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An industrial estate is being evacuated following a "serious" explosion.

The GSF said several boats reported explosions and unidentified objects being dropped, as well as drones overhead and communications jamming.

People living near the prison in the southwestern city of Machala reported hearing explosions and shots in the early hours of Monday local time.

Critics said the mountains were too fragile for fireworks, and the explosions, colour and smoke would have disrupted the ecosystem and local wildlife.

"My children have become very, very weak and they are troubled from what they see and hear – all the explosions. My youngest developed a stutter," she says.