more than 3200 dead. a country in ruins. nepal count the cost of the devastating earthquake. the moment the avalanche struck. video emerges of the ca as it tough on mt. everest. ♪ ♪ you are watching al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha. also coming up on the program. saudi-led air strikes in yemen have hit the presidential compound in the capital sanaa. and obama hacked.

russian cyber surprise intercept the personal e-mails of the u.s. president. ♪ ♪ hello. more than 3200 people are now confirmed to have died in the devastating that palm earthquake, 5,000 others have been injured. the extent of the destruction outside the capital kathmandu is now starting to become apparent. entire villages in remost parts have been destroyed with only a handful of buildings standing. after sharks one measuring 6.7 have left people in a state of fear and shock in and around kathmandu. as the rescue effort continues across the country. some much-needed aid has start today arrive. iindia and pakistan sent military planes with medical surprise. the british and canadian

governments announced $12 million in aid funding. andrew simmonds has this report from kathmandu. >> reporter: gradually the mourn. realization grows. an earthquake has pulverized nepal more devastatingly than most acts of war or any terror attack. natural forces did this. and no one knows when the death count will stop. but the searching goes on with bare hands. and there are still people being brought out alive. as this goes on, there is still the uncertainty, the fear, and panic of the after shocks. most people still unwilling to risk going back in to their homes. it's the tourist season here. and their numbers figure in the death toll. those that survived are still recounting their experiences. >> translator: we ran in to the hotel courtyard to avoid being crushed. and when we came back to the

square we saw that everything was damaged. we started helping people, trying to move bodies out of the debris. and so yesterday evening we slept here because we were afraid of aftershocks. >> reporter: medical teams are working around the clock some getting treatment out -- giving treatment out in the open. >> we have do to him here because the hospital there. but it's very unsafe. so that's why we have some persons that are here. so that's why we have come here for the rounds. >> reporter: the hospitals are only just managing to cope. fresh medical surprise are reaching them, but demand is intense. and surprise of drinking water are low. the situation is still critical in all of kathmandu's hospitals. in this one it's been full to overflowing. these people here have been waiting for hours for treatment. but they carry on waiting. and the casualties keep coming in. no one will give up on the search for life amongst the ruins though.

nepal with its ancient history its people renowned for their bravery in battle, have an almighty fight on their hands. now against nature. and its cruelties. andrew simmonds, al jazerra kathmandu. crossing over to faiz jamil joining us from the historic square in central kathmandu. a unesco world heritage site, faiz where you stand. tell also what going on behind you, what you see. >> reporter: well, this is just a small section of the square, one of the many heritage sites in this area, as you can see the rubble how bad it is. this is only a small faction. about a block on the other side there is a rescue could you operation going on there. officials have said quietly they don't expect to find anybody but the first 48 hours since the earthquake is crucial and the most likely time to find survivers, so they are giving it their best efforts.

people are in a well struggle. it's a battle against the element. people are living in the square ex-they can't go inside because of the after short then the rain comes and they go inside and then another aftershock so they come back out. it's al jazerra actually really hot as well. it's really been a struggle. they are just doing whatever they can to cope with all the different circumstances and elements being thrown at them. >> what about any sort of rescue missions and the aid that has now start today come in to nepal. how is that going? >> reporter: that still hasn't reached a lot of people here. one father came to me with his son crying and saying that they have barely eaten anything or drank any clean water for three days. they say very little aid has come to them. even the relief workers have said they have only been able to bring in a fraction of the aid that they need that's required. and that so far has come to the

capital kathmandu. the aid is insufficient. we don't know about the other areas, as mentioned we are only now getting a true picture of the true devastation from outside the capital city. that's just getting the information, getting relief there will be another set of logistics altogether. >> and faiz, the death toll that we are now hearing is at least 3,200 people confirmed dead. this is going to rise, probably, as relief workers reach those remote areas that you talked to us about. >> reporter: that's correct. this is still officially rescue operations going on. but they are worried that as more and more communications get reestablished, more death toll numbers will keep going up. and people here are just very uneasy. you know, there are people that ride motorcycles are walking around with their motorcycle helmets still on because they

are worried about more rubble falling. people have been coming and asking me, we heard there is another earthquake happening. floss way to predict these things but people are giving in nba to rumor and people are very afraid and stressed from all the frustration and all the elements here and so far all the relief that's been coming in, only a fraction is getting to the people that need it. >> what sort of coordination effort is there when it comes to the aid faiz? >> reporter: i am sorry can you repeat the question, please. >> about the coordination effort going on, internationally when it comes to the aid efforts in to nepal. >> reporter: well, the base -- based on the information that we have not all the relief workers are able to get in. our own flight coming in yesterday, we were about 100-kilometers from kathmandu when the airport control tower was evacuated because there was a large aftershock. we actually had to come try again later in the day.

then there was a thunderstorm and several rescue aircraft also couldn't make it. we waited about an hour over the capital when we were able to get in. and there were some relief -- a lot of relief workers there and they also said that they have staff from other parts of the world who still can't get in. so they still don't have -- they are still undermanned themselves they don't have the relief surprise. if you go to the airport it's one set of people relief workers coming in and then thousands and thousands of more tourists and migrant workers trying to get out. >> okay, faiz, thank you very much for that update. faiz jamil joining us from kathmandu. now, a new video has emerged of the moment in which an avalanche triggered by the earthquake swept down mount he everest and flat end aid part of the base camp. at least 17 climbers were killed. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: everett base camp on saturday morning and the first sign that something is wrong. >> the ground is shaking. >> reporter: at first the climbers sound relaxed.

but that turns to panic as they realize that a wall of snow, rock and ice is heading straight for them. >> oh, oh, no. [ beep ] [ beep ] [ beep ] [ beep ] [ beep ] [ heavy breathing ] >> i am under my jacket: come under my jacket. are you okay? >> okay. >> are you all right? >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: dazed and confused the climbers emerge from the snow and begin to look for other climbers amongst the flattened tents. >> maybe in the kitchen tent. stay together. >> stay together. stay together. >> reporter: survivors described how the avalanche swept down the mountain through the treacherous ice fall. forcing people to run for their lives. around 1,000 climbers were on the mountain at the time of the avalanche.

the dead and the injured have so far been discovered at base camp. but further up the mountain climbers are trapped at camp one and camp two. with rescue workers unable to get through. >> here we have another avalanche. >> reporter: powerful aftershocks have triggered more avalanches making it the rescue very difficult. concern is growing with those with a limited supply of food, fuel and water. despite the terror they must have felt these climbers survived the deadliest disaster in mount everest's history. it's still unclear how many other climbers did no. victoria gatenby, al jazerra. yemen's foreign minister has rejected a call for peace talks from the former president saleh. he said there will be no dialogue with cutie rebels unless they withdraw all of their fighters.

>> there is a lot of misunderstand and being misinterpreting what is going on in yemen. it's an unfortunate war. it's mandatory and forced because it is houthis houthis and they give us no choice. give the yemeni people no choice and no option. >> meanwhile saudi-led air strikes in yemen have hit the presidential compound in the capital sanaa. and houthi rebels are continuing their battles against the forces loyal to the exiled president mansur hadi. now here is the latest. >> reporter: this is the center of yemen. it's an oil-rich province east of the capital sanaa which the houthis took over last year. both sides want to control here. >> translator: we are on the entrance to the city.

the presence of houthi ally is his not true. we send them away. >> reporter: fighting has been rage hearing for days. control of this strategic privilege ins would help the houthis access their main strong hold in san that which in sanaa which is close to the saudi border. outside the exiled strong hold in aidan fierce battles continue fine the hadi loyalists and houthi fighters loyal to the deposed president saleh. rebel forces are trying to capture this and other districts. collision warships also pounded an area near the port for the first time. meanwhile, five air strikes hit military sides and an area near the presidential palace in the yemeni capital sanaa at dawn on sunday. 30 houthi fighters were killed when their truck was attacked. a month after the coalition started their strikes on

generally, the battle seems to be an endless one. and iran has warned saudi arabia after an aid drop was denied access to yemen iran's foreign ministry says saudi fighter jets prevented cargo planes from entering yemeni air space last week. teheran says it will respond to the incidents. activist have his accused the syrian government of dropping chlorine gas in a series of tacks in idlib. the use of chlorine as a weapon is banned. earlier this month the u.n. security council vowed to take action against those responsible for chlorine attacks in syria. syrian government air strikes have killed dozens of people across the northern idlib province were the attacks targeted the town which opposition fighters took over on saturday. after days of battle the rebels entered that town for the first time since the start of the conflict more than four years ago. an armed rebel group says it is now in control of four vellums in the countryside to the south

of idlib. well being the israeli military says it launched an air strike on its de facto border with syria after spotting fighters carrying a bomb in the israeli occupied golan heights. four people are believed to have been killed. israel says the armed fighters intended to target its troops. car bomb this is and around iraqi capital of baghdad have killed at least 18 people. the deadliest attack took place in the square that's a busy commercial area in the city center. four neighborhoods were targeted as well. here is what's coming up on al jazerra. the u.s. city of baltimore mourns the death of the african american who died in police custody. plus. we look at a push to create culturally diverse video games for the developing world.

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>> we have no idea how many were killed. >> unanswered questions, a botched withdrawal lives lost. examining the impact that still resonates today. a special report starts tuesday, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. hello again, the top stories on al jazerra. more than 3200 people are now confirmed dead in the devastating nepal earthquake. 5,000 others have been injured and entire villages destroyed. yemen's foreign minister has rejected a call for talks by the former rule i ruler saleh saying the houthis must withdraw. meanwhile fighting continues against the forces of the exiled leader. activists have accused the sear yearn government of dropping chlorine gas in a series of attacks in idlib. earlier this month the u.n. security council vowed to take action against those responsible for chlorine attacks in syria.

australia has again urged indonesia to retrieve two of its citizens on death row for drug smuggling. iindonesia had has announced they will be executed imminently. australian's foreign minister urged indonesia's president to reconsider their pleas for clemens i. >> i am profoundly dismayed that the indonesian authorities have given these men 72 hours notice of their execution, i have spoken overnight with my counterpart foreign minister. i have again reiterated our concerns and i can say that the indonesian an government is in no doubt about our opposition to the death penalty. and our request that the president reconsider their claims for clemency and that he review their application for

mercy. while some of the u.s. president barack obama's personal e-mail sayses have allegedly been hacked by cyber intruders from russia. the white house says no classified information has been given. but sensitive e-mails with ambassadors and others may have been. rob reynolds has more. >> reporter: in october russian hackers penetrated russian white house cyber defenses scooping up e-mail exchange between president obama and other senior government officials. the white house would not comment on the report published sunday by the new york times. if accurate, it would represent one of the most significant known electronic intrusions in to top levels of the u.s. government. unnamed officials cited by the times said no classified information was collected by the hackers, and that the deepest most secure servers carrying classified data, including messages from obama's blackberry were not breached. the report says all signs point

to a russian origin for the hackers. and they are presumed linked to or working for the government of president vladimir putin. last week u.s. defense secretary ashton carter revealed russian hackers penetrated the pentagon's unclassified systems. >> we analyzed their network activity associated with russia and then quickly kicked them off the network. in a way that minimized their chancing of returning. this episode illustrates a step in the right direction. >> reporter: the u.s. itself has energetically spied on other world leaders electronic communications leaked information from edward snowden shows that the agency tapped german chancellor angela merkel's cell phone and monitored brazilian president dilma rousseff's e-mails. the hacks come at a time of extreme tension between the white house and the kremlin. an unnamed u.s. official told the times the russian angle to

this is particularly worrisome. rob reynolds, al jazerra. well people in the your honor city ofu.s.city of baltimore have attended a wake for a black man that died in police custody. fredi gray's spine was severed at the time of his arrest. it sparked mass protests across the city calling for an end to violence against black americans. a report now from baltimore. >> reporter: outside the vaughn green funeral home in baltimore small groups of local residents gather to show their solidarity and express their sympathy with the family of fredi gray. loyola university is up the street and a few students felt it was important to show that fredi gray's death had an impact on the entire community. >> increasing the conversation and making sure we talk about what's going on in this city and country. we have to stop ignoring the issues. >> reporter: on saturday too as thousands gathered to march and

demonstrate on the streets of baltimore, there was a sense of solidarity crossing race and social class. it was a day of peaceful protests with small pockets of nonviolent civil disowe bead quince and yet this was the image that the media has seized upon a few cars and windows were broken threw it was no mass riot baltimore was never a flame. even the baltimore police chief was clear the few minutes of vandalism relayed around the world were utterly unrepresentative. >> baltimore residents were telling people in the crowd to calm town and relax and i was very proud of them for doing that. heresidence put themselves in between police officers and the agitated crowd and asked for calm and peace. >> reporter: but that hasn't stopped those that feel that the police no case to answer from seizing on a few isolated incidents to make their case. >> it's a threat to self saying itself. >> reporter: it's a frustrating narrative for residents of the city whose only aim is to make things better. >> the march yet for hours and hours was completely peaceful. and we are here today to just

show some solidarity with the family. and show that there are people in the communities in this city that are working together to make things better. >> reporter: fretty gray will be buried on monday morning. >> reporter: there is a sense in baltimore that problems widely no but not publically discussed will not be allowed to recede in the background again, al jazerra, baltimore. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry will meet his iranian counterpart on nba new york on monday, this will be the first meeting since marathon talks sealed the outline of an emerging nuclear deal. they will speak on the sidelines of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty conference. mexico relatives and friends of 43 missing students have marked seven months since their disappearance. hundreds protested attacking government offices in the southern guerrero state of the

students went missing in september after police handed them over to a drug gang. their parents accuse the government of being involved in the disappearance and demands police keep looking for them. anti-terror police in malaysia have confirmed that the 12 men arrested on sunday do have link to his isil. police said they had seized explosives and foiled a major terrorist the plat. the men were arrested in kuala lumpur in an operation led by the police's intelligence unit special branch. the japanese prime minister abe has arrived in the united states for a week-long visit focusing on trade and defense ties. on wednesday abe is expected to become the first japanese lead tore address the u.s. congress. but his plans to strengthen military ties with the u.s. are facing growing opposition back home. is sri lanka's partner lament is due to debate a bill limiting presidential powers they were increased by the

former leader before he lost the election in january. fernandez met him in southern sri lanka. >> reporter: three months after losing the presidency, he is still a busy man. his weekends are spent seeing thousands who flock to his home in southern sri lanka. in his 10 years in the top job he saw the defeat of the tamil tigers fighting for a separate state but also is accused of abusing power allowing corruption and cronyism. in his first television interview since losing the presidency he remains defiant denying that he tried to cling to power. >> it's a joke. can you do a conspiracy and take over power and everything in one hour or two hours of getting down all of this. get prepared for a take over of the government? it's nonsense. >> reporter: at no time whatsoever on the day of the election on the night of the election were there any plans by you to try and stay in office

by force? >> no. i had decide if i lose, i lose. >> reporter: you made history as the president that saw and brought an end to almost 30 years of conflict in this country, one of the most brutal conflicts in the world. but six years on that sort of image began to erode. i mean, essentially there were allegations that you were beginning to behave like a dictator. that you were turning a blind eye to corruption? >> reporter: is this one of the reasons for -- >> no, remember from that time they got excited over the whole thing and are the thatted the campaign. this was a campaign. well managed campaign against me. >> reporter: going back to the war which was such a massive part of your presidency bought the first and second terms there are your critic who his say that that victory came at

too high a price. would you say that it was worth it? >> yes it's worth it. otherwise you are now facing the same problem here today. >> reporter: do you see yourself coming back possibly as sri lanka's next prime minister? >> i won't say that. i won't say that. but if i can am in contest i know i will. >> reporter: some say complacency caught him the presidency supporters hope it doesn't happen again. at the same time, resentment towards the family remains where the name continues to polarize opinion across the country. al jazerra southern sri lanka. the international market for video gaming is booming. experts saying the fastest growing area is the middle east. al jazerra's kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: this prince grew up playing video games but as an arab he didn't always identify with the villains on screen.

>> eve andevil and owe press i have dictator of the day. >> reporter: mean did depicted as middle eastern so he samardzijaed nam so people in his country could better relate to them. >> it comes down to want to go create new protagonists. the rhetoric of women and narrative about saudi well, they are women that i don't recognize. they are not saudi women are not weak. they are not passive. >> reporter: but most of them are veiled. and as will be in his next release, saudi girls revolution. which has been previewed at the games for change festival. the games for change festival here in new york is all about harnessing the power of video games for social good. the game is big business and game makers are realizing the biggest potential for growth in the developing world. game revenues from the middle

east total one and a half billion dollars and are expected to double by 2017. cultural sensitivity is key. >> the to the western consumer or player this, game feels revolutionary it's something new and interesting interesting we have never seen before. >> reporter: dutchie description ronnie is helping to promote gamers from the middle east with an initiative. >> in the last few years like the industry has really sort of stepped up and i think a large part that have comes from the mobile market because a lot of parts of africa and the middle east have sort of skipped the computer age and went straight in to the smart phone age and those markets are potentially enormous. >> reporter: his effortses have attacked attention of festival attendees. >> you can tell that they are not from the west and what we are used to. >> it's really exciting. these games are so culturally rooted and they are fun to play. >> reporter: and ultimately these games must be entertaining

and easy to identify with to succeed in the middle east. chris tune saloomey, al jazerra new york. just a reminder you can keep up-to-date with all the news on our website. aljazerra.com. >> the mountains of west virginia have provided generations with jobs in coal. but on january 9th, 2014, the state woke up to an example of the costs of it's industrial economy. a tank containing a chemical used the process of coal production had leaked its