>> the moment the earthquake struck and four days on millions of survivors are still waiting for help. hello, i'm jewelry julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera. coming up, the government saudi arabia government is reshuffled. >> i'm in italy's largest holding center for refugees. many of these people crossed the mediterranean seas to get here and now some are being exploited by organized crime. >> and finishing the cover on

ukraine's nuclear reactor 29 years after it was destroyed by fire. >> hello there there has been anger and frustration as residents protest against the slow delivery of aid. there are scuffles that that have broken out relief supplies are starting to get to some areas, which have been cut off but thousands are still camped outside believing it is safer. >> open and exposed. it's the safest place for many thousands across the capital and the rest of nepal. while the threat of more aftershocks remain no one is taking any chances. ten generations of the family has lived in this area for decades, 24 of them have been

live hearing since saturday's quake. with only the clothes they were wearing as a few personal positions this is now their life. >> i did. >> to build this myself and borrow money doing it. we're barely surviving. no water, no heat, this makes me angry. >> no one from the government has come to see how we're coping in this pathetic condition. just across the road people have diarrhea. we are all helpless. >> preparing the daily meal is a delicate task. fuel and cooking oil is scarce, there is little money coming in, and they can't go to work. >> money is squares. not all areas in the capital and outlying districts are reconnected. damagingsaturday's quakes damaged the utilities' infrastructure.

it's only on tuesday where some of that was partially reconnected. >> the police are distributing tent sheeting for those who have been registered as local victims of the quake. each get a few meters. it's not an enough but every family will find a way to use it it. >> this tent should give shelter. but it is being delayed. it's already late. people are suffering. people are getting sick. >> while the public are great for anything that the authorities can provide there is growing disquiet that more needs to be done and done soon before it spills over into anger. >> we're providing the required help required to them. this is our responsibilities, and we're doing our best.

but in some places we could not done on time. that's why the people are in some kind of angerness. >> while temporary areas like this remain, the government will be under huge pressure from the public to make sure that they distribute fairly what the international community has delivered. al jazeera kathmandu. >> meanwhile, there have been long cues in bus stops across kathmandu as people try to get out for fear there may be more aftershocks on the way. we have been speaking to several residents as they try to leave. >> this is nepal's main bus station here in kathmandu and thousands of people are now trying to leave the city. since saturday's quake people have been too scared to leave worried about aftershocks hitting them while on the highways. we're seeing so many people leaving i have one gentleman here who is traveling 900 kilometers back to his home village.

>> i've been trying to get a ticket to leave since the earthquake. but there haven't been any buses available. i want to go now. we're all worried about getting sick and the city isn't safe. there is no one helping us here. it is safe safer for me to go home. >> now his home is 900 kilometers away and it will take two or three days. but people are willing to risk the journey even if there are aftershocks to get away from the danger here in kathmandu. >> image showing when the quake struck the capital. a man in a car narrowly escapes being hit by a building. once the dust cloud clears and rescuers crowd around to help the man who appears to be injured but alive. you can find much more on nepal's story on our website. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com.

>> in saudi arabia king salmon saidsalmon has named a new crown prince. >> the new crown prince mohammed bin nayv and his grand deputy. the two grandson of king abdulaziz is now in line of succession. it is now the most significant cab tent reshuffle under media king abdulaziz.

>> the new crown prince has strong ties with the u.s. when he was in charge of the fight against al-qaeda. you but this is a man who is likely to play a crucial role in the future of the oil-rich kingdom. the king's son has been appointed as new deputy crown prince. he serves as minister defense and chief over the royal court. theythe shake up in saudi arabia are closely monitored by the world the world's biggest oil producer. >> now we have a second generation mostly fairly young and in their 50's. >> saudi's new leaders face mounting challenges, like the

growing instability neighboring yemen. the judy government has recently launched airstrikes against shia houthi rebels. it accuses iran of using the houthies to destabilize the region. and this is the man to seek international support for saudi foreign policies. saudi ambassador to the united states of america has been appointed minister of foreign affairs, which was led for four decades by principle faisel. >> in the past we were patient. today we've lost our patience. things have been happening too fast for our taste and we believe that a strong government should take action timely and strongly, and send the right message to people that saudi arabia is going to deal with every threat. >> saudi arabia is an important player in the middle east.

it provides significant support for the syrian opposition, sunnies in iraq and lebanon and saudi arabia influence sways across the world. >> a senior united nations official has been suspended on suspicion of leaking an internal report on the sexual abuse of children by peace keepers in the central african republic. the report is said to document exploitcation of children as young as nine by french peace keepers last year. they said they were sexually abused in return for food and money. it was understood that the report was leaked by an official

in geneva who believes that the u.n. famed to take action to stop the abuse. our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the united nations in new york. >> it's claimed that the abuses were carried out by french troops. they're not part of the u.n. force in in the central african republic but the u.n. started the investigation and it's one member of that office who has now been suspended. the u.n. said that he did not follow proper procedures. he shared an early version of his report with the french military but he didn't remove the names of the victims from that copy of the report. >> there is a requirement to react information that could potentially place victims witnesses and investigators at risk. and what the office of the high commissioner for human rights is going to be investigating is how this information was handled by their side, just so that their own system of these protections which is are also very important

issues are respected. >> the french military say investigation is underway to try and find the soldiers who are responsible for carrying out the abuse. but this whole incident is potentially embarrassing for the united nations because until now the only person who has been punished for anything is that u.n. human rights official who raced the alarm. >> we will look at some of those other scores now. there is more violence in burundi's capital gauze of the president's third term in office. the court is looking into whether the bid is unconstitutional. russia's gas giant gazprom has reported a steep loss in privates in 2014. the 86% plunge is blamed on the weak ruble and the troubled gas

operations as well as falling oil prices. greece's government is considering selling states in the country's two largest ports. the government said that it's willing to sell 51% stake and the move would an concession to reach an agreement with international lenders and a route to unlocking bailout funds. now italy is struggling to cope with the number of migrants arriving on its shores just this year about 25,000 have crossed the mediterranean sea. those psyching asylum are housed in reception centers around the country. we go to sicily to find frustrated residents and evidence of exploitation. >> it's market day europe's largest center for asylum centers. these are the people who reached italy safely after risking their lives on the mediterranean sea. home is now this isolateed former base the united states

airman. they're free to move, free to roam but doesn't know where to go and nothing much to do. the police are here to keep the peace. last year riots broke out because residents are frustrated. the only supposed to be held here for 35 days but the average stay is 15 months. for some it's even longer. inside we weren't allowed to speak to people. outside none were willing to face the camera, afraid it would affect their asylum applications applications. >> every day everybody is complaining,. >> complaints range from the food they find hard to digest, to the inability to understand the staff who only speak italian with month papers they can't earn money but there are reports that criminal organizations exploit men for work, paying them just $15 a day. we catch sight of some piling into a car.

>> maybe they go to work for him. i don't know. >> what kind of work? >> fake farmmaybe some farm work . >> the director of the center say he cannot control what happens outside of the center. >> inside the service they center they receive every service. three meals a day italian language clothes shoes if they need. >> the facility officially hold 2,000 people but 3500 people stay here. they receive $37 per person, but those contracts are under investigation. >> we hope the investigation will close as soon as possible.

if there is any wrongdoing it is right that someone should be held accountable. >> this sign is riddled with bullet holes amark that this place is under mafia control. >> it's possible that there is exploitation of the economic resources related to the management of migrants by italian criminal organizations but i can't talk about that because the investigation is ongoing. >> back in the center some are hopeful for their future, but say until they can move on from here they won't feel free. >> still to come on al jazeera. on the 40th anniversary of the end of the vietnam war we find out what became of some of those who fled to the u.s. and the astonishing stunt of this daredevil that goes into the record books.

>> a reminder now of the top stories here on al jazeera. dozens of people have been protesting outside of nepal's government in response to saturday's devastating earthquake where 5,000 people are confirmed dead and 10,200 are confirmed injured. saudi arabia kingdom has renamed his nephew no happened bin nayev as the new crown prince. there are allegations that an u.n. french peace keepers

exploited children in central africa republic. 300 women and girls were rescued by nigerian military in the sambisa forest boko haram stronghold. >> there are indications that they were taken from different locations and brought into the forest as abductees and they've been in hostage with the terrorists for quite awhile. one or two of them made mention of having been brought to the forest and they are under processes of profiling. they were taken into the forest in their free will.

they were located and they were evacuated from this place and they have been taken care of preparatory to rejoining their families. >> in yemen the saudi-led coalition launched you airstrikes targeting houthi positions in the southern port of aden. it comes after the aftermath of airstrikes which prevented aid flights from landing. >> the passenger plane reject: saudis say that they were forced to bomb their prime minister airport to intercept an iranian plane. iranians are accused of flying in weapons to arm the houthi rebels. but the iranians have said they're only bringing

much-needed humanitarian aid to yemenis. >> this is catastrophic. it is effecting our ability to receive humanitarian aid and fly out foreigners. they've cut off the only civilian runway left. >> in the southern port city of aden the cloud hung over the mountains on the edge of the city. sources tell al jazeera it was the result of a coalition airstrike hitting houthi targets. but witnesses say that people ran from their homes after houthi tanks came into a neighborhood of the city and rebels went door to door destroying buildings. people complained about the lack of basic necessities such as water, wheat, electricity and gas. but they also vowed to continue their resistence against the houthis. >> we cannot allow houthies or ali abdullah saleh to play with the people of the sows. we ask god that the young people

be united. >> young men in aden have formed what's called the popular resistence movement to push the houthi rebels out of the city. the battles have moved into residential areas. twisted melt and smoke rose out of the building in southern yemen. activists say that homes were randomly hit by shells. this baby is an example of the growing humanitarian crisis cited by aid groups. the government is demanding the houthies obey the u.n. security council demand for an immediate cease-fire. until then, the conditions on the ground in this poor country continue to deteriorate. al jazeera. >> this week marks 29 years since the world's worst nuclear disaster at the chernobyl plant in ukraine.

experts say they have secured funding to ensure the project to stop the release of radio react reactors. >> it's been almost three decades since the world's worst nuclear disaster and experts say chernobyl's reactor number four still poses a critical danger to the health and environment. it is deteriorating with age so a new protective shelter has been under construction since 1997 to prevent any future release of radiation. but completion depends on additional funding and officials at a donor conference in london said that $130 million shortfall would be met. >> there is absolutely zero doubt that the shelter will be finished by 2017.

>> now in its final stretch the project has a total price tag of more than $3 billion including money donateed by 43 countries so far. >> they are still determined to help us to provide solidarity to ukraine, and contribute to this fund. but it will take some time, and we still have some time. the most important the result of this conference is that we have the next money to continue work and we have another year to fundraise to complete had project. >> they say that it is not good enough that long term risks lie in stores of radioactive fuel with no plan to di pose of it. i spoke with the chairman of the chernobyl fund. >> there was waste handling.

there was waste lying around in motel ten-rich uranium and you have to take care of that. the plan is to leave it until a moment in the future when you can hand it will. >> assuming that the structure is completed it will slid into place on rails sometime in 2017. it's expected to keep the world safe from chernobyl's deadly waste for at least 100 years. known gentleman hull, al jazeera london. >> the vietnam war ended 40 years ago huge numbers of people crammed into boats. an estimated 1.5 vietnamese escaped the country and they became known as the boat people. many had no choice but if he take their chances in small fishing boats to risk a perilous journey on the open sea. there are no definitive casualty figures but it's thought that between 50 and 200,000 people

drowned. we met with one couple who did make it to safety. >> this spacious house is where they lead a comfortable american life, but her memories are still vivid of helping him escape from a labor count where the vietnamese government held him. another memorial. 17 days of drifting at sea on board an overcrowded boat before their rescue. almost half the global vietnamese di as diaspora live in the u.s. for now living the american dream is no cliché. >> it's still a promised land for everyone, even though now we have difficult much difficult than before, but still people, people still want to come to america. >> in 1974 database.

>> people like hung le who made ten failed attempts to leave vietnam until he arrived in louisville in 2002. he's part of the second wave of immigrants from a culture he tries to preserve but whose government he detests. >> we fight for the vietnamese people inside, but we do it from outside. >> both these members of an older generation return to visit family and friends. they have taken their american-bread children along in hopes of keeping a spark of their heritage alive. one reason maybe his warrants wish to see him assimilate. >> they wanted to instill american culture to make it easier for me, to get along with all the other kids in school who don't look exactly like me. >> yet he treasures this 40-year-old picture of his mother on bother of helicopter that flew herboard of an

helicopter that flew her out of vietnam. >> it is still my country. i have the right to be there. i identify myself to be vietnamese. to come back and see my country p i'm glad i'm able to do it. >> we wish, we hope that the government would be better and people would have more freedom but it doesn't effect us on the same level. it doesn't effect me on the same level as it would affect my mom. >> they chronicled their family's experience in an oral history project that collects the voices of both generations for the benefit of future vietnamese americans but not for anyone in vietnam because the hanoi government has blocked their weapons from the size of their web--websites from the eyes of their citizens.

>> this image shows the spaceship is tumbleing to earth. it was carrying around three tons of food, fuel, clothing, and scientific instruments. to the international space station. >> the program plans for these kinds of things to happen. they're very unfortunate when they do, but we do have--we do have supplies on board and you know one of the great things about this international partnership is that we do have other vehicles that can resupply the space station. >> an australian daredevil has pulled off a death defying jump to place him in the history books. he game the first person to land a triple backflip on a motorcross bike. the 29-year-old managed three full revolutions as you saw there in midair at in the united

states. his motorbike traveled at a speed of 97 kilometers an hour. he landed safely, and so congratulations of his friend and family. you can find out much more on our website at www.aljazeera.com. >> this week on "talk to al jazeera" nasa administrator charles bolden. >> getting to space is very difficult. getting to mars is very, very, very difficult. >> he's been aboard the space shuttle four times. his missions included helping deploy the hubble space telescope and flying the first joint us/russia mission. >> i think we've always gotten along with everyone "off the planet" better than we have "on it" for one simple reason, we're mission focused. >> now he runs an agency that has transitioned away from space