Hometown of notorious cartel leader “El Chapo” hit by drone attacks, forcing residents to flee

[ad_1] The hometown of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been hit in attacks by explosive-laden drones, the governor of the northwest Mexican state of Sinaloa said on Tuesday. Authorities did not specify when the strikes on Badiraguato, Guzman’s birthplace and the historical stronghold of drug trafficking in Mexico, took place. Displaced residents…

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“Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Melissa makes landfall over Cuba after pounding Jamaica

[ad_1] Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said Tuesday night on social media that authorities had evacuated 735,000 people. …

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