Natural Hazards Monitoring - 19 November 2024

Wildfires

Ecuador (Update)

On 19 November 2024, the Ecuador Risk Management Secretariat (SNGR per its acronym in Spanish) reported that actions to mitigate wildfires in El Cajas National Park and other areas of Azuay province are being carried out. According to SNGR, between 1 January and 19 November, a total of 5,210 wildfires were recorded across 22 provinces. These incidents affected 1,511 individuals, with 251 directly impacted. Furthermore, 34 homes were affected, of which 18 were destroyed. Additionally, 34 homes were affected, and 18 homes were destroyed. The reports are available from SNGR 1 and SNGR 2