Machala

[muh-chah-luh, mah-chah-lah]

noun

1. a city in SW Ecuador.

Example Sentences

Days before Sunday’s referendum, officials said more than 30 inmates were killed—many hanged—by rivals in a prison in the city of Machala.

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Relatives of the prisoners have asked the authorities to step up security inside the prison, including keeping rival gang separate, whilst residents of Machala have long demanded that the facility, which is located in the city centre, be relocated.

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Four prisoners were killed and more than 30 injured in clashes between rival gang members in El Oro prison in the city of Machala in the early hours of on Sunday.

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According to Ecuadorean TV station Ecuavisa, residents of Machala have long demanded that the prison, which is located in the centre of the city, be relocated.

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People living near the prison in the southwestern city of Machala reported hearing explosions and shots in the early hours of Monday local time.

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