Hurricane Erick ‘extraordinarily harmful’ because it nears Mexico

Hurricane Erick ‘extraordinarily harmful’ because it nears Mexico

Hurricane Erick has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, as it heads towards Mexico’s Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. Maximum sustained winds in the storm were near 220km/h (140mph) early on Thursday local time. Forecasters expect it to make landfall in the coming hours with the states of Oaxaca … Read more

Colombian senator in ‘extraordinarily essential situation’ after being shot

Colombian senator in ‘extraordinarily essential situation’ after being shot

Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News EPA Colombians have taken part in marches in support of Uribe after he was shot Doctors treating Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay have warned that he is in an “extremely critical condition” after being shot in the head 10 days ago. Uribe underwent emergency surgery on Monday to stem a … Read more