>> this is al jazeera. join us for the al jazeera nice hour. these are the stories we are covering in detail. in the next 60 minutes at least 64 people died in a stampede. clearing up after cyclone phailin, hundreds of thousands escaped the storm, but their homes and land are devastated. claims of torture in syria's jail, the horrific stories of men that say they are the victims of as sad's

regime. >> inside one of the cars that is just completed the world longest race. hello there. at least 64 people have been killed in india during a hindu pig grim imagine, thousands have gathered for a religious festival. another 100 people were injured in the crash. >> some of these pill games have been fasting for the past nine days on the 10th day, they went to pay their respects to the hindu goddess. but the festive move turns as thousands tries to cross a bridge, rumors spread that it was collapsing and that cause add stampede. the stampede started on a

bridge over the river, and a number of victims are reported to have jumped into the water. people across india are marking the festival in the hipped due calendar. hindu calendar. especially during religious festivals. relief workers are trying to get aid to the hundreds of thousands of people in the east f india. after nearly 900,000 were -- so far three people are reported to have died. wind speeds at one point in excess of 300-kilometers an hour, smashed zoo india's eastern coast in the early hours of saturday

evening. but authorities had already successfully evacuated 800,000 people. found in small communities along the coast. as the storm hit land it slows considerably. this would decrease 30-kilometers per hour. and they can be called in to carry out rescue operations. >> early reports suggests there won't be too many to rescue. though communications have been cut in some areas and trees uprooted officials remained confident that advance preparations and evacuations had saved hundreds of lives. the impact has died down with the passage of time. normalcy will come back

soon. our primary responsibility was to protect the valuable lives of our citizens. i think we have been successful in minimize the loss of precious lives. >> damage to agricultural was also down played and workers were quickly on the scene. clearing and culling fallen trees and opening roads. officials say they have learn add lot of lessons since 1999 when the cyclone kimed more than 10,000. lessons that appear to have paid off. >> this storm is now moving inland and nobody is yet able to completely relax. >> that's true. people in the inland

states are pro pairing for heavy rainfalls and possibly flooding. the latest information we just got, says that they are expecting 74-millimeters of rain. now, these are states that rah in the north and inland. just last night, the storms cyclone took that turn northwest, focusing its instruction on the state. and now that is continuing into the inland part of the country, so people here in the country are not out of therd woods yet. >> absolutely. i just wonder when we talk about the preparedness of those on the coast, is it likely in the states you have referred to that they are equally capable of dealing with something like this? >> i wouldn't say so, because everyone was expecting this to hit the coast. where we are now, thanks to modern technology we didn't get a repeat of

1999, instead the government started evacuating people as early as sunday. no one really expected this to go further inland, or be the intensity that it has been so far. >> simon manager gregor wood has more. >> they are the lucky ones. time to reflect on their or deal. >> it was very horrible. al of us we think we will be dead but the --

changed the situation. >> the vessels were quickly on the scene, many of the syrian migrants were wearing life jackets. it seemed in this case, the greater tragedy has been averted. but fears are now growing many more might be missing than previously reported. survivors tell onboard of 250, to 400. and that people were trapped below deck, as the boat went down. that could mean that final death toll could be much higher. eight agencies talking to survivors are hearing the boat was smaller than expect, made of wood and in poor quarterback. a familiar story. they talk about the pan zych chaos as they were thrown into the water. >> by accident, i saw my three children. by accident. because no one was knows what is going on.

when we drop in the water, i don't see them after tenn't manies. >> he was lucky, there are several small children among the dead. u.n. refugee agencies are now trying to work out just how many syrian migrants were on the latest boat, to work out just how many bodies are yet to be found. and still, the migrants come, on sunday, the italian navy released new video of the latest boating trouble. that time, africans desperate for a fresh start in europe, another 200 rescued. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> the man who was credited with driving u.s. and french troops out of vietnam has been layed to rest. gma reports. >> they waited in line for hours to pay the last respects to the men who many in vietnam regard as a war hero.

known nap polian, his status is second only to the revolutionary leader ho chi men. >> he is used most memorably for using guerilla tactics. for the hero, the government held a two day state the people remember him as the man that named street nan who it is today. thank what to say. i am very sorry. >> up until now, only uncle ho are inside the heart oz if vietnamese people, i am touched now. >> his body has been buried in his home

province. a place that like the general, were undoubtedly become a source of national pride. >> is vehicles driving through when it slips on the road, falling 300-meters into a ravine. the victims were indians, 14 of them were children. rescue workers say it was impossible for anybody to have survived the crash. in chili, fighting broke out in the land rights protest, hundreds of indians marched through the capitol, demanding the return of their ancestral land. they were also protesting against an antiterrorism law they fear is being used unfairly against them. at least four laborers have been killed when a building under construction collapsed. 16 others were injured. witnesses say the workers were spreading concrete

on the roof when the structure came down. other workers are believed to be buried in the rubble. coming up, what odd yeah arabia is doing to prevent the spread of a deadly virus. the japanese grand prix to secure a fourth world detailsship, the details and the rest of the sport in about half an hour. some of the worst human rights abuses are taken place in syria. have become what they describe as business as usual for. security forces denied the allegations and says they are base less. let's go live for us in turkey, across the syrian

boarder. >> yes, david, we met with two syrians who were detained and tortured in syrian prisons. they gave us harrowing accounts of the abuse and torture that is taking place against men, women, and children. now those accounts were backed by different human rights groups reports issued on this subject. what is alarming, very recent report by a syrian human rights group says what is happening inside syria is actually the tip of the ice burg. now, a warning that some of the images in the coming report could be disturbing. who hamed recalls the torture he endured in different prisons in syria. he was detained three times for inciting violence, and calling for the regime to be toppled. a court released him in june for lack of evidence.

>> i would hope to die every second, to the point of confess to anything, hoping it would kill you to end your suffering. there were a lot of people screaming imagine the sound of the electric shock, and the smell of your burning flesh and hair. i was blind folded and forced to sign a paper in told me to confess against my mother, they brought a woman and started beating her, i was scheming like a mad man. i faded, she wasn't my mother. >> a recent report by human rights watch suggests that torture and abuse has been used as a tool in syria's prisons. mo hamed spent 40 days in the state security prison for a demonstration. he said he was given electric shocks was burn with cigarettes and beaten while maked and restrained. >> you con guess to anything under torture. many people were innocent including women and children. they treat animals better than us. >> the government has

denied reports of torture, and says allegations onlimatic torture are base less. there are no videos coming out of syria's secret centers or state run prisons. but syrian rights groups and about vests have videos like this on the internet. they say it is proof of the widespread mistrial of the prisoners. 58 al jazeera cannot verify these, they show disturbing images of the men in hospital. other videos were too graphic to show, but this is a glimpse of what it is like at this temporary detention facility. and this is said to document thing any of the tea party. the violation documentation center in syria says torture is endemocratic. a researcher for this group in turkey, who was

also detained and waiting for trial along with others. we agree to conceal his face. >> the violations in syria could compare to the medieval times when there was nothing called hue manage rights. we concluded there is systemic torture. and orders came from higher officials. >> his name can be added to the long list of victims. >> all right, is there's not just the war on the ground, as we all know, the propaganda war, also being fought here. so how can we be certain that what we are reporting is actual fact. >> when i spoke to the researcher mentioned in the report, the center for documentation of the violations in syria they basically say they have activists and volunteers across syria in different

towns and cities. now, when they get reports of torture or someone being tortured in prison, they go and speak to them after he is released. now, they do cross check with other detainees at the same detention facility and this is where they compare the testimonies given by the different detainees. now, of course, some of the testimonies are well documented. we know there's corruption in syria, so only of the rights groups mansion to buy off corrupt nebraskas of the regime to buy evidence in the form of videos or mobile footage and so on. and this is what the hue manage rights groups are telling us. save for that very disturbing report out of syria. activists inside syria have said that residents have within have been

ejack waited from their homes. hundreds with is help of the syrian red crescent and red cross. american soldiers have been shot dead by an afghan man dressed in an army uniform. international security insists that the incident was in shara in p and join the investigation, and afghan security forces is taking place. time in the news hour. that's correct, yes. although phailin has passed the worse, and it is a weakening feature, it is one we have to keep a close eye on. we have a lot of rain still coming down in places and this massive

amount of rain has to go somewhere. in fact, rain goes all the the way up towards that pal as you can see. but at least in the shorner term. heads up towards japan. was this system is one that gave a lot of flooding across the philippines and caused fatalities. it is picking up energy again, and is expected to track on towards vietnam. we are expecting to make land fall between 18 and 2100 on monday. so we are looking at sustained winds of 160, gusts of 195. so that'ses in to cause damage. i would estimate at least 250-millimeters. and it could be up to 500-millimeters in a few locations.

much of vietnam will suffer severe flooding. >> thank you for that weather report. the african union says none of its leaders will be executed while they are in office. a case against kenya's president. scheduled to face charges of crimes against humanity next month. mall come web has the details. >> ash can leaders arrive. they came to discuss the continents relationship with the international criminal court. which has now taken a turn for the worst. kenyan president was here, he is due to stand trial at the court next month. but now african leaders say he doesn't have to.

shall be required to appear before any international court or terminal during his term of office. >> this is where it all started violence following kenya's disputed 20007 election. more than 1,000 people were killed and more than half a million displaced been two prosecutors say he is among those responsible, he and his deputy are facing trial in the hague. so far, they have cooperated with the court and attendant hearings. here legally obliged to, because kenya is still a member of the i.c.c. the statement made doesn't change that in any legal way, and countries that support it. in it's earlier years the international criminal court was quite popular among aver can governments. requested by african

countries and many of those are against rebels and war lords. things seem to have changed. many meeting here have argued that africa can deal with its own problems. on the other hand, activeses are saying that they are just trying to seek immunity. we have to speak to him outside. >> the leaders here, simply frying to protect themselves. they feel they should be protected and the victims -- no victim should be given the right to justice, in which is unfair. >> sudanese president has also been charged. he is wanted for again side. he refused to attend trial, so the court issues an international arrest warrant. and while the statement

doesn't get him completely off the hook, it is a big victory for him to have after casupport. the vessel broke up as it navigates into the river near the city on saturday. 30 bodies so far have been recovered. it is thought the boat was overloaded with people and with cargo. many at 160 are still missing. the youth leader who was expelled from the ruizing an c is launching his own party, it is called the economic freedom fighters party. thousands of supporters are expected to turn out for a rally where striking where are shot dead by police. alema is expected to run in next year's presidential elections.

he is wayvery controversial figure. he has been expelled readmit sod when he launched his own party, did he disappoint? >> . >> well, he has reiterated some of the things that got him thrown out, but now he has his own party, distinguishable by the red berets they wear, he can pretty much say what he wants as the leader of it. in that speech he talked about having nonnegotiable policies. they won't be driven out of the country, but they need to learn to share, they need to learn to share and controlling the economy, they need to learn to share in owning

of the land as well. he apologized to the crowd for the mediocrity that he said he delivered and also made a comparison between the aparte government and the present government. were and what he is talking about is the police killing of 34 miners here. those miners wanted a better living wage, he is tapping into the rising feel of discontent. chris maddic, outrageous, he is a headline grabber, does he have any chance of winning? >> he really has the crowd here spell bounded. they laughed with him, they cheered with him, they haven't been really any major nationwide

polls. to give us a handle on the level of support he may or may not have. some polls suggest that 25 pest of young people may support him. first of all, he has been in a lot of tract with the text department, they have sold off his assets because he had unpaid taxes. he is on trial for corruption, a trial that starts at the end of this month. >> in mexico, many peoples are struggling to find a house that they can simply afford to buy. to meet demand, builders will have to put up 8.5 million new homes. many newly completed

houses have already been abandoned. it is a paradox that rachel lavigne will explain. >> these homes are supposed to be a dream come true for millions. hardworkingmen and women, who struggled for years to find affordable housing. like sylvia martinez and her husband. who lived here. >> after they bout their home, they dream of homager ship turned into a nightmare. >> there's crime, you can't find jobs there are a few for places to play. it is barely enough room for them and their two sons. silva has to turn her kitchen into a store, so she could help buy a car for her husband's commute to his job. >> many came here, but they only lasted to or

threen't mos because they couldn't afford transportation or work. >> more than 40 pest of these homes are empty, some were abandoned while others never sold. >> this house has been abandoned like thousands of others in this neighborhood. and what this really illustrates is the mexican government policy failure over the past decade, to try and provide affordable housing to low income families. >> since 2000, more than 2 million low income homes have been built with government subsidies. but the main problem says this urban planser that the developers focus more on making a profit, rather than building viable communities. >> is this has been the dominant housing -- for the developer it was financially successful in the short term, but in the long one it is very costly to society.

and built as high-rises rather than urban sprawl. >> lucked news, who has been liking in a make ship camp for the past 20 years. i hope the government can help us with a loan to buy a proper house. because the camp is too small and our family keeps growing. >> she wants to finally be a homeowner without leaving her community. stay with us, we have this coming up in a moment. >> i believe the world is looking at us to stop a lot of this. >> a native american tribe that is fighting against the invasion of heavy machinery. while the writing is on the wall for rue dan's street typists, and in sport.

that and the rest of the sport, in about 15 minutes now.

the headlines at least 64 people have lost their lives in india stampede. it was near the 10, as pill games gather for a religious festival. it is thought that many of them jumped in the water to escape.

elsewhere the managed to avert a major disaster after nearly 1 million people were evacuated. al jazeera spoken to alleged tortured sure victims from syria. human rights watch report, said that arrests and torture have become business as usual for syrian security forces and government denies the allegations says they are baseless. millions of pill games are in odd yeah arabia, given the massive numbers security, safety, and health have always been a challenge, well, this year the ministries taking extra precautions to avoided the spread of a virus. what is being done to prevent a massive outbreak. >> this is one of the biggest gathering of people in the world.

millions of muslim faithful convert here for the annual. authorities on alert from anyone suffering. it has already effected 119 people in the kingdom, 51 of whom have died. >> some wear mask for protection, but many have no idea whatsoever about the disease. ives more interested in learning about how to perform, i didn't kay about diseases it's been eight days since arrived and i am fine. >> in the coming days millions live trouble and perform rituals in crowded area as situation where diseases like hers can spread easily. part of the problem is that the world health organization has what it called only very limited information on how it spreads.

still, the health minister who tout clinics and hospitals, says he is confidence. >> i would like to assure everybody that the status of is excellent, that the health of pill games is excellent. we don't have any indication of any infectious disease, includes mers virus. >> in this hospital, shows the isolation rooms where any patients with infectious diseases would be treated. for the time being, authorities are asking pill games to wear masks and maintain personal hygiene standards. people with chronic diseases were told to defer. >> there are very little known about the exact way that the virus transmits. we know that it transmits from human to human, but the mechanism and the speed of transmission is

still unclear. >> but a serious as mer is it isen the only health concern. sunstroke and people underdaying health issues have in the past proven to be the biggest problem to pill games. doctors hope that the middle east syndrome doesn't do anything to change that. al jazeera, mecca. >> he works the for world health organization, and told me the saudi authorities appeared to have done everything they can. >> the saudis have already recommended the general hygiene measures be respected and that's about the only thing we can do at the moment. also, there has only ever been one case of meres so for in a pill gram.

so we can't recommend any special measures. that needs to be done, we know there are millions that come from places outside of saudi arabia, and way we want the countries where they are coming from to be vigilant, in case people start developing symptoms that we need to know and watch for. the year and a half since the first cases were detected there have only been 138 confirmed cases. so that's not many cases and that's from a huge area. in the way it infects. >> thousands of native american tribal members are in the u.s. state of oklahoma for an annual convention. among the issues protecting their sacred sites from corporal interests.

one such effort in the u.s. state of idaho. >> a road that twists through the wilderness, lied at the heart of a battle, pitting some of america's most powerful corporations verses a small tribe of native americans and their allies. and the corporations are losing. >> we aren't going to stand by and let this happen again, and again, and again. >> highway 12 runs through the nez tribe and their historic cultural territory, along the banks of the clear water rivers in northern idaho. it's also the cheapest rout for the exon mobile done coe phillips and general electric corporations to transport giant oil processing equipment like this, from manufacturers in asia, for use in the tar sands of alberta, canada. the shipments called megaloads are too big to fit beneath overpasses on larger highways. they take up the entire

width of the two lane road. the highway 12 corridor is proeffect thed from developement under federal law, as a place of unique natural beauty and environmental value. plans to run hundreds of megaloads through the corridor who live nearly all their lives along the river. >> it's almost incomprehensibleble that something as beautiful, spiritual, historical as this can be industrialized. >> this area is just -- it is too important to the american people to semiit to exon mobile or conoco phillips or g.e. or anybody else who wants to transform this rout into an industrial rout to the tar sands. >> meanwhile, rah worry that megaloads would harm the habitat of salmon that worm in the clear water aaron penny runs the tribe state of the

art fish hatchery. >> the river system here has been our life blood for thousands and thousands of years. my worry about the megaletteds is that it is -- the tip of the ice burg of leading to something bigger and possibly more dangerous. in august, hundreds block the highway inside the operation. dozens were arrest, this mother of two was one of them. >> i was picked up by two state police officers, man handled, i was bruised severely. my arms were hurt. >> g.i.'s equipment passed through, but to date that was the last megaload to roll down highway 12. >> on thursday, a federal

judge reaffirmed an order barring any megaloads to traveling oen this highway, until further environmental cultural and social impact studies are completed. >> a g.e. spokesmen contacted by al jazeera said the company had no comment on the court ruling. in 1877 the warriors won a series of battling with the u.s. army, before tribal leader chief joseph surrendered to prevent a massacre of women and children. >> i believe the world is looking at us to stop a lot of this. depending on us. >> so far, their allies are winning the battle.

rob reynolds, al jazeera, on the banks idaho. >> famous for a lot of water, tourists and everybody else, then they get their feet wet when the city floods. well, city engineers hope they found a solution. it wasn't cheap, add claudia reports. >> the city from high sides where officially tests. when completed in 2016, 78 of them will be raised from the bottom of the lagoon to sort titteds as high as three meters from reaching the city. the chief engineer says the barriers will protect them without taking away all of the trademark high waters. >> only when it is one

meter and 10. otherwise we will be obliged -- 1.10 asked us to close five times. more than 50, time as year, and is this will effect us in a way -- echo system and the port authority. vennel mishas sunk 23, and experts have long called for a solution before it is too late. it has been under construction for ten years. a $7 billion this is one of the most expensive projects ever attempted in italy. but while it is supposed to stop high tides from

reaching venice, they have attracted a wave of criticism. >> will change the lagoons ecosystem, and will turn venice into a pond. it is the only way that make sure that veep tennis is forever. >> the lagoon that will not change the behavior, because this is only a temporary solution. the number of closures will be limited especially in the first year, so the lagoon waythe tide, will only be interrupted for a few moments a few hours so this will not damage the lagoon. >> hoping are rises that venice will be shielded. >> coming up in sports, held in hawaii, we will tell you what these athletes had to endure,

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them on a course of information technology. i am effected by it, and i am looking forward to the day that i get a computer. once i graduate i can have these old machines. >> still, there are plenty of people that will be sad to see them go. >> this really is a dying art, but there are still plenty that can bring their documents here, because they believe the old fashion look makes their letters more persuasive. ray cross town, the keyboard is the only thing that is familiar. now they are developing skills in the government run program to drag rwanda into the digital age. but the software is english, the jargon

unfamiliar. al jazeera. time for the spot on -- vettel has claimed victory at the japanese grand prix, but the drive her have to wait to secure his fourth consecutive world title as explained. a familiar start, started from second behind mark webber but it was roman grosjean who catapulted into an early lead. lewis hamilton clicked vettel approaching the fast corner leaving him with a puncture that would eventually force his retirement. the race prematurely over, and jewel as well following a collision on turn one.

the race turned into a strategic battle between vettel grosjean, and the reigning world championship followed. and from there, the result was never in doubt. >> i had a very very poor start, i think it was right between roman and i think lewis. and i clipped a little bit the front wing, i think lewis had a puncture after that, i couldn't go anywhere. but after that, we were patient enough, looked after the tires and had incredible pace. so woe managed to get past roman, so all and all fantastic. >> a 1-2 complete for red bull, as weather passed grosjean on the lap. there was different strategies and then it unloaded his race a bit better than mine at the

end. >> fernando alonso fourth place finish was enough to take the championship ranks alive for now, which vettel finished fifth or better prune will be his once again. al jazeera. >> climbed from fifth on the grid edging out championship leader. he could secure the title in australia next week. >> yeah, a great feeling to be back, and be able to win this race, which is physically very hard. i had a not easy week, and couldn't really stay out of bed, but came back strong and won this one for my fans and teams. often defending his title at the masters.

he didn't have it all his own way in the final. p doing the second set but he prevails in the 10th game of the tie breaker, with the fifth title this year. >> the whole third set was really give and take. he was breakpoints down, and just an important moment, i managed to play some better shots than he did, and i was fortunate and just glad to win the it toole. >> 17 time grand slam winner has dropped to seven in the world ankles and is battling to qualify for next month's world tour finals. the pair had been together for more than three years. >> karenly taking on nigeria the reach the world cup for the first

time. approaching half time in the first leg of their playoff. is expected to play after changing his mind about retiring from the national team. boston has been upstated by the best series. an rbi single in the 6th inning, was enough for detroit to claim a 1-0 victory. and a post season game at the park for the first time in 95 years. meantime, the st. louis cardinals have taken a 2-0 lead in the national league series against the dodgers. michael eaves has more. >> the st. louis cardinals are now half

way to their appearance. issue bake ily came down to two inches. a pass ball set up the only run, by jon jay, and the other issue was also plagued the dodgers the first two games of the national championship league series and that's the inefficient offense. but here facing these cardinals pitchers young cardinals pitchers the dodgers are bun and cig teen with runners in scoring position, in gape two they struck out 13 times. that offense will have to improve once the series moves back to los angeles. they feel as though this series doesn't really start for them until they lose at home. >> being able to get that key hit, and this series up to this point, we haven't got the key hit. if we get two key hits over the last two days we

win two. well for game three they will be facing cardinals adam wainwright. >> for the home coming in taiwan, as the houston rockets nba pre-season match against indiana. the sell out crowd was on hand, and the first asian american player didn't disappoint. he scored 17 points as they swept the games in asia, the final score, 107, to 98. final preparations are underway for the first major mar to be in the quite since the tragic april bombing. police have promised to increase security as 45,000 runners take part in the rout. almost 2 million spectators are also expected while organizers have instituted baggage checks as well as restricting access to key

points through downtown chicago. and there's no shortage of extreme sporting events around the world, but few require the endurance of the hawaiian islands. while the annual event was staged on saturday. 108 k cycle and a marathon australia's claimed her second woman's title shaving nearly two minutes off the course record. while just the second to claim the men's event of eight hours 20 minutes. a correct team had returned home to a hero's welcome, after secure as place in the first ever world cup.

there is more on our second check of al jazeera/sports there's also details there on how to get on facebook. >> we thank you very much see you later on. two teams from the nether lands have won the world solo challenge which is a motor race across australia, covering 3,000-kilometers and they did it in a little more than 33 hours. just under 100-kilometers per hour. pretty impressive. this is the solo car equivalent of the starting grid. those three cars take off with a hum, the cars

powered by the solar energy are near silent. 3,000-kilometers in temperatures approaching 50 degrees from darwin to adlai on the south coast. the cars are driven during daylight, the drivers and support teams camping wherever they ended up at night. in just over 33 driving hours. we have concentrators that focus the sun lite on more efficient solar cells and we have that gives us extra income. >> it play be partly held together, but this car had a top speed of 180-kilometers per hour. teams from 20 countries raced some competing for the first time this year in a cruiser class as

well as feed they were judged on space, energy efficiency and confident, this from the university of technology took the honors. these cars are just a bit more practical built entirely for speed. they are a little bit like the ones you may one day see on the road. but crucially they still have to be just as light. it was the number one comment, that looks cool, but it also looks like a spaceship. we want something that people can relate to, see themselves putting their groceries in. >> he cars are now being deconstructed and returns to where kemp designed and build, for now the future is being packed up and loaded on to dee sit trucks. and the news continues here on al jazeera in just a couple of minutes. thank you for watching.

>> this is al jazeera america, live in new york city. the top two are now leading negotiations. they met saturday to begin preliminary talks and expected to resume talks again. food stamp users in 17 states are able to use their debit cards again. the company blamed the outage on maintenance procedures not on the government shut down. >> the million vet march is set to take place at the word war two memorial, the same place that vets last week ignores barricades to gain access to the site.