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Cuenca's Municipality confirmed its official X (Twitter) account was hacked Saturday afternoon. Until the city regains control, ignore everything posted by @MunicipioCuenca and verify official news through cuenca.gob.ec or other verified channels.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Ecuador's Santa Elena/Guayas coast before 7:30 AM today. It was felt across six provinces but caused no damage and triggered no tsunami alert. Cuenca did not feel it. Here's what happened.

El Mercurio just published a map of Cuenca's flood-risk zones, and the numbers are sobering: 2,500 hectares are classified as vulnerable to winter weather disasters. The Yanuncay already overflowed once this month. Here's which neighborhoods are at risk and what you should do.

A broken water main at the intersection of Latinoamérica and Av. Remigio Crespo knocked out service in several Cuenca neighborhoods on Saturday, March 21. ETAPA crews were on-site for repairs — here's what happened and what to know for next time.

Heavy rains slammed the Cuenca-Machala highway at km 58, triggering landslides that blocked the road for three consecutive days by March 13. Canada issued a travel advisory, coastal seafood and produce deliveries to Cuenca markets were disrupted, and rainy season is far from over.

Over 21,000 people have been affected by flooding across 24 provinces since the rainy season kicked off January 1. But there's an upside expats will appreciate: the reservoirs feeding Ecuador's hydroelectric plants are filling fast, making a repeat of 2024's devastating blackouts increasingly unlikely.

Heavy rains triggered a landslide near Nabón that's damaged road infrastructure on the route south of Cuenca. If you drive to Loja, Vilcabamba, or anywhere in the southern sierra, here's what you need to know.

Azuay province including Cuenca is under orange alert for heavy rains. 336 weather events already this year, 2 deaths, and multiple road closures. Here's what expats need to know.