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Ecuador - Severe weather (ECHO 03 Mar 2026)
Pubdate: 3/2/2026 9:48:27 AM
  • The rainy season, which started on?1?January, has been affecting several parts of Ecuador, triggering 441 landslides, causing about 400 flood events, and resulting in casualties and damage.
  • According to the national authorities, as of?1?March at least three people have died (one each in Chimborazo, Azuay and Cotopaxi provinces) while 14 others were injured and more than 21?000 people were affected across 24 provinces. The hardest-hit province is Guayas, with over 10?000 people affected, followed by Esmeraldas (3?102) and El?Oro (more than 2?300). In total, more than 5?400 houses have been impacted, of which 57 were destroyed.
  • Authorities are monitoring the situation daily and have declared a regional emergency for the provinces of Guayas, Esmeraldas, El?Oro, Los?Ríos, Manabí, Santa?Elena, Loja and Chimborazo.
  • For the next three days, moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecast over most of western, north-western and south-western Ecuador, including all coastal areas.

 


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