Ecuador El Niño Floods

Heavy, unseasonal rains linked to El Niño have battered Ecuador since August 29, 2026, with October accounting for about 74% of the reports. As of November 3, 2026, the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR) had recorded 1,086 adverse events across all 24 provinces, 159 cantons and 437 parishes, and kept a national red alert in place.

As of November 3, officials reported 11 deaths (Azuay 4, El Oro 3, Guayas 2, Pichincha 1 and Galápagos 1), 4 injuries, and 48,958 people affected, including 9,728 left homeless from 3,842 families. About 11,449 homes were damaged and 38 destroyed. Esmeraldas (20,274 people), Guayas (9,621), El Oro (6,557), Santa Elena (3,948), Los Ríos (3,332) and Galápagos (2,760) were hardest hit. Some media-sourced tallies reported on November 5 were higher, at 12 deaths and more than 56,000 affected, with 30 rivers and streams overflowing.

New flooding followed on November 6–7 in Colonche, Santa Elena, where overflowing rivers forced at least 30 families to evacuate. Authorities have opened shelters and delivered humanitarian assistance, and heavy rain is expected to continue. Check the full list of disasters for other active emergencies, or support relief through the organizations listed on this page.