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papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. to discuss the response, i spoke to mate bagossy. mate is leading the un development programme's humanitarian response in papua new guinea. the latest we've been hearing is there is an evacuation order in place for almost 8,000 people as the ground is still moving. what's the latest that you can tell us about that? are people able to get out? thank you for having me. so, yes, around approximately almost 8,000 people have been identified as living in an area that's under imminent threat of further landslide. and therefore, we need to organise significantly — a big evacuation, some people live in areas that are much more exposed than others, by evacuation is probably needed while we also await for furt
papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. to discuss the response, i spoke to mate bagossy. mate is leading the un development programme's humanitarian response in papua new guinea. the latest...
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guinea, thank you so much for updating us on the situation. —— papua new guinea. let's turn to some other important news around the world. 12 people on a flight from doha to ireland were taken to hospital with injuries after the aircraft hit turbulence. the qatar airways flight landed shortly after midday on sunday at dublin airport. the incident comes after a 73—year—old man died during severe turbulence on a singapore airlines flight last week. the parents of the pga tour golfer grayson murray, who died on saturday, say he took his own life. the death of 30—year—old murray was announced one day after the golfer withdrew from a competition in fort worth, texas, citing illness. in a statement, his family urged people to honour the golfer�*s memory by being kind to others. there have been many tributes for one of hollywood's most successful songwriters, richard m sherman, who's died at the age of 95. he wrote more than 150 songs with his brother robert for classic films like thejungle book, chitty chitty bang bang, and mary poppins. victoria bourne report
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the who has said it is ready to support papua new guinea after that landslide. they are trying to get international aid into that area. stay with us on bbc news. as we go through this week, it looks like temperatures are going to be roughly where we would expect at this time of year. there will be some heavy showers in the forecast, but it looks like it's going to turn drier later in the week as low pressure loses its grip on our weather and high pressure starts to take over. low pressure is in charge today. we have a weather front to the north—east, enhancing the showers, especially later in the day. for most, it's a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. slow—moving showers across the north of scotland. they can be heavy and thundery with some hail stub later, the cloud thickens across the isles of scilly in cornwall, bringing some rain. if you are in the sunshine and the light breezes, temperatures will feel quite pleasant. this evening, the showers fade quickly. we have clear skies. the showers fade quickly. we have clearskies. 0urweather the sh
the who has said it is ready to support papua new guinea after that landslide. they are trying to get international aid into that area. stay with us on bbc news. as we go through this week, it looks like temperatures are going to be roughly where we would expect at this time of year. there will be some heavy showers in the forecast, but it looks like it's going to turn drier later in the week as low pressure loses its grip on our weather and high pressure starts to take over. low pressure is in...
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officials say more than 2000 people were buried in friday's landslide in papua new guinea as rescue efforts are hampered by unstable terrain. and former president donald trump's criminal trial nears its close. ♪ welcome to world news america. israel is facing growing international condemnation after dozens were killed in rafah following an airstrike. israeli prime minister bennett jim a netanyahu called it a tragic mishap as video showed a massive fire ripping through the gazan city. at least 45 people were killed including women and children at a camp for displaced people according to the hamas run health ministry. the airstrike killed two senior members of hamas. mr. netanyahu promised an investigation. >> in rafah, we already evacuated about a one million uninvolved residents, and despite our best efforts not to harm the uninvolved, a tragic incident unfortunately happened yesterday. we are investigating the case and will draw the conclusions. >> here in washington, that national security council called the images from rafah heartbreaking, saying israel has a right to go after hamas an
officials say more than 2000 people were buried in friday's landslide in papua new guinea as rescue efforts are hampered by unstable terrain. and former president donald trump's criminal trial nears its close. ♪ welcome to world news america. israel is facing growing international condemnation after dozens were killed in rafah following an airstrike. israeli prime minister bennett jim a netanyahu called it a tragic mishap as video showed a massive fire ripping through the gazan city. at least...
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andrew, thanks for your time today- _ just want to bring you some breaking news out of papua new guinea — because the authorities there say they're evacuating nearly 8,000 people who are under threat of new landslide. thousands are still buried after a landslide hit a remote village in the north of the country on friday. aid agencies say they're unable to reach some of the people because the ground is still moving. the landslide took place in yambali village, in enga province in the early hours, while most of the community were asleep. entire communities have been left devastated. one woman has been unable to find several members of her family. translation: l have 18 - of my family members buried under the debris and soil that i'm standing on, and a lot more family members in the village i cannot count. i am the landowner here, but i cannot retrieve the bodies, so i'm here helplessly. there are various challenges hampering rescue efforts. here's the country director of the care international ngo, justine mcmahon. the biggest difficulty at the moment is that the ground is still unstabl
andrew, thanks for your time today- _ just want to bring you some breaking news out of papua new guinea — because the authorities there say they're evacuating nearly 8,000 people who are under threat of new landslide. thousands are still buried after a landslide hit a remote village in the north of the country on friday. aid agencies say they're unable to reach some of the people because the ground is still moving. the landslide took place in yambali village, in enga province in the early...
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in papua new guinea, it's feared more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. as election campaigning gathers pace — rishi sunak says his plan for a "modern" national service will strengthen uk security, while sir keir starmer says his party will deliver stability and above all — change. there's no doubt that the labour party now is fundamentally different to the labour party of 2019, when we lost so badly. this modern form of national service will mean the younger people get the skills and opportunities that they need, which will serve them very well in life. and it looks like a flying saucer — we'll explain just what's been caught on camera in the skies above california. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said an air strike which killed dozens of people in gaza was a "tragic mishap". the hamas run health ministry said at least 45 people, including children, were killed when a strike hit a camp for displaced people in the tal al—sultan area of rafah. the united states said the killing of innocent palestinians was "heartbreakin
in papua new guinea, it's feared more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. as election campaigning gathers pace — rishi sunak says his plan for a "modern" national service will strengthen uk security, while sir keir starmer says his party will deliver stability and above all — change. there's no doubt that the labour party now is fundamentally different to the labour party of 2019, when we lost so badly. this modern form of national service...
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papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. spain has promised to give ukraine a billion euros worth of military aid. the predge came during a visit to the country by ukraine's president zelensky. he's been holding talks with the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez and signed a security agreement. the visit comes as ukraine battles a russian ground offensive in the northeastern kharkiv region which began on may 10 in moscow's biggest territorial advance in 18 months. the biggest problem that we have now is that russia is using more than 3000 bombs a month. we think they could use 3500 bombs next month. they have used 32 thousand and these will fall on civilians who have no weapons. it doesn't matter how much protection the soldiers have, they w
papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. spain has promised to give ukraine a billion euros worth of military aid. the predge came during a visit to the country by ukraine's president zelensky....
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it's a really tragic scene there in a remote part of papua new guinea. we've got approximately 60 households that have been impacted directly by a really large landslide there. as you've said, there's been a few bodies found and at the moment we're just assessing that and looking at further actions that need to be taken. 0bviously, search—and—rescue continues as best we can and we're also looking at what medical interventions, as well as looking at recovery around shelter, food and other items that will need to be required in the coming days and weeks. i mean, one thing to be said is papua new guinea is an incredibly beautiful country and amazing landscape and diversity, from coastal areas to the highlands and islands areas. in this part of papua new guinea there is really steep topography and we have in the past had a number of earthquakes or flood events that have triggered landslides, and other natural disasters. we've also seen el nino recently impacting know with drought considered in some areas. so there are a whole lot of natural kind of disas
it's a really tragic scene there in a remote part of papua new guinea. we've got approximately 60 households that have been impacted directly by a really large landslide there. as you've said, there's been a few bodies found and at the moment we're just assessing that and looking at further actions that need to be taken. 0bviously, search—and—rescue continues as best we can and we're also looking at what medical interventions, as well as looking at recovery around shelter, food and other...
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new guinea. >> ahead how the death toll from this disaster may be far higher than was originally feared. and tomorrow, histories set to unfold in a man i haven't courtroom lawyers are set to offer their closing arguments in the criminal trial of donald trump will discuss in just moments tomorrow, the evidence is the testimony has ended, but it's not over yet before the jury gets the final say. >> prosecutor present trump's defense team, get the final word. live coverage of closing arguments in the trump hush money trial tomorrow at 90 life diabetes there's no slowing down each day is a unique blend of people to see and things to do that's why you choose blue sirna to help manage blood sugar response uniquely designed with carbs, steady glue sirna, bring on the day they say we should stop eating so much meat so we made meet out of plants because we aren't quitters impossible we're solving the meat problem with more meet. >> some people just know that the best rate for you is a rate based on you wi
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the united nations says 670 people are feared dead following a landslide in papua new guinea. at least 12 people are now confirmed dead after a russian attack on a crowded diy store in ukraine's second city of kharkiv. hello, i'm martine croxall. the uk's general election campaign is well and truly under way, with an eye—catching announcement from the conservative party to bring back mandatory national service if it wins on polling day onjuly 4th. the party said 18—year—olds would have a choice of either joining the military full—time for 12 months, or volunteering one weekend every month, taking part in community service, with organisations like the fire brigade, police or the national health service. the home secretary, james cleverly, said the plan would address social fragmentation and get young people "out of their bubble". labour has described the plan as a "desperate gimmick". more on that shortly. first, this report from our political correspondent leila nathoo. an eye—catching policy from the conservatives early on in this campaign, one that's grabbed the he
the united nations says 670 people are feared dead following a landslide in papua new guinea. at least 12 people are now confirmed dead after a russian attack on a crowded diy store in ukraine's second city of kharkiv. hello, i'm martine croxall. the uk's general election campaign is well and truly under way, with an eye—catching announcement from the conservative party to bring back mandatory national service if it wins on polling day onjuly 4th. the party said 18—year—olds would have a...
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we were just back today from the landslide location in papua new guinea. retrieval operations are ongoing. search and rescue for potential survivors or bodies of people who are victims of this landslide. so it is difficult to estimate the total number of victims. right now, the priorities are, on the one hand, to continue the search and rescue, or rather retrieval operations of the bodies, and on the other to provide shelter, food, wash, assistance, so humanitarian assistance to the survivor populations. and also another priority is to ensure that a safe zone is created and other surrounding populations who might be at risk can be evacuated to safer zones, because the landslide is still progressing, and the entire zone is dangerous. in the middle east, there's growing international condemnation of an air strike near rafah in gaza, which palestinian officials say killed at least 45 people — including women and children — at a refugee camp. israel says it conducted a precise strike against two senior hamas leaders and says it's investigating how this hap
we were just back today from the landslide location in papua new guinea. retrieval operations are ongoing. search and rescue for potential survivors or bodies of people who are victims of this landslide. so it is difficult to estimate the total number of victims. right now, the priorities are, on the one hand, to continue the search and rescue, or rather retrieval operations of the bodies, and on the other to provide shelter, food, wash, assistance, so humanitarian assistance to the survivor...
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new guinea. the united nations says about 670 people may have died. dozens of houses are thought to have been buried in rock and earth. the disaster was sparked by an earthquake that hit enga province, some 370 miles northwest of the capital port moresby. this report is from our correspondent katy watson. a scene of total total devastation. in an area so remote and with land here still unstable, rescuers are struggling to do theirjob. more than two days after the landslide, villagers aren't into giving up in their hunt for survivors but the situation on the ground is difficult. the landslide struck in the early hours of friday morning. more than 100 houses were buried at a time when most of the villagers would have been asleep butjust a few bodies have been recovered so far. debris from the landslide is up to eight metres deep in some places but getting heavy machinery to this remote area of highlands is difficult. people are using whatever tools they can get their hands on, be it shovels or stic
new guinea. the united nations says about 670 people may have died. dozens of houses are thought to have been buried in rock and earth. the disaster was sparked by an earthquake that hit enga province, some 370 miles northwest of the capital port moresby. this report is from our correspondent katy watson. a scene of total total devastation. in an area so remote and with land here still unstable, rescuers are struggling to do theirjob. more than two days after the landslide, villagers aren't...
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papua new guinea now says more than 2000 people were buried alive in friday's landslide in a remote village. cases of melanoma skin cancer is set to hit record levels as councils warned us to do more to protect ourselves from the sun. the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of dresses that could have been stolen from the british museum. —— treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum.
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and 100 people died due to a landslide in the mountainous area in the north of central papua new guinea. it is said that up to 100 people were trapped under the rubble. the landslide occurred in the early hours of the morning when people were still sleeping due to the landslide , the transportation routes for aid and relief were closed in papua new guinea, an archipelago and a country in the southwest of the pacific ocean and in the north of australia. well, dear viewers, you are invited. i would like to say that at this moment to the speech of seyyed hassan nasrallah, the secretary all lebanese hezbollah pay attention. foreign minister of the islamic republic of iran, mr. malik rahmati, governor of east azerbaijan. president's bodyguard and pilots tahir mustafavi seyed tahir mustafavi and pilot colonel mohsen darya. i did, and what is related to these is close to our region, to the regions where there are developments , so there are several parts and clauses in my speech, one part about the head of shahid himself and the foreign minister of shahid himself, and one part about regarding
and 100 people died due to a landslide in the mountainous area in the north of central papua new guinea. it is said that up to 100 people were trapped under the rubble. the landslide occurred in the early hours of the morning when people were still sleeping due to the landslide , the transportation routes for aid and relief were closed in papua new guinea, an archipelago and a country in the southwest of the pacific ocean and in the north of australia. well, dear viewers, you are invited. i...
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the death toll in papua new guinea's landslide is feared to be more than 600. the landslide struck remote villages on friday and since then only a few bodies have been recovered. a russian air strike on a busy diy store has killed at least 12 people. president zelensky called the bombing an act of madness and appealed for more air defences to be given to his country. a fire at a children's hospital in the indian capital, delhi, has killed at least six babies. several other newborns are receiving treatment after being rescued from the burning building. the cause of the fire is not yet clear.
the death toll in papua new guinea's landslide is feared to be more than 600. the landslide struck remote villages on friday and since then only a few bodies have been recovered. a russian air strike on a busy diy store has killed at least 12 people. president zelensky called the bombing an act of madness and appealed for more air defences to be given to his country. a fire at a children's hospital in the indian capital, delhi, has killed at least six babies. several other newborns are...
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more than 2,000 people possibly buried in a catastrophic landslide in papua new guinea. rescuers are struggling to reach the victims. here's abc's foreign correspondent, james longman. >> reporter: 2,000 people are now feared buried alive tonight in that devastating papua new guinea landslide, three times previous estimates. locals are still digging for survivors with spades, sticks, anything they can find, even their bare hands. more than 150 homes were engulfed here, the rubble 25 feet deep in places. local media say rescuers have heard cries for help and that one couple was, incredibly, found alive. few were as lucky. this woman says she has 18 family members buried in the debris but that she's helpless to retrieve them. the first heavy machinery arrived today, but the recovery operation is dangerous. terrain still unstable. rescuers can only move so fast. so far, they've found the bodies of just five victims. >> it's very difficult to recover the bodies from underneath the heavy debris. and the land is still sliding. rocks are continuing to fall. >> reporter: before
more than 2,000 people possibly buried in a catastrophic landslide in papua new guinea. rescuers are struggling to reach the victims. here's abc's foreign correspondent, james longman. >> reporter: 2,000 people are now feared buried alive tonight in that devastating papua new guinea landslide, three times previous estimates. locals are still digging for survivors with spades, sticks, anything they can find, even their bare hands. more than 150 homes were engulfed here, the rubble 25 feet...
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, new guinea. families searching for their love ones. >> james longman with the latest. >>> israel responds. in the aftermath of the deadly air strike on a refugee camp. at least 50 people were killed and more than 200 injured. benjamin netanyahu calls it a tragic mishap. brooke clement reports from israel. >>> the death of a former "general hospital" actor. officials say johnny wactor was killed in a robbery and what his friends and family are saying tonight. >>> tributes pour in for a basketball legend. bill walton, giant on and off the court, we look back at his life and career. mid-air scare aboard a spirit airlines flight from jamaica, passengers putting on life jackets. health concerns forced bruce springsteen to postpone concerts in europe and america strong tonight. we hear again from the young man on a mission to honor the last of the greatest generation. how he's commemorating this memorial day. ♪ ♪ >>> from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with da
, new guinea. families searching for their love ones. >> james longman with the latest. >>> israel responds. in the aftermath of the deadly air strike on a refugee camp. at least 50 people were killed and more than 200 injured. benjamin netanyahu calls it a tragic mishap. brooke clement reports from israel. >>> the death of a former "general hospital" actor. officials say johnny wactor was killed in a robbery and what his friends and family are saying tonight....
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rescuers have arrived at the site of a massive landslide in papua new guinea. hundreds of people are feared dead after the disaster struck whilst people slept in the country's remote highlands yesterday. a rapid response team of medics and military personnel have reached the site of the landslide, around 600 kilometres from the capital, port moresby. a united nations official in the region said at least four bodies have been recovered from the rubble. let's get the latest now from chris jensen. he's the national director for the charity, world vision. he joins us from the capital, ports moresby. hello, welcome to the programme, chris. now that teams have reached the site, what are they finding on the ground? what are they finding on the round? , . , what are they finding on the round? , ., , . ground? yes, thanks very much. look, it ground? yes, thanks very much. look. it is _ ground? yes, thanks very much. look. it is a _ ground? yes, thanks very much. look, it is a really _ ground? yes, thanks very much. look, it is a really tragic - look, it is a really trag
rescuers have arrived at the site of a massive landslide in papua new guinea. hundreds of people are feared dead after the disaster struck whilst people slept in the country's remote highlands yesterday. a rapid response team of medics and military personnel have reached the site of the landslide, around 600 kilometres from the capital, port moresby. a united nations official in the region said at least four bodies have been recovered from the rubble. let's get the latest now from chris jensen....
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new guinea. it's almost three to four days now, but their bodies are not located yet. sirens heard across tel aviv as hamas says it's launched a large missile attack on the city — the first in months. a russian attack on a busy superstore in kharkiv has killed at least 1a people now, with more than a dozen still unaccounted for. and it's kick—off for leeds and southampton and it's half—time for leeds and southampton in the championship play off final at wembley. who will return to the premier league? hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start here in the uk, and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary, james cleverly, says the conservatives�* plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, is about pushing young people out of their "comfort zone". the party says it would cost £2.5 billion a year and would see 18 year—olds join the military for a year or serve and would see 18—year—olds join the military for
new guinea. it's almost three to four days now, but their bodies are not located yet. sirens heard across tel aviv as hamas says it's launched a large missile attack on the city — the first in months. a russian attack on a busy superstore in kharkiv has killed at least 1a people now, with more than a dozen still unaccounted for. and it's kick—off for leeds and southampton and it's half—time for leeds and southampton in the championship play off final at wembley. who will return to the...
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new guinea. and it's kick—off for leeds and southampton in the championship play off final at wembley. who will return to the premier league? hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk, and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary, james cleverly, says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, and says it's about pushing young people out of their "comfort zone". the party says it would cost £2.5 billion a year and would see 18—year—olds join the military for a year or serve the community for a weekend a month for the same period. our political correspondent helen catt has more. the return of national service is certainly an eye—catching policy but it wouldn't be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18—year—olds would have to choose between a year of military service or volunteer work in public servi
new guinea. and it's kick—off for leeds and southampton in the championship play off final at wembley. who will return to the premier league? hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk, and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary, james cleverly, says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, and says it's about pushing young people out of their...
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let's speak to nicholas booth, undp resident representative of papua new guinea. thanks forjoining us. we've actually heard in the last few moments a grim assessment from colleagues of yours that it's unlikely we will find any more survivors. unlikely we will find any more survivors-_ unlikely we will find any more survivors. , ., , survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible _ survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible and - survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible and we - survivors. yes, look, of course l is not impossible and we always hold out hope. as you know, the landslide happened at 3am last friday — it is now tuesday afternoon — quite obviously the hope is getting dimmer as time goes on. hope is getting dimmer as time noes on. h, ., hope is getting dimmer as time noes on. ,., ., ., goes on. ok, so how would you describe the _ goes on. ok, so how would you describe the nature _ goes on. ok, so how would you describe the nature of- goes on. ok, so how would you describe the nature of the - describe the nature of the other operati
let's speak to nicholas booth, undp resident representative of papua new guinea. thanks forjoining us. we've actually heard in the last few moments a grim assessment from colleagues of yours that it's unlikely we will find any more survivors. unlikely we will find any more survivors-_ unlikely we will find any more survivors. , ., , survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible _ survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible and - survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible and we...
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thank you. >>> overseas now, that horrific landslide in papua new guinea. nearly 700 people are feared dead. hope is fading of finding survivors buried beneath the earth in thick mounds of rubble. drone footage captures the scope and scale of the damage. conditions are making it difficult to bring aid in to survivors. patrick reevell joins us. what can you tell us about the search? >> reporter: yeah, the united nations now says it fears 670 people may have been killed in that massive landslide that completely buried a village in a remote area of papua new guinea on friday. more than 150 homes were buried and the damage is so extensive that they so far only have been able to recover five bodies. locals are desperately trying to dig out survivors with whatever tools they can, mostly shovels, but hope is shrinking with the rubble more than 26 feet in some places. some aid is starting to be delivered but officials say the area remains extremely dangerous because some land is still sliding. they evacuated an additional 250 homes just today. tonight, fears that t
thank you. >>> overseas now, that horrific landslide in papua new guinea. nearly 700 people are feared dead. hope is fading of finding survivors buried beneath the earth in thick mounds of rubble. drone footage captures the scope and scale of the damage. conditions are making it difficult to bring aid in to survivors. patrick reevell joins us. what can you tell us about the search? >> reporter: yeah, the united nations now says it fears 670 people may have been killed in that...
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papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. the bbc has been hearing how people in a remote part of northern nigeria are hiding in the bush, out of fear of further kidnappings. it comes after more than 100 people were reported missing and ten people killed, after militants abducted residents of from a remote village in the west african nation. fighters suspected to be part of the group boko haram reportedly carried out the attack in niger state, in the remote village of kuchi. the region has seen an increase in similar attacks in recent months. it's estimated more than 500 people have been kidnapped by armed groups in north—central nigeria this year. 0ur africa correspondent simi jolaoso reports from lagos. it was mainly women and children tha
papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. the bbc has been hearing how people in a remote part of northern nigeria are hiding in the bush, out of fear of further kidnappings. it comes after more...
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>> well, it's taken the authorities and papua new guinea days to come to grips with the scale of this disaster, which began at really perhaps were the most tragic times pi possible. the landslide took place at around 3:00 in the morning local time on friday with virtually an entire mountain coming down on what the authorities say we're a network of six rural villages, so everybody would have been at home in their houses when the rocks and the mud started coming being down, and the consequences have been catastrophic with the authorities estimating more than 2000 people were buried alive in this landslide. this is one of the survivors who's now grieving talking about the aftermath emily blunt you have 18 of my family members buried under the debris and soil that i am standing on and a lot more family members in the village, i cannot count in the land owner here thank you to all those who've come to help us. but i can not retrieve the bodies so i'm standing here helplessly jessica, papua new guinea government has reached out to the international community asking for help. >> it has gott
>> well, it's taken the authorities and papua new guinea days to come to grips with the scale of this disaster, which began at really perhaps were the most tragic times pi possible. the landslide took place at around 3:00 in the morning local time on friday with virtually an entire mountain coming down on what the authorities say we're a network of six rural villages, so everybody would have been at home in their houses when the rocks and the mud started coming being down, and the...
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new guinea it is it is 5:00 a.m. here in washington. >> that is a live look at capitol hill on this memorial day. good morning, everyone. i'm jessica dean in for kasie hunt. it is great to be with and right now, the severe weather threat continues for a lot of america on memorial day, more than 120 million people are at risk of intense storms. much of it now concentrated over the east coast. this after dangerous and deadly storms ripped across four states this weekend killing 18 people in texas, seven people killed, including two young children after a tornado flipped 18 wheelers, brought down trees and power lines and trapped more than 60 people inside what's left of that gas station? >> heading that traditional creation right now for the first time, knowing that i was just here and it's all destroyed is it's mind-blowing i'm still trying to process it. >> it's shocked this everything you had worked so hard for all these years is don in oklahoma officials say two people are dead, 23 others injured, storms, leveled h
new guinea it is it is 5:00 a.m. here in washington. >> that is a live look at capitol hill on this memorial day. good morning, everyone. i'm jessica dean in for kasie hunt. it is great to be with and right now, the severe weather threat continues for a lot of america on memorial day, more than 120 million people are at risk of intense storms. much of it now concentrated over the east coast. this after dangerous and deadly storms ripped across four states this weekend killing 18 people in...
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the united nations says 670 people are feared dead following a landslide in papua new guinea. the conservatives say they'll bring back mandatory national service for 18—year—olds if they win the general election. labour has described the plan as a gimmick. bangladesh braces for an intense cyclone — tens of thousands flee coastal villages for concrete storm shelters. hello, i'm martine croxall. we begin with breaking news from the middle east. hamas says it's launched a large missile attack on the city of tel aviv. rocket sirens have sounded there as well as across other cities in central israel. it's believed that the rockets were fired from the rafah area of southern gaza. let's go live tojerusalem and speak to our correspondent danjohnson. yes, they aerate sirens have been sounding across a large area of tel aviv in the last hour or so, we have heard interceptions over the city by colleagues in tel aviv, at least six, possibly eight rockets that have been intercepted by israeli defence systems which are very effective, but it does look like some of these rockets, that
the united nations says 670 people are feared dead following a landslide in papua new guinea. the conservatives say they'll bring back mandatory national service for 18—year—olds if they win the general election. labour has described the plan as a gimmick. bangladesh braces for an intense cyclone — tens of thousands flee coastal villages for concrete storm shelters. hello, i'm martine croxall. we begin with breaking news from the middle east. hamas says it's launched a large missile...
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papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. king charles has released a message saying: "my wife and i were deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the devastating landslide in enga, and the tragic loss of so many lives, homes and food gardens. " he goes on to say they send their "most heartfelt condolences to the families and communities who have suffered so much as a result of this appallingly traumatic event. papua new guinea is very much in our special thoughts and prayers." to georgia, where a parliamentary vote is to take place on tuesday, which is almost certain to overturn a presidential veto on a controversial law that has sparked weeks of protests in the country. this was tbilisi on sunday. it comes after the legal affairs committee de
papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. king charles has released a message saying: "my wife and i were deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the devastating landslide in enga, and the...
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papua new guinea with a population of 10 million people is located in the north of the continent of australia and oceania. the next part of the news at 17:00. in the name of allah, the most merciful, the most merciful, ladies and gentlemen, hello , welcome to the stock exchange news. tehran stock exchange company's market operations management did not approve part of the stock market transactions. the market supervisor of tehran stock exchange company, part of today's stock transactions in some symbols, such as shast ta, foulad, femli kaveh and a number of other symbols in accordance with clause four of madhegi. the executive order did not approve the way of conducting transactions in tehran stock exchange. called the principle of fairness has not been respected in symbols whose transactions have not been approved, and some lawyers have sold shares more than usual. capital market indicators were bearish on saturday. most of the symbols at the end of trading are in the negative range. were placed the agriculture group also had the highest amount of real people's money. hello to you. on saturda
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rescue teams search for survivors in the aftermath of a huge landslide in papua new guinea, where almost 700 people are feared dead. we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued. about 1.5 million had been sheltering in rafah from the fighting elsewhere in gaza. israel's military began its offensive in the city about three weeks ago. in a statement, israel said the attack targeted a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it added. earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. 0ur middle east correspondent l
rescue teams search for survivors in the aftermath of a huge landslide in papua new guinea, where almost 700 people are feared dead. we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and...
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. >> after the break, more than 100 or fear dead after deadly landslide and papua new guinea, we have the latest and later, i'll be joined by by meteorologist at the national weather service and get her insights on what some forecasters are warning will be a hyperactive atlantic hurricane season. >> stay with us we had to take out our old gas heating and radiant heat. that was a really, really huge project who has the type the toddler mom, i do not i was so overwhelmed, so i started contacting people off people off with angie to be able to see contractors that are licensed and real people refuse to work with people that obviously knew what they were doing. it was a game changer connect with skilled professionals to get all your home projects done well, get started today at andy paine means pause on the things you'd love. >> but breen means go cool the pain with bio free and keep on going. bio freeze. >> green means go held. >> its climb inspector, get among the most big verdicts and settlements of any law firm in the country, because clients objective is an award winning team with fiv
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papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. last summer, the british museum admitted it had been the victim of theft — saying up to 2,000 items from its collections were missing, stolen or damaged. many were ancient greek and roman objects removed from its storerooms, with some put on ebay. for a new bbc news investigation, our culture editor katie razzall has had special access to the museum. i can see a lot of white dots, what does that mean? the white dots on my way of marking out the ones that come from the british museum. if danish antiquities dealer dr ittai gradel is right, then you are looking at ancient gems that were stolen from the british museum, treasures he bought in good faith over years. how many gems here do you think belong t
papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. last summer, the british museum admitted it had been the victim of theft — saying up to 2,000 items from its collections were missing, stolen or...
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new guinea. the united nations says about 670 people may have died. dozens of houses are thought to have been buried in rock and earth. the disaster was sparked by an earthquake that hit enga province, some 370 miles north west of the capital port moresby. this report is from our correspondent katy watson. a scene of total devastation. in an area so remote and with land here still unstable, rescuers are struggling to do theirjob. more than two days after the landslide, villagers aren't giving up in their hunt for survivors but the situation on the ground is difficult. the landslide struck in the early hours of friday morning. more than 100 houses were buried at a time when most of the villagers would have been asleep butjust a few bodies have been recovered so far. debris from the landslide is up to eight metres deep in some places but getting heavy machinery to this remote area of highlands is difficult. people are using whatever tools they can get their hands on, be it shovels or sticks, to hel
new guinea. the united nations says about 670 people may have died. dozens of houses are thought to have been buried in rock and earth. the disaster was sparked by an earthquake that hit enga province, some 370 miles north west of the capital port moresby. this report is from our correspondent katy watson. a scene of total devastation. in an area so remote and with land here still unstable, rescuers are struggling to do theirjob. more than two days after the landslide, villagers aren't giving...
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. >>> the urgent search for survivors in papua-new guinea. a catastrophic landslide hitting in the middle of the night. more than 2,000 feared buried alive. >>> the horrifying rampage inside a u.s. movie theater. four girls stabbed but surviving. three of them sisters. their mother speaking out. >>> the mid-air scare for boxer mike tyson. the medical emergency he suffered on a cross-country flight. >>> remembering nba hall of famer bill walton. he was a legend on the basketball court and in the broadcast booth. >>> and on this memorial day a final salute to a pearl harbor hero more than 80 years in the making. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> and good evening on this memorial day. i'm tom llamas in for lester. we begin tonight with the severe storms slamming the east coast. just as millions of americans are returning home from their holiday travels. more than 60 reported tornadoes ripping across the central u.s. this weekend alone. major damage from texas to arkansas to kentucky. the death toll rising to at least
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papua new guinea now estimates that more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. palestinian officials say that at least 45 people have been killed at a refugee camp in rafah. israel describes the air strike as grave and says it will investigate. we take a look at indian—administered kashmir, in the first general elections since the modi government took away the region's special status. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start here in the uk, at the beginning of the first full week of campaigning for the general election on july the 4th. the labour leader sir keir starmer has focused on security in his first major campaign speech. he's been telling undecided voters in west sussex in south—east england that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected it will carry out a 100—day national security review, looking at all the threats facing britain. sir keir starmer said m years of conservative "chaos" had damaged trust in politics and bri
papua new guinea now estimates that more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. palestinian officials say that at least 45 people have been killed at a refugee camp in rafah. israel describes the air strike as grave and says it will investigate. we take a look at indian—administered kashmir, in the first general elections since the modi government took away the region's special status. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy. welcome to bbc news now, three hours...
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the united nations says almost 700 people are feared dead following a landslide in papua new guinea. at least 150 houses were buried on friday evening while people are sleeping. sirens heard across tel aviv as hamas says it's launched a large missile attack on the city — the first in months. some missiles are said to have been intercepted. no direct hits or injuries have been reported. 12 people have been injured after a flight from doha to ireland have been —— hit turbulence. the flight has landed safely. now it's time for today's sunday episode of newscast. hello, you two. hello. can i introduce you to the new star of newscast electioncast? yourself. no! i'm famously modest, laura. jenny leck. 0h! the realjenny leck. i heard about this. yeah, she's from manchester and her name is actuallyjenny leckie, but her friends call herjenny leck, which means she's perfect as our part—time general election correspondent. so i heard jenny leck the other day on newscast, and i thought, she sounds like a marvellous person. however, i also have quite a strong feeling that anyone calling t
the united nations says almost 700 people are feared dead following a landslide in papua new guinea. at least 150 houses were buried on friday evening while people are sleeping. sirens heard across tel aviv as hamas says it's launched a large missile attack on the city — the first in months. some missiles are said to have been intercepted. no direct hits or injuries have been reported. 12 people have been injured after a flight from doha to ireland have been —— hit turbulence. the flight...
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now, chris janson, the national director for world vision poppaea of papua new guinea. thank you so much for joining us. chris. i mean, the figure is horrendous. we are reporting on it last week but the rescue workers have clearly really realized the scale of the devastation yeah. >> absolutely. look, this is an absolutely tragic event to remote, beautiful part of new guinea, but it's saying its fair share of tragedies with tribal fighting and other challenges related to development issues. but yeah, this is a landslide of massive proportion the moment we're looking at confirmed either figure of 670 is you mentioned from the un with 150 households there's estimates of up to 2000 people at the moment. we're still really not sure and your heart goes out to families and those impacted by this we're working with the government on the ground to provide supplies medical assistance, and other requirements when we look at the images, the aerial images, and the rescue workers on the ground. >> you didn't see any signs of a village or a town at all? it seems like compounding this
now, chris janson, the national director for world vision poppaea of papua new guinea. thank you so much for joining us. chris. i mean, the figure is horrendous. we are reporting on it last week but the rescue workers have clearly really realized the scale of the devastation yeah. >> absolutely. look, this is an absolutely tragic event to remote, beautiful part of new guinea, but it's saying its fair share of tragedies with tribal fighting and other challenges related to development...
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so the defense forces of papua new guinea have been brought in to evacuated more than 7,000 people do too the threat of life. >> they already believed that more than 2000 people have been buried this village. >> it was densely populated. it is in an isolated rural part of the highlands in the north of papua new guinea but there were shops, they're more than 100 homes a church, a school, a gas station, and a highway going straight through this this village. consider the lifeline of this region, will that has now all disappeared. that highway has been completely buried this is a huge problem for officials in the region. it has cut off further communities and they're going to have real problems getting aid to them. we understand that there is a trickling in from the un ngos australia and new zealand. they're also sending in technical experts in engineering to help with this disaster. >> but we spoke to one un official a few hours ago, max and he said this is a community that is still very much in shock tag. >> listen we talked to a lot of the population members affected communities they
so the defense forces of papua new guinea have been brought in to evacuated more than 7,000 people do too the threat of life. >> they already believed that more than 2000 people have been buried this village. >> it was densely populated. it is in an isolated rural part of the highlands in the north of papua new guinea but there were shops, they're more than 100 homes a church, a school, a gas station, and a highway going straight through this this village. consider the lifeline of...
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papua new guinea now says more than 2000 people were buried alive in friday's landslide in a remote village. cases of melanoma skin cancer is set to hit record levels as councils warned us to do more to protect ourselves from the sun. the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of dresses that could have been stolen from the british museum. —— treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. the labour leader said keir starmer has focused on security on his first major speech of the general election campaign. he has been telling undecided voters in west sussex that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected, it will carry out a 100 day national security review in government, looking at all of the threats facing britain. he hasjust finished taking questions so let's listen back to a little of what he had to say: for a long time, welcome people have had the odds stacked against them. but now we the odds stacked against them. bit now we are at a dangerous new point, christou crossing a rubicon of truss, notjust in politics, but in many of the
papua new guinea now says more than 2000 people were buried alive in friday's landslide in a remote village. cases of melanoma skin cancer is set to hit record levels as councils warned us to do more to protect ourselves from the sun. the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of dresses that could have been stolen from the british museum. —— treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. the labour leader said keir starmer has focused on security on his first...
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authorities in papua new guinea say they estimate that more than 2,000 people were buried by a huge landslide on friday. the fbi says it is investigating to sale of hundreds of treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. hello. the labour leader sir keir starmer has focused on security in his first major speech of the general election campaign. he's been telling undecided voters in west sussex that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected it will carry out a 100—day national security review in government, looking at all of the threats facing britain. he was speaking in the last hour — let's listen back to a little of what he had to say. politics has always been something that happens far away and yet something more profound has changed during the last 1a years of tory government. people now feel more and more of the decisions that affect their community are taken by people who not only live miles away, but have little empathy for their challenges. a politics that is, at best, doing something to people, not with them. and that is worth, as we sa
authorities in papua new guinea say they estimate that more than 2,000 people were buried by a huge landslide on friday. the fbi says it is investigating to sale of hundreds of treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. hello. the labour leader sir keir starmer has focused on security in his first major speech of the general election campaign. he's been telling undecided voters in west sussex that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected it will...
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the now huge landslide has truck remote village in papua new guinea, dozens of people. if you didn't, the northern province of anger, the regions governor says bold is assigned to the call came tumbling down hill crossing several whose beloved villages of trying to recover bodies from underneath the revel and the month. let's bring us bringing jessica washington joins live now from jakarta, said jessica has happened about 3 am local time. i understand what caused it and what's the situation now? that's exactly right. the information is this is still very much a developing situation. so we'll just talk you through what we do know that the land side occurred around 3 am in the mountainous area of the in the province. we've had a short statement from the prime minister james in robbie, who noted that he has yet to be fully briefed on the extent of the situation. but the national authorities have already punched the support of from the relevant ministries, including the roads, ministry, as well as from the defense force. a few hours ago, the provincial authorities in nga he
the now huge landslide has truck remote village in papua new guinea, dozens of people. if you didn't, the northern province of anger, the regions governor says bold is assigned to the call came tumbling down hill crossing several whose beloved villages of trying to recover bodies from underneath the revel and the month. let's bring us bringing jessica washington joins live now from jakarta, said jessica has happened about 3 am local time. i understand what caused it and what's the situation...
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in papua new guinea. new guinea, where the death toll from la this week's massive landslide now appears far worse than initially feared in the letter to the united nations. an emergency official says as many as 2000 people were buried alive soon as i've and watson joins us now from hong kong. i mean, it's taken us a while because of the scale of the devastation, but also access to the area that's right. i mean, two now be more than three days into this disaster and to see the projections or the estimates for the death toll to arisen so sharply two. now according to the papua new guinea government, more than 2000 dead that suggest a he, that the scale of this was much bigger than perhaps anybody had understood it first and b, how hard it has been to get people to the place, to the rescue and the salvage operation. we are starting to hear from some of the survivors of this disaster that took place at 3:00 in the morning local time on on friday. so that would have been when people were at home. that is when
in papua new guinea. new guinea, where the death toll from la this week's massive landslide now appears far worse than initially feared in the letter to the united nations. an emergency official says as many as 2000 people were buried alive soon as i've and watson joins us now from hong kong. i mean, it's taken us a while because of the scale of the devastation, but also access to the area that's right. i mean, two now be more than three days into this disaster and to see the projections or the...