over the age of 60. hello, i'm sally bundock. a powerful earthquake has hit the east coast of taiwan, with reports of at least one death and 50 people injured. the quake led to tsunami alerts in the philippines and japan. officials say flights were suspended at okinawa's main airport as a precautionary measure. the us geological survey says the quake measured 7.4 magnitude and also that the intensity of the shaking was very high. these are some recent pictures from hualien in taiwan — where buildings have collapsed and there are reports of power outages.

there have been reports of multiple powerful aftershocks in the region. let's speak to rupert wingfield—hayes, our correspondent in taipei. tell us more. i can tell you even here in taipei this morning when the quake struck i was here in my home and it was very, very violent. the whole building suede and things were knocked off shelves. furniture knocked off shelves. furniture knocked over full i knocked off shelves. furniture knocked overfull i had knocked off shelves. furniture knocked over full i had to hang onto my countertop for stability, that is how much it was shaking. here in taipei which is over 150 kilometres from the epicentre. you can imagine closer in the city of hualien the shaking was much more violent than that and has done more damage there than it has here. we have seen pictures of at least two larger buildings partially collapsed, leaning over a precarious

angles but i have to say that given the strength of the shaking and intensity of the shaking and intensity of the shaking from this shallow earthquake it looks at the moment like hualien and the east coast got away reasonably unscathed. we have reports of deaths and injuries which appear to have come from landslides that have been unleashed along the east coast of taiwan. the difference between here and taipei on the west coast and the east is dramatic. it is rugged over there and very mountainous, narrow valleys where the mountains come right down into the pacific ocean and the quake has unleashed many landslides that have cut roads and brought down bridges and we think has also buried some people. it is still early hours after the quake but at the moment that area is cut off. it does look like major buildings and major urban infrastructure has survived the quake. fire and rescue services _ survived the quake. fire and rescue services talk - survived the quake. fire and rescue services talk about | rescue services talk about people they have already managed to rescue and there are

still others needing help. it isjust still others needing help. it is just a question of gauging at this point how severe this has been and how many are impacted. it has been and how many are impacted-— has been and how many are impacted. it is and it will be difficult for _ impacted. it is and it will be difficult for those crews - impacted. it is and it will be difficult for those crews and | difficult for those crews and rescue services to get to those areas because, as i said, it is very rugged landscape with big mountains. many people have not been to taiwan don't know how rugged the island is and how big the mountains are but they are very large indeed. the largest mountains in east asia are in the centre of taiwan and those remote valleys, it will be difficult and takes time and take the military and helicopters to get in there to try and see what the situation is. the situation will develop in the coming hours and i suspect the coming days. this was a very big shake. the biggest earthquake to hit taiwan since 1999. i came here backin taiwan since 1999. i came here back in 1999 after that quake down many buildings. more than 2000 people were killed back than 25 years ago. so we

compare the two at the moment, sally, it looks like taiwan's infrastructure has stood up to the quake much better this time thanit the quake much better this time than it did 25 years ago back in 1999. �* , than it did 25 years ago back in 1999. �*, .,, ., in 1999. let's hope that the numbers — in 1999. let's hope that the numbers of _ in 1999. let's hope that the numbers of death - in 1999. let's hope that the numbers of death and - in 1999. let's hope that the i numbers of death and casualty remains as low as possible. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in tokyo. shejoins us as she joins us as well. injapan there were tsunami warnings going off. there were tsunami warnings auoin off. . ~ ., there were tsunami warnings auoin off. ., ~ ., ., ,, going off. talk what happened where you _ going off. talk what happened where you are. _ going off. talk what happened where you are. a _ going off. talk what happened where you are. a tense - going off. talk what happened i where you are. a tense morning here given how close some of these islands are to taiwan's coast. when ireland received a 30 centimetre wave on a clear day you can see the taiwanese coast from that island. we heard from residents in the south—western areas about how the alarms on the farms rang loudly and alarms in the area rang loudly and some evacuated to a nearby school and to higher ground. whatever

happened in taiwan with the very strong shake that rupert was talking about was felt on the coastline and initially had started this numbing alerts in south—western japan. in the beginning the authorities said they expected waves to be to three metres high. the highest was about 30 centimetres and that hit unit coney island. at the meteorological agency has warned people to stay on high alert because tides can change and also because of after—shocks of similar intensity that could be expected. people are told the still stay away from the coast and stay on high ground. the main airport at kanawha where flights were initially halted, the advisory has now been lifted and flights have not resumed yet because this has caused a great deal of disruption so we have seen people stranded at that airport

but now the advisory has been lifted so flights should resume later in the day. generally even though the synonymy warning has been lifted it is still quite tense in the south—western area. as we watch what happens in taiwan, the extent of it and how it will affect areas neighbouring it like south—western japan. affect areas neighbouring it like south-western japan. thank ou ve like south-western japan. thank you very much- _ let's speak to antoine rousseaux who witnessed the first waves of the earthquake in the center of taipei good to talk to you. can you talk through what you experienced? i talk through what you experienced?- talk through what you exerienced? .,, , experienced? i was confused because i — experienced? i was confused because i am _ experienced? i was confused because i am on _ experienced? i was confused because i am on the - experienced? i was confused because i am on the ninth i experienced? i was confused i because i am on the ninth floor in an office building so not many people arrived only two or three people. normally there are 60. it started to shake really hard. not my first earthquake in taiwan but i never had it that hard and i heard things falling down so i

did not know what to do. i ran down the stairs and decided to go under a table and sit down but the other taiwanese were teaming up and seeing things falling down. it was confusing. dramatic for you their entire parent we see —— for you there in taipei. but we are seeing now images from hualien, the centre of it. in terms of other people's reaction to what is happening now? are people are calm and feel that it is past? people doing at the moment? it is better but we are still a little shocked because when it happened it was strong. even the taiwanese was scared. i could see they were not used to one of the strength and what was worse was that every 30 minutes we had another earthquake coming in so it was like we started to get back to work and then had to stop

working again and go down the building. we working again and go down the buildinu. ~ , building. we were very concerned. _ building. we were very concerned. there - building. we were very concerned. there is . building. we were very - concerned. there is concern about after—shocks at this point? i about after-shocks at this oint? ~' ., ., , point? i think now it has calmed _ point? i think now it has calmed down _ point? i think now it has calmed down after - point? i think now it has calmed down after fourl point? i think now it has - calmed down after four hours but all this morning it was like that, yes.— but all this morning it was like that, yes. thank you so much for — like that, yes. thank you so much for talking _ like that, yes. thank you so much for talking to - like that, yes. thank you so much for talking to us - like that, yes. thank you so much for talking to us live l much for talking to us live from taipei. having experienced the impact of that earthquake which struck earlier today. an epicentre in hualien in taiwan. so let's now move on to other stories that we are keeping a close eye on here on bbc news. president biden has said he's outraged and heartbroken by the deaths of seven international aid workers in gaza, killed in an israeli airstrike. in a highly critical statement, the president said israel was not doing enough to protect civilians. israel's army chief said the incident was a �*grave mistake', blaming a �*misidentification�*.

three of those killed were british, and the others were australian, polish, palestinian and a us—canadian citizen. the bbc has been able to establish that the names of the three british aid workers killed in the gaza attack arejohn chapman, james henderson and james kirby. more now from our correspondent injerusalem — lucy williamson. and a warning — viewers may find some of the images in her report distressing. they came from australia, poland, the united states and the uk. their mission was to feed people. one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest and most dangerous. really airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world's central kitchen. seven people were killed including three british nationals. —— world

central kitchen. distraught colleagues identified their bodies. these are the people who brought the aid from the sea, he says. they are all dead. all of them. the workers had been unloading a second shipment of aid brought into gaza by c. they were travelling back from the warehouse when their convoy was hit. their vehicles, more than one mile apart. translation: it vehicles, more than one mile apart. tuna/mom- vehicles, more than one mile apart. translation: it was a direct hit- — apart. translation: it was a direct hit. they _ apart. translation: it was a direct hit. they tried - apart. translation: it was a direct hit. they tried to - apart. translation: it was a direct hit. they tried to treat l direct hit. they tried to treat some of them and put them in another car in front but they sheued another car in front but they shelled the car. this is the situation here. anyone who brings aid to gaza is at risk of shelling and death. the remains — of shelling and death. the remains of _ of shelling and death. the remains of the _ of shelling and death. the remains of the convoy - of shelling and death. the remains of the convoy tell the story. three vehicles, each struck separately. one straight through the logo that was meant to protect them. a sustained and targeted attack. translation: ., ., , translation: unfortunately in the ast

translation: unfortunately in the past day — translation: unfortunately in the past day there _ translation: unfortunately in the past day there was - translation: unfortunately in the past day there was a - translation: unfortunately in the past day there was a tragicl the past day there was a tragic event which our forces unintentionally harmed noncombatants unintentionally harmed noncombata nts in unintentionally harmed noncombatants in the gaza strip. this happens in war. we are conducting a thorough enquiry and we are in contact with the governments. we will do everything to prevent a recurrence.— do everything to prevent a recurrence. six months into this war _ recurrence. six months into this war the _ recurrence. six months into this war the questions - recurrence. six months into l this war the questions around the killing of civilians are getting sharper. this was a clearly marked aid convoy passing through an area without heavy fighting under israeli control. aid agencies say co—ordinated safe passage with the israeli army in gaza is cumbersome and time—consuming. but it is this kind of event it is designed to avoid. the un here says it has been warning about something like this for months. ~ ., about something like this for months. ~ . , , months. we have people in these dancerous months. we have people in these dangerous situations, _ months. we have people in these dangerous situations, moving - dangerous situations, moving around with no communications between different groups and teams. there were telephone calls trying to make connections and it was not possible. 50 connections and it was not possible-—

connections and it was not ossible. ., ., ., ., possible. so moving around gaza with no communication _ possible. so moving around gaza with no communication between | with no communication between teams. why not?— teams. why not? israel says we should not _ teams. why not? israel says we should not have _ teams. why not? israel says we should not have communication| should not have communication equipment because if they do they could be taken by hamas unused by hamas. i think that is a poor excuse. the unused by hamas. i think that is a poor excuse.— is a poor excuse. the first of the victims _ is a poor excuse. the first of the victims was _ is a poor excuse. the first of the victims was buried, - is a poor excuse. the first of the victims was buried, a - is a poor excuse. the first of l the victims was buried, a local man. gaza, already a byword for grief, morning those who came to save lives and paid with their own. lucy williamson, abc news, jerusalem. let's get some of the day's other news 110w. the united states has warned iran not to retaliate against it for an attack on iran's embassy compound in syria, which iran has blamed on israel. the us envoy told the un security council that washington had no prior knowledge of monday's attack. us secretary of state antony blinken has met france's minister of defence in paris to discuss collaboration with europe in supporting ukraine. today the mr blinken will travel to brussels for a meeting of nato foreign ministers, as the alliance celebrates its 75th

anniversary. strong winds and storms have hit lawrence county in the us state of ohio as severe weather moves through the state and other parts of the us. tornadoes are also possible from indiana and ohio into the mid south. alabama and georgia ar on alert. russian air defence says it downed four ukrainian drones late on tuesday over the border region of kursk. residents shared in social media pictures on social media of a significant fire in the outskirts of the city. and this comes just a day after ukraine carried out a drone strike on russia more than 1,300 kilometres from the border. it's thought they are the deepest into russian territory since the start of the war. sarah rainsford is in kyiv with the latest on the change of tactics. this was a strike on a site that russia must have

thought was well out of ukrainian range. that's where it chose to build a giant factory to make the kamikaze drones that russia uses often in its attacks on ukraine. but that's where ukrainian drones managed to fly hundreds of miles into russia itself, undetected, and to reach that site. there are videos on social media showing one of those drones hurtling towards a building. it looks like light aircraft, a big drone as it x flies and explodes. there was another attack on an oil refinery in the same area and ukrainian intelligence have told us that they carried out this attack and they spoke about significant damage at the sites. would not seen any evidence of damage to the drone production facility itself inside russia. the only videos that have come so far have shown damage to a student dormitory across the road from that production line. it does show that ukraine's drone production capacity is increasing and there is a big

stress on that here in ukraine. president zelensky has spoken about the need for more long—range drones for what he calls special tasks in this happens at a time when western allies of ukraine have stalled somewhat in terms of providing ammunition to the country and shying away from providing long—range missiles. if any kind of reminder was needed about why all of this is happening, well tonight there was another russian missile attack on a ukrainian city, in the south—east. that russian missile hit near a school and several teenagers were injured as they ran for a bomb shelter in their school when that missile hit. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

more now on the deaths of seven international aid workers in gaza, killed in an israeli airstrike. let's speak to arvind das, team lead for the gaza crisis

at the international rescue committee .he . hejoins us live . he joins us live from . hejoins us live from cairo. you have workers who are currently in gaza, i understand. can you talk us through the practical challenges that your team are facing? thank you for having me. yes, from the international rescue committee and also working closely with our partners therein gaza we have a bigger team at the moment and ever since this devastating incident happened, not only us but all international organisations have been rethinking and re— strategising how it will be possible, given the situation, to continue to provide essential life—saving services. we have teams of doctors who go to hospitals and

even what we have been experiencing is that it is almost impossible to get access to the hospital due to the constant bombardment that goes on. despite the fact that all of us ensure that the locations where we work have been notified to the israelis, each movement is recorded and notified and the incident that happened with the world central kitchen, we also note they had the conflict of the process. that meant they had no conflict. as such incidents continue what really needs to happen is we need to understand why inspired all this

notification, why despite the fact that we are informing the idf of each and every movement, such incidents happen. it is a challenge and we are now finding it almost impossible to provide any essential services. our local staff, provide any essential services. our localstaff, our provide any essential services. our local staff, our doctors are challenged to safely access. each and every organisation has, at one time organisation has, at one time or another, faced similar situations, similar tragic incident with a nurse, have lost lives as what the world central kitchen faced, where they lost seven of their good workers. it is very tragic and i think, workers. it is very tragic and ithink, i hearthat workers. it is very tragic and i think, i hear that the israelis will do an investigation and i sincerely hope there is serious investigation that go on and

that necessary steps can be taken but the main issue i would still highlight which we have been advocating for strongly is that there is immediate need to have a long and sustained ceasefire so that aid workers such as ours can continue working and providing services. ., ~ , ., continue working and providing services. ., ~' , ., ~ services. thank you. we appreciate _ services. thank you. we appreciate you - services. thank you. we i appreciate you experience services. thank you. we - appreciate you experience -- appreciate you experience —— explaining clearly the challenges that you and your organisation face. you for talking us through what you are currently facing. well, china's leaders are trying to find ways to battle what many economists have described as a demographic ticking time bomb. the country is ageing and shrinking — one in five people are over the age of 60 — which is the largest elderly population in the world. our china correspondent, laura bicker, has been finding out. this generation witnessed

the birth of communist china. but while some are ending their lives in comfort, many still have to work until they drop. huh? 0k. i will follow you. grandma feng shows me her room in an elderly care home. you've got a little balcony out the front. she's decided to pay for long—term care rather than rely on her son. translation: i'm. more open-minded. there are few people of the same age who think like us, and it seems we care more about enjoying life. but i thought it through. i gave my house to my son. all we need is our two pension cards. this home is touted as a model for china's future. young people also live here, rent—free as volunteer caters.

and while it's great for residents, it's not so great for profit margins. private companies have invested in this home, but it's currently running at a loss. so beijing does need other ideas. these glamorous grannies in the city of hangzhou have found a new career in retirement as models and social media stars, and they promote greying gracefully. china hopes more over—60s will continue working as the economy slows. i think that is the right time, especially for us, because i believe i am one of the generation that really benefit from the country's reform and open toward a policy. then maybe it is our obligation also to promote our image to the world. that image belies the harsh reality for millions in china.

this couple in the rural north—east have no pension. they can't afford to stop working or get sick. translation: i guess i will become - a burden for my children. they will need i to look after me. i'm 72 this year. i think i can only keep doing thisl for another four or five years. but if feeble and weak, then i might be confined to bed. i that's it. over. ordinary people like us all end up like this. - like much of rural china, there are few young people left to look after the old, especially after decades of a policy allowing couples to have just one child. the rising ranks of the elderly are causing a dramatic imbalance, which threatens the future of the world's second largest economy. it means china may grow old before it gets rich. laura bicker, bbc news,

liaoning province. the us government has asked the space agency nasa to devise a unified standard of time for the moon. the white house said it was vital to set international norms as nations and private companies race to establish a more permanent lunar presence. space scientists say different gravitational forces cause time to pass at a slightly different rate on the moon compared to earth, and synchronisation will be essential. the european space agency has also been working on developing a system of co—ordinated universal time that can be used on the moon and other celestial bodies. iam sure i am sure if you watch at this time you will be aware that we had to the top business stories in a moment but first let's show you the live page currently online showing all the latest on what is happening

in regards to the earthquake that happened earlier today in taiwan. as you can see that is the latest from our reporter in taipei looking at the fact that landslides have been triggered by the earthquake and as we heard earlier from by the earthquake and as we heard earlierfrom our by the earthquake and as we heard earlier from ourjapanese (gasps) japan—based reporter, much of the country including the islands near taiwan were put on tsunami alert. the death toll has now risen to four so far. i will be back in a moment with top business stories, stay with top business stories, stay with us. hello, there. weather for the remainder of this week is going to stay very unsettled. it's going to be a frustrating week to try and make plans for those who have children off for the easter break. there will be some sunny intervals, but spells of wind and rain at times, and as we head into the weekend, it will turn windier, but milder. in fact, in east anglia,

we could see a high of 20 celsius — 68 fahrenheit — way above the average for this time of year in that area. bearthat in mind, but we are all starting to be aware that a warmer atmosphere means a wetter one, and you can see these areas of low pressure waiting in the wings to influence the weather story. so the first low is moving through on wednesday, bringing rain into northern ireland, southern scotland. behind it, there'll be a few sharp showers to come, as well, so by the middle part of the afternoon, expect some sunny spells, perhaps more than we saw on tuesday, and temperatures will peak at highs of 15 celsius. some of the showers across northern england, though, could still be quite heavy, and that showery rain will start to drift out of northern ireland, improving here into central scotland. the far north and east of scotland will stay largely fine and dry, with some showers, but a north—easterly wind will make it feel noticeably colder, temperatures a good ten degrees down on where they are further south. so that low pulls away, another one is going to replace it on thursday, and then another significant low waiting in the wings for the

start of the weekend. so on thursday, as that cloud and rain pushes its way steadily north through the night, it will be a mild start to thursday morning. we'll see showery outbreaks of rain pushing their way steadily eastwards throughout the day, so hopefully a slow improvement. but here's the next system already starting to show its hand across cornwall and south wales by the end of the day. ahead of it, with some brightness, we'll see highs of 16 degrees. but that north—easterly wind once again pegging those temperatures back — in aberdeenshire, a high ofjust 16. then, as we move towards the end of the week, this low could bring some very windy weatherfor a time, gales on exposed coasts, a spell of heavy rain moving its way steadily north, and it's this that will tap into that pretty mild air all the way down from the south—west, starting to push its way across scotland now, as well. but don't expect anything prolonged, settled and sunny. there will continue to be showers, longer spells of rain. windy but warm.

live from london, this is bbc news. suez stress — egypt's president warns of the economic impact of the drop in trade passing through the red sea. sales drop at tesla and byd, the world's two biggest makers of electric vehicles, so why are consumers switching off?

inflation figures for the eurozone are out in a few hours. what will the data tell us about when the ecb will start cutting interest rates? and lean back and relax, as i talk to an expert on how to reduce stress in the workplace. hello. i'm sally bundock with the top business stories. and on this programme we've been closely covering the effects of houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the red sea. one country keenly feeling the impact of shipping, now largly avoiding the route through the suez canal, is egypt, with revenues

they get from the canal almost halving.