🇪🇨🌊 State of Emergency Declared as Severe Flooding Hits Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador On October 30–31, 2026, torrential rainfall triggered widespread flooding across Santa Cruz Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, causing significant damage to homes, roads, and essential infrastructure. 🚨 Authorities declared a state of emergency as floodwaters inundated communities and disrupted transportation and public services. 🏚️ In the Miramar neighborhood, a residential building collapsed amid the severe flooding. 🏠 A total of 80 people were evacuated to the Santa Cruz Sports Coliseum, which was used as an emergency shelter. 🏥 The Santa Cruz Health Center was forced to close due to flooding, disrupting access to medical services. 🌊 An overflowing creek isolated Bellavista and the island’s highland communities, cutting off access to affected areas. ⚡ Fallen power lines caused electricity outages across highland and rural areas, adding to the difficulties faced by residents. ✈️ Sections of the road leading to Baltra Airport were damaged, while the airport was closed to commercial flights, disrupting air transportation to the islands. ⚠️ The flooding left communities facing damaged infrastructure, disrupted services, and difficult access conditions as emergency response efforts continued.

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🇪🇨🌊 State of Emergency Declared as Severe Flooding Hits Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador On October 30–31, 2026, torrential rainfall triggered widespread flooding across Santa Cruz Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, causing significant damage to homes, roads, and essential infrastructure. 🚨 Authorities declared a state of emergency as floodwaters inundated communities and disrupted transportation and public services. 🏚️ In the Miramar neighborhood, a residential building collapsed amid the severe flooding. 🏠 A total of 80 people were evacuated to the Santa Cruz Sports Coliseum, which was used as an emergency shelter. 🏥 The Santa Cruz Health Center was forced to close due to flooding, disrupting access to medical services. 🌊 An overflowing creek isolated Bellavista and the island’s highland communities, cutting off access to affected areas. ⚡ Fallen power lines caused electricity outages across highland and rural areas, adding to the difficulties faced by residents. ✈️ Sections of the road leading to Baltra Airport were damaged, while the airport was closed to commercial flights, disrupting air transportation to the islands. ⚠️ The flooding left communities facing damaged infrastructure, disrupted services, and difficult access conditions as emergency response efforts continued. #EcuadorFlooding #SantaCruzIsland #GalapagosIslands #Ecuador #FlashFlood

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