Guayaquil water outage enters final phase; Interagua expects completion by noon

A scheduled water outage in Guayaquil, Ecuador, is in its final review and closure phase, with Interagua planning to complete work by 12:00 today. Residents have been storing water since 17:00 the previous day, indicating a prolonged disruption. The outage is part of planned maintenance, not an emergency, but its impact on a major city underscores infrastructure fragility.