Heavy rains across Ecuador have left eight people dead and more than 43,000 affected, with widespread flooding, landslides and infrastructure damage reported.
More than 43,000 people affected as floods and landslides damage homes and infrastructure nationwide.
Authorities confirmed three additional deaths between Monday and Tuesday. The most recent victim was a 62-year-old person in the Andean province of Bolívar whose body was found after being buried by a landslide.
On Monday night, two other fatalities were reported. One person died in Imbabura after being swept away by a creek whose water level rose suddenly, while another died in Azuay after a landslide collapsed a home.
Text Reads: Before the rainy season, several families were affected in different sectors of the canton. The National Government, led by President Daniel Noboa, is close to the people in Guayas. Through the National Secretariat for Management of Riesgos, humanitarian assistance was delivered to families affected by the rainy season.
According to the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR), rainfall-related events have impacted tens of thousands of residents across the country.
“In total, the reported events have impacted 47,050 people. In January (2026) 1,773 people were impacted, in February 28,853 people were impacted and so far in March 16,424 people have been impacted,” the agency reported.
Authorities said that, so far, 43,534 people have been affected by the rains, including 3,516 considered displaced. The weather events have destroyed 79 homes and 17 bridges across the country.
The coastal province of Guayas remains the most affected, with 18,879 people impacted. It is followed by El Oro with 5,821 people affected, Esmeraldas with 5,244, Manabí with 3,803, Los Ríos with 3,790 and Santa Elena with 3,443.
Text Reads: 📍 #Bolívar / San Miguel / Balsapamba / sector Las Peñas – via San Miguel – Balsapamba
Event: Slide
The rains recorded during the dawn caused a landslide in the Las Peñas sector, Balsapamba parish, San Miguel canton. The mass movement destroyed a mixed construction house and affected approximately 40 linear meters of the main road, which remains closed to vehicular traffic.
Between January 1 and March 4, the SNGR recorded 1,541 adverse events related to rainfall across Ecuador. These incidents have affected 189 municipalities and 571 parishes.
Floods, landslides and mudflows have been the most common events during the current rainy period. Authorities also reported that 25 rivers have overflowed, while another 30 show rising water levels.
The SNGR said it continues “monitoring and coordinating the response to 68 adverse events recorded due to heavy rains in several provinces of the country,” according to a statement published on the social media platform X.
The agency also reported that “3,000 humanitarian assistance items have been delivered and temporary shelters are being activated to support affected families.”
Authorities maintain three levels of alert nationwide. Red alerts remain in place in Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, Pichincha, Carchi, Guayas and Loja. Orange alerts are active in Azuay, Bolívar, Cañar, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Imbabura, Manabí, Morona Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Sucumbíos and Zamora Chinchipe, while yellow alerts remain in effect in Pastaza and Tungurahua.
Authorities continue monitoring rainfall patterns and river levels as the rainy season persists across several regions.
Author: MK
Source: Agencies
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