A member of his Campaign Team told local media, villavicencio was about to get into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Ecuador s president ial election is scheduled to take place on 20 august. Wildfires are raging across the us state of hawaii. Officials there say that at least six people have died and many are injured, with some in a critical condition. These are the scenes out in maui and the big island that locals are calling apocalyptic. Locals are calling apocalyptic. The Historic Town of lahaina was one of the hardest hit, with reports that its now mostly reduced to ash. Crews there and across the islands are engaged in search and rescue, with evacuations under way for more than 13,000 people. But as residents try to escape, some are finding that many of the major roads are blocked and too dangerous to use. Lieutenant governor sylvia luke, whos serving as acting governor, issued
Forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shoot out with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Live now to samantha schmidt, Washington Post Bogota Bureau chief. What is the latest you are learning about this attack . This is a really abrasive assassination that is stunning ecuador. It is unprecedented in this country which is a historically peaceful country that has recently begins doomed by Drug Trafficking and violence, in the aftermath of this attack two other president ial candidates said they are suspending their campaigns. In response to this, to the security threats, but also to respect this event and the president is
since the russian invasion thanks british politicians for their support, but urges the uk to give them fighterjets. writing on the helmet reads we have freedom, give us wings to protect it. have freedom, give us wings to protect it drama at disney as 7,000 jobs are set to go. the entertainment giant says it must cuts costs as streaming customers fall for the first time. and praise continues to pour in for nba superstar lebronjames after he becomes the competition s all time leading points scorer. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin in turkey and syria, where more than 12,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes, which hit the region early on monday morning. in turkey, there s growing anger at the speed of the rescue effort with many complaining they ve had no help trying to pull people from the rubble. while in syria, state controlled media is reporting that some 300,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. more from syria shortly. but first, l
The libyan red crescent described the scene as like a bombardment and earthquake at the same time. When the dams collapsed a wall of water weighing 1. 5 Million Tonnes crashed down the wadi derna river gouging out huge parts of the city before reaching the sea. To give you a sense of the power of that tsunami 20 centimetres of fast moving water is enough to knock adults off theirfeet here there was three metres of water sweeping away everything in its path. The human cost is colossal this man hasjust found his son and begs Rescue Workers not to touch him. Desperate scenes repeated again and again some people have lost 30, 40 50 members of their extended family. Live now to tripoli. Ahmed abar is a libyan activist. Hes been helping the residents of derna. What are people in the city saying to you . What are people in the city saying to ou . ,. , ,. ,. , to you . Unfortunately the situation is very bad. To you . Unfortunately the situation is very bad. For to you . Unfortunately the sit
Sounds a bit like home yes, more of that income, a combination of heavy snow and strong winds overnight. We will also be looking further afield where gita, a cyclone, is currently hitting tonga. Thanks. Also coming up. Thats cool scientists release the first video of a giant iceberg thats broken off the Antarctic Ice shelf its four times the size of london and weighs i trillion tonnes. Well be talking to a member of the British Antarctic survey. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. As though dealing with a sex scandal on its own wasnt bad enough now oxfam is facing claims of a cover up claims it denies. Senior officials from the charity are in emergency talks with the International Development secretary, to try to prevent government funding being cut, following the scandal involving some of its aid workers and prostitutes. Its claimed the charity failed to give full details of what happened in the wake of the devastating earthquake in haiti in 2010. All this as many do