This is Fernando Villavicencio speaking in late July.įernando Villavicencio: “The country knew through the media of a police report in which it’s revealed a very serious threat of one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s boss - I’m referring to alias 'Tito' - against me and my campaign team. He had faced death threats recently for speaking out about the links between the government and organized crime. The former journalist was fatally shot after a campaign event in Quito 10 days before the August 20 election. We never anticipated in this state that a hurricane which did not make impact on our islands will cause this type of wildfires, wildfires that wiped out communities, wildfires that wiped out businesses, wildfires that destroyed homes.”Įcuador has declared a state of emergency following the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. Sylvia Luke: “You know, the point is, a lot of residents in the state of Hawaii, when we are preparing for the hurricane, we expect rain. This is Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke. The fires began on Tuesday and rapidly spread as wind from Hurricane Dora and dry conditions fueled the blaze. Mason Jarvi: “I’m a resident of Lahaina for about 18 years, and we just had the worst disaster I’ve ever seen. Residents described horrific scenes of destruction. Lahaina was once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Much of the town of Lahaina has burned to the ground. Some people had to run into the ocean to escape the flames. Hospitals have been overwhelmed with burn patients. At least 36 people have died on the Hawaiian island of Maui as unprecedented wind-driven wildfires forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
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