Ecuador records drop in violent deaths after declaration of state of emergency

Ecuador’s Interior Minister, Juan Zapata, stated on August 23 that violent deaths have noticeably decreased in certain provinces where a state of emergency has been declared. This special status was instated in coastal provinces, namely Los Ríos (south), Esmeraldas (north), Manabí (west), and in Durán, a region in the Guayas province (southwest). The Interior Ministry […]

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