A cleanup operation was underway Tuesday in Southern Ecuador after heavy rains caused the Malacatos and Zamora rivers to burst their banks.

Protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Quito on Tuesday, rallying against the awarding of the country's largest oil field to a Chinese-Canadian consortium.

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa’s plan to revitalize the nation’s biggest oil field is crumbling as he scrambles to secure ...