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A fuel shortage worsened by a US oil embargo has left millions without electricity for days at a time. The island imported $156.8 million in US fuel in the first seven months of 2026, even as blackouts lasting 60 hours hit outlying provinces.
Two aircraft are already flying over Ecuador; Colombia has agreed to take three more temporarily. Military officials warn the shift could weaken operations against al-Shabaab in Somalia.
The Category 1 storm is bearing down on the Big Island, with forecasters warning of up to 25 inches of rain on higher ground. A direct hit on the island's southern tip could be the first hurricane landfall in Hawaii since 1992.
Only teams from four right-leaning countries — the US, El Salvador, Ecuador and Israel — were formally invited in after a 7.4-magnitude quake killed more than 260 people. Mexico says its army specialists, with experience in 98 countries, were blocked on invented certification grounds.
A magnitude-7.4 quake struck the Pacific coast region of Chocó on Monday morning, bringing down dozens of buildings in Cali, Pereira and beyond. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers search the rubble.
A magnitude 7.4 tremor struck western Colombia on Monday morning, collapsing dozens of buildings across Cali, Pereira and Manizales. President Abelardo De La Espriella, inaugurated just three days earlier, declared a state of emergency and flew to Bogotá to lead the response.
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