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Sam Parker

Sam is an Intelligence Analyst and an Internal Projects Lead at SafeAbroad. He works in coordination with the rest of the SafeAbroad team to ensure that client work and major projects, such as the 2024 SafeAbroad Annual Risk Forecast, are completed in a timely manner with a high degree of quality. Sam graduated from the University of Denver in 2023 with a B.A. in International Studies with double minors in History and Political Science before joining SafeAbroad. Sam plans to gain valuable experience at SafeAbroad before pursuing a graduate degree in International Relations.

Beginning on January 8, a nationwide state of Emergency has been declared in Ecuador due to several prison riots and a general lack of safety in the country, bringing a curfew and significant restrictions to the freedoms of individuals until at least March 8.

Advisories / By / January 9, 2024

On January 8 President Daniel Noboa declared a nationwide state of emergency in Ecuador until March 8 to get a handle on prison riots and organized crime throughout the country. The SOE comes with significant restrictions to personal freedoms of individuals including right to assembly and a curfew from 11:00 PM to 5:00 AM, with exceptions only for essential staff and those with flights during these hours.

Expect significant travel disruptions and cancellations due to a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that originated in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least one dead and tens of thousands of homes without power on January 1.

Advisories / By / January 3, 2024

At roughly 4:00 PM, January 1, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake originating in Ishikawa Prefecture, struck the western coast of Japan. Subsequently, tsunami advisories were issued for the Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama Prefectures, with an expected height of around one meter. Aftershocks with up to a magnitude of 6.0 could pose a threat for months. While only one death has been reported, there is major infrastructural damage in much of the affected Prefectures.

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