BOGOTA, Colombia  Ecuador declared a national emergency due to water shortage, drought and forest fires, which have consumed more than 10,000 hectares (some 25,000 acres) in the south of the country in November, the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR) said on Monday. In a statement, the SNGR informed that there are currently 17 active fires and 5 controlled fires in the country. The state of emergency will last for 60 days, which will extend until the presidential election campaign,