El Niño rains kill 3, affect 28,000 across 120 Ecuadorian cantons

Heavy rains linked to El Niño have caused three deaths and affected over 28,000 people across 120 cantons and 309 parishes in Ecuador, per the national risk management agency. The scale of infrastructure and agricultural damage remains unclear, but the widespread geographic impact suggests significant localized disruption. This event underscores the ongoing regional El Niño pattern and its humanitarian and economic toll.

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