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“Terna al-Sahira”… Tales of the City Transformed into a “Great Grave” by the “Dam of Death”
Survivors of Cyclone “Daniel” as it battered the Libyan city of Terna were minutes away from sudden death, killing more than 11,000 people in seconds in one of the country’s worst natural disasters.
Many residents described the devastation to Britain’s Sky News network as a flood caused by an earthquake tsunami.
The issue is even more acute in the Libyan city of Derna, nicknamed “al-Zahira,” where residents search for their relatives and loved ones with their bare hands.
Reports indicate that a quarter of Terna was washed away by devastating currents and turned into a mudflat as a result of the floods caused by the collapse of two of the city’s dams.
One of the two collapsed dams is now known as the “Death Dam”.
Days after the disaster, which has killed more than 11,000 people so far, some residents are still coming to the dam to see the scene of the tragedy that killed thousands in seconds.
A Sky News reporter reports that the city, located in eastern Libya, looks like a “huge graveyard”.
For example, there was a multi-storied building that was torn from its foundation and buried in mud.
The reporter says that everywhere you turn in the town, you can see destruction and the smell of death wafts through the air.
The force of the water from the two collapsing dams was so strong that, as residents say, the sound of their collapse was like explosions, one explosion followed by another and a third.
Tons of water from both dams washed away tons of rocks and destroyed entire residential blocks, as well as 3 bridges and buildings that were leveled or suffered massive damage.
Some residents, as they say, had only 20 minutes to escape from these massive streams.
Storm “Daniel” caused massive damage to Terna’s infrastructure, making it difficult for rescue workers and relief teams to reach the affected areas.
Residents searching for their relatives said they had already received several warnings about Storm Daniel, but what happened was a disaster and the result of human error.
According to construction engineer Gandhi Hammoud, the cause of the disaster was negligence, pointing to several warnings issued by experts about the poor condition of the two dams in Terna.
He said he saw his neighbors and friends screaming in fear as the floodwaters flooded their homes and apartments, “and then there was silence, which meant they were dead.”
“We saw some friends literally being blown away from us,” he added.
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Hamdok’s dissolved government addresses the United Nations regarding al-Burhan’s participation
Abdallah Hamdok’s government, dissolved by the decision of Sudan’s military commander, said al-Burhan’s participation in the United Nations General Assembly in New York was “contrary to declared international positions against military coups”.
According to a memorandum signed by Abdullah Hamdok and several former ministers, the participation of the Sudanese military commander in the work of the United Nations General Assembly sends alarming and encouraging signals to the military revolutions that have recently spread in Africa.
October 2021 mentioned in the memorandum
Mr. United Nations. Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres:
Subject: Participation of the leader of the October 25 coup in Sudan at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
We, the undersigned members of the Government of Sudan formed in 2019, this year’s constitutional document, address you to clarify the following:
- First, on October 25, 2021, a military component led by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdel Rahman led a military coup against the interim civilian government, leading to a complete constitutional collapse. This led to the existence of a de facto government which collapsed with the outbreak of the 15th War, a direct result of a coup against the civil government.
- Secondly, the African Union, the UN Regional and international institutions, including the Security Council and the European Union, have rejected the military coup that undermined the interim government and halted the democratic transition process in Sudan. Coup and return of power to the people.
- Thirdly, the invitation of the coup leader to represent Sudan in the United Nations General Assembly meetings is contrary to the above positions, and it also contributes to the continuation of the ongoing war in Sudan today. This sends very alarming and encouraging signals to the recent rise in military coups on the African continent.
- The Glorious Revolution of December 2018 determined the Sudanese people’s stance on military coups and authoritarian regimes by recognizing the government’s full civil code and rejecting the October 25 coup, as well as defining the military’s relationship with politics. Constitution and defense of the country against external threats. To the coup leader who shares the commitment to democracy, peace and freedom as a partner in the war in Sudan today.
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Italian mafia boss Messina Denaro, who was arrested by authorities in January after 30 years on the run, has died at the age of 61, Italian media outlet Agence France-Presse reported.
Messina Tenaro was suffering from cancer at the time of his arrest. After his condition worsened in recent weeks, he was transferred to a hospital from the high-security prison in central Italy where he was initially held.
According to France 24, Messina Tenaro helped launch acts of terrorism against the Italian state and was sentenced to six separate life sentences over the years, including the 1992 murder of anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone and his role in deadly bombings. Rome Florence and Milan in 1993.
Messina Tenaro, who led the Corleonesi clan immortalized in the Godfather films, died in prison in 2017.
Messina Tenaro was based in Trapani province in western Sicily, but by the time of his arrest on January 16, 2023, his influence had extended to the capital, Palermo.
Messina Tenaro had been on the run since 1993, and police finally arrested him when he visited a cancer treatment center in Palermo.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that France is playing its “role” in welcoming migrants, responding to Pope Francis in Marseille (southern) European leaders and how they are dealing with the migration issue. .
“The Pope is right to call for this campaign against neglect,” Macron said in a televised interview.
“We cannot accept the misery of the whole world,” he said, recalling the famous phrase of former Socialist Prime Minister Michel Rogard.
Commenting on the recent arrival of migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa, Macron called for “Italians not to be left alone”, defending a European response based on “a harmonious approach with countries of origin and countries of transit”.
As for the countries of origin of the migrants, “Europeans must adapt our aid to a responsible immigration policy, and say that we help you with projects to give people economic opportunities, but you must help us to dismantle the networks. Lead these people.” out of their countries, especially to establish better cooperation for their return.”
As for the countries on the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, especially Tunisia, Macron hoped that Europe would recommend to these countries “to seek the help of surveys, experts and equipment (…) on their coasts to confront these traffickers”. A “respectful partnership”
He added, “This is what we are doing with the British. We agree to have British experts in Calais to help us dismantle the traffickers’ network, and we have achieved good results.”
Macron explained that he would offer the EU to “allocate more resources to transit countries and propose partnerships to these countries to avoid (migrant) outflows”.
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