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Ecuador: Emergency declared in two provinces due to torrential rains
The Ecuadorean Government Friday declared a 45-day regional state of emergency in the Amazonian provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Napo due to severe rainfall, flooding, and landslides. These conditions have significantly impacted residents, homes, basic services, and critical infrastructure, including the road network and the nation's two main oil pipelines, the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline (OCP) and the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE).
On Friday, 4 July, the National Government declared the provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Napo a regional emergency, due to heavy rains in recent days in those jurisdictions.
A total of 2,158 people have been affected since last Monday in Ecuador due to heavy rains, which have left two dead in the Ecuadorian Amazon region. The National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR) said this Saturday that 442 people have been affected by the rains, which have destroyed 21 houses and affected another 777 properties. On Friday, the Government declared in emergency the Amazon provinces of Zamora Chinchipe and Napo, the two most…
This measure, as explained by the government of the neighboring country, seeks to release resources immediately to intervene at critical points
The Government declares a state of regional emergency for 45 days in two Amazonian provinces, activating resources and operations to deal with landslides, overflows and provide services.
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