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and at least nine people are dead and several more are missing in a mud slide in central peru. ♪ welcome to the program. they pushed him from the capitol sana'a, and now houthi rebels appear to be closing in on yemen's president in aden. there are reports he has left the presidential palace but the foreign minister says he remainings in the city and is safe. earlier the houthis captured an air base. the united states used that air base for fighting al-qaeda. now yemen's foreign minister has called for help from his neighbors. and the foreign minister says he will take necessary measures to protect yemen's sovereignty. back to the air base it is just

60 kilometers from aden. more on the situation on yemen now, we're joined by a political analyst joining us live from the capitol. what more can you tell us now? >> according to the information we have president hadi is not in the palace. and the houthi officials has announced that president hadi left the country. as of right now, it's conflicting reports between the houthis who are confirming that he has left the country, and by the foreign minister who is saying that he is currently still in aden. >> where is all of this information coming from about what is happening in aden? >> right now while the houthis

are in control of the entire city. they took control of the central bank an hour ago. they are in control of the air base. they have hundreds of militants of their supporters in the city of aden. and they have special forces who are in control of the city and those who were loyal to hadi especially his militants were forced to leave aden and head back to their strong hold. so aden is basically free of those militants who were recruited as resistance forces in case the houthis did attack aden. >> what is the latest about this air base that has fallen to the houthis? >> right now one of the air base -- the airport or air base [ inaudible ] both are in control of the houthis. and they conducted [ inaudible ] an hour ago just to make sure

that hadi was not there, and that's when the houthis announced that he has left the country, refusing to clarify exactly where he has left the country. but these air bases were strategic, and it was expected that hadi was evacuate after the seize sure of the air base. >> and what more have you been hearing about saudi forces massing along the border with yemen, and what message are they trying to send. >> these forces are true and the houthis know that. the houthis say that the airports -- the saudi airport has been very active on the border area and has been moving there very swiftly and according to the houthis as well the military [ inaudible ] send hundreds if not thousands of forces there and are planning to build six new military

compounds near the yemeni border area especially areas controlled by the houthis. the three provinces will seesawdy military compounds, new -- and thousands of forces will be taken there to secure the border with yemen. >> just a final thought from you, with this rapid houthi advance southward it is making a political solution even more difficult, isn't it? >> as of right now the houthis will have the upper hand. the gcc backed president is now powerless. the gcc ambassadors also left the country. there will be talks but any talks the houthis will not accept being just a member of these talks, but rather a decision maker, and this is what

the political factions will refuse, and this could spark the link of a new [ inaudible ] between the iran and yemen situation. >> let's go to aden now and talk to a human right's activist. conflicting reports about what is going on in aden what are you seeing and hearing? >> thank you for having me. yeah, very confusing situation we're in right now. we do know that president hadi has [ inaudible ] compound. we just don't know exactly where. there have been reports of hearing of gun shootings increasing, which is [ inaudible ] ten, 15 minutes away from the presidential palace. we just don't know who is fighting who, and we cannot confirm if there are houthi troops on the ground.

>> earlier one of our guests said the houthis had actually entered aden given the president's security forces or have they fled? >> right. it's very conflicting situation right now. we can confirm they are in the [ inaudible ] which is about 20 minute's drive from aden itself. we do know that they should be on their way soon to aden. we can confirm there are people in the city itself that there have been military jets flying over the compound, we cannot figure out or confirm if there has been a strike. but currently there is [ inaudible ] situation, everyone is in their home just listening and hearing any updates. >> and what more can you tell us about this nearby air base that has been taken over by the hue hue -- houthis? >> yes, it is a very very

strategic, one of the largest in yemen. we do know it has fallen to the houthis. the houthis main channel has confirmed that the minister of the country that was allied with president hadi has been arrested. we're waiting to confirm from other sources other than the houthi channel. right now the situation is kind of tense, i do have contacts that have explained that there are gun shootings and very very violent sounds as they approach aden. >> thank you for talking to al jazeera. still to come here fair use of the waters of the nile. we'll find out more about the deal between egypt, ethiopia and sudan. and we'll look at the impact on boko haram violence and the refugees who fled to cameroon. and in sport find out why it

hasn't been smooth sailing for rio's organizers. that's all to come. ♪ now the leaders of spain, germany, and france are due to rife in the french alps this hour, close to where passenger plane crashed on tuesday, killing 150 people. a cockpit recorder has been found, but it is badly damaged. jacky rowland joins us. jacky tell us what has been happening high on the mountain. >> reporter: yes we have been seeing helicopters which are at the moment on the ground. they have been ferrying search and rescue teams back and forth from the crash site. and you mentioned that black box, darren and in fact a lot of hope is hanging on that.

we heard the box is damaged, but it's still hoped that investigators will be able to listen to the crucial last minute of noise from the cockpit before the plane fell silent and went into its descent, we are expecting the leaders of france germany, and spain to arrive. a prosecutor who was here earlier was saying that those three countries authorities will be in touch with the airline and will be asking for detailed information about the conditions of the flight and the maintenance of the plane. >> reporter: at first light the helicopters were back in the air, ferrying mountain rescue teams to and from the crash site. it's massive operation, involving hundreds of police and other emergency workers who have been brought in from all over the region.

the wreckage is scattered over an area of about 4 hectors charred -- shards of twisted metal. investigators have been going over the site meter by meter. >> translator: when we arrived our first priority does to try to find out whether there were any survivors. it quickly became clear there were no survivors. >> reporter: the operation is centered on this small remote town in the french alps. it has handed all over all of their resources to the emergency services. their is a grim job trying to identify the mains of the 150 people who were on board the flight. it is still unclear what caused the aircraft to plunge from the sky.

investigators have retrieved a black box flight recorder. it should contain sound recorderings from the cockpit. >> translator: the black box is damaged, but it's possible to reconstruct it and determine a number of details about the catastrophe. >> reporter: officials say they are not ruling out anything at this early stage of the investigation, but it's unlikely that an attack was the cause of the crash. >> jacky how have local people there been reacting to this tragedy? i mean this tiny community has suddenly been plunged into the international spotlight. >> reporter: they have and darren you probably can't hear much now, i'm just going to step out of the way and let you see the leaders of france germany, and spain, landing now in french military helicopters.

really the most high level visit that the people of this small village will ever have experienced. but as well a disaster on the scale that they have never experienced either. and people here have been really opening their doors to the emergency services preparing to open the doors as well offer hospitality to the families of the victims of the flight and of course now, out here in the field, not far from the crash site preparing in very solemn and grim circumstances to welcome the leaders of france germany, and spain, arriving now to visit the area for themselves, and to pay their respects to the 150 people who died in this crash on tuesday.

right. okay. we can see now these two military helicopters that have landed. a helicopter there from the french air force, we understand on board are the french president francois hollande, clearly the french taking the lead since this situation took place on french territory. but underlying the dimension of this tragedy, the chancellor of germany, and the prime minister of spain. because obviously the flight was traveling between barcelona and dusseldorf. 67 germans were on board the flight 45 spaniards, obviously other nationalities, as well but very much a tragedy that has affected the germans and the spanish, and of course, as well

the french since it did happen in the french alps. the three leaders here who will shortly be expected to step out of those two helicopters, to be updated by french investigators here about the details of the search operation. the evidence which is being gleaned to hopefully come to some kind of conclusion about what caused this disaster. >> it is quite extraordinary, isn't it, that we're seeing the three leader of these countries coming to this tiny village in the french alps to effectively show a presence for this tragedy. >> reporter: yes, as i said it is truly an international tragedy. the fact that 67 germans, 45 spaniards were killed on this

flight, as well of course other nationalities, but they are here also as well i think to underline the international dimension of the investigation as well. clearly the french have the territory, but the fact in particular that the plane belonged to a german operator the germanwings, low-cost airline, a subsidiary of lufthansa. so very much taking a international dimension shun. and a french investigator, told us that the french german and spanish authorities would be seeking detailed information from the german airline about the maintenance of the plane, and also the conditions of the flight, and clearly this black box recorder that was received

from the site at quite on early stage in the investigation, although it's damaged, it is still hoped it may yield some evidence, in particular the conversation between the pilot and also any -- am beeant noise in the cockpit >> jacky stay with us. for those viewers that are just joining, the pictures you are seeing now is from the village in the french alps where the rescuers are trying to work through this crash site. we're seeing angela merkel and to her right, francois hollande. they have just rived to show their support for the workers -- to also -- yes, to

join the rescue teams and just pay their respects to the people who died in this crash. jacky as we're watching these pictures, you have been talking about one of the cockpit voice recorder which has been found, there is the flight data recorder which we haven't heard anything about yet. >> we haven't, no. and in many ways it's miraculous they found the sound recorder so quickly. when you bear many mind the way the plane was torn. the largest pieces of debris measured about the size of two or three car doors. that was the biggest bit of dree blee. >> so the fact that they were

able to receive the sound recorder was very lucky for those investigators. with the debris spread over an area of about four hectors we're hold and with access only possible by air and foot and we have seen those images of the search teams cloem -- combing the area by foot. it could take weeks before that other piece of equipment is retrieved. >> all right. jacky thank you. 16 children and two teachers from a high school in northwest germany are believed to be among those killed in the crash. dominic kane visited their school. >> reporter: the morning after after flight came down this town is in shock. at the school lessons were

canceled, but pupils and teachers came anyway to share their grief at the loss of so many of their own. >> translator: some of the children were at the music school. yesterday everyone was talking about it. sadly one of my students was on that flight. everybody is disturbed. the atmosphere in the town is ghostly. >> reporter: outside of the school, a carpet of candles and floral tributes. nothing sums up the sense of loss and grief here at the school and the community more than the placard behind me which reads [ in german ] yesterday we were many today we are alone. this town is not used to this sort of attention, nor to the size of the task it now faces. >> translator: no one, no power in the world can take away the pain of someone who has lost a

close relative or friend. we can only share it, and through that sharing, a little consolation might develop. >> reporter: across the town people have left marks of respect. here official flags are flying at half mast. and in the town's roman catholic church some people sought solace in prayer. the loss of the flight has shocked germany, but nowhere more so than here. dominic kane al jazeera. right. let's just go back to the area where the leaders of france germany, and spain are gathering now at the crash site -- or near the crash site. the three leaders just arrived a few moments ago.

francois hollande angela merkel and the leader from spain. they are there to face a grim task of the loss of 150 bodies. to see what happened at the crash site. the three leaders there, underlining the international dimension of this investigation. ♪ now there's been a large explosion in the afghan capitol of kabul, let's go live to jon jen who yoin join -- joins us live on the scene. tell us what you have been seeing and hearing there. >> reporter: i'm standing on what would normally be a very busy street in kabul, but as you said a large car bomb has gone

off here. both the police and health ministry officials tell us that seven people have been killed in that blast and 22 injured. right now the only thing at the scene are police and police vehicles. they say it was a car driving not far from the finance ministry, next to police station number 2 in the very center of the city during rush hour. the dead and injured mainly civilians here as is often the case in these terrible attacks. this comes one day after the president convinced barack obama to leave 10,000 forces here. and of course today, ashraf ghani in washington meeting with members of congress and key leaders on capitol hill as well as sticking to a rare joint session of congress. >> jennifer thank you.

now egypt's president, has just addressed the parliament. the two countries are working to improve relations after a long-standing disput over ethiopias, controversial renaissance dam. they signed a deal addressing the fair use of nile waters between the three countries. well, bart is a water-resource specialist and worked on water issues in the nile for about 20 years. thanks for talking to us. you have worked for many years in the nile basin, talk us through briefly what the benefits of this will be? because it is controversial, isn't it? >> well the renaissance dam is a big dam. and it can store the entire average flow of the [ inaudible ]. and there are many benefits

associated to this dam, first of all, of course cheap hydro power for ethiopia, and for the region >> for sudan, maybe even for egypt. the dam will help with flood control. the dam can also help to make much better use of the irrigation systems in sudan, and maybe most importantly for egypt, what -- because of the dam, we can store a lot of water that is now being stored in the lake in ethiopia. >> and it has taken some time for these three countries to get to this deal but it remains controversial, because many countries worry about what happens downstream. what are the hurdles that need to be overcome in respect to that? >> okay. with regard to the dam, there are many benefits that come from the dam, but whether or not you can capture them depends on how

you operate this facility and i think now people have to talk to find the right formula, how to fill it how to operate it to capture these benefits and distribute them in an equitable way. >> but these are just three countries who have signed this deal but there are 11 base incountries. so who is listening to them further downstream? >> that's a very good point. we see cooperation regarding this one facility but the real challenge is to maintain the base in-wide cooperation, to capture the basin-wide benefits and that's a difficult issue, i think today we really made a number of steps forward in this regard, and we need a very strong basin institution. the figures are extraordinary, 200 million people in the nile

basin depend on the river for their water and livelihoods. is the bigger problem that the nile is being transformed from a natural river to a regulated resource? >> well, that is certainly the fact. you see infrastructure being developed everywhere. we have a dam in sudan, and facilities on the [ inaudible ] we also see dams being established on the [ inaudible ] now. but i think actually that's a positive development, because the more facilities there are, the more potential benefits there are, and this can really help to address the development challenges in the -- basin. >> thank you for coming in to talk to us. >> thank you. now to more flooding in the word. >> thanks, darren. you see the pictures of the mud slides taking place in central peru, very close to lima.

and they have continued to cause problems across the country. we'll show the movement of the cloud across the region then we have extensive cloud cover across here which is giving serious serious flooding. we ground is very very wet, and as a result you get some real flooding issues. as we move and take a look out to the rest of the region you can see we have quite a bit of rain shower across parts of peru. let's take you across towards japan, where we have had some quite variable weather conditions other the last 24 hours. you can see the area of low-pressure. those are the pictures we have coming in really quite nasty snow conditions. and if we look at the satellite picture, we can see the circulation clearing away from japan, brighter conditions coming in and the plum blossom

is now in tokyo, and weather conditions are much better. so there should be some sunshine in the next couple of days over tokyo anyway. the temperatures well up into the high teens. >> thank you. still to come the advance on italy. and in sport the nba scoring leader shows no signs of slowing down, the latest on the race to the playoffs after the break. more on that stay with us. ♪

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the conflict is rooted in disputed over access to land. yet the city was once known for its peaceful coexistence between muslims and christians. this man has been married to a christian woman for the past 45 years. he also lead a presidential commission tasked with investigating the religious crisis in the state. he blames politicians for the conflict. >> if you have nothing to give us economically morally, educationally, or even health wise an empty head politician will pick the religion to replace that. >> reporter: tension has been high ahead of the elections. the closest contest in nigeria's history. and these other men tried to diffuse those tensions.

>> i worry a lot. but worries don't solve problems, so i prayer. and then i try to engage in dialogue like we have done before with the chief, the dialogue at the key center. >> if we want to elect our representatives, we can do. but no case of religion in site. >> reporter: for now venntives of the mosque continue preaching peace everywhere. they hope their call will be heeded. and this time they will choose peace over conflict. well security and defeating boko haram are key issues in nigeria's election campaign. thousands of nigerians have fled their homes. some have ended up in regee camps in cameroon. we're joined now on the phone

from the northern city by antonio antonio gutierrez. give us your assessment of the situation on the ground. >> i think unfortunately they are fleeing to a country that is receiving them their doors and hearts are open to the people. but that doesn't mean that they are well. we are, as a matter of fact facing not only a nigerian crisis but a regional crisis. [ inaudible ] cameroon more than 100,000 people already displaced. and this is where the international community needs to step up. expressing strong solidarity to

the cameroonian people and the cameroonian government. they are the first line of defense and the international community [ inaudible ]. >> we understand you are at the refugee camp in northern cameroon. tell us what is happening there. and what your u.n. teams are doing. >> well, yes, more than 40,000 are in the camp. the others are in the local community, and other groups still at the border, and again, thanks to the cameroonian government it is possible to [ inaudible ] with all of our partners a robust response to the situation with food and medical assistance, and the schools are working, but these people are living in a totally artificial life they want to go bam home. but [ inaudible ] established in nigeria. >> how worried are you that as

the election draws closer boko haram may step up their attacks thereby causing more refugees to flee? >> i think more important than that is the guarantee for a goal that the election has a result that is accepted by everybody. because if that doesn't happen then i think we'll all be and the people will be and the countries around will be in big trouble. so i strongly hope that the elections will take place normally without another incident but essentially what you need is stability in nigeria, and for that the elections need to be respected by everybody. >> in february the unhcr appealed for $71 million to help fund your operations in nigeria and neighboring countries. have you raised all of that money, and if not, what more are you asking for?

>> yeah right. a little bit more than 10% of that money. all the nations [ inaudible ] funded. first of all there is not enough money in the world for humanitarian aid, humanitarian budget taking into account all of the growing needs everywhere. but the problem is that the attention is so much focused on the syrian crisis the african operation are dramatically forgotten. dramatically underfunded. and we really struggle with that type of support, and the country also struggles with the lack of solidarity. >> okay. u.n. high commissioner for refugees in cameroon. thank you for talking to al jazeera. now libya's rival factions are resuming peace talks in rabat. the legally installed government

based in tripoli and the government based in tobruk have both welcomed a u.n. proposal. here are some details. it calls for the formation of a national unity government. it will include members from both sides. a presidential council will look after the implementation of the agreement. as the two parties resume talks fighting continues across the country. we spoke to the human rights director of the u.n. mission. he said human rights violations are also on the rise. >> there's a humanitarian crisis in libya, but there is also a human rights crisis. many abuses are associated with the fighting. there are several conflicts taking place in libya, such as attacks on civilians, people being abducted sometimes simply

because they belong to one side or another, so as they get exchanged, prisoners are being tortured so this is one -- one aspect that is particularly concerning. however, we want to apply to these militias their commanders, and the political leaders that have influence on them. as well as any countries outside of libya that have influence on these groups. of course we are trying to negotiate a political agreement, but also we need pressure for these abuses to stop. >> iraq's president says the u.s.-lead coalition will carry out al jazeera america fighters in tikrit. it's the first time the coalition has been part of the offensive on tikrit in which iran is playing a prominent role. pro-government forces on the outskirts for now, waiting to make their final push into the

city. the canadian government has announced it will expand its mission against isil. daniel lak has more from ottawa. >> reporter: the prime minister and members of his cabinet have been indicating for sometime that the mission was going to be extended. canada's role in the u.s.-lead coalition against isil and iraq. and now in syria. canada originally did not fly into syria, they will now do so. the prime minister said that it was quite clear that isil was at war with canada and named canada and canadians in its threats. >> we will continue to degrade the threats of isil, to operate bases in the open to expand its presence in the region, and to propagate attacks outside of the region. >> reporter: there's bound to be a vigorous debate. the government's comfortable

majority should get it through, though. it's also likely to be somewhat of an election issue. they face an election in october at the latest. both opposition parties probably are going to say that we need more humanitarian aid for that part of the world, less combat aide. there's pretty good support for the mission as it stands right now. a couple hundred special forces troops involved with the kufrdish peshmerga. and that's why this motion says that will not be the case in iraq and syria. the trial of two al jazeera journalists detained in egypt has been postponed. they are accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. natasha ghoneim has the latest from the journalist's retrial.

>> reporter: the evidence mes baher mohamed and mohammed fahmy seems to rest on a report that includes videos. it's supposed to prove that the journalists harmed egypt's security. but the members who issued the report testified they either didn't see the video, write the report or remember what they wrote. so a new committee was sworn in to look at the evidence. >> the members now say that we didn't say that. >> reporter: earlier this year an appeals court ruled there wasn't enough evidence to convict the journalists of agd the banned muslim brotherhood. mohammed and baher mohamed along with peter greste spent more than 400 days in jail. last month greste was deported to australia, and mohammed

fahmy, and baher mohamed were released on bail. the prosecution's witnesses actually helped their case. >> today i think it was a success. they all said they were not responsible for -- they didn't write the statements. >> reporter: both men might be free on bail but they have to check in with the police every day. fahmy was forced to give up his egyptian citizenship. he is now trying to get departed to canada. but his passport has disappeared. for now he and mohammed can only hope that retrial can prove their innocence. time for a quick break, we'll have all of the sport. more on that. stay with us. ♪

♪ now, in southern chile, an alert is still in place three weeks after a major volcanic eruption. thousands of people who live nearby are at risk. geologists warn it could be another few months before the area is safe. >> reporter: it looks picture perfect, but then looks can be deceiving. the volcano in southern chile is one of the world's most unstable, and right now, dangerously so. earlier this month, it began spewing lava and rocks at 3:00

in the morning. this woman and her family live on the foothills of the volcano, and were awoken by the roar. >> translator: i could see fire outside everywhere and i thought it was my yard that was in flames. when i looked out, it was coming out of the volcano. >> reporter: 85,000 people live in and around the cities both popular tourist spots. >> translator: i live from the volcano, these walls are even made of volcanic rock so i'm not afraid. >> reporter: but the risk is real. the biggest danger is of a earth slide. the burning hot lava can melt the snow releasing huge amounts of water, dragging with it boulders rocks, trees, everything in it path.

at this elementary zone both teachers and children are living on the edge. an orange-level alert is still in effect and they know they have little time to reach safety should there be an even bigger reception. >> translator: nature is unpredictable. . we don't know what the volcano will do. >> reporter: i'm afraid it will erupt says this nine year old. scientists monitor the volcano around the clock. >> translator: we don't think the eruptions will be worse than on the 3rd, but should they escalate the eruption could reach the community within 20 minutes. >> reporter: and despite this people are still building homes. >> translator: those of us who grew up here are used to the volcano's bad moods, we don't

think it will get worst. >> reporter: last eruption was 43 years ago. scores of people died. but people refuse to believe that the volcano will do its worst. lucia newman. ukrainian police have arrested two government officials on corruption charges. the director of the emergency services ministry, and his deputy were lead away in handcuffs during a televised meeting. >> translator: the government gave firm and clear orders for a real fight with corruption in this country, and a country which is at war, in a country which spends billions on the army and defense, where people are helping our armed forces and our state to survive in this

horrible war with russia. time for the sport, andy is here. thank you, darren. olympic organizers in brazil insist they will be ready for the olympics. while progress has been made at many venues, some troubled waters still lie ahead. >> reporter: this is the bay is rio de janeiro idyllic from above, but the surface tells a different story. in 500 days it will be hosting olympic sailing events. >> translator: we expect and trust that we will have the bay and itself waters ready to host athletes from the entire world, and these waters will be equal for everybody. >> reporter: at this market shopping center in rooe -- rio,

items fished out by divers have been put on display to raise the aware of the problem. as part of their bid, officials promised to clean up 80% of the waste. but they admit this goal is no longer achievable. >> translator: it's a obvious it is the responsibility of all of us, all of us meaning the government, society also has its part. i think we have missed the opportunity to clean the bay. >> reporter: west of the city at the main olympic park officials say all of the venues are on time and on budget. >> 60% of our budget comes from the private sector so we are using the ptp, the public private partnership, to reduce the high cost of public money. so we are delivering the games with a huge legacy and saving public money. >> reporter: after the rush preparing for last year's fifa

world cup in brazil, officials are adamant they won't face the same problems. test events will start in july building towards the opening ceremony on august 5th, next year. everyone hoping it will be smooth sailing until then. defending crick it world cup champions india say they won't be intimidated by australia. it's the first [ inaudible ] between the sides since [ inaudible ] was fined. they believe they are prepared to deal with any australian intimidation. >> we need to stick to our game plans, which is coming hard and if there are a little bit of banter going around so be it but there will be times where you see -- where you will see our bowlers getting right on their faces. so -- yeah but there will be

times, but, you know, as a team we have to stick to our game plans and try to exhibit what we have been doing for the last seven games. and australian legend dropping in. australia are four-time world cup winners, and now have the chance to win the title on home soil for the first time. >> there has been a lot of talk about pressure and expectation, but that's what comes with the role of playing cricket at the highest level or playing sport at the highest level. there's no greater expectation than what you put on yourself. you want to perform at the highest level and perform at your best. club fooblt -- football is on a break for a few days. later on it looked to be the pick of today's friendly. germany's recent form being pretty inconsistent.

having won just two of their four games. but australia, it's their first match since winning the biggest title in their history in january's asian cup final >> nba playoff seedings is heating up in the east. milwaukee scored a last second 3-pointer to beat miami 89-88. over in the west, oklahoma giving their hopes a boost. they beat the l.a. lakers. rustle westbrook continued his hot form. the thunder running out 127-117 winners. they occupy the eighth and final playoff berth. former nfl quarterback tim tebow has put himself firmly in the camp of manny pacquiao. the may 2nd fight set to be the

most lucrative in boxing history, with the unbeaten mayweather the slight favorite to win. >> in life so much of the time we can make it about us and he has been able to inspire millions of people for so long and that's more important than winning any fight his ability to inspire and encourage and change so many people's lives, so yeah i'm very proud of him for that. >> that is it for now, darren. >> andy thank you very enough. wine is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of myanmar. and with two vineyards the quantity of vine is a mere trickle. but the industry is set to grow. >> reporter: up on these slopes in central myanmar is a landscape rarely associated with subtropical countries. harvest time is over and workers prune the plants for the next season. the grapes aren't native to this

region, so care must be taken. once the rainy season starts it will be hot and humid, and fungus could destroy crops. >> we have plenty of sunshine and this is the most important part for high quality of red vine and for white wine there is another important issue, which is the cold nights which we have here in the mountains. >> reporter: the plants here produce two crops a year. the cost of labor is cheap, but that doesn't mean producing wine is inexpensive. they have to import raw materials which drives up the cost of production, and that can come up to more than double what it costs in europe. things like machinery and vats right down to glass bottles and corks are important. but wine makers still believe in the industry's potential, mainly

because consumption is on the rise. growing disposeable incomes means a change in habits. and the watch towards democracy has brought a surge in numbers. >> businessmen as well as visitors so our volume have doubled, and therefore, the wine consumption -- the beer consumption has also doubled. >> reporter: a quick survey reveals an appreciation for the wine. >> like french line. very good. >> this wine is very good price, and there is a flower romantic flower you know. >> reporter: the government has announced it will allow companies to import wines. but here they are more concerned with keeping up with growing demand. all right. stay with us here on al jazeera. i'll be back at the top of the

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