Severe rains swamp Ecuador's biggest city as El Niño intensifies
Heavy rainfall has flooded large parts of Ecuador's largest coastal city, marking the latest disaster linked to a strengthening El Niño.
Intense downpours across the coast have left extensive areas of Ecuador's biggest city underwater. The flooding follows a series of storms that have hit the nation amid an increasingly powerful El Niño pattern. Authorities are responding to widespread water damage and displacement of residents. The event underscores growing climate-related risks for the region.
Why it matters
The flooding shows how intensifying El Niño can trigger serious urban disasters in vulnerable coastal regions.
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