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Heavy rains affect more than 100,000 people in Ecuador

Published on: February 27, 2024
12:47

Quito, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) The Secretariat of Risk Management (SGR) revealed that the rainy season, known as winter in Ecuador, has affected 101,524 people nationwide until Tuesday.

Ecuador reports floods after more than 10 hours of rains

Published on: February 9, 2024
12:34

Quito, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Several towns in the coastal region of Ecuador remain flooded on Friday, after more than 10 hours of heavy rains.

Rains leave floods and landslides in Ecuador

Published on: February 5, 2024
13:54

Quito, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Heavy rains in Ecuador associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon caused havoc in several provinces of the country, where floods and landslides were reported on Monday.

Cuba monitors probable floods in north western coast

Published on: February 5, 2024
12:53

Havana, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is monitoring the persistence of strong winds in the Gulf of Mexico, as this situation might cause strong swells and moderate flooding on the northwest coast of the country on Monday.

More than 3000 people affected by floods in Ecuador

Published on: January 31, 2024
10:10

Quito, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) At least 3,143 people have been affected by the intense rains of the last hours that have caused floods in the provinces of Ecuador's coastal region.

Nearly two million affected in DRC by floods

Published on: January 19, 2024
10:36

Kinshasa, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Nearly two million people have been affected by the worst floods in 60 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

DRC: Floods kill 300 people, damage 300,000 homes

Published on: January 6, 2024
11:49

Kinshasa, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) At least 300 dead and over 300,000 homes ravaged is today´s balance of deadly floods in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry.

Residents of La Paz apply water purification measures in the face of heavy rains

Published on: January 4, 2024
10:00

La Paz, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Approximately 10,000 water purification pills are being used by residents of the municipality of La Asunta, in La Paz, as preventive measure by the Ministry of Health in response to the floods caused by the continued rains.

Rains cause floods again in northern Uruguay

Published on: December 19, 2023
12:00

Montevideo, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The rains of the last hours caused rivers to overflow in northern Uruguay, where floods that have been occurring for several weeks were repeated.

Displaced by floods return to their homes in Uruguay

Published on: December 10, 2023
08:32

Montevideo, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguay River recovers its level and the return of those displaced by floods, continues in several departments of the country .

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