ocurre 24 horas despuÉs de que el presidente daniel noboa declarÓ un estado de excepciÓ en todo el paÍsr el aumento de la violencia y la fuga de dos lÍderes de grupos criminales. pero como puede ver en pantalla este grupo ingresa y algunas personas se pueden ver con capuchas. estamos viendo el video que es bastante perturbador. vemos a los empleados que estÁn en el piso siendo amenazados. no se ha confirmado que se ha desatado un episodio de violencia. tanto afuera de la televisora y en la universidad se reportan algunos disturbios. ocurre luego de que ayer se viviÓ una noche de terror en ecuador donde se registraron varios incidentes de violencia. autoridades han sido desplegadas a esta zona y estÁn atentas a lo que pueda suceder. el presidente daniel noboa ha declarado que ha ordenado al ejÉrcito a realizar operaciones en el marco de la ley. sin embargo estos videos pronto se hicieron virales en redes sociales, por la magnitud en que entran estas personas. es un grupo de varios que ingresan este canal de televisiÓn y atemorizan a los que allÍ se encuentran. incluso en una imagen que s

president daniel noboa signed an executive order declaring an "internal armed conflict."ur south america correspondent, ione wells, has more. a moment of utter horror broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the set of this television channel in ecuador while it was live on air, brandishing guns and what appears to be explosives. it comes a day after the country's new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterday. ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader, jose adolfo macias, from prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling prisons in attempts to control violence but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in streets, police officers carrying out stop—and—search, some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, terror on the streets. translation: i hope this state of emergency yields results, positive results for the population, not for the criminals. translation: we live in constant fear because on a d

it comes a day after the country's new president, daniel noboa, declared a state of emergency.rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader, jose adolfo macias, from prison. the president ordered the military and police to intervene in controlling prisons in an attempt to tame the violence. but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in the streets, police officers carrying out stop and search. some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, terror on the streets. translation: i hope that this state of emergency yields results, - positive results for the population, not for the criminals. translation: we live in constant| fear because on a day to day basis, when we go out to work, we don't know if we'll return or if we'll come back home in one piece. the suspects tonight have now been detained, but with ecuador still on high alert, fearfor citizens there remains. ione wells, bbc news, sao paulo. our latin america regional reporter mimi swabey has been looking at what this wave of apparently co—ordinated violen

ecuador�*s new and inexperienced president, daniel noboa, who's only 36, called in the army.a of bbc mundo, who is herself ecuadorian. daniel noboa did something that was unprecedented, that was declare the country in an internal armed conflict. that means that the army can go to the streets and just target these gangs that are now also, because of the action of president daniel noboa, labelled as terrorist groups. so we have seen in the last hours and days so many military operation on the streets, the main cities of ecuador. a lot of detentions. some of the members of these groups that are around, like, 20,000. this is the numbers. 20,000 in the gangs? yes, more than 20 groups and around 20,000 members. in other countries in latin america, when the army is on the streets, that can be quite a dangerous moment. how have the army been behaving themselves in ecuador so far? this measure has the support of more than 90% of the population in ecuador. last year, 2023 was a record. almost 8,000 people died, a product of the violence. they were killed in the streets. and this is fou

we have just i word on this new president, daniel noboa. very young. we have just been noboa. him to take on think. do these guys have confidence in the door for him to take on some thing like this? i in the door for him to take on some thing like this?— thing like this? i don't think so. he doesn't _ thing like this? i don't think so. he doesn't have _ thing like this? i don't think so. he doesn't have the _ he doesn't have the political sprints needed. if you see his answers, what they are sent to media, you can see they cannot understand what is happening. it is a man who did not imagine he was going to win the elections, he was thinking to be the president in maybe 2025, not now, and the position he is taking mix obvious he was not prepared for that. {lilia was not prepared for that. 0k, maria, thank _ was not prepared for that. 0k, maria, thank you _ was not prepared for that. 0k, maria, thank you very - was not prepared for that. ok, maria, thank you very much for that. victoria, can get a thought for you on this? the united states is looking to its southern border, it a

it comes a day after the country's new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterdayecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader, jose adolfo macias, from prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling prisons in attempts to control violence but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in the streets, police officers carrying out stop—and—search, some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, terror on the streets. translation: i hope this state of emergency yields results, - positive results for the population, not for the criminals. translation: we live | in constant fear because on a day—to—day basis, when we go to work we don't know if we will return or come back home in one piece. suspects tonight have been detained, but with ecuador still on high alert, fear for citizens there remain. the president, daniel noboa, has also announced in tonight that the country is now in a state of internal armed conflict. certainly strong words from the president this even

that is what the president daniel noboa has called and indeed thatis noboa has called and indeed that groups are heavily armed, they were waving hand grenades in front of television cameras when they invaded the television station. these are ruthless killers and so the military working with the very capable police force, which the united states has been involved with in terms of providing training over the years, and we are very pleased with that, they are going to take action. a quick blast questions in about 30 seconds left. what you think the us and international community can do to support ecuador in this? the international - ecuador in this? the - international community has ecuador in this? tue: international community has a great role to play and especially the united states. number one, greatly increased training and technology that is provided to the government of equinor and that we can do right away. number two, just like 20 years ago, more than 20 years ago, and columbia, we established a columbia to do exactly what is needed in ecuador to control internally armed groups a

daniel noboa was elected and promised to try to tackle both high unemployment, but also the violencepeople have seen on their streets in recent months and years with huge homicide rates, particularly in that poor city of guayaquil. caitriona: thank you for bringing us up-to-date on that situation. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says the daily toll on civilians in gaza, particularly children, is far too high. the top u.s. diplomat is in israel with talks with israeli leaders as part of original tour to stop the spread of conflict. since the start of the conflict back in october, more than 23,200 civilians have been killed in gaza. the health ministry reports at least 126 people have been killed in the last 24 hours in gaza. 57 of those deaths were reported in one central gaza hospital alone. secretary blinken condemned the death toll and called for palestinians to return to their territory. >> we know that facing an enemy that embeds itself among civilians, who hides in and fighters from schools and hospitals makes this incredibly challenging. but the daily toll on civilians i

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in response, president daniel noboa called a state of emergency and imposed a curfew., he designated 22 gangs, terrorist organisations and ordered the military to, as he put it, neutralise them. translation: we are practically living in a state of— war against terrorism. these are not organised crime groups, they are terrorists who are financed by drug trafficking, trafficking in people, organs and arms. president noboa says that ecuador is now engaged in an internal armed conflict. but while this explosion of gang violence may have caught the nation off guard, in truth, the storm which has turned ecuadorfrom one of the safest nations in latin america to one of the most violent has been brewing for years. specifically this man. adolfo macias villamar, alias fito, is part of the reason ecuador finds itself on the brink of an internal war. he's the leader of a gang called los choneros and escaped his prison cell shortly before his transfer to a higher security wing. two prison guards have been arrested for allegedly helping him flee. the gangs are largely controlled from

the young and ambitious politician daniel noboa became the leader of ecuador vitak. he is only 36 and he has focused his presidential activities in particular on the fight against criminal gangs. and by the way, nobo condemned the russian invasion of ukraine and met with... with volodymyr zelensky during the inauguration of the president argentina. well, yes, despite the focused attention to the fight against banditry. the day before , something happened in ecuador that both politicians and law enforcement officers were so afraid of. the loschoneros leader escaped from prison. chaos began in ukraine. president nobo declared a state of emergency. in response, the ecuadorian mafia staged skirmishes for unrest throughout the country. gangsters from the drug cartels seized the tv channel live . took several police officers hostage and rioted in prisons. bandits began to attack the police and military, cars were set on fire. the president stated that the country is in a state of internal armed conflict. bbc correspondent ionivs reports from sao paulo. a moment of absolute

y miren las acciones del presidente daniel noboa para hacer frente a la ola de violencia, pues han tenido ya vimos al menos 4 agentes ecuatorianos fueron secuestrados por delincuentes, según dijo la policía este martes. la declaración de estado de emergencia por 60 días implica patrullajes militares, incluso dentro de las cárceles y también en establecimientos del toque de queda. >> es un toque de queda nocturno que está en vigor a nivel nacional. como dijo, continuaremos al tanto sobre esta situación. >> vamos ahora a pasar a información local. la comunidad hispana en san rafael llora la muerte de una líder comunitaria, quien trabajó a favor de los inmigrantes durante varias décadas. >> es flavio lacayo, quien ahora nos habla de las circunstancias en las que perdió la vida esta mujer, esta activista. flavio cuéntanos qué fue lo que sucedió. >> qué tal? buenas tardes. así es. bueno, hace poco hablábamos con las autoridades aquí en la ciudad de san rafael y nos dijeron que todo ocurrió precisamente en un apartamento en las montañas de esta ciudad, en el barrio distrito conocido como terra

in response, president daniel noboa called a state of emergency and imposed a curfew. designated 22 gangs terrorist organisations and ordered the military to, as he put it, neutralise them. translation: we are practically living - in a state of war against terrorism. these are not organised crime groups, they are terrorists who are financed by drug trafficking, trafficking in people, organs and arms. president noboa says that ecuador is now engaged in an internal armed conflict. but while this explosion of gang violence may have caught the nation off guard, in truth, the storm which has turned ecuadorfrom one of the safest nations in latin america to one of the most violent has been brewing for years. specifically this man. adolfo macias villamar, alias fito, is part of the reason ecuadorfinds itself on the brink of an internal war. he's the leader of a gang called los choneros and escaped his prison cell shortly before his transfer to a higher security wing. two prison guards have been arrested for allegedly helping him flee. the gangs are largely controlled from the

president daniel noboa made the announcement wednesday — one day after masked gunmen stormed a public hopes to cut down on ecuador�*s prison population as more than 120 prison guards are still being held hostage by inmates across the country. nationwide unrest began a few days earlier on sunday when a notorious gang boss escaped from a maximum—security facility. it's unclear whether the attack on the tv studio was related to the disappearance of adolfo macias villamar, or fito, as he is better known. after the escape, but before the tv studio attack, a 60—day state of emergency was issued in ecuador on monday.

daniel noboa says the criminals are terrorists, and that ecuador is at war with them.miniscent of the darkest years turning this peaceful nation into a battlefield. i spoke to daniel noboa, ecuador�*s youngest ever president, only power since november and now with the daunting task of restoring peace. t daunting task of restoring reace. ., , , ., peace. i did not sign up to this thinking _ peace. i did not sign up to this thinking it _ peace. i did not sign up to this thinking it was - peace. i did not sign up to this thinking it was going l peace. i did not sign up to | this thinking it was going to be easy. we cannot continue this game that these groups, these terrorist groups are trying to establish but now we're starting to see change. washington has announced it is sending a military diplomatic team to ecuador to support the government. critics see us imperialism played but not the it is encouraging to see the international community actually paying attention to what is going on here because i think it affects the whole world. ., . ., think it affects the whole wo

president daniel noboa signed an executive order

group and fabricio picco, head of the los lobos crime family, in response, ecuadorian president daniel noboay before, declared war on the cartel. i gave clear instructions to the police and military command to gain control of the prisons. i have just signed a decree declaring a state of emergency so that the armed forces can receive all political and legal assistance. i appeal to all citizens. the struggle concerns everyone, so they too must lend their support to the armed forces. the gangs accepted this challenge and during the live broadcast they seized the studio of the ts television channel. employees were hired hostages and demanded that the president be asked to withdraw the police and army from the streets. all over the country, thugs began to hunt for police officers. they are forced on camera to ask the president to stop persecuting criminal groups. cars are on fire in the streets, and the intersections are controlled. in constant fear, because day after day when we go to work, we don’t know whether we will return home safe and sound, this upsets the family of everyone who is waitin

the country's president, daniel noboa, addressed the nation and declared criminal clans military targetson in the country with the russian ambassador to ecuador, vladimir sprinchan. vladimir ivanovich, i greet you, thank you for finding time for us, i know that you even specially came to work early to talk to us, well, because this is an important topic, thank you again. what is the current situation? are the authorities able to take the situation under real control? good afternoon, alexander, thank you for the invitation, i believe that our your meeting is very relevant, because, unfortunately, a lot of fake information appeared, the population, not only in ecuador, but also in many countries that are somehow involved in the events in this country, was worried, in fact, on the first day on the ninth, on the eve of the eighth, it was very hectic, there were many explosions, arson, hostage-taking, and riots in prison. but today, january 11, you are absolutely right, the state has taken the most energetic measures to prevent further escalation of the tension in the internal situation and w

president daniel noboa ordered the armed forces and police to take control of the country's prisons. have been searching for ecuador�*s most powerful drug lord. adolfo macias villamar, the boss of the criminal group los choneros, disappeared from a maximum security prison on sunday. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. snow has started falling in parts of the uk as the country braces for a week—long cold spell. bbc weather says south—east england will see a mix of snow, sleet and rain during the rest of monday. the met office has warned of ice and snow across southern england and wales later which could cause travel disruption. research commissioned by bbc panorama suggests police forces in england and wales need an extra 18,000 officersjust to keep up with population growth. the home office says officer numbers are at a record high. but the figures from an independent criminal justice think tank indicate recruitment has fallen behind the 9% increase in population recorded since 2010. footballerjack diamond has

and fabricio picco, head of the los lobos crime family, in response, the president of ecuador, daniel noboa before, declared war on the cartels. i have given clear instructions to the police and military command, gain control of the prisons. i have just signed a decree declaring a state of emergency so that the armed forces can receive all political and legal assistance. i appeal to all citizens, this fight concerns everyone, so they too must lend their support to the armed forces. the gangs accepted this challenge and during the live broadcast they seized the studio of the tes television channel. the employees were taken hostage and demanded to appeal to the president to withdraw the police and army from the streets. there are thugs all over the country started hunting for the police. they are forced on camera to ask the president to stop persecuting criminal groups. tries to barricade himself in the offices, students run out of the building in horror, someone is reported to have taken several people hostage here, presumably for subsequent exchange with gang leaders. there are now five ban

earlier this week president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency, saying ecuador was in an armed leon, a freelance journalist based in manta, on the west of ecuador. thank you so much for your time. could you please explain for our viewers what police forces were trying to achieve with those images we saw of prisoners near naked with their hands tied? this we saw of prisoners near naked with their hands tied?— their hands tied? this is a morale boostin: their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four _ their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four ecuadorians, - their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four ecuadorians, to - their hands tied? this is a morale i boosting four ecuadorians, to show there is a sense of control —— to feel there is a sense of control. police does not have controllable persons in the country yet, this is to show one person is under control of the authorities, the armed forces and the police, while others are still going. it is a tiny victory, especially after the hostages were released in the operation, and there were six days of operation since

president of ecuador daniel noboa introduced a regime of internal armed conflict in the country.ed riots in the country, killing at least 10 people, terrorists. the army is moving to the capital quito. armored vehicles, the military is tasked with taking control of all strategically important objects. the unrest began after a series of riots in ecuadorian prisons, prisoners attacked police guards, after the leader of the criminal group, adolfo macias, nicknamed fito, escaped. armed the criminals broke free and began to destroy everything that came in their way. the tv channel's studio was attacked and journalists were taken hostage during a live broadcast. having broken into the premises, the criminals shot at the operator, broke the arm of another, and threatened the employees with weapons and money. promising to blow it up if something goes wrong. police special forces received orders to storm. most of the attackers were arrested. reports of shootings come from almost all cities of the country. in just one day , the police recorded almost 2.0 crimes. the main targets of attacks

gang members during a live tv broadcast came after a state of emergency was declared by president daniel noboa ione wells. reminds us of this attack on the television station last week, just what happened? viewers in ecuador were watching the news on the national broadcasters tc broadcast from the port city of guayaquil, when suddenly armed gunmen entered that tv studio when it was live on air and started holding staff members at gunpoint, some staff members were forced to the ground, others forced to read messages live on air. a terrifying moment for those staff of the television station. this moment really left ecuador reeling in shock and i think the world really in shock, seeing those images. police did then find those responsible and made arrests after that particular incidents but it came just a day after the president of ecuador had declared a national emergency after a spate of violent attacks initiated by drug gangs which included things like prison officers being held hostage, police officers being kidnapped, explosions in the street and also two gang members escaping from jail as we

president daniel noboa declared ecuador was entering a new era. of gang violence swept through the country. cbs's cristian benavides has more. >> reporter: ecuador at war. the small south american country, a u.s. ally, carrying out its largest military operation against criminal drug gangs that have taken over prisons and parts of the country. new video obtained by cbs news showed journalists evacuating an ecuadorian tv station this week, gunmen took over the studio during a live broadcast. jose luis calderon had guns pointed to his head, a stick of dynomite put in his pocket. "they said they'll kill us all." >> i was under a desk -- >> reporter: diego arcos was one of many staffers who ran for safety, hiding on the roof, inside offices, unbeknownst to the gunmen, behind a studio wall. >> we were just trying to stay still, not moving, not even trying to breathe. >> reporter: the national police responded quickly, arresting the gunmen. what is causing the violence? >> the fundamental root is drug trafficking. >> reporter: eduardo gamarra teaches in

it comes a day after the country's new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterdaydor has been rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leaderfrom prison. the president ordered the military and police to intervene in controlling prisons in an attempt to contain the violence. but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in streets, police officers carrying out stop and search, some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, terror on the streets. translation: i hope the state of emergency yields results, i positive results for the population, not for the criminals. we live in constant fear because on a day—to—day basis when we go out to work, we don't know if we will return or if we will come back home in one piece. the suspects tonight have now been detained, but with ecuador still on high alert, fearfor citizens but with ecuador still on high alert, fear for citizens there remains. ione wells, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to ecuadorian freelance journalist carolina loza, who's following the development

the incident was called a terrorist act, the country's president, daniel noboa , declared a state of emergency due to the internal armed conflict. let me remind you that the most dangerous leader of a criminal gang escaped from prison in ecuador on monday. after what more than 20 emergency situations were recorded throughout the country. riots are organized in prisons, policemen are known to be shot. bandits are kept at bay. many civilians, ecuador's military has declared members of the mafia a legitimate target for extermination. join the fundraiser for a front-line car for the tankmen of the advance guard who protect the eastern flank of the struggle for our independence. avtovka on the front line fights and saves. in off-road conditions and constant shelling, the service life of front-line vehicles is short. you need a lot of cars and they are needed quickly. so we invite you to join the collection, there are already more than 218, hryvnias on the accounts. let's put victory on the wheels together. in general , our goal is uah 250,000. that's all the news for this hour, you can fi

in response, the president of ecuador, elected the day before, daniel noboa, declared war on the cartels. i gave clear instructions to the police and military command to gain control of the prisons. i have just signed a decree declaring a state of emergency so that the armed forces can receive all political and legal assistance. i appeal to all citizens: this fight concerns everyone, so they too must lend their support to the armed forces. the gangs accepted this challenge and captured the studio of the tes television channel. the employees were taken hostage and demanded to appeal to the president to withdraw the police and army. video footage of the execution of several people from among the prison administration. on the streets of cities, including the capital, shooting does not stop, as a result of which there are already casualties among civilians. we live in constant fear because day after day when we go to work, we do not know whether we will return home safe and sound. this upsets the family of everyone who is waiting for us at home. the commander-in-chief of the ecuadorian army

fabricio picco, the head of the los lobs crime family, in response, the president of ecuador, daniel noboa i gave clear instructions to the police and military command to gain control of the prisons. i just signed. employees were taken hostage and demanded ask the president to withdraw the police and army from the streets. across the country , thugs have begun hunting for police officers; they are being forced to appear on camera. for subsequent exchange with gang leaders. bandits now control five ecuadorian prisons, in which more than 125 security officers are held. under threat of knives and pistols, they were also forced to read out an appeal to the authorities calling on them not to interfere with the excesses of the cartels. later , video footage of the execution of several people from the prison appeared on the internet. administration. on the streets of cities. including the capital, shooting does not stop, as a result of which there are already casualties among civilians. we live in constant fear because day after day when we go to work, we do not know whether we will return home s

ecuador�*s president, daniel noboa, says the country is in a "state of war" against its gangs.ecuador�*s gangs were emboldened this week after an infamous narcotics boss, known as fito, escaped a high—security prison. in recent days, gangs have set off explosive devices, burned vehicles, and kidnapped as many as 178 prison officials. authorities say at least 1a people have died in the fighting since sunday. just two days after masked gunmen stormed the tc television studio, live on the air, the station was up and running again on thursday. the presenter held back tears as she invited ecuadorians to unite, and to recover the country from the gangs. as the bbc�*s will grant reports, gangs have upended daily life across the country of almost 18 million people, but many are trying to get back to normal life. after the violence, the crackdown. hundreds of suspected gang members were rounded up by police and soldiers as the president's self—declared war gets under way. and this, says the government, is only the start. meanwhile, the worst affected city, guayaquil, is trying to reopen

ecuador�*s president, daniel noboa, says the country is in a "state of war" against its gangs.the gangs, and try to maintain peace. ecuador�*s gangs were emboldened this week, after an infamous narcotics boss, known as fito, escaped a high—security prison. in recent days, gangs have set off explosive devices, burned vehicles, and kidnapped as many as 178 prison officials. authorities say at least ia people have died in the fighting since sunday, but as the bbc�*s will grant reports, many are already trying to get back to normal life. that is a bit more life today than yesterday. you can notice for example a big covered market. the stores that had been closed for two straight days forced to reopen for economic reasons. so many people cannot go so many days without liking. a lot of movement. plenty of people who decided not to venture outjust yet. a sense in which the city and country wants to get back to normal but there is still this uncertainty hanging over them, unsure of what the next few weeks and months have installed. and finally, a huge ancient city has been found in the

president daniel noboa ordered the armed forces and police to take control of the country's prisons.ful drug lord. adolfo macias villamar — the boss of the criminal group los choneros — disappeared from a maximum security prison on sunday. with more on this is our reporter mimi swaby in the newsroom. firstly, what were the measures being introduced by the government?— being introduced by the covernment? , , government? the president introduced _ government? the president introduced the _ government? the president introduced the 60 _ government? the president introduced the 60 day - introduced the 60 day nationwide safety of an urgency which includes overnight core fuse after riots in six of ecuador�*s prisons. in the escape of the notorious gang leader. this allows authorities to carry out search and use operations across ecuador for "fito" without using a warrant. this comes as 3000 officers and soldiers are scouring the country for this most wanted, most powerful cartel leader, a really powerful criminal organisation. this comes as riots across the country have really erupted in be

president daniel noboa ordered the armed forces and police to take control of the country's prisons.d. adolfo macias villamar, the boss of the criminal group los choneros, disappeared from a maximum security prison on sunday. with more on this is our reporter mimi swaby. what's the latest with this state of emergency? it is chaos. the president has declared a national emergency including an overnight curfew, and this is after riots erupted by inmates in the nation's jails and escape from prison of this convicted criminal leader, adolfo macias villamar, also known as fito. the signing of the decree has allowed authorities to carry out a search and rescue operations in this manhunt to try and find ecuador�*s most dangerous and most wanted criminal as he is the leader of a very powerful, very large gang in the country, and one which has a lot of control in the area and inside the prisons. people are wondering if that has some influence on how he escaped. authorities said this gang has linked to extortion, murder, drug trafficking, a whole range of crimes but said it is in control of ecu

daniel noboa announced a 60 day order on monday, a day before fito vanished.nced to 34 years in prison back in 2011 for various crimes, including murderand crimes, including murder and drug crimes, including murderand drug extortion. authorities have linked los choneros to lots of different crime, again including extortion, murder, drug trafficking dash they also accuse this organisation of controlling the main gangs in the country. how did he manage to escape?— to escape? details are still emerging- _ to escape? details are still emerging- we _ to escape? details are still emerging. we are - to escape? details are still emerging. we are not - to escape? details are stilll emerging. we are not 10096 to escape? details are still - emerging. we are not 10096 sure emerging. we are not 100% sure yet. because this huge powerful gang is thought to control many of the prisons across ecuador, many people think that would have had a part to play. with seen videos on social media circulating of un— uniformed guards in prisons being surrounded by inmates hoarded with kni

daniel noboa announced the 60—day order on monday, a day after adolfo macias villamar, also known asperations without a warrant. the country will also be under a curfew. finally, a private company's mission to the moon may have fallen short. us—based astrobotic says a propulsion system of its robot lander is faulty. the peregrine mission one took off earlier on monday from cape canaveral, florida. its aim was to become the first american mission in half a century to make a controlled landing on the moon. but shortly after takeoff the engineers noticed the spacecraft was struggling to maintain a stable lock on the sun and that means the solar was not receiving a constant supply of sunshine to recharge the on—board battery. mission astrobotic engineers has been working on alternatives to make the most of the mission. thank you for watching, i'm sumi somaskanda. stay with us here on bbc news, hello. the week has got off to a cold start. some of us even got to see some snow on monday. tuesday will be another cold day, but it should be largely dry with a bit more in the way of sunshine. h

president daniel noboa took to social media to congratulate the teams and said they were looking formed confrontation with inmates at one prison which resulted in the death of a god, this isjust one one prison which resulted in the death of a god, this is just one of many events that have happened in the course of the week —— the death of a guard. kopite we have heard from some locals life is like being under the covid pandemic.- from some locals life is like being under the covid pandemic. there is fear of leaving _ under the covid pandemic. there is fear of leaving their _ under the covid pandemic. there is fear of leaving their homes. - under the covid pandemic. there is fear of leaving their homes. what l fear of leaving their homes. what have ou fear of leaving their homes. what have you heard? _ fear of leaving their homes. twat have you heard? everything is fear of leaving their homes. ianegt have you heard? everything is in shutdown mode. 0n have you heard? everything is in shutdown mode. on tuesday many of you will have seen the terrifying images of the hooded gang breaking

ecuador�*s president, daniel noboa, has congratulated the security forces for retaking control of severalin drugs gangs that have run rampant across the country. more than 200 officials held hostage insidejails have now been freed. the army has released videos showing prison walls being blown up and inmates stripped to their underwear. lava from two volcanic fissures in iceland has entered the southwestern fishing town of grindavik, setting several houses on fire and burying a building under the molten rock. you're watching live pictures from the area. and while it's now dark there, you can still see lava glowing and smoke rising into the sky. the prime minister called it "a black day for grindavik and for all of iceland". the government will meet on monday to discuss measures to house the evacuated residents. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst—case scenario thatis this was a worst—case scenario that is now unfolding in front of the world's eyes, wave alton rockis of the world's eyes, wave alton rock is carving its way into what was a thriving town. grindavik evacuated, agai

daniel noboa announced the 60—day order on monday, a day after adolfo macias villamar, also known as we go to our latin america regional editor. very good to see you. tell us more about this man. who is he?- see you. tell us more about this man. who is he? state of emergency — this man. who is he? state of emergency has _ this man. who is he? state of emergency has been - this man. who is he? state of emergency has been declared j emergency has been declared after he escaped prison on sunday from a maximum security cell on the coastal city. he is the leader of an extremely powerful criminal organisation. he was sentenced to 3a years in prison back in 2011 for various crimes including murder and drug extortion. authorities have linked them to lots of different crime, again, extortion, murder, drug trafficking. they also accuses organisation of controlling the main gangs in the country. home main gangs in the country. how did he manage _ main gangs in the country. how did he manage to _ main gangs in the country. how did he manage to escape? details are still emerging. we are not 100%

president daniel noboa has introduced a 60 day nationwide state of emergency, which includes overnight notorious gang leader also known as fito. now, this announcement allows authorities to carry out search and rescue operations across ecuador in this manhunt forjose adolfo macias villamar, also known as fito, without using a warrant. so it gives them free rein, basically. this comes as 3000 police officers and soldiers are scouring the country for this most wanted, most powerful cartel leader from los choneros, a really powerful criminal organisation. now, this comes as riots across the country, particularly in this maximum security wing in a coastal city of guayaquil, have really erupted and caused nationwide fear and outrage again. president noboa came into office in november promising to tackle this surge in violence, and gang related violence specifically. now, this escape of fito is being seen as a bit of an embarrassment to the president. however, clashes between rival gang members in prison are not uncommon. in fact, they're actually really frequent. authorities have said that

it comes a day after the country's new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterdayy a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leaderfrom prison. the president ordered the military and police to intervene in controlling prisons in an attempt to contain the violence. but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in streets, police officers carrying out stop and search, some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, terror on the streets. translation: i hope the state of emergency yields results, i positive results for the population, not for the criminals. we live in constant fear because on a day—to—day basis when we go out to work, we don't know if we will return or if we will come back home in one piece. the suspects tonight have now been detained, but with ecuador still on high alert, fearfor citizens there remains. last year was the hottest year ever recorded for the world. the average global temperature was almost 15 degrees celsius — that's dramatically higher than the last record set in 2016. our climate e

in response, president daniel noboa called a state of emergency and imposed a curfew. them. translation: we are practically living in a state of— war against terrorism. these are not organised crime groups, they are terrorists who are financed by drug trafficking, trafficking in people, organs and arms. president noboa says that ecuador is now engaged in an internal armed conflict. but while this explosion of gang violence may have the nation off guard, in truth, the storm which has turned ecuador from one of the safest nations in latin america to one of the most violent has been brewing for years. specifically this man. adolfo macias villamar, alias fito, is part of the reason ecuador finds itself on the brink of an internal war. he's the leader of a gang called los choneros and escaped his prison cell shortly before his transfer to a higher security wing. two prison guards have been arrested for allegedly helping him flee. the gangs are largely controlled from the prisons. even behind bars, macias ran his organisation without interference from the authorities. transl