⚠️ Flash Floods Devastate Mexico’s Guadalajara

Firefighters made daring rescue bids after heavy downpours trapped drivers on main roads in Guadalajara.

Several vehicles were swept away by the unexpected current.

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🔴 Ecuador 🇪🇨 Inmates Seize 57 Guards, Police Hostage after Spate of Car Bombs Rock Capital

Prisoners at a penitentiary in the city Cuenca are holding 50 guards and 7 police officers’ hostage, Interior Minister Juan Zapata confirmed – telling reporters he was
“concerned” for their safety.

Just hours earlier, 🇪🇨’s capital Quito was rocked by attacks with grenades and two car bombs – an apparent show of force by organized crime gangs – which targeted the violence-hobbled country’s SNAI prisons authority.

The attacks came a day after hundreds of soldiers and police officers carried out an operation to search for weapons, ammunition and explosives in one of the country’s main penitentiaries.

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