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After Hurricane Julia: 36 killed in landslides in Venezuela
In the aftermath of Hurricane Julia |
36 killed in landslides in Venezuela
The slopes of the deadly storm „Julia” turned small streams into torrential rain, caused landslides and killed at least 36 people. Now threatening life-threatening storms.
The hurricane caused a low pressure area with heavy rain in Venezuela on Saturday and caused five smaller rivers to overflow. Venezuelan Vice President Dele Rodriguez said the landslide killed at least 36 people in the city of Las Tigreas, and at least 52 people are still missing. Children are among the dead.
One month of rain fell in just eight hours. Blocks of water and mud, up to six meters high, uprooted rocks and trees from cliffs and swept cars. Dramatic images show landscapes of rubble, brown clay blocks covering large parts of the site, and homes buried or torn down and farmland destroyed. People dug in the rubble of destroyed homes in search of their occupants, rescue teams with sniffer dogs searched for possible survivors.
President Nicolas Maduro wrote on Twitter that he had ordered three days of national mourning.
Las Tejerías has a population of 50,000 and is located about 50 kilometers southwest of the Venezuelan capital Caracas and about 70 kilometers south of the Caribbean coast.
Julia formed Friday over the Caribbean Sea off Colombia and made landfall Sunday night (local time) as a hurricane in the lowest category 1 of 5 on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. Consequences: Floods in many Central American countries.
A mother sits with her child on a dirty mattress in front of her completely destroyed house
Storms and more landslides threaten through Tuesday
The hurricane moved west over Nicaragua, weakening as it did and declining to a tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that the storm could likely reach the Pacific coast of Nicaragua Sunday evening (local time). By Tuesday, life-threatening floods and landslides are likely across Central America and southern Mexico. Julia is expected to arrive overnight and Monday along or near the Pacific coasts of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
In La Lima, Honduras, residents flee Hurricane Julia from their homes
A nationwide state of emergency has been declared in El Salvador, and schools there, as in Honduras, will remain closed on Monday. Many airports will be closed to commercial flights. According to Nicaragua’s Civil Protection, more than 800 homes were submerged in the Central American country and about 13,000 people were evacuated.
In Nicaragua, 13,000 people were evacuated
On the Colombian island of San Andres, where „Julia” passed just before Nicaragua, the damage was less bad, according to a tweet from the head of civil protection, Javier Bava, due to good preparations with 101 homes destroyed and two destroyed.
Just over two weeks ago, days of rain in Central America caused landslides and floods that killed at least 20 people in Honduras and El Salvador. In 2020, the two destructive hurricanes Eta and Iota hit the region of about 50 million people. At least 250 people died and parts of Central America were submerged for weeks.
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June to November. In the past few weeks, two powerful hurricanes, Fiona and Ian, have caused havoc in parts of the Caribbean and North America. (dpa, shu)
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France recycles missiles for Ukraine. A process that makes the use of old inventories possible. The state also benefits economically.
Paris – Transforming the old into the new: It is clear that France also discovered this strategy and thus turned its arms shipments to Ukraine into a profitable deal for both sides. The so-called Operation Chrysalis, named after the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, allows support to be provided to Ukraine without emptying its strategic reserve.
According to, they will be used in Operation Chrysalis Radio France International (RFI) Scalp cruise missiles stored in “cocoons” in French arsenals. There are two types of them: The first: intact missiles that have reached the end of their lifespan. The second is the “disassembled” missiles, parts of which have been removed for use in other Scalp missiles.
Four times cheaper than new cruise missiles: reprocessed scalp missiles for Ukraine
The missiles are scheduled to be used in… Ukraine war It was returned to French production sites to be commissioned and tested within approximately three months. Tests were simplified due to their timely use against Russia. “It is a very economical approach, as the scalps pulled from the cocoons become ‘scrap’ anyway. [Vernichtung] It has been identified,” he said Radio frequency source.
In January, the President of France. Emmanuel MacronHe announced the delivery of „forty Scalp missiles” to Kiev. Process Chrysalis is said to have begun around this time. Sources revealed to Radio frequency This procedure indicates that the costs of one missile can be divided into a quarter compared to newly produced missiles. Chrysalis aims to be loud Radio frequency It will be completed this year, so the stocks will likely be used.
Scalp and Storm Shadow missiles are valuable for Ukraine – France wants to maintain strategy with export versions
French authorities are also searching for other ammunition, such as artillery shells or surface-to-air weapons. Another approach is to purchase Scalp missiles in the „export version” and then reprogram them so that the mission preparation can also be done via French computers.
According to the Polish news site Bolon Scalp missiles of the export version have been imported from India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Greece, for example. A source said the best scenario was “a direct sale to Ukraine with a new missile buyback behind it.” Radio frequency. „This is amazing!”
Scalp cruise missiles, also known as Storm Shadows, are the British-French equivalent of the Taurus missiles. However, these missiles have a range of only 250 kilometers, about half the range of the Taurus missiles. However, the Kremlin has seen a surge in Scalp missile supplies. For example, Ukraine used missiles to strike the Russian Black Sea Fleet near Crimea or the Russian vehicle fleet in Crimea. (word)
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China is angry: The US destroyer USS Halsey entered Chinese territorial waters „without permission.” The US Navy waves it off.
BEIJING – Against the backdrop of increasing tensions in the South China Sea China On Friday, the United States responded with sharp words to the passage of a US Navy ship near a group of disputed islands. Military spokesman Tian Junli said on Friday that “the US actions seriously violate China’s sovereignty and security.” Thus, the United States creates “security risks in the South China Sea” and is “the greatest destroyer of peace and stability in the region.”
According to military spokesman Tian, the missile destroyer USS Halsey entered Chinese territorial waters near the Xisha Islands “illegally and without permission from the Chinese authorities.” „Xisha Islands” is the Chinese term for the Paracel Islands. China sent naval and air forces to „track and monitor” the ship „in accordance with laws and regulations” and „issued an alert to redirect it away.”
Tensions in the South China Sea: US confirms passage of USS Halsey
The US Navy confirmed the ship’s passage, saying it „asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands.” “Unlawful and extensive maritime claims in the South China Sea pose a serious threat to freedom of the seas,” she said.
China has established a number of military bases on the Paracel Islands, although Vietnam and Taiwan also claim sovereignty over the island chain. The United States and its allies frequently send warships to the region to bolster their claim to freedom of passage.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s air force conducted a military exercise in the Penghu Islands, which are located a few kilometers from the Chinese coast and are administered by Taiwan. Several fighter jets fired live ammunition, including missiles and US-made laser-guided bombs, according to video footage distributed by Taiwan’s military news agency. These were „routine training” for fighter pilots in which they practiced their „skills in precision strikes in air combat.”
The exercises come ten days before the inauguration of Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, who won the elections last January and whom Beijing describes as a „dangerous separatist.”
China increases its pressure on Taiwan
China views Taiwan as a breakaway province that should be reunited with the mainland – by military force if necessary. In recent years, China has increased its pressure on Taiwan, regularly sending fighter jets and warships near the island.
Meanwhile, the Philippines and the United States concluded joint military exercises in areas near disputed maritime areas. Exercises Balikatan („Shoulder to Shoulder” in the language widely spoken in the Philippines, Tagalog) began on 22 April and also involved one hundred Australian soldiers. (AFP)
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Hundreds of bodies found: The United Nations calls for clarification regarding mass graves in Gaza
Hundreds of bodies found
The United Nations calls for clarification regarding mass graves in Gaza
May 10, 2024 at 11:41 pm
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Graves containing hundreds of bodies were found near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and Al-Shifa Hospital in recent weeks. The UN Security Council is now demanding that investigators be given unfettered access to conduct an investigation.
The UN Security Council in New York demands clarifications about the mass graves discovered in the Gaza Strip. The United Nations said, „Members of the Security Council stressed the need for accountability for violations of international law and called for allowing investigators unhindered access to all mass grave sites in Gaza.”
The UN’s most powerful body has been deeply concerned about the discoveries since the end of April. Graves containing several hundred bodies have been found near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in recent weeks.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, was horrified at the time and called for an independent investigation into the deaths. Hospitals enjoy very special protection under international humanitarian law. According to Türk’s office, which cited information from Civil Defense, which is controlled by the armed Hamas movement, some of the bodies had their hands bound.
Israel denies these accusations
The European Union also called for an independent investigation. Peter Stano, spokesman for European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, said: “This is something that prompts us to demand an independent investigation into all suspicions and all circumstances.” The impression was created that “violations of international human rights may have occurred.”
The Israeli side said that the allegations that Israeli forces buried the bodies of Palestinians there were baseless. Israeli soldiers only examined the bodies in the grave, looking for Israeli hostages.
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