A man walks through a muddy street after heavy rains flooded a neighbourhood, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

William Cabeza, 45, poses for a photograph in his flooded home after heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

William Cabeza, 45, walks through his flooded home after heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

Jimmy Simisterra, 50, puts household items on a pallet to keep them off the flooded floor after heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

A boy sits on a plastic tricycle after heavy rains flooded a neighbourhood, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

Patricio Perea, 9, sits on a floating refrigerator after his family home was flooded and destroyed due to heavy rains, in the neighbourhood, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

People clean a house after it was flooded due to heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

A dog rests on a muddy road after the neighbourhood was flooded due to heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

People try to salvage things after their homes and neighbourhood were flooded due to heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

William Cabeza, 45, poses for a photograph standing in a flooded street while cleaning his home after heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

William Cabeza, 45, poses for a photograph while cleaning his flooded home after heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

A woman holds a bottle with liquor and a scorpion she salvaged from her flooded home after heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

A woman stands at the doorway of her home while looking onto a flooded street after heavy rains, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

A man stores household items on the roof of his home after heavy rains flooded the neighbourhood, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos