Overall Green Flood
in Ecuador

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103761
Death: 3
Displaced: 521
Countries: Ecuador
From - To 24 Jan - 11 Mar

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Flood in Ecuador - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 12 Mar 2026 03:10

[EMSR870] Flood in Ecuador
Ecuador - Severe weather, update (ECHO 13 Mar 2026)Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:48

  • The rainy season continues to affect most of Ecuador, and as of?11?March it had caused 605 flood events and more than?580 landslides, leading to casualties and widespread damage.
  • According to the Ecuadorian Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR), eight people have died, 17 have been injured, and over?40?000 individuals have been affected. Additionally, 80 houses have been destroyed and 12?500 others affected. The hardest-hit provinces are Guayas, El?Oro, Esmeraldas, Los?Ríos and Manabí.
  • On?11?March the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMSR ) was activated to provide an estimation of the flood extent and for damage assessment.
  • For the next?48?hours, moderate to locally heavy rain is expected across most parts of the country.

Ecuador - Severe weather, update (ECHO 13 Mar 2026)Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:55

  • The humanitarian impact continues to rise as the 2026 rainy season intensifies across Ecuador. From?1?January to the present, the country has recorded 629 flood events and 612 landslides. As of 12 March, 28 rivers are already overflowing and another 34 are at risk of overflow. The provinces most severely affected remain Guayas, El?Oro, Esmeraldas, Los?Ríos and Manabí.
  • According to the Ecuadorian Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR), the death toll stands at 11?people (one in Bolivar, one in Los?Ríos, one in Guayas, three in Azuay, one in Bolívar, one in Imbabura, one in Cotopaxi, one in Morona-Santiago and one in Chimborazo). Twenty-four individuals have been injured, and more than?46?000?people have been affected. In addition, over?80?houses have been destroyed and 13?508?other dwellings have suffered damage.
  • On?11?March, the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMSR?870) was activatedto estimate flood extent and to conduct damage assessments; six maps have been published to date.
  • For the next?24?hours, moderate to locally heavy rain is forecast across most parts of the country.

Flood in Ecuador - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 13 Mar 2026 14:48

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Azuay Province, Ecuador, Mid-March 2026Local media reported heavy rain caused landslides in the province of Azuay, Ecuador, in mid-March 2026.Thu 12 Mar 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),