Natural Hazards Monitoring - 19 March 2024

Severe weather

Ecuador (Update)

On 18 March 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat published an update on the heavy rains affecting the country. In total, there were 144,031 people affected (9,924 increase since the 11 March report), 1,304 people directly impacted (74 increase), 31,846 homes affected (2,109 increase), and 103 homes destroyed (18 increase). Additionally, 9 shelters were opened (decrease of 2) housing 305 people (decrease of 142). The detailed report is available from: Gestion de Riesgos Ecuador