Power outages hit Guayas, Manabí, Pichincha amid heavy rains in Ecuador

Social media reports of power outages in Ecuador's Guayas, Manabí, and Pichincha provinces, with Guayaquil cases linked to heavy rains. CNEL EP, the state utility, has been called on to respond. The scope and cause are unconfirmed; outages may be weather-related or grid strain, and impact on services is unclear.