QUITO -- Ecuador declared a 60-day national emergency to tackle wildfires, water shortages and drought afflicting the South American country, said Energy Minister Ines Manzano on Monday.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa Friday extended for another 30 days the state of emergency in six provinces and one canton given the “serious internal commotion” due to criminal violence.

Ecuador's government declared a 60-day national emergency due to raging forest fires made worse by a severe drought, risk ...

State of emergency to allow government to send more money, people to help bring blazes under control, minister says.

Ecuador declared a state of emergency Thursday and asked the FBI to help probe the assassination of a popular presidential candidate, whose death has highlighted the once-peaceful nation’s ...

The 60-day state of emergency and a nighttime curfew were also imposed in the provinces of Manabí (where Manta is located) and Los Ríos. Read also: Mayor of Ecuador's third-largest city shot ...

Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador, declared a 60-day state of emergency in Quito and six provinces of the country.The decision was made due to the escalating violence from armed drug gangs. Noboa ...

In Ecuador, a surge of violence from armed drug gangs is escalating. President Daniel Noboa declared a 60-day state of ...

The 60-day state of national emergency comes as the country has struggled to take control over a series of wildfires taking ...

Ecuador declared a national emergency on Monday due to water shortages, drought, and forest fires that destroyed more than 10 ...

Quito: Ecuador on Monday declared a national emergency due to water shortages, drought and forest fires that have razed more ...