>> rescuers are struggling to reach victims o of an earthquake of pakistan's southwest. many are reported dead. >> hundreds of people have been killed b, an help has not arrivd on time the fear is death numbers will rise. >> hello, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. searching for the bodies of

gunmen and victims of the attack in kenya. rescuers have not been able to reach many of the scattered communities hit by an earthquake in southwest pakistan. 348 people are known to have been killed, but this figure is expected to rise. for more on this we've got our correspondent, who is in the district. kamal, the number that i have, 348 confirmed dead, 21,000 displaced. how desperate is the situation there? >> the situation is quite desperate because those numbers that you are getting from

official sources, there are areas where no one has yet come to see and assess the damage. as you can see behind me these local villagers have been doing everything on their own. they're trying to dig out the republic with the--dig out of the rubble with the hope that they'll find someone who is missing. the most important thing is these people don't have shade. they don't have water or food. all their belongings are gone. the villagers are telling us that 500 bags of is now gone and they can't find that. they have to be swift, comprehensive because there are people sick and people who are still in a state of shock. >> i spoke to the head of operations for the national

disaster management, and he said if there has been any delay in getting to this region it is because it is so remote, and army units are there. can you see their presence, and can you see what the government is doing to help these people right now? >> reporter: well, we have seen some supplies arriving in the main town. however, it has not started to go towards the villages that are affected, the villages that are scattered over a large distance. this is, after all, the country's largest province. they're lucky because only six districts have been hit. importantly, the important thing is to get to the location. we saw one helicopter. we've been here for five or six hours. we've seen one helicopter, and

that was quite far away. so apparently the help is not reaching here. >> that is our correspondent who iis there for us. thank you. international experts have joined the investigation into the kenyan mall siege. they're reconstructing the events that left 72 people dead in nairobi. they're also looking for bodies and explosives in the wreckage. we have the report from nairobi. >> reporter: this is the aftermath of the final assault by the attackers on westgate mall. the rear of the building has collapsed. three floors debeneath it caved in, crushing everyone below. the attack came on monday when military helicopters flew close by the building, explosions and gunfire followed. this former army officer now a defense analyst believes the

special forces came under such fierce resistence that they resorted to heavier weapon. >> there may have been more firepower used to subdue the terrorists that might have led to the collapse of the building. >> reporter: whatever happens an unknown number of bodies lie buried in the rubble. and the government believes the remaining hostage takers are dead. the inquiry involving foreign agents including the u.s. britain, canada, there is inquiry of why the building collapsed. >> we have also been asked why the building cased in. again, that is a matter to be determined by civil engineers who have since moved to the site. we want to request that once we get information on whether it is the action of the excessive fire or otherwise, welcome back to

you. >> reporter: he made no reference to any bombs detonated by the attackers. it isn't known how many bodies will be found in the debris. special forces have rescued many people in the attack, and there could have been military logic in using heavy weaponry. >> you get to the point why you're not ready to surrender but you must deal with them. they may have booby trapped other people, holding people hostage, and there are people in that oppression we shall have damage. >> what was a place for the middle classes to spend their money on fashion, food and entertainment now stands as a symbol of horror. that horror is playing out on the faces of those still coming to the mortuary. scores of people are still missing. the total number of dead could raise above 100.

al-shabab picked its target carefully. the victory were of all faiths and nationalities. this is an elderly sikh woman with her grandson with many questions about how the westgate mall siege came about and how it was answered. al jazeera, nairobi. >> we're live in nairobi. mohammed, are we expecting the death toll to rise further here? >> well, yes, indeed, elizabeth. the death toll will rise. although the entire year minister of kenya said some sections of the media are reporting that the red cross has reserved up to 100 body bags to be used when--that the walk that

is going on now, the si investigation is going on there, and they're of the mission of looking for the bodies. >> is there any new information of how it was carried out at all? >> well, very little information coming out of the government. first of all, they're very tight-lipped on how many bodies were there under the rubble, how many hostages were there when the mall collapsed. they're also not faked how many of the again men were there. if their bodies are still there. information is still coming out. investigators are doing forensics. they are carrying out how the

attack was done and all of the things that should be done in terms of what is going in there. we've been out here. and it will be a long time before we know exactly happened. >> thank you so much. that's mohammed who will be joining us from my row by. i want you to sit down after fuel prices overnight. it comes after the third day of protest. armed police responded with tear gas and arrest. internet access was caught nationwide to stop activists from sharing photos of the protest on social media. india's prime minister is describing an attack as barbar barbaric. gunmen stormed a police stage.

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>> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. the police teams are struggling to reach the victims of the pakistan earthquake. 348 people are known to have been killed but the death toll is expected to rise. u.s. british and israeli forensic experts have joined the kenyan investigation to search for clues after the nairobi shopping mall siege. 72 people died in the attack by al-shabab fighters. let's get more on the earthquake in southwest pakistan. we spoke to the spokesman for the government. he said there are many areas that the government has not been able to reach. >> we expect the rescue operation would end today because we hoped to find survivors under the rubble. the relief operation will continue for many days, and

survivors would need our help for an extended period of time. a huge area has been affected, maybe bigger than a small country. you can imagine how difficult it is to cover the whole area when the little road network that existed has been destroyed. we're committed to providing aid, and we'll continue to do so. as you can imagine we have many issues in getting aid to those areas. there is also the danger of militaricy in these areas. these are some of the worst affected. relief workers are concerned about their safety. we're doing our best to try to cover the groups. >> now fbi has as wel released surveillance video. aaron alexis is suspected of killing 12 people in the navia y

yard. he believed he was being controlled by extremely low frequency or elf, electromagnetic waves. the etchy of my lf weapon, closed quote and the receiver the shotgun are believed to reference these electromagnetic waves. >> now president obama and the iran hassan rouhani are set to meet. white house correspondent looks back at the troubled relationship and forward to a possible new beginning.

>> it's been more than three decades since the president 69 united states and iran have shared a smile, even a cosy one. 52 americans were held hostage for 444 days. a cold war began that would occasionally turn hot. the u.s. backed iraq in its war in iran. and 1988 the u.s. said it mistakenly shot down an iranian passenger jet killing 290 people. brief cooperation in afghanistan after the september 11th attacks didn't last. >> states like these in their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil. >> since then it has been mostly threats, sanctions, and sabotage

of iran's nuclear program. now a new push to talk. former iranian hostage and diplomat said they're facing a huge challenge. >> both sides, both tehran and washington are out of practice. they have not practiced diplomacy with the other side. instead, careers in both capit capitals seem to have been built on the ability to bash the other side. >> reporter: the first issue they disagree on is why iran is doing this, enriching uranium. they say it's for nuclear energy and research. the u.s. worries that it may be to build a nuclear bomb. >> many of the nuclear activities which iran has been pursuing do not make sense in the context of nuclear energy program. i think with the iaea has said for many years that there is no definitive evidence that iran is

pursuing nuclear weapons, but they also cannot say for sure that iran isn't pursuing nuclear weapons. >> dug in bea leave as they sit down to talk, a chance for the first time in a long time they can focus on the future and not their past. al jazeera, washington. >> now libya is experiences it's worse drought in 30 years. more than a million people have been affected. so it is hosting the united nations convention to combat d. >> yes, a third of the nation lives in poverty, and it is really in those rural parts that have been affected.

the government has launched an appeal for assistance. any assistance that they'll offer. and in those rural parts, as i said, most live on poverty. they live on subsistence and the live crop that have. >> the men have been gone for months. they must take the cattle up to 140 millimeters to find water. 20 people lived her until last november when they all tried to move to find water. >> it's been two years and no rain. maybe we'll sigh. the only thing that keeps us alive is the animals. god loved us because the animals have died and i get nothin noth.

>> almost half the population is in need. they believe climate change may be to believe for the drought, although not everyone is convinced. it's the front of the minds of who should battle for desertification. >> it's very important to us that there is one family of the global village that should have been able to learn lessons. >> the government wants to kill wild animals in the national park to help feed the people. it's a food of serve that i am remember using before the doubts. now some are moving closer to to btown to survive. it's people are particularly

vulnerable. already experiencing climate extremes. right now it's in the grip of its worst drought in 30 years. 40 years ago it was hit by its worst flooding. and in 40 years those things will get worse. >> a day in a world with problems not of their making. well, the government is in the midst of delivering it's second round of food made. and they'll give the people more protein especially where the north people rely on a diet of meat, meet an.

they're trying to get better access to water, they're offering to purchase the castle and live stock from hearders and farmers who are struggling to keep them alive. >> thank you very much. now the task of cleaning up after landslides and flash floods in the northern philippines are under way. many have been killed and thousands replaced. shops and schools are reopening, but the impact of the devastation will stay with the residents long after the debris is killed. >> it is a tragedy that she said that she cannot bear. her parents died as well as all of her siblings and landslide. she said she is alone now. she has lost everything. it is beyond grief, beyond sorrow how i feel right now.

i cannot except all of this, the pain, everything. only god knows where i can go from here. >> among the 30 people killed by landslides and flash floods. once rains came about, they poured for a days over the balance has. hundreds of people were stranded from rooftops. >> this is a tragedy repeated many times over. thousands of filipinos continue to die from weather conditions. but it's not sure if lessons have been learned to avert a disaster like this one. >> he said that his government did everything that it could to secure the life of many residents. >> we are di as ater. but the problem is that it happened when we least expected it. you cannot predict a tragedy is

going to happen. we can prepare, we can plan, and especially we will learn from this experience. >> the senator government they'd a clear disaster program has been put in place. it has give enough warning to look at the admin situation for areas too had many. 6,000 people have been displaced. most of the floods have subsided and clearing operations are under way. but there is no end in sight. like many other tragedies in this country, she said this may soon be forgotten, but her life will never be the same again.

al jazeera, northern philippines. >> now usa race to an epic comeback to win americas cup. oracle searched from 8-0 down beat new zealand by 44 seconds. we watched the final showdown in san francisco. >> one of the great comebacks in sporting history or one desperate escape. the two i am possibly ending, the longest regatta in the 162 year history of the americas cup. the early stages of the race had all the closeness and intensity that fans had come to expect. >> this is it. >> words of encouragement by against aimly and at the halfway morning they surged for the

lead. team usa's eight-straight wins now a most famous one as they retain the cup that they had won in 2010. led by an australian skipper and with just one american on board, they counted to the adoring fans. the americans started the event with a two-point penalty for illegal modifications. >> it was a fantastic race. we wouldn't have had it any other way. we came from behind. >> reporter: once again the

format, venue an, they'll certay have a lot to live up to. >> that story and the rest of the day's news.