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
is assassinated while on the campaign trail. deadly and dangerous wildfires rip through hawaii, killing at least six and prompting mass evacuations. and on the ninth aniversary of the killing of michael brown, in ferguson, missouri, his family and civil rights groups reveal a new push for accountability. i m helena humphrey, it s good to have you with us. the bbc is just now learning that ecuadorian presidential candidate fernando villavicencio has been assassinated. villavicencio, a member of the country s national assembly, was attacked after leaving a campaign event in the northern city of quito. he was also a notable anticorruption campaign.
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