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Heads up if you're in San Joaquín or Narancay: ETAPA is cutting water service this Thursday afternoon. No specific hours given (classic ETAPA), so fill your tanks now. Here's the full list of affected neighborhoods and what to do.

The Yanuncay River overflowed and damaged homes in Soldados, Barabón, and San Joaquín. The Municipality is collecting food, clothing, mattresses, blankets, water, and medicine at the La Gloria Sports Complex. Here's what they need and where to go.

It's bad out there. Both the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje and Cuenca-Molleturo highways are closed from landslides. The Tomebamba and Tarqui rivers are on pre-alert. A woman in Camilo Ponce Enríquez died in a landslide Tuesday night. Here's the full road map of what's open, what's closed, and how to stay safe.

Ecuador's weather agency is warning of variable-intensity rainfall across Azuay province through March 13. March is already Cuenca's rainiest month, and this week is shaping up to be especially wet. Here's what to know and how to stay dry.

Ecuador's Health Ministry just extended the national flu vaccination campaign by 60 days. Free flu shots are available at all 1,900 public health centers, public hospitals, and IESS facilities — no appointment needed. Respiratory viruses are circulating above normal levels. Here's what you need to know.

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.

ETAPA EP, Cuenca's water utility, is hosting a month of events to celebrate World Water Day. Highlights include the launch of a new water quality monitoring system on March 12, a family gathering at the Botanical Garden on March 22, and a 6K race through the city on May 31.

It's not just another league match. Tonight Deportivo Cuenca hosts Libertad in the Copa Sudamericana preliminary round — a single-elimination match for a spot in South America's second-biggest club tournament. Three sections are already sold out. Here's everything you need to know.

Eight provinces are under emergency declarations, roads are damaged, and crops are destroyed. Cuenca's not the worst hit, but the rain isn't letting up. What expats should know about travel and safety.