In the event of the crisis in Sudan, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok abruptly resigned. „I have decided to announce my resignation and make room for others,” Hamdok said live on late Sunday evening. He said he could not fulfill his promise to prevent a political catastrophe in the Horn of Africa country.
A few days ago, as in previous weeks, there were once again bloody demonstrations against the transitional government in which the army participates. The demonstrators demanded the army to hand over power to a civilian government. The demonstrators accused Hamdok of treason.
Hamdok became Sudan’s prime minister only in November
On October 25, the military had informational messages Crisis-ridden Sudan, with a population of 44 million He took power and Hamdok Prime Minister without powers. After pressure from both inside and outside, Hamdok was brought back on November 21.
According to an agreement between Hamdok and the military governor, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Hamdok was allowed to form a government of civilian representatives. However, as head of the Sovereignty Council, Al-Burhan headed the new interim government with Hamdok. The Sovereignty Council also includes representatives of the military accused of gross human rights violations and corruption.
The political vacuum: Who will follow Hamdok?
Hamdok’s resignation puts Sudan in a political vacuum. It was not clear on Sunday evening whether a civilian politician or a military representative would take over Hamdok’s position.
Sudan was firmly ruled by Omar al-Bashir for nearly 30 years. The long-term ruler was ousted from office in April 2019 due to months of mass protests and a military coup. The military and civilian opposition then agreed on a transitional government that would pave the way for democratic elections in 2022. In addition, large-scale economic reforms were planned that would cause the military to incur significant economic losses. The military also opposed a reassessment of human rights abuses led by Hamdok. (mt/dspa)
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The giant Italian volcano is active again, as it has not been for months. An earthquake raises fears about a volcanic eruption at sea – with a devastating tsunami.
Pozzuoli – For months, nearly 500,000 people in the red zone surrounding the giant volcano in the Phlegrain Fields have been subjected to continuous earthquakes. On the afternoon of Thursday 11 April alone, more than 60 earthquakes occurred within 24 hours in the Gulf of Pozzuoli in the south. In Italy mentioned. Experts have been warning about this happening for months An eruption is imminent.
Earthquakes increase in the middle of the bay in front of Pozzuoli
It is noteworthy that the two earthquakes are concentrated in two areas: one of them is the immediate area surrounding the coastal city of Pozzuoli, where the Solvatara crater is also located. Then there is a group in the central Gulf of Pozzuoli area, which is also part of the massive caldera that exploded into the bay due to a massive eruption of the phlegraine fields about 39,500 years ago.
Volcanologist Aldo Piombino is concerned about earthquakes in the Gulf. Above all, a small earthquake in the Gulf at a depth of six kilometers makes people sit up and take notice. Piombino posted a map on Facebook identifying the two areas. “Green is the area where seismic activity is directly related to ground uplift,” he writes. The area around Pozzuoli has risen by 1.25 meters since 2005. Researchers believe this rise is caused by hot water fed by a lava chamber in the Earth.
Piombino continues: “The red color is the Gulf earthquake, which is caused by a fault in the Gulf and there are also hydrothermal vents in it.” A rift is something like a crack in the Earth's crust, and hydrothermal vents are something like little volcanoes with hot water coming out of them. “These are two areas with different seismicity: in the hydrothermal system zone there cannot be deep earthquakes because they cannot actually occur in the hydrothermal system, while deeper earthquakes can occur along the fault in the Gulf,” explains Piombino.
Earthquakes in phyllgrain fields typically occur at relatively shallow depths of a maximum of three and a half kilometers – and researchers interpret them as eruptions of hot water in the worn-out subsurface. On the other hand, deep earthquakes are interpreted as signs of rising magma. “The deeper the tremor, the greater the concern about magma ejection”; One user worries. “The magma chamber is still very far away,” Piombino tries to reassure. However, magma prefers to penetrate fault zones in the Earth's crust, which ends here under water.
An underwater volcano causes devastating tsunamis when it erupts
A giant volcanic eruption would be devastating even on Earth, for example Previous explosions Prove. A volcanic eruption in Pozzuoli Bay would also trigger devastating tsunamis. In one in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research In the study published in 2019, Martina Olferova of the Institute of Geophysics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and her colleagues created models showing potential tsunamis that could arise from volcanic eruptions of different sizes at different locations in Pozzuoli Bay.
A video simulation from the Auckland Museum in New Zealand, which recreates a relatively small eruption path near an inhabited coast, shows how devastating volcanic eruptions can be.
Olferova's findings indicate that „there is a high tsunami risk in many areas of the Bay of Naples,” with the risk being greatest in Pozzuoli Bay. Most outbreak scenarios involved tsunamis hitting populated areas. Most areas will only be affected by relatively small waves – less than ten meters high, most likely around one and a half metres.
Waves 30 meters high could hit Naples and Sorrento
But in the worst cases, waves as high as 30 meters could hit the coast. Olferova: “This will particularly affect the densely populated coastal areas of the Bay of Pozzuoli, which have dense infrastructure such as houses, railway network, restaurants, historical buildings, etc.” Most of the population of the Gulf, inhabited by more than three million people, is located on the coast of Naples, as are the hotels of Sorrento, Capri, Ischia and the Amalfi Coast.
The waves will take about 15 minutes to cross the Bay of Naples. There is not much time to evacuate. In January 2022, the models proved that they were not exaggerated eruption From Honga Tonga-Hunga Haapai in the Pacific island nation Tonga. Directly at the volcano, the resulting wave was estimated to be 85 metres; When it reached the uninhabited island of Tofua, 90 kilometers away, its height was probably a maximum of 45 metres.
The fact that there are only four deaths in the world of sparsely populated islands is due to the fact that hotels in the region were closed due to Corona. According to Olferova, the tsunami risk should definitely be included in the national emergency plan for the phyllgrain fields.
A huge fire broke out at the historic stock exchange in Copenhagen this morning. Meter-high flames and thick black smoke rose from the building, which dates back to the seventeenth century. The building's 54-metre-tall tower collapsed and fell onto the downtown street below.
“Notre Dame Moment” for the Danes
One of the oldest buildings in Copenhagen is burning Image source: Emil Helms/DPA/WDR
„Our Notre Dame moment„, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen wrote on SMS.We are currently trying to salvage what can be salvaged„, explained Chamber of Commerce President Morten Langager on X. „Awesome pictures from the stock market this morning„, Danish Minister of Culture Jacob Engel-Schmidt commented on the fire in the online service X. „400 years of Danish cultural heritage is burning„.
Construction work on the Stock Exchange from 1619
According to witness statements, when the fire broke out at around 7:30 a.m., construction work was taking place on the building in the Danish capital. The cause of the fire remained unclear at first.
Denmark. Canal cruise. In the background is the stock exchange and Christiansborg Palace Image source: Peter Hirth/LEAF/WDR
The stock exchange was established between 1619 and 1640 on behalf of King Christian IV. It is one of the most famous buildings in the Danish capital and is located near the Parliament headquarters, Christiansborg Palace. Home to the headquarters of the Danish Chamber of Commerce since 1857, the building was used as a stock exchange until the 1970s.
Since the Ukrainian counterattack in November, Russia has been trying to retake the Kherson region. Now Putin is taking action against the failures.
KIEV – The Russian Defense Ministry has arrested two of its commanders, according to reports from military bloggers Ukraine war He was fired after failing to regain territory lost from the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer and fall of 2023. The two executives are said to have tried, among other things, to no avail. Threatening Ukrainian bases on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region To destroy and push back the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The reports cannot be independently verified.
First, the American Research Center Institute for the study of war (ISW) reported on layoffs. These are said to be, on the one hand, Lieutenant General Arkady Marzov, commander of the Russian 18th Combined Arms Army, fighting near Krynki in the Kherson region, and, on the other hand, the commander of the 70th Motorized Rifle Regiment. Which is fighting near Robotyn, Zaporizhia region. Russian military bloggers did not mention the name of the second commander.
There is clearly a great deal of frustration after Kherson's bankruptcy: Putin is said to have fired several military commanders.
According to ISW, it is difficult to verify the messages posted on April 13 and 14. The fact is that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already established several strategically important bridgeheads in eastern Kherson Oblast in November 2023 and cannot be pushed back. For Ukraine, the new rules were a step closer to regaining Crimea, which Russia annexed.
The Institute for War Studies analysis continued that soldiers of the “70th Motorized Rifle Regiment have been regularly launching counterattacks to retake territory in and around Robotyn since September 2023, and have suffered heavy losses.” Therefore, both Russian regiments failed to regain all the territories in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions captured by Ukrainian attacks.
Kherson in southern Ukraine is in intense conflict – and new Russian leaders are expected to achieve long-awaited victories
ISW suspects that the Russian Defense Ministry wants to reliably ensure its country's success in the region in Ukraine, and has therefore expelled the leaders. Obviously, with the new leaders there will also be new conquests in the areas surrounding Robotyne and Krynky.
Southern Ukraine remains highly contested. Russian forces were recently able to advance near the bridgehead occupied by Ukraine in eastern Kherson. At the same time in the region Kherson increased the number of Russian deserters He is. (NZ)
