Ecuador – Floods and Landslides Hit Imbabura and El Oro Provinces

Heavy rain in Ecuador over the last few days has caused flooding in Imbabura Province and floods and landslides in parts of El Oro Province.

According to the country’s risk management agency (Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos – SGR) at least 160 people were affected by flooding in Antonio Ante Canton, Imbabura Province after heavy rain that began around 04 May, 2018.

Initial assessments by SGR suggest that 38 houses have been damaged or destroyed. Streets were left covered in mud and flood debris. Farm land and crops, in particular alfalfa and potatoes, also suffered damaged.

SGR said that many of the houses affected are in high risk areas and were built without adequate urban planning and drainage channels.

In El Oro Province, SGR said that heavy rain had triggered landslides in parts of Atahualpa Canton on 07 May, 2018, damaging homes and roads. No fatalities or injuries were reported.

Landslide in Atahualpa Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador, May 2018. Photo: Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos
Landslide in Atahualpa Canton, El Oro Province, Ecuador, May 2018. Photo: Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos

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Flood Summary

Last updated: May 10, 2018
Event
Ecuador, May 2018
Date
May 4 to May 10, 2018
Type
Flash flood, Landslide
Cause
Extreme rainfall

Locations

A - Antonio Ante Canton, Imbabura Province
B - Atahualpa Canton, El Oro

Magnitude

Rainfall level
70 mm in 24 hours
Machala, El Oro Province - May 8 to May 9, 2018
Ogimet

Damages

Buldings damaged
38 buldings
Antonio Ante Canton, Imbabura Province - May 4 to May 10, 2018
Buldings damaged
20 buldings
Atahualpa Canton, El Oro - May 8 to May 10, 2018
estimated figure