At least 16 people were killed in a landslide in central Ecuador

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Homes are destroyed after a deadly landslide that buried dozens of homes in Alausi, Ecuador, pictured on Monday.

The landslide in Alausí, about 137 miles south of the capital, Quito, affected an estimated 500 people and 163 homes. Rescuers frantically searched for survivors.

(Image credit: Dolores Ochoa/AP)

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