On August 29, local time, the Ecuadorian government announced that the country had entered a state of red alert to deal with the possible impact of the El Niño phenomenon. The National Risk Management Secretariat of Ecuador issued a resolution on the same day calling for strengthening disaster prevention and emergency response, and coordinating governments at all levels to improve risk response capabilities.

On August 29, local time, the Ecuadorian government announced that the country had entered a state of red alert to deal with the possible impact of the El Niño phenomenon. The National Risk Management Secretariat of Ecuador issued a resolution on the same day calling for strengthening disaster prevention and emergency response, and coordinating governments at all levels to improve risk response capabilities.