11 MAR 2021- #Manabi, #ELOro y #Guayas #SantaElena - Heavy rains, flooding and weather related problems around the country. Rocafuerte became the latest canton in Manabí to declare itself in emergency due to the rains.
Paula Briones Cedeño, 58, died Wednesday night after inadvertently touching an electrical power cable that fell due to the downpour that hit Chone and much of Manabí Province.
A man drowned while trying to cross the Coaque River in Pedernales Canton. He was carried away by the current. In Tosagua Canton, heavy rain accompanied by winds caused 20 homes to be affected, such as the loss of roofs of some of them.
The heavy rain that fell between Wednesday afternoon and evening again caused problems in homes and residents of the rural area of Portoviejo.
In Santa Elena Province, residents in Puerto de Chanduy commune were awakened by a loud noise. Heavy rain accompanied by gales that left damage to the roofs of premises and homes located in the Brisas del Mar and Puerto Nuevo neighborhoods.
Jackeline Navarrete, president of the commune, said that "the half tornado" caused damage to most of the houses located on the coastal edge. According to his evaluation, all the businesses located in the community market and 12 homes were damaged.
During this week, flooding has also been reported in the cantons of La Libertad and Salinas. Meanwhile, in Guayas, in many settlements in Durán Canton, the water reaches up to the waist and this has caused the proliferation of mosquitoes.
In Loja Province this morning, the wall and enclosure of the entrance road to the Catamayo airport collapsed. In Morona Santiago, ECU-911 received the alert of the rupture of the dam of the Volcán River at its confluence with the Upano,
before which in the next few minutes the waters are expected to reach the bridge over the Upano River, at the entrance to Macas. Authorities suspended vehicular traffic over the Upano River, in order to prevent any emergency that could arise due to the breakage of the dam." -
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
23SEP26 #Ecuador 🇪🇨 "An analysis published by CNN en Español examines several Latin American presidents who maintain political ties with Donald Trump and who, after winning elections with radical rhetoric, face social, economic, or governance challenges.
Among the cases examined are Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa , along with Javier Milei in Argentina; José Antonio Kast in Chile; Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia; and Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. CNN also analyzes recently inaugurated presidents in Honduras, Peru, and Colombia.
The publication argues that these leaders capitalized on public discontent with traditional governments and parties by proposing economic adjustments, security measures, and confrontation with their adversaries. However, it posits that this electoral strategy faces limitations when it must translate into effective governance.
Ecuador: security under question
In the Ecuadorian case, CNN focuses part of its analysis on the security strategy promoted by Noboa.
The president declared the internal armed conflict in ...
16SEP26💯%Choneros🚀"On Sept. 16, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM)
forces successfully interdicted a floating refueling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific.
Intelligence confirmed the vessel's involvement with the Los Choneros violent narco-terrorist organization.
Individuals removed from the vessel have been transferred to Ecuadorian authorities. After clearing the vessel and disembarking the crew, U.S. forces sank it.
JTF-WHEM continues to conduct precise and professional operations to dismantle the logistical networks fueling narco-trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
"Alongside our Ecuadorian partners, we are relentlessly pursuing narco-terrorists who prey on our citizens,
undermine hemispheric security, and leave death and suffering in their wake. This deliberate, lawful, and precise operation saves lives and makes our citizens—from Ecuador to the United States—safer." -
SOUTHCOM ...
