including the Esmeraldas River, and causing water shortages and health issues. In this scenario, native groups gathered under the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie ...

Following this, crude oil flowed downstream for more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) through the Esmeraldas River and its tributaries towards the mouth at the Pacific Ocean. Witnesses described a ...

The spill, believed caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has turned waters black in a section of the Esmeraldas River, in the province of the same name. The Emergency Operations ...

A powerful 6.8 earthquake shook the northwestern Ecuador province of Esmeraldas on Friday morning and injured at least 20 people, the government has said. The tremor struck at 6:44 am local time ...

The spill, believed caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has turned waters black in a section of the Esmeraldas River, in the province of the same name.

A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast has shaken the northern part of the country, with some initial reports of damage to houses. No injuries have been reported so far. The earthquake ...

The crude has since spread to at least five waterways, including the Esmeraldas River that flows into the Pacific Ocean. State-owned Petroecuador, which manages the damaged pipeline, announced ...

Technical crews from Petroecuador and OCP coordinated response operations at Piquiucho port to safeguard the sensitive Esmeraldas River Estuary Wildlife Refuge. Cleanup operations also continued ...

The spill, believed to have been caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has contaminated a section of the Esmeraldas River in the province of the same name. Residents in the town ...

A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador's Pacific coast shook the northern part of the country Friday, with some initial reports of some damages to houses. The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean ...