Daily brief
A Colombian military cargo plane crashed after takeoff near the border with Peru and Ecuador, killing dozens of troops. Reports on the number of casualties vary, with figures ranging from at least 66 to 80 feared dead, and dozens more injured. The aircraft, a C-130, was carrying a large number of soldiers, with some reports indicating between 90 and 125 people were on board, and search operations for the missing are ongoing.
Ecuador's oil industry is facing violent disruptions.