Overview
- Local outlet Primicias, citing Machala police, reported the early‑morning Nov. 9 uprising at the El Oro province prison.
- Authorities confirmed four fatalities and said 43 people were injured, including one police officer.
- Several of the wounded are in serious condition, according to the initial police figures shared by Primicias.
- Ecuador’s prison agency SNAI acknowledged the incident on X and said medical care is being provided to those hurt.
- Officials have not released an account of how the riot began or was contained, and the reported figures remain preliminary.