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Ecuador issues orange alert for 143 cantons due to El Niño-related flood and landslide risks

Ecuador's National Risk Management Secretariat (SNGR) has elevated the alert level to orange for populations below 1,500 meters following the activation of the El Niño phenomenon. The measure anticipates significant risks of flooding and landslides, signaling a shift toward proactive disaster mitigation in vulnerable cantons.

El Universoabout 20 hours agoECCredibility 31%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score10.0

Confidence0.9

Significance0.5

Source credibility0.3

Intelligence Tags

#el nino #ecuador #disaster management #climate risk #flooding

Locations

Ecuador

Source

Part of 2 situations

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