Ecuador – Deadly Floods in Morona Santiago
Heavy rain and floods have left at least 2 people dead and 15 homes damaged in Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador. Flooding affected the cantons of Limón Indanza, Tiwintza and Logroño…
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Ecuador – Homes Destroyed by Floods in Quito
A river broke its banks in Quito, capital city of Ecuador, causing damaging floods in the south of the city on 12 April, 2020. Flooding was reported in over 20…
Ecuador – 350 Families Affected as Rivers Overflow in Pastaza
Disaster authorities in Ecuador report that around 350 families have been affected by flooding from overflowing rivers in Pastaza Province. According to Ecuador’s National Risk and Emergency Management Service (SNGRE)…
Ecuador – Rain Triggers Flooding in 3 Provinces
Disaster authorities in Ecuador report that heavy rain over the last few days has triggered flooding in Manabí, El Oro and Morona Santiago Provinces. Around 200 people have been affected…
Peru – Damaging Floods Hit San Martin Region After Record Rainfall
Following the severe weather in Arequipa in the south of the country, flooding has also affected parts of northern Peru over the last few days. Andina news agency reported that…
Ecuador – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Morona-Santiago Province
Heavy rainfall in south east Ecuador has caused flooding and landslides in Morona-Santiago Province. According to Ecuador’s National Risk and Emergency Management Service (SNGRE), the worst affected area is the…
Ecuador – Floods and Landslides in Pastaza Province
Ecuador‘s disaster agency has delivered relief supplies to remote communities in Pastaza Province after ongoing river flooding left areas isolated. On 02 November, 2109, Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos…
Ecuador – Evacuations After Rivers Overflow in Sucumbíos
More flooding has affected parts of Ecuador, this time in the northern province of Sucumbíos. Around 600 people have been affected in the province in total, with 150 evacuated and…
Ecuador – Deadly Floods and Landslides in Tungurahua Province
Ecuador’s emergency management service (Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias – SNGRE), reports that severe flooding and landslides have affected central areas of the country over the last few…
NASA Sees El Niño Conditions Prevail in the Central Pacific Ocean
An El Niño that began to form last fall has matured and is now fully entrenched across the Pacific Ocean. Changes in sea surface temperatures (SSTs) brought about by an…
South America – Thousands Affected by Floods and Landslides in Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia
Heavy rain has triggered flooding and landslides in parts of South America over the last few days. Around 70,000 people are currently affected by floods in several departments of Paraguay.…
Ecuador – Floods in Los Ríos and Pastaza Provinces
Disaster authorities in Ecuador say that around 250 people have been affected by flooding in Los Ríos Province since 19 February. Several rivers have also broken their banks in Pastaza…
Ecuador – Floods Affect Hundreds in Manabí Province
Emergency management authorities in Ecuador say that heavy rain in western parts of the country has caused severe flooding and landslides in Manabí Province from 09 February, 2019. National Risk…
Ecuador – 9 Dead After Landslides in Morona Santiago Province
Heavy rain and landslides in Morona Santiago Province, Ecuador, have left at least 9 people dead and 8 injured. Authorities say 6 homes were destroyed. The landslides struck in Limon…
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…
Pacific Rim Countries to Test Their Tsunami Warning System
Countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean are testing their capacity to handle a major tsunami in an exercise from 15 to 17 February, held to identify possible shortcomings in the…
