Ecuador landslide destroys oil pipeline; flood toll rises to 23
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador's state oil company shut down two major pipelines Thursday after a landslide triggered by flooding destroyed a section of oil duct. Petroecuador said in a statement it immediately shut down its major oil pipeline and a second
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