30% of Ecuadorian Banana Production is Affected by Sigatoka Negra
The banana production leader of Chirijo, Milagro, Julio Cruz Escudero, says the fruit production of farms has declined by 30% due to the Sigatoka...
Fire in Quito Reaches Urban Zones
The intense forest fire originated in the area of San Luis at Puembo, Quito, reaches its ninth day of injury, this time reaching urban...
Explosion at La Roca Jail
Last Saturday at the maximum-security prison in Guayaquil, known as "La Roca", a device exploded leaving at least six inmates injured.
Penitentiary officials revealed that...
Ecuador Suffers an Outbreak of Wildfires
In the last nine days there have been hundreds of wildfires in Ecuador, especially in the Pichincha, Chimborazo, Azuay and El Oro provinces.
In the...
Fire in Puembo Reaches Tababela
The sweltering forest fire lashing the area of San Luis, at Puembo, east of Quito, reaches its seventh day of devastating damage to the...
Quito in Emergency State
A few hours ago the mayor of Quito, Augusto Barrera, declared a state of emergency in the capital because of wildfires in the hills...
