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Ecuador: Heavy Rains Flood Loja Streets, Rivers Overflow 2

Heavy rain caused flooding in the streets and rivers to overflow in the southern city of Loja on Monday, March 10. The video shows flooded streets in north of Loja.

Ecuador: Heavy Rains Flood Loja Streets, Rivers Overflow

Heavy rain caused flooding in the streets and rivers to overflow in the southern city of Loja on Monday, March 10. The flooding persisted, with this video showing a still-flooded river and damage to the bank on Tuesday.

Ecuadorian city seeks sister city partnership with Chinese city

STORY: Ecuadorian city seeks sister city partnership with Chinese city DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:04 LOCATION: LOJA, Ecuador CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Loja 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): PATRICIA PICOITA, Mayor of Loja, Ecuador 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): PATRICIA PICOITA, Mayor of Loja, Ecuador STORYLINE: The southern Ecuadorian city of Loja is seeking sister city partnership with Chinese cities to boost cooperation in the fields of culture and education. Noting China's steady social progress, Mayor of Loja Patricia Picoita said that establishing cooperation with Chinese cities will be an important asset for her city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): PATRICIA PICOITA, Mayor of Loja, Ecuador "And, at the same time, (we want) to bring Chinese culture to Loja because I know that China also has a high quantity of art and culture, and we want to share this." Picoita also expressed hope that through the partnership, the residents of Loja may have the opportunity to learn Chinese from native speakers.