>> welcome to the news hour here live from london. in the course of the next 60 minutes diggings for survivors in kathmandu after the in nepal capital is devastated where 1400 have died.

the need for food and shelter continues as bad weather closes in. fighters try to repel houthi rebels. and a stand off at the polish border as riders march in. >> barcelona took the honors of espanyol to increase the pressure to the title. >> total and utter devastation. more than 1300 people at least have been killed. this is because of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in nepal just to the north of the capital kathmandu. people did what they could digging through the republic. with their bear hands desperately trying to reach anybody who was still trapped in the fallen buildings.

the injured many simply had to be treated outside in the streets. fears of aftershocks and more building collapses meant that it was the safest place. the quake destroy monuments and historic buildings. this is the power before the quake and after the tremor, reduced to little more than a stump. 1300 reported fatalities at the moment as subinashrestha reports from the capital. >> people describe wave after wave of tremors. the army sifting through the republic brick by brick looking for signs of life as well as bodies. the number of people killed is rapidly increasing. hundreds of bodies recovered.

>> they stay calm and will bring need where needed. >> hospital beds have been set up on the streets and treatment is basic. they've asked india to bring medical supplies. the worst hit is old kathmandu it's narrow streets full of rubble make it difficult for search and rescue to get in. tourists were climbing the tower when the earthquake struck. >> people are afraid to go back to their homes in darkness. most people have come to these public places and built a shelter. it looks like a storm is coming,

and people are bracing themselves for a cold and wet night. >> what if another earthquake comes and we don't have the chance to run to stay alive. we won't go back. we're too scared. >> whole villages have been defreud. nepal is facing a major di disaster and it's asking for its neighbors for help. >> we spoke with a spokesman from the charity world vision. people have been told to stay indispose. >> we don't have light and that causes trouble in the rescue operation. nepal as a country we witnessed

this ways situation at present it's black out. we see how people are able to rescue people by themselves, but we've been alerted by local media as well not to--to remain safe. we just heard the announcement from the local authority not to get into houses or including myself and family and neighbors aside the house we have a temporary shelter. we as an organization we're concerned about the children who have been impacted by this massive, massive earthquake. there is a lot to be accounted for. some of our friends and staff the area was declared a national heritage and the temple collapsed into crumbles.

it is something that is very devastating. as we wait for the morning i'm sure this is going to be a very long night for many people. many people still on the street in apprehension. >> indeed. many people still on the streets. heavy machinery brought in to move the worst of the rubble it's after nightfall there. no sign of rain in kathmandu at the moment, but suggestions that the bad weather is pretty close as. it's 10-12 hours after the earthquake and we see people who have no homes to go to, or they're waiting to see if any of their relatives may be pulled out from the rubble alive. trying to find places to stay. we're told that temperatures could drop pretty fiercely.

these are the latest pictures from kathmandu. we'll bring in the international federation of the red cross societies on skype out of geneva. you're working in kathmandu. you're in touch with your teams in nepal. what are they telling you? >> well, they have been responding since the early stages. they've been working with search and rescue, which at the moment is the crucial thing. they will help as much as they can. they have a contingentcy plan. we knew that it would happen one day. so they've been trying to respond as much as possible to

relief. to be able to help people in a short period of time before international aid can come in. >> what about medical facilities within the camp. have they been damaged badly as well? >> yes, we don't have a full report on that, but it seems that it is still functioning but they're really stretched to the limits because of the number of people who are coming in. they have to help with the basic first aid before people are referred to the hospital. >> is it your plan to treat them as early as you can and get people out of nepal to get proper medical treatment in india and elsewhere. >> yes, that would be the second phase. for now it's really trying to search for people who could still be under the rubble and

provide help to these people. and as you were saying before, all of these people, most of them are still outside and there is a lot of rain at the moment they're not going to be able to stay outside for long. they'll be able to provide shelter and other needs. >> inside thewe've heard that entire villages may have collapsed. have you heard more of that? >> no, not too much, and that's definitely a real concern. we know that the and we fear that the damage in these villages the damage will be quite severe, and we don't have

the reports of what is going there. >> we can see the heavy machinery diggers moving in to three to pull back the big slabs of concrete, the reinforced concrete. do you know if lighting is good enough to continue through the night? it looked pretty rudimentary from what we could see. >> it's a balance you have to find between doing the emergency work and at the same time the person before was saying so it's a very difficult work especially in the environment as we've seen before. >> what about food, water and shelter. you mentioned that these were apart from finding survivors and treating the injured were the priorities. do you have enough facilities on the ground to be able to help people for a couple of days? >> yes there is enough on the ground and food and water

because it was pre-positioned in preparation for this kind of event. it's been there for a long time. and it should be enough for the international aid to arrive in the country. we have no clear reports how the airport is functioning now. which will help as soon as the airport is functioning. they'll be able to bring relief, and hopefully that will be enough. >> on behalf of the federation of red cross red cross societies a long job ahead of pup thank you very much talking to us. >> well, the quake near the mt. everest base camp killing ten people. we have 800,000 visitors heading to the country every year. most of them coming for trekking and himalayan mountain climbing.

now the the alpine search and rescue services they tell us help is on the way those trapped. >> we're arranging for the rescue mission and if the conditions are favorable we'll arrange for rescue. there are communication problems and give the problems that we're facing, in fact, the telephone lines are sometimes switching on and off and we will try to short this thing out, but i think it's being felt all over the nation. that's why it's a bit hard for us to give information. >> well, parts of india have been affected as well.

before we get to the casualty figures in india, tell us about the emergency aid india has been asked to send up to kathmandu and what difficulties there have been because i understand if has not been problem-free. >> no, it has not been an easy afternoon into the evening here. that's correct. you're looking at 40 tons of aid from india having arrived in nepal already. and about 40 representatives from the national disaster relief force from india along with sniffer dogs to help with the recovery and relief efforts at the moment. we're expecting more relief humanitarian aid to be heading through nepal tomorrow as well as technicians experts who can help in the efforts there. in terms of the commercial flights as well from what we understand this evening indian airlines across the border suggesting that they will be carrying humanitarian relief to

nepal as soon as they're cleared to fly. keeping in mind that the main airport in kathmandu remains closed at the moment. they're also suggesting that they will be flying accredited representatives from relief organizations as well as doctors from india. they're in the primary stages, the preliminary stages you're seeing the scale of this effort from india. we're also hearing from the indian real ways being involved, sending water to nepal from india, which is a necessity as we're hearing at the moment. just going back to that point about mt. everest. this evening we're hearing in india that the indian armies everest expedition team was on everest at the time. they have reportedly recovered 18 bodies of mountaineers from everest who were reportedly killed in avalanches that resulted or were triggered as a result of the quake. we'll be keeping up-to-date with that story given that the indian

army appears to be on the scene there. but recovery and relief efforts on the indian side aren't as widespread as we're looking at 40 people confirmed dead as a result of the earthquake from nepal. the indian sides we are side is mobilizing enough forces and expertise to get help across to nepal at the moment. >> thank you. >> the reason why this quake is significant, it's strength, 7.8 very power and it was shallow 10 to 15 kilometers down below.

let's hear from dr. bapti the head of seismology who said that aftershocks will be likely for the next several weeks. >> we might get earthquakes up to 6.8. we have seen 6.6 earthquake, those may continue for many weeks, months, although the number will re reduce with time after the earthquake. and those can cause severe problems particularly if the buildings are already damage: >> we will return to this story a little bit later in the news hour. take a look at what happened to specific buildings in kathmandu the capital historyic monuments

among the many buildings that have been flattened. we're off to africa as people line up to choose a new president. will it an third term in power for him? and n >> syrian activists say that rebel fighters have now taken control of a strategic city in the country's northwest. in i said lib province, there has been days of fighting there. theat least four people died when three car bombs went off in iraq close to the border of jordan. it was reportedly at the crossing in the western part of the country.

the victims are said to be members of iraq's security forces. isil said it was behind the explosions. almost a month since iraq's government forces drove isil fighters out of tikrit. there are many people still scared to return. they're worried about sectarian attacks. >> tikrit remains a ghost city. many parts of it destroyed. there was fearless fighting between isil and government forces backed by shia militaries. battle scars are everywhere. there are signs of looting and arson attacks carried out by the militias. the government admits some members of the mobilization forces committed these acts. it says it will hold them accountable. many have left the city, and they're calling on the people to return. >> i'm from tikrit, and i tell

the people and the families to return. we are your brothers. the conditions are good and your neighbors are returning. >> al jazeera's ask request to go to tikrit has been pending for weeks. no families from found. signs written by isil fighters have been crossed out. but the new slogans signs and flags may reflect the sectarian nature. many people we spoke to that the burning of property is still ongoing. many of it is outside of the city. a fear of appraisal reprizal of attacks is a concern. isil fighters are still present and fighting in the surrounding areas. the big battle for tikrit could be over, but winning the trust of its residents is not easy.

>> the people can't return now because there is a lack of basic services. water pipes are broken. there is a shortage of electricity. the security is good. there are no popular mobilization groups or isil. >> on the outskirts of tikrit we found this family. >> we came back three days before tikrit was liberated. there was still talk of the family. we came back to our home, thank god. >> many people feel they are caught between isil and government forces backed by shia paramilitaries. >> there are fears of what happened in tikrit could be replicated in mosul and anbar provinces. winning back the the area of tikrit could be harder than winning back this war. >> in yemen saudi-led coalition

airstrikes in aden. >> grounds of artillery target houthi fighters. in aden fighters loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi are trying to prevent the port city falling under houthi control. these men never had military training. and for some it's the first time they're using a weapon. >> most of the men here have nothing but this gun. they've never had any kind of training. but thank god the resilience has been heroic and they're keeping the houthies from controlling aden. on the outskirts of aden battles continue local resist

tent fighters were able to push back the houthis. army units and local resistant fighters have targeted other houthi positions. >> we call on everyone to come ahead and do it. this is for yemen. >> fighters loyal to president hadi have been on the offensive for the last few days. they've been pushing forward in sanaa and areas largely controlled by houthies and loyalists. >> egypt's president has declared states of emergency in parts close to sinai. curfews have stayed in place

since the state of emergency was first declared in october. special powers were introduced last year after an attack in which more than 30 soldiers died. >> indonesia said it will execute eight convicted foreign drug smug ofs in the next few days. they are expected to be put to death by firing squad. officials from these plead to. one french national was given a reprieve after paris stepped up pressure on jakarta. >> we have more from east java. >> he left his village to study in egypt two years ago but the

18-year-old never came back. he died as a first known indonesian suicide-bomber abroad allegedly killing dozens in iraq fighting for isil. he lived in the same village of two brothers who were executed for the 2002 bali bombing. he went to their boarding school. >> since he was 15 years old he wanted to die as a martyr. i asked him to come back, but he didn't want to. he said this is what he really wanted. i was shocked when i heard what he did. was this his solution? did he really dare to do this? >> according to the government, one of 200 indonesias who have joined isil. the daughter of this shop owner left for syria with her sister-in-law and her children but was stopped at the turkish border and sent home. she does not want to be entr

interviewed. >> some who join isil are long-term activist. >> a so-called deradicalization program involving 242 people convicted for terrorism has yet to start. meanwhile, police are making arrest and the government has announced measures to prevent a growing support for isil. including longer detentions. >> we have to revise the terrorist law in the future. the law does not allow us to do that. >> to do what? >> to invalidate their passports, cancel their passports, something like that. >> but some worn that that could

lead to further radicalization. >> the moore important initiative needed is for work at the community level. i think it's trying to have --fine to have a law but they're doing an effective job using the laws they have to arrest people who have been involved in violence. i don't think very many indonesias would like to see a law coming back, reminding them of the old authoritarian days. >> a program at a boarding school. some say they have started to successfully deradicalize the school and it's surroundings by countering violent teachings. >> i think more has to be done is soft power. if you really use hard power this could lead to more violence. something that we're trying to prevent.

>> attacks have decreased but many worry that those who left will return home with new military skills. >> we will be reporting in the news hour on the hundreds more migrants who have been rescued off the coast of libya as they arrive in italy the european union continuing to promising to step up its efforts. to barundi where they argue whether the president can run for a third term. and making an impact in the nba playoffs.

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and pokhara. it reached the everest base camp where several were killed there. and it was also felt in india and china where many there were affected. the earthquake has flattened historic monuments a central part of nepal's tourism industry. it attracts 800,000 visiters to the country every single year. >> a rich history is etched into its architecture. nepal is situated between mainly hindu india and predominantly buddhist tibet. this is where both religions

converge. it is known as the own hindu kingdom, and revered as the birthplace of buddha. it is spirituality and tradition that proves so captivating. foreigners come to semen new testaments that havenewsee--to see monuments that have stood for centuries. for all its cultural wealth, nepal is a poor countries. it's people rely on foreign aid and tore tourism. nepal's call of attractions include everest. april is the start of climbing season. over the last few weeks hundreds of people have been prepare

preparing to begin their expeditions. >> all along the base we had quite a few big avalanches come down from those bases. we've had quite a bit of rockfall. most of the party is okay. some people have gone up towards camp one. we should hear from them soon. i hope all is well up there. >> al jazeera. >> now to the story which has been making headlines all week. 150 migrants have been brought to the shore of the island of sicily. just the latest numbers to be rescued by the italian coast guard as boats arrive from north africa. these people were picked up off the coast of libya and transferred to an italian naval festival. separately others were rescued

by tunisiaen rescue. we have more from sicily. >> these are some of the more 300 african migrants. many of them from somalia who have been coming off the italian navy ship here in the port just before nightfall. they were picked up in the mediterranean in three separate incidents. i have to say they look very tired and exhausted to me. many of them have been walking with some difficulty. when they come off the boat they go into this red cross tent and they get instant medical

treatment. the children have told us that they have had a very harrowing journey that many of them were held in a detention camp in libya for several days, and a number of children died in that camp just before they enparked for europe. now they have arrived. they've taken their first steps on european soil. this is by no means the end. many want to leave italy and move further north into europe. this is only one stage in this exhausting long and dangerous journey. >> some of those don't even make it away from the shores of libya. remember a couple of weeks ago the 20-plus ethiopians who were said to be executed by members of isil. some of them beheaded. some of them shot. while in ethiopia, the shockwaves are still being felt, and thousands still come every year trying to get out. we have reports from the capital

capital. >> reporter: almost everyone here knew at least five young men killed along side migrants by isil in libya last week. they were headed to europe to a well-traveled smuggling route. in the neighbor where three of them grew up many join their families in mourning. they were inconsolable. their pain, hard to describe. they were looking for a better life. many of their friends here are also desperate to leave. those we talk to say that life is difficult staying in ethiopia is not an option. these are some of the childhood friends who saw them off two months ago. they hoped to follow soon. even as they grieve they have not abandoned that plan. >> i know the road is dangerous. but it is better than being

stuck here. >> he attempted the journey. he never got to his destination. he was turned back at the libyan border. he said that smugglers failed to agree on the payment with the border police. >> the smugglers are brutal. they don't care about anybody. they only care about money. they treat us badly. they beat us. >> ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. still it's a poor country. many people are unemployed. but some analysts believe it's a mentality rather than a poverty that drives people to leave. >> this mindset this collective social psychology going to dream land countries of destination with plenty of opportunities has been a driving factor. >> back in the neighborhood the vigil goes on even as some of the young people here dream of

plans to leave the country no matter what. catherine soi al jazeera. >> talking of migrants nigeria has recalled its ambassador to south africa. there has been a recent rise of violence with seven people killed in the last few days alone. thousands of people have lost their homes in the army has been sent to johannesburg and also to durban. another west african nation togo and the polls there have closed in the presidential election. the current president is a clear favorite to win a third tem. about 3.5 million voters in this west african nation choosing between five candidates.

all of the election was put off for ten days because people worried about an electronic voting system just not working. we have reports from the streets of the capital. >> reporter: this is the polling station where the main opposition cast his vote a little earlier. the whole place went wild as they saw the opposition leaders and then inspected the polling station after he cast his vote. the incumbent president is now going for a third term in office. this debate whether a president should have a third term in office is something that has been talked about across the continent. there are only two countries where there are no presidential term limits, that is here, and gambia. that is why there is a lot of attention and focus on this election. and just in neighboring burkina faso late last year the

president was forced out of office when he tried to change the constitution so he could run for a third term. that was popular protest that pushed him out. now we have a situation in togo where the world is watching, but also from a local perspective. they will have the opportunity to compare their results with the official results. if there are any discrepancies this is something that is going to be highlighted quite quickly and it will be up to the electoral commission to deal with this. >> well, none of them seem to want to get out of the presidential palace, barundi president said that they could run for a third election term in june. the opposition group said that the decision conflicts with b

burundi's constitution. but that nobody will stand in the way of the ruling party's decision. now we have this update from the capital. >> president was chosen by members of his party to be the party's presidential candidate in the elections coming up in june. that was the outcome of the party's congress held here at their headquarters. after the decision was made, he went to the streets for a parade. he was in a motorcade with thousands of male supporters wearing party t-shirts and party caps jogging along side. running for president again does not come as a big surprise. some of his supporters have been talking about it for about two years. but it is extremely controversial. the opposition, activist groups and much of the international community say that he has served his two terms during his ten years in power and it's against the constitution for him to run again. they say that his first term

does not count because he came in to power in a transition period following peace talks following the civil war. they say that people should take to the streets. many people are concerned that violence could escalate. everyone here is waiting to see what will happen in the coming days. >> turkeys cypriots will be voting for a new president and whoever wins will be talking withto the north about the island. >> they're walking with a man who they believe who is on the road to take them to a better future. one of two candidates vying for the leadership of this enclave which is only recognized by turkey. he wants that to change.

>> there i would like to see a more brotherly relations rather than mother-baby relations so to speak. these people say they want links to the world with an united country. >> this election is about change. and they believe that there is an opportunity. as of late the diplomatic efforts have picked up pace to find a solution to the decades-long conflict in cypress. >> the main challenger wants turkey to remain the motherland and for cypriots to have their own state. it does not mean economic rival. >> i don't think the economy will be better, and the tour

turkish cyprots have all the connections to the world through turkey. >> the turkey cypriots believe that all those involved in this conflict can gain if this island reunites. >> we also have the exploration and exploitation of the natural resources in eastern mediterranean, which can best be utilized and be viable if cypress reunites and her political relations with turkey normalizes. >> the opening of ports markets and gas reserves may bring potential and they may be in hope of ending their isolation. >> russian motorbikers are on their way to germany despite a

warning from poland they will not be allowed past that border. with tensions running high, warsaw consider the planned trip to be provocative. rory challands went out to meet them. >> revving up for the summer season these are russia's most notorious bikers. they sport the unmistakable look of rebels, but born to be wild? not these days. now they ride for russia and christianity. >> our values are based on the same thing in which our country is based. it's orthodox reasonable. >> leader of the pack is alexander's eldest son aka the surgeon. he's on the sanctions list for involvement of russia's take cover of crimea. he showed me his favorite bikes and adoctor could articulated a

belief of a destructive force looking to take control of world affairs. >> it's called controlled chaos. we see the consequences of it in iraq libya syria and ukraine. now russia can be the leader in a very important sphere. the spiritual fear. this is the great meaning of russia. russia isn't the salvation. the salvation will come from russia. >> orthodoxy. patriotism, the commitment, it's easy to see why the night wolves like vladimir putin and why putin likes the night wolves. in fact, he has ridden with them several times. >> this is part of a campaign to fit the conservative majority, the first consolidateed conservative majority, and fit it against anybody who would not

pledge allegiance to the state. >> they say that 20 night wolves who advanceed through won't be allowed there. >> the wolves say that even if they are stopped at the polish border they'll still find a way of getting in. they're not hinting exactly how they're going to do that, but my guess they'll try different border posts. it's a measure of current tension mis. the e.u. are nervous about a few motorcyclists, and al jazeera. moscow. >> we're off to chile on the news hour where there are fears of another eruption. what about the people who live pretty close to this, the

volcano. what do they do now? and could this man spark a west indie collapse? we have all the sports.

>> thank you very much david. barcelona are five points clear at the top of the spanish league. it has turned out to be an

one-sided derby. messi added a second as barca claimed the 2-0 win. that means real madrid need to continue to building in the spanish title. we need a win to keep pace with barca. they'll have to contend with another injury. they are ahead by five points with four games left to play. coach ancelotti know they can afford very few slip ups. >> we really need to think about the league matches. it's more difficult to win la liga. it's true that we're not far behind but it's true that barca has more chances. it's going to be a very complicated match. we must try to win this game. >> the english premier league

from elsewhere hull boosted their chances of relegation and tottenham came from behind to add valuable points in their battle to secure european football. >> maybe we had the better chances in the game, but this is the way how i like to play football. of course, at home, 1-0 2-1 it's a little bit disappointed. >> the top two sides go head to head as chelsea welcome arsenal. chelsea with six games to go. they'll be champions if they win the next two matches and it's a match that has brought

hot-temper reactions from both sides of the match. >> i feel that in the city where i work, and i live, with the same objectives that they have in the competitions we play and because of that there is a bit of rivalry. but for me it was not different than when i was milne milan manager. >> anderson went through the order finishing with four wickets including 160 and

claimed two catches. this is how it stood a few moments ago. they have gone chasing 134 for the win. the final at the barcelona open. the top seed was against martin who won the battle. nishikori finishes 6-1 victory. >> i played in my first and second set. it was a little bit tight but i was really aggressive and i wanted to play, so i was really playing solid. >> nishikori will play in the final as the spaniard pulled off

a surprise victory. and they he managed the win to the final. in the nba playoffs the washington wizards one win away from the sweep against the toronto raptors. the raptors did make a fast start and built up a 10-point lead. we have the report here where it really matters. they win 106-99. >> we did a good job just making the extra pass. readily available for those type of shots and they trusted me today and i was able to deliver. >> now in the boxing world counting down to the

mayweather-pacquiao showdown, the champion weighed in against bryant jennings in a fight that will take place saturday in new york. jennings has won all 19 of his fights. klitschko is the big favorite. there you have the sport. >> now there is a bit of warning that that chai chilean volcano calbuco will erupt again. lucia newman went to meet people who live close by to find out what they do. >> like a sleeping giant, the callcalbuco has reminded chilean s that it was a cat nap in the

life of a volcano. now many of the residents of ensenada who were forced to evacuate were briefly allowed to return to check on their homes. >> i came to remove the ash from the roof so it won't collapse. we are nervous and don't know when we'll be able to return home. >> a state of emergency remains in effect in towns and cities near the call the calbuco. >> i mean it could be larger lava flows mudslides and explosions that could put people's lives at risk. >> as the calbuco continues to build huge clouds of volcanic ash in the neighboring argentina where air traffic has been severely disrupted here volunteers distribute food and water to those who are trying to

salvage their belongings or simply find their bets. these cows are sitting in what 48 hours ago were lush, green pastures. now they and other live stock are also being evacuated. >> there are at least 600 animals that we need to take elsewhere because there is too much ash and they will star if they remain here. >> much of the ash looks and feels like a collection of little stones that you can see. absolutely everything here is covered in it. but the worst part is not trying to clear this away, which could take a year. it's the uncertainty whether the calbuco volcano will go back to sleep or if it will erupt at any time. >> that's something that experts tell us that only the volcano knows for sure. >> that is it from me.

we'll have more in a couple of minutes. thanks for watching.

>> devastation in me pap after a huge earthquake. 1300 people are killed, and many are feared trap. nepal pleads for international help as the race against time begins to save survivors. hello there this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. the battle for aden. fighters repel the houthi rebels. 350 more migrants