disappeared and 17 wounded. Last government reports revealed that 79,000 hectares of sown....2008-03-20T21:47+0100plenglishenplenglish-204673d9d0f781dff53c1766b8a4810eFloodinghttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/12/content_7775281.htmQUITO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 28 people were killed and another 20 missing in flood and mudslide caused by a heavy storm that hit many parts of Ecuador, officials said on Tuesday. The west coast of Ecuador was the hardest hit by the heaviest storm in a decade, which swept through 13 of the nation's 24 provinces.2008-03-12T10:23+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a3efa244c5384b7f55404c509132bc34HumanitarianAidNaturalDisastersPoliticalUnrest