Senin, 30 Agustus 2021
Hurricane Ida: Louisiana assesses damage after storm - BBC News - BBC News
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2021-08-31 00:45:01Z
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Last man out: US completes Afghanistan withdrawal as last C-17 aircraft leaves Kabul airport - Sky News
The US has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after the last of its planes took off from Kabul airport.
All its service members have now departed, bringing an end to a 20-year campaign that saw more than 2,400 Americans die as well as tens of thousands of Afghans.
A photo of Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, boarding a C-17 cargo plane at Kabul airport was released by the US Department of Defence, as he was the last US service member to leave the country.
General Kenneth F McKenzie earlier announced the "completion of our withdrawal" during a news conference at The Pentagon.
He said the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, was also on the last flight from Kabul.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US's diplomatic mission to the country would operate from Doha, Qatar, for the time being, as America enters a "new chapter" in ties with Afghanistan.
"The last C-17 lifted off on 30 August at 3.29pm (EDT) and the last manned aircraft is clearing the airspace above Afghanistan now," said General McKenzie, head of US Central Command.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said it meant Afghanistan had "gained complete independence," Al Jazeera TV reported, with fighters near the airport firing into the air in celebration.
President Joe Biden said he would address the American people on Tuesday afternoon but in a statement hailed the military's "courage, professionalism, and resolve".
"The past 17 days have seen our troops execute the largest airlift in US history, evacuating over 120,000 US citizens, citizens of our allies, and Afghan allies of the United States," he said.
However, Gen McKenzie acknowledged that while the "vast majority" of Americans who wanted to leave were able to, not everyone got out and that diplomatic means would now be used.
He also warned an estimated 2,000 "hardcore" ISIS fighters were still in Afghanistan.
A regional affiliate of the Islamic State terror group, ISIS-K, was behind last week's suicide attack at Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members, three Britons and scores of Afghans.
It also claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the airport on Monday.
The Taliban established a "firm perimeter" as the final flight left, said Gen McKenzie, and were "helpful and useful" as the US drew a line under two weeks of frantic airlifts.
Tens of thousands of Afghans had waited at the airport in desperate conditions in the hope of escaping the new Taliban regime.
Monday night's pull-out means President Biden has followed through on a Trump pledge to leave Afghanistan.
However, many have criticised him for pushing ahead with the wind down after the Taliban seized the opportunity to quickly over-run the Afghan military and take power.
There are fears that - despite their assurances - the group will reimpose their violent form of Sharia law that previously saw women's rights reduced to practically zero.
America went into Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks in order to stop al Qaeda using the country as a base to plan any further attacks.
However, the US presence ended up spanning three decades and became deeply unpopular.
Gen McKenzie told reporters it had "brought Osama bin Laden to a just end, along with many of his al Qaeda co-conspirators", but that it was "not a cheap mission".
UK efforts to airlift Britons from Kabul, as well as people such as interpreters who had helped the country, ended on Friday.
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2021-08-31 00:00:00Z
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Afghanistan: US completes withdrawal as last C-17 aircraft leaves Kabul airport - Sky News
The US has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after the last of its planes took off from Kabul airport.
All its service members have now departed, bringing an end to a 20-year campaign that saw more than 2,400 Americans die as well as tens of thousands of Afghans.
General Kenneth F McKenzie announced the "completion of our withdrawal" during a news conference at The Pentagon.
He said the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, was also on the last flight from Kabul.
"The last C-17 lifted off on 30 August at 3.29pm (EDT) and the last manned aircraft is clearing the airspace above Afghanistan now," said General McKenzie, head of US Central Command.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said it meant Afghanistan had "gained complete independence," Al Jazeera TV reported, with fighters near the airport firing into the air in celebration.
President Joe Biden said he would address the American people on Tuesday afternoon but in a statement hailed the military's "courage, professionalism, and resolve".
"The past 17 days have seen our troops execute the largest airlift in US history, evacuating over 120,000 US citizens, citizens of our allies, and Afghan allies of the United States," he said.
However, Gen McKenzie acknowledged that while the "vast majority" of Americans who wanted to leave were able to, not everyone got out and that diplomatic means would now be used.
He also warned an estimated 2,000 "hardcore" ISIS fighters were still in Afghanistan.
A regional affiliate of the Islamic State terror group, ISIS-K, was behind last week's suicide attack at Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members, three Britons and scores of Afghans.
It also claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the airport on Monday.
The Taliban established a "firm perimeter" as the final flight left, said Gen McKenzie, and were "helpful and useful" as the US drew a line under two weeks of frantic airlifts.
Tens of thousands of Afghans had waited at the airport in desperate conditions in the hope of escaping the new Taliban regime.
Monday night's pull-out means President Biden has followed through on a Trump pledge to leave Afghanistan.
However, many have criticised him for pushing ahead with the wind down after the Taliban seized the opportunity to quickly over-run the Afghan military and take power.
There are fears that - despite their assurances - the group will reimpose their violent form of Sharia law that previously saw women's rights reduced to practically zero.
America went into Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks in order to stop al Qaeda using the country as a base to plan any further attacks.
However, the US presence ended up spanning three decades and became deeply unpopular.
Gen McKenzie told reporters it had "brought Osama bin Laden to a just end, along with many of his al Qaeda co-conspirators", but that it was "not a cheap mission".
UK efforts to airlift Britons from Kabul, as well as people such as interpreters who had helped the country, ended on Friday.
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2021-08-30 22:41:15Z
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Afghanistan: US completes withdrawal as last C-17 aircraft leaves Kabul - Sky News
The US has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after the last of its planes took off from Kabul airport.
All its service members have now departed, bringing an end to a 20-year campaign that claimed more than 2,400 American lives.
General Kenneth F McKenzie announced the "completion of our withdrawal" during a news conference at The Pentagon.
He said the US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, was on the last flight from Kabul.
"The last C-17 lifted off on 30 August at 3.29pm (EDT) and the last manned aircraft is clearing the airspace above Afghanistan now," said General McKenzie, head of US Central Command.
He said the US and its allies had evacuated 123,000 civilians since 14 August, following the Taliban's swift takeover.
In the last 24 hours, he said America had flown out 1,200 people and that 6,000 of its citizens had left in total.
General McKenzie said the threat from the ISIS-K group in Kabul was "very real" and warned an estimated 2,000 "hardcore" ISIS fighters were still in Afghanistan.
The group, a regional affiliate of the Islamic State terror group, was behind last week's suicide attack at Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members, three Britons and scores of Afghans.
It also claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the airport on Monday.
The Taliban established a "firm perimeter" as the final flight left, said General McKenzie, and were "helpful and useful" as the US drew a line under two weeks of frantic airlifts.
The pull-out means President Biden has followed through on a Trump pledge to leave Afghanistan.
However, many have criticised him for pushing ahead with the wind down of troops after the Taliban seized the opportunity to quickly over-run the Afghan military and take power.
Despite assurances, there are fears the group will reimpose their hardline and violent form of Sharia law that previously saw women's rights reduced to practically zero.
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2021-08-30 21:44:31Z
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Louisiana man films himself opening his window during Hurricane Ida to show the storm's intensity - Daily Mail
Louisiana man shows ferocity of Hurricane Ida as he films himself opening trying to open window against 150mph winds
- Raymond Serigny, a Louisiana man, shared a video on Facebook in which he opened his window during Hurricane Ida to show the intensity of the storm
- Shortly after, he let his Facebook followers know that his windows blew out
- In a second video, he showed the Category 4 storm raging through his open windows and flooding his home
- At least one fatality has been recorded in the wake of the storm after a 60 year-old man died when a tree fell on his home
- Louisiana has since activated 5,000 National Guard members to conduct search-and-rescue missions
A Louisiana man shared a video on Facebook in which he opened his window during Hurricane Ida and revealed the intense wind and rain as it ravaged his home.
Raymond Serigny posted the video, which shows his hand pushing aside the frame of his air conditioning unit to show the Category 4 storm as it tore through the state on Sunday. The scene outside is barely visible as thick gusts of wind and pounding rain hammer outside his home.
The video has so far been viewed over one million times, shared 50,000 times and yielded 12,000 comments, most from concerned Facebook users asking if he is safe and others warning him to stay away from his window.
Raymond Serigny, a Louisiana man, shared a video on Facebook in which he opened his window during Hurricane Ida to show the intensity of the storm
The scene outside is barely visible as thick gusts of wind and pounding rain hammer outside his home
User Michael Shea Stafford wrote, 'Be safe bud. But you def shouldn't have stayed. Plus you don't stand by a window bro.'
And Brian Beard wrote, 'Take your air conditioner out of window before it blows out window completely.'
Minutes later, Serigny posted a status revealing that his windows had blown out and, shortly after, he posted another video of himself peeking out from behind a door into a windowless room that appears severely flooded and cluttered with picture frames and other items that appear to have fallen during the storm. Gusts of misty wind and rain rage into the room before Serigny closes the door.
The last update on Serigny's situation was shared around 11:30am EST in a comment on the post from his nephew Blaze, who wrote that he last spoke to him five hours earlier before phone lines went down.
In a second video, he showed the Category 4 storm raging through his open windows and flooding his home
The windowless room appears severely flooded and cluttered with picture frames and other items that appear to have fallen during the storm
It is no clear where Serigny is in Louisiana, but his Facebook lists him as being in a relationship with Betsy Alberes and her Facebook lists her as living in Golden Meadow, which is south of New Orleans.
Since posting the video, at least one fatality has been recorded in the wake of the storm after a 60 year-old man died when a tree fell on his home. However, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards warned Monday that he expects the total dead to 'go up considerably.'
Bel Edwards spoke after Ida left more than 1 million people without power through Louisiana and Mississippi as it dumped torrential rain on the area, flooding much of New Orleans before being downgraded to a tropical storm Monday. Louisiana has since activated 5,000 National Guard members to conduct search-and-rescue missions.
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2021-08-30 17:32:23Z
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Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars in Araçatuba - BBC News
Bank robbers strapped hostages to the top of their getaway vehicles after a raid in the southern Brazilian city of Araçatuba.
Police said that at least three people were killed, among them one suspect.
Officials said more than 20 people took part in the heist, blocking off roads with burning vehicles and placing explosive devices across the city.
Large-scale bank robberies have become more frequent in recent years, with hostages used as human shields.
Initial reports had put the number of assailants at more than 50 but that number has since been revised down to between 15 and 20.
Lieutenant Alexandre Guedes of the Military Police told GloboNews that one man was killed by the gang when they found him filming them.
A woman and a suspect were killed in a stand-off with police outside the city as gang members tried to make their escape, officials said.
A 25-year old cyclist was seriously injured when one of the explosive devices planted by the gang went off as he cycled past.
He was taken to hospital, where both of his feet had to be amputated, local media reported.
Three other men are in hospital with bullet wounds.
Lt Guedes said there were still at least 14 bombs across the city and that the first indication was that they had some sort of sensor, which is triggered either by heat or motion.
Schools will remain closed on Monday and residents have been urged to stay indoors until all the devices have been dismantled.
Police said three suspects had been arrested.
How did the robbery unfold?
A gang of heavily armed men attacked three banks in the centre of Araçatuba in the early hours of Monday local time.
After the robbery, the gang took a number of hostages and surrounded the local military police station. Gang members also blocked key access roads into the city by setting cars alight, local media reported.
Record TV journalist Yuri Macri posted video he said showed two of the getaway cars. The first has a person tied to its roof and another to its hood, while in the second, a person can be seen crouching on the hood.
CCTV footage posted by another Twitter user shows multiple cars driving through the city, some with people tied to the hoods, while another person can be seen holding up his hands while standing up through the van's sun roof.
Many residents reported hearing gunfire and even the sound of explosions.
The mayor of Araçatuba, Dilador Borges, said police had struggled to intervene as the attack unfolded.
"The police can't go on the attack, they can't confront them because there are too many lives on the line," he told Band TV.
He said he did not know if the robbers had freed the hostages yet but said the security forces had retaken control of the city centre.
It is not clear how much money the attackers took but some videos purport to show a resident gathering bank notes in the street.
News site G1 reports that the gang used drones to monitor the movements of the police from the air.
It is not the first time Araçatuba has been targeted by bank robbers. In 2017, criminals took control of various strategic spots throughout the city, attacked police stations and blocked roads as part of their robbery of a private security firm.
Raid is part of a growing trend
These well-planned robberies are part of a phenomenon Brazilians call New "Cangaço", referring to a term first used to describe the banditry that plagued parts of Brazil in the 1920s and 1930s.
Small and medium-sized cities have been the preferred targets.
According to security expert Guaracy Mingardi these large-scale robberies started becoming more frequent around 2015. The targets are banks and firms that store and transport valuables.
Dozens of criminals take part in a single raid, many of them heavily armed with machine guns and sometimes explosives.
While most of the raids have been carried out in Brazil, there has been at least one instance where a Brazilian gang carried out a spectacular robbery in neighbouring Paraguay.
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2021-08-30 14:23:46Z
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One dead and many trapped by floods as Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana - ITV News
ITV News Reporter Jonathan Brown reports as winds of 150 miles per hour battered Louisiana and Mississippi
Scores of people trapped by floodwaters in Louisiana, US, are pleading to be rescued, while Hurricane Ida caused shambles by knocking out power from many homes.
Hurricane Ida, which blasted ashore the Louisiana coast as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the US, has weakened into a tropical storm overnight. But the danger is far from over as it pushed inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and strong winds.
Rescue workers in Louisiana have set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters.
And utility crews are working to restore power in the state amid the sweltering heat.
Ida has been blamed for at least one death. A person was found dead following a report of a fallen tree on a home in Prairieville, a suburb of state capital Baton Rouge, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.
The storm knocked out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors.
The power outage in New Orleans heightened the city’s vulnerability to flooding and left hundreds of thousands of people without air conditioning and refrigeration in sweltering summer heat.
Extreme winds tear through buildings and power lines in Louisiana
Ida hit on the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier, coming ashore about 45 miles (72 kilometres) west of where Category 3 Katrina first struck land.
Ida’s 150 mph (230 kph) winds tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland US.
It dropped hours later to a Category 1 storm with maximum winds of 95 mph (155 kph) as it crawled inland, its eye about 45 miles (70 kilometres) northwest of New Orleans.
Significant flooding was reported late on Sunday night in LaPlace, a community adjacent to Lake Pontchartrain, meteorologists in New Orleans said. Many people took to social media, pleading for boat rescues as the water rose.
The rising ocean swamped the barrier island of Grand Isle as landfall came just to the west at Port Fourchon. Ida made a second landfall about two hours later near Galliano.
The hurricane was churning through the far southern Louisiana wetlands, with the more than 2 million people living in and around New Orleans and Baton Rouge under threat.
Governor John Bel Edwards told The Associated Press: “This is going to be much stronger than we usually see and, quite frankly, if you had to draw up the worst possible path for a hurricane in Louisiana, it would be something very, very close to what we’re seeing.”
People in Louisiana woke up to a monster storm after Ida’s top winds grew by 45 mph (72 kph) in five hours as the hurricane moved through some of the warmest ocean water in the world in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
The entire city of New Orleans was without power late on Sunday, according to city officials.
The city’s power supplier — Entergy — confirmed that the only power in the city was coming from generators, the city’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness said on Twitter.
The message included a screen shot that cited “catastrophic transmission damage” for the power failure.
The city relies on Entergy for backup power for the pumps that remove storm water from city streets. Rain from Ida is expected to test that pump system.
More than 1 million customers were without power in Louisiana, and over 40,000 were in the dark in Mississippi, according to PowerOutage.US, which tracks outages nationwide.
In New Orleans, wind tore at awnings and caused buildings to sway and water to spill out of Lake Ponchartrain.
The Coast Guard office in New Orleans received more than a dozen reports of breakaway barges, said Petty Officer Gabriel Wisdom.
US Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Ricky Boyette said engineers detected a “negative flow” on the Mississippi River as a result of the storm surge.
Officials said Ida’s swift intensification from a few thunderstorms to a massive hurricane in just three days left no time to organise a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans’ 390,000 residents.
The region getting Ida’s worst includes petrochemical sites and major ports, which could sustain significant damage.
It is also an area that is already reeling from a resurgence of Covid-19 infections due to low vaccination rates and the highly contagious delta variant.
New Orleans hospitals planned to ride out the storm with their beds nearly full, as similarly stressed hospitals elsewhere had little room for evacuated patients. And shelters for those fleeing their homes carried an added risk of becoming flashpoints for new infections.
Forecasters warned winds stronger than 115 mph (185 kph) threatened Houma, a city of 33,000 that supports oil platforms in the Gulf.
The hurricane was also threatening neighbouring Mississippi, where Katrina demolished oceanfront homes.
Comparisons to the August 29, 2005 landfall of Katrina weighed heavily on residents bracing for Ida.
Katrina was blamed for 1,800 deaths as it caused levee breaches and catastrophic flooding in New Orleans.
President Joe Biden approved emergency declarations for Louisiana and Mississippi ahead of Ida’s arrival. He said on Sunday the country was praying for the best for Louisiana and would put its “full might behind the rescue and recovery” effort once the storm passes.
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2021-08-30 15:17:13Z
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