14 killed as rival Ecuadoran inmates fight with guns, explosives
Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said Monday. The mayhem was the latest in a series of bloodbaths to engulf gang-ridden, overcrowded prisons in a once-peaceful country now at ground zero of the violent Latin American drug trade. An […]
In Chile, the fight against more than 70 active forest fires continues
Firefighters in Chile are still fighting 79 wildfires out of control of the almost 300 that remain active in seven regions of the country, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service reported in a statement on Sunday. According to the report, there are 39 uncontrolled fires in La Araucanía, 19 in Ñuble, 12 in Biobío, […]
