Sources: El Universal
A truck plunges into a ravine in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador, killing ten people. A 3-year-old girl is the sole survivor of the crash, according to police. 2024-11-3
At least seven people are killed by a landslide in Alausí, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador. 2023-03-27
"Gasteranthus extinctus", an orange wild flower that is a member of the Gesneriaceae family, is rediscovered in Ecuador after being considered extinct for 36 years. The study of the flower's rediscovery is published by the journal "PhytoKeys" and the Field Museum in Chicago. 2022-04-15
The Ecuadoran environmental ministry reports that approximately 2 ha of the Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve have been contaminated following an oil spill attributed to a ruptured pipeline. 2022-01-31
Four mountain climbers are killed by an avalanche on the Chimborazo volcano in the Andes in Ecuador. 2021-10-24
Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno declares a state of emergency amid nationwide protests against a hike in fuel prices. The protests have crippled the country's transport network with all major roads and bridges blocked in the capital Quito. 2019-10-4
Heavy rain pelts earthquake-hit Ecuador causing floods, mostly in the town of Alluriquin in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, killing at least four people and injuring several more. About 300 people have been affected by the floods after a local river burst its banks, engulfing the town with water. 2016-04-27
42 killed, 11 injured in bus crash 55 miles south of Quito, Ecuador.2010-08-30
Mexico states that it has the support of Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, the Federated States of Micronesia, Panama, Senegal, Turkey, and Uruguay in pursuing its case against Arizona's immigration law. 2010-07-21