Ecuador: Wildfires trigger national emergency

Ecuador‘s government declared a 60-day national emergency due to forest fires, with a severe drought worsening the situation, risk management officials said on Monday.

The state of emergency will allow the freeing of funds to tackle the multi-faceted crisis.

According to state officials, the country currently faces 13 active wildfires, with another nine wildfires having been controlled, according to an update from the government’s communications office.