panic in kathmandu, a powerful aftershock hits the nepalese capital a day after t earthquake that killed 2,000. >> rescuers are racing against time to save those trapped under the rubble. hello, i'm richelle carey, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also on the programme... ..violence in burundi after the president decides to seek a

third term. a sighting across yemen of forces in yemen. plus we are on patrol where the majority of votes attempted to get to europe start their journey. a magnitude 6.7 aftershock hit nepal's capital kathmandu. more than 2,000 people have been killed after the earthquake hit nepal. we have this report. it's sunset, and rescuers are working in the dark again. parts of nelson mandela are without electricity. with just torches there was some success. nepal hopes the second night is the same.

for every life saved, many have been lost. here they are burning bodies in a mass cremation. this is a deeply religious country. some of the temples where they would normally seek solace are in ruins. there has been 12 aftershocks. it's causing panic and there's hardly any news from remote villages nationwide. >> the main problem is the districts. there's some areas where the district headquarters have been flattened. 80% damage, 50% damage. we are finding it difficult to get details from those areas. >> reporter: more information is coming from mount everest, nepal's famous attraction. these are sherpa guides that made it though an avalanche triggered by the earthquake. some of their colleagues are not coming back.

>> translation: actually, the tents flew everywhere, we don't know how many casualties there are. 55 people were involved. >> reporter: because of everest and its rich history, nepal is a renowned tourist destination. many foreign nationals, the numbers unknown, would have been in the busiest spots on saturday afternoon when the quakes shot. the grief felt here will reverberate slowly andrew simmonds is in kathmandu, and has this report. >> the government releases updated figures of the dead. there's a feeling of chaos here in kathmandu. people don't know what is going to happen next. they are unsure of how they'll

get supplies. infrastructure is devastate across the country, something like 800 bodies have been returned to their families nationwide. here in kathmandu, there's a constant smell of the funeral piles on the river as funeral after funeral takes place. the main hospital - it is a devastating situation. supplies are running low. appeals are going out for medical supplies. at the airport where aid planes are getting in there's one run way. it's chaotic there. and with people crowding into the departure, getting flights out. large numbers of people queueing crushing in, desperate to get out of the country. the aftershock situation is such that people think the aftershocks as we have heard so many times are, in fact

actually a warning of another quake coming. people can't be assure that they are safe. they are wondering how they can get back to normal. now, when you look around kathmandu, initially you don't realise that the place has been devastated because the major buildings, the main concrete structure more or less stayed in place, it's the ancient parts taking the hit massively. the areas where there was brick and no mortar that's caused devastating injuries but by and large, the capital itself structurally is more or less intact. it's the infrastructure that's been devastated. no one knows how long that will take to put rite. >> reporter: syrian military jets carried out 20 streaks in

the north-west. after days of fighting the army lost control. the opposition is there for the first time since the war gee gan. moving south, an arm rebel group claims it is in control of four villages. there has been more saudi-led air strikes in yemen targetting a site near the presidential palace near the capital sanaa. fighting continues. we have this report. >> reporter: this is in the center of yemen. it's an oil-rich province the houthis took control over it last year.

>> translation: if they come, we'll send them away. >> the main stronghold is in the north, close to the saudi arabia border. fears gun battles are in control, alongside military unit loyal to president ali abdullah saleh. rebel forces are trying to take the cities. warships pounded an area near the port. five air strikes hit the military side, and the area near the presidential palace. in the south, 30 houthi fighters were killed when their truck was attacked. a month after the tricks in yemen, the battle seems endless

the u.n. is urging europe not to resort to military action to prevent migrant shipwrecks on the coast. european navy ships are preparing to sail for waters off libya, for where most of the migrants leave from libya. hoda abdel-hamid has this report from a coast guard ship bordering it from misrata. 500km from the coast. >> reporter: it's usually around sunset that the coach guard sail off in search of migrants at sea. >> translation: the same way the european union assists italy, they should assist us. we don't have the means to deal with this. >> their fleet consists of a tug boat they took over and modified for their own purposes. there's two navy vessels for short patrols. one has a broken engine and no

spare parts. the misrata coast guard patrols the coastline. a good number of boats sails. this one turns out to be a registered fishing boat. the patrol continues into the night. >> the area that the smugglers boats leave from are open beaches with no sedcurity. they sail off at night and no one spots them. the tug boat is slow. >> the tug boat is slow. some boats are too far away to reach before they cross into international waters. >> we cover less than 20% of the coast guard responsibility, and it took 24 hours. we didn't find migrants at sea. even though there was information that some had sailed off from libya in the area we patrolled. that's not only because of the lack of modern equipment, but it seems the smugglers are continuously changing tactics. since mid april the coast guards

rescued 250 people. they were found in overcrowded dinghies that often go undetected by radars. 25 years old, this person was one of them. >> the man steering the boat was like me a somali. he was scared and that's why he ran away. he told us he knew what he was doing. it seems not. >> the coast guards noticed an emerging pattern. >> in the past they were big boats that carried hundreds. now they put them in rafts, they train two or three passengers on how to use the engine, and show them the direction to follow on a compass, and off they go. >> the summer sees many trying to take a desparate journey, most will sail into high sees undetected by coast guard the red cross says two

people in burundi have been killed after police opened fire on a small group of protesters. the demonstrators were angry that the president is seeking a third term in office in defines of a 2-term constitutional limit. malcolm webb joins us on the phone from the capital. it seems the situation is deteriorating. what is happening now. >> since early morning people have gathered in different suburbs. initially they were small. they would cheer and chant. police would fire tear gas. the protesters dispersed and regrouped in side streets and throw rocks. numbers grew larger in some suburbs, which is going on now. some are fired into the road and rubbish, setting fire to them. the president shouldn't run

again, they say and they'll protest until he drops his attempted mandate for a third term. has there been any word, any statement from the government about this? >> i spoke a short while ago to the spokesman. he said that it's the protesters who are responsible for bringing upt violence, saying -- the violence saying it's a democratic contest. that's the way it should be decided peace fly. that is not how the protesters see if. a lot feel that it will not be free and fair and they don't want him to stand. >> elections are set for june. malcolm webb live from burundi. thank you coming up later... >> i'm in astana kazakhstan for

a presidential election. will it be democracy or theatre and thousands march in baltimore to protest the death of a black man in police custody.

welcome back. a magnitude 6.7 earthquake wr hit kathmandu after saturday's quake killed more than 2,000.

injured are being pulled out of the rubble. aftershocks were felt across northern india. 240 injured in the quake on saturday now, india is a country that has been leading the international aid effort. a former indian ambassador to nepal explained the difficulties that rescuers are facing in getting aid to the survivors. >> kathmandu is in a bowl. surrounded by cities. most of the city are small lanes, like rabbit warrens. most of the buildings are not at all earthquake proof. they've not been built according to modern day norms of buildings. the difficulty therefore is not relief material reaching nepal, the difficulty is they'll reach

nepal, but from the airport and other points of collection, to get it out to other people. women, elderly, children, food, water, tents, milk and so on. that's a major problem after the first priority, which is to save lives, many who are still maybe alive under the rubble and the debris. that is the difficult situation that you are facing. a number of countries offered aid and providing funds and material the relief effort tackling the crisis has to be an nepali effort. it started on the indian side from the prime minister and cabinet level immediately after the earthquake. within hours the indian air force was on its way to evacuate indiants and deliver splice. people in kazakhstan is voting in an election.

president nazanine moshiri is expected to win and extend his rule. critics say developments caused them to call for an early vote. we have this report. >> i'm in a central location in the heart of avt jpa, at a -- astana at a polling station where people have been coming in and out. many government employees, feeling it's their civic duty to approach. and from employers, to name sure they cast their ballots. let's take a look. it's part of a party atmosphere. music, children, gifts being given - like irons and kitchen utensils because they are voting for the first time some of them. most people would consider this election a foregone conclusion.

the president has been in power has been in power for quarter of a century. if the candidates. let's take a look, there's two opposing nursultan nazarbayer. if they were charismatic and have funding and were opposed to the policies or offered alternatives, which they don't. if there was a free media in kazakhstan and an open pleural environment where people could criticize the government. which there isn't. mr nazarbaye have would win. ? a region filled with autocrats and failing states he's done a reasonable job in holding his country together and allowing the oil wealth to trickle down and reach a chunk of the population. a lot of people think he at least is the best man for the job. >> people are voting in elections in cyprus. the poll in elections in cyprus.t turkish

occupied cypress, it is not recognised by the international community. it's hoped the vote will pave the way for conflict resolutions with cypriots in the south. let's look at the divided island. it has been divided since 1974 after turkey invaded the north in response to an athens-backed military coup. the northern part of the island was held by turkish cypriots. greek cypriots inhabit the south. in 1983, the south became a self-declared republic. united nations buffer zone was established, it remains. several rounds of re-unification talks have failed. it's hoped they'll resume after the election. hoda abdel-hamid is in the turkish side and sent us there report. >> reporter: the election is not recognised by the international community, but turkish cypriots attach significance. voters have two choices. there's two candidates. the incumbent.

what he stands for is the status quo, and the main rival - what he stands for is change. and this is what you feel when you talk to people here. yes, both men say that they are both committed to a solution to the cyprus problem. both see a solution in an different way. the encumbant would like to see a 2-state solution. while the other candidate. what he would like to see is a reunified island, because he things this is the way forward. voters have two choices. it's an important time. united nations envoy saying negotiations which have been suspended are set to resume soon. the man that will win the election will be mandated to sit with the greek cypriots in an attempt to solve the problem,

but with diplomats believing that the possibility of a breakthrough is real. vote counting is underway in togo where the president is seeking a third term in office. he is hoping to win again. observers say the result will be close between him and the opposition candidate. thousands of demonstrators staged the biggest rally so far in the u.s. city of baltimore after the death of a great man. freddie gray suffered a broken spine following his rest >> reporter: high tensions between police and protesters in baltimore. people angry there are few answers about the death of freddie gray. they are using the moment of letting out frustration gapes what they say is a history of police mistreatment. several were arrested. it was ugly for a brief period at the end of the day and marred

an overwhelmingly peaceful day of protests throughout the city. this was the largest street demonstration since gray's death last sunday, and unlike others made up of african-americans on the streets, a wider cross-section of people are joining in. >> i think what happened with freddie gray, and all over the country is not a new problem, it's an old country, as old as the country. as long as that problem existed there's a movement against it. this is the latest part of it. >> they have a thing where they protect and serve. the only thing they are serving now is disasterous and death. >> they want the officers involved to be charged, and an end to commonplace brutality and racial profiling. police admit it was a mistake not to give medical help and not to secure without a seatbelt in the back of the van.

six officers are on paid lead. -- paid leave pending the outcome of that situation. we need justice, and police need to do prison time like other human being. justice needs to be served. >> reporter: there's no database of deaths involving police in the west, but federal bureau of investigation analysis suggests baltimore police killed more than 100 people. >> the police commissioner promised reforms and said in the last three years he's fired 50 officers for wrong doing. these protesters say freddie gray's death shows how many problems exist and why they remain on the streets. freddie gray will be buried on monday, and calls for justice in a city losing patients -- patience thousands of guatemalans

have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of the president and vice president. the political crisis follows is sting heading to the arrest of the tax authority. >> reporter: thousands of guatemalans descend on the nation's capital. organizers called for a peaceful demonstaration on saturday free of alcohol weapons or banners. people don't want anything to mar the protests. >> we had enough of corruption, you need to leave office and return the money you have stolen. you need to go to the prison. >> effigies she is anger and frustration. a multi-million corruption scandal led to this. the biggest demonstration in guatemala for years. the country is in the middle of a political crisis.

>> on april 16, police arrested the head of the tax authority for tax fraud. investigators also issued an arrest warrant for vice president. the private secretary he and the vice president on a trip to south korea. the vice president has been linked to high profile scandals. after her return from south korea, she held a press conference to deny wrongdoing. >> i called my private secretary and aksed if he knew what was happeneing, he said he didn't know. i told him he was fired, and demanded he return to guatemala, and make himself available to the courts. >> the damage has been done. days after the arrest, the party's presidential candidate announced he was withdrawing from the race. now, with just five months before presidential elections, analysts say guatemalans are

starting to feel the political power. >> future presidents feel more scrutinized by a public who are more politically engaged. people are attentive to how it's hand. we hope this is the beginning of a change. >> not all in this week has been bad. just days ago, a group that helped with investigations. it extended its mandate for another two years. a turning point for a country eager for change. experts say chile's calbuco volcano is not likely to erupt again. it is still sending out ash, forcing thousands from their home, and cancelling flight and disrupting travelling. we have a close up look at the volcano and see how it's affecting the people nearby. >> a magnificent close-up view

of a volcano in eruption. chile's geological service invited al jazeera to overfly the calbuco volcano, which is spewing tonnes of ash from the volcano. this is the closest they came to the crater since the volcano erupted late wednesday. what you see is not smoke, but semi-pulverized rock and gas. you can smell the sulphur. >> this is why they call them so black a column causing havoc as it heads straight towards argentina and uruguay. down below the rivers are boiling from the hot rock and ash. the same ash that covered the town beyond recognise recognition. it's here that we find a family overseeing the damage. the town of 4,000 was evacuated.

they come to see what is left of their home. >> translation: we are afraid looters will steal the little we have left. >> reporter: while the ash is not contaminated, it can provoke respiratory problems and skin rash. chile is propose to national catastrophes in the last month there's floods and mudslides in the desert. there has been forest fires from an unprecedented drought. and volcano eruptions from not one, but two vol sanos. many people are joking. the only thing missing is the locusts. the people here are determined to stay. >> i was born here, i'll stay until i die, with or without the volcano. a volcano showing no sign of relenting. nor of allowing families to return home

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