in washington, i'm ray suarez. >> the u.n. launches relief operation. >> welcome to al jazeera. live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead the u.n. suspends a senior aid worker for leaking a report that accuses french peace keepers of child abuse in the central africa republic. arrests in new york city why rallies in solidarity protesting

the death of a black man in baltimore while in police custody. and shinzo abe expresses deep repentance over japan's role in world war ii that stops short of an apology. >> the united nations has launched a $450 million appeal to help people affected by nepal nepal's earthquake. over 5,000 people have been confirmed dead. aid has reached many areas but many people say they have not received any food or supplies. people fought with police in kathmandu frustrated by the lack of emergency relief getting through. well thousands of people have been forced to camp outdoors. they either have no homes left or too scared of the aftershocks to sleep inside. dramatic footage has emerged showing the quake that struck

nepal. the security cameras are from katmandu's district. once the dust clears rescuers crowd around to help the man who appears to be injured but alive. let's go to mohammed jon june who is joining us live from kathmandu. what is being done? it's a difficult situation to get more aid to more people. >> well, elizabeth first i should tell you sadly we've received new casualty numbers from senior police officials here. as of now 5,400 and 91 people killed as a result of this earthquake and they expect that death toll will rise in the days to come. and the number of injured 11,440. that really gives you a sense of just how awful the situation is here and how fearful people are

that it will get worse. as far as aid more aid is getting into the country but it still is a bottleneck situation because there are only a limited number of planes that can come into the airport. aid teams have been able to get here. because their infrastructure issues after the quake has been very hard to get that aid distributed throughout the country, not just in kathmandu but also the outlying parts of the country that have been even harder hit. now we've heard some survival stories, some that seem near miraculous. but it's really not bolstering the morale. people are frustrated that more people are not being pulled from the rubble, more people are not being rescued in the country. we spoke to one man who was pulled from the rubble of a hotel yesterday. here's our report. >> the pain in his eyes belies how lucky he feels. >> i had to stay under the rubble for four days with no food. >> trapped for 80 hours in a

collapsed kathmandu hotel he watched friends die in the surrounding wreckage and had to drink his own urine to stay alive. now after having his leg amputated, he has no idea how he'll make a living. >> i hope people will help me. i'm too young for something like this to happen to me. >> like so many nepal nepalese men, the farmer was on his way out of the country to help support his family. >> my flight was scheduled for april 27th. but the accident happened on april 25th. kathmandu is in desperate need of survival stories. >> people can survive for days without eating. many of those trapped must still be alive. if they could be rescued in time they would live. >> many here believe there should be a lot more of them. with morale as decimated as these structures, residents and

rescue workers here have grown used to fearing and seeing the worst. the mood here on the outskirts of kathmandu are very grim. we're at the sight of one of these buildings that caved in. there are two bodies that have been pulled out of the rubble that are being removed right now behind us. >> husband and wife, one wedding ring clearly visible. it looked as though they were reaching out to each other even in death. some of these surrounding buildings could collapse at any time. so neighbors traumatized the curious look on while standing as far back as they can manage. as a devastated sibling negotiates the release of his brother's body. he wants to take it back to india. >> only those who have lost families understand my pain. >> that pain is growing while fear spreads. the sun is about to set and

rain has begun to fall. will rescue efforts be hampered even further? crews back up for the day as everyone knows time is of the essence. elizabeth this is my third day here in kathmandu and i can tell you that i'm struggling to find the right words to describe the enormity of the catastrophe behind us. if the photographer is taking pictures of the ruin around us, but rescue workers security officials there, is digging going on, there is the stench. death, and there are many who are believed that there are more bodies in the rubble around us. and plane areas have already been searched. it's a grim situation. one of the east eeriest scenes was the sense of resignation. one man came to me and said the fact of the matter is that we're

getting used to pull bodies from the rubble. the more bodies are pulled from the rubble, the more anger there is going to be. this will spiral out of control and there are concerns that the humanitarian crisis will grow in the days and weeks to come. >> thank you for that report. thank you. to other news now. a senior u.n. official has been suspended on suspicion of leaking an internal report on the alleged sexual abuse of children by french peace keepers in the central africa republic. the report are victims as young as nine last year. some were sexually abused in return for food and money. the report was leaked to french authorities by senior official in geneva who feels that the

u.n. failed to protect those abused. >> it's claimed that the abuses were carried out by french troops. they are not part of the u.n. force in the central africa republic, they are separate. but the human rights office began an investigation and one member from that office who has suspended, and the u.n. said it's because he did not follow proper procedures. he shared an early version of the report, but didn't remove the names of the victims from that copy of the report. >> there is a requirement to redact information that could potentially place victims 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, so that their own system of these protections which are also very important issue, 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 balls until now the only person who has been punish ford anything is that u.n. human rights official, who raised the alarm. >> the u.s. said it's disappointed by the decision by burundi's president's decision to run for a third term in office. troops have used tear gas and water canons on demonstrators. protesters have vowed to stay on the streets until the president has withdrawn his candidacy. [ protesters ] >> now thousands of people marched peacefully in cities across the u.s. in solidarity with baltimore to demand justice for freddie gray, who died from injuries that he suffered while

in police custody. this is a march in new york where police arrested more than 60 people. >> let's go home. >> and in baltimore u.s. congressman who represents part of the city assisted police in enforcing the nightly curfew. he used a bull's horn encouraging residents to observe the city-wide order. yes, ma'am's presidentyemen's president in exile has spoken for the first type. airstrikes have continued and humanitarian crisis has become more dire by the day. >> this is what has forced

hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. intense fighting of loyalist groups fighting the houthis and the former regime. people who live hearsay that houthi and militiamen who support took over their houses. they accuse iran-backed fighters of bringing heavy weapons into residential areas. >> they took over the residential areas and continue to shell places where they know women and children gather. most people have fled. only a few are left in aden. the youthys shelled our homes and robbed our people. >> others say they're under constant sniper fire, and they say they don't have the right weaponry to fight the rebels and need help. >> we are peaceful people. we don't want to threaten anyone but enough humiliation and oppression. we can't take the at this hour tyranny any more.

>> that's why the saudi led coalition said that they're houthiing areas of houthi control. houthi fighters insist they'll fight. >> we keep hearing that the houthi armed group claim they're fighting al-qaeda. but the reality is they're fighting the yemeni people and not al-qaeda. houthi came over to take over areas simply because of instability and lack of security. >> the conflict is affecting almost all of yemen. the fighting has disrupted water and power supplies in taiz. there is very little food and long lines for fuel. >> we have to go long distances for fuel, at much more expensive

prices. >> as fighting continues civilians continue to pay the highest prize. al jazeera. >> still ahead on al jazeera. >> inside europe, the largest holding center for refugees. many of these people have crossed the mediterranean seas to get here, and some of them are being exploited by organized crime. >> and on parade, vietnam marks 40 years since the end of the war.

jump >> it's good to have you with us. these are our top stories on al jazeera. the united nations has launched a $450 million appeal to help people affected by nepal's earthquake. 5500 people have been confirmed dead. aid has reached some remote areas, but they many say they have not received much-needed food or supplies. the u.n. is investigating allegations that french peace troops sexually abused children as young as nine. a senior u.n. official is accused of leaking the report on the abuse. there are protests over the death of freddie gray who died from injuries sustained while in

police custody. prime minister shinzo abe addressed the u.s. congress. he addressed japan's role in world war ii but did not address the use of comfort women during the war. >> inside the u.s. congress japanese prime minister shinzo abe prepared to address a special meeting. outside dozens of protesters gathered to watch. they are advocates of survivors of a dark chapter of japanese history. tens of thousands of women were forced into brothel as comfort women for japanese soldiers. this woman was one of them. >> i was taken by japanese army when i was 14. they took me and made me become

a sex slave. >> they accuse abe of down playing history saying that the japanese government expression of regret are not enough. many had hoped that japanese prime minister shinzo abe would use his historic address to the u.s. congress as an opportunity to apologize to thousands of women who suffered so many years ago. but he did not. >> i would uphold the views expressed by previous prime ministers. >> who have gone much further in 1995 then prime minister issued a landmark apology statement addressing japan's painful past. a member of the u.s. congress of japanese descent ause abe of trying to down play history. >> he could have talked about some of the atrocityies that could have been avoided or he

could have addressed some of those atrocities in the kinds of apologies that has much to say for the pows to be able to feel like they can forgive--they won't forget, but they can forgive. >> with but some say that that can't happen without the current prime minister's support which she doesn't feel she has. >> he said again there was no coercion in sex slavery. they came to with willingness which is a lie. >> despite her advanced age she said she'll continue to protest. she'll call japan's shameful past and refuses to allow others to forget. kimberly halkett al jazeera, washington. >> and the number of migrants arriving on italy's shore about 25,000 have crossed the mediterranean sea.

those seeking asylum have been housed in reception centers around the country. we go to sicily where we have found frustrateed residents and evidence of exploitation. >> it's market day these are the people who reached italy telephone after risking their lives on the mediterranean sea. home is now this isolated former base the united states airman. they're free to move, free to roam but there is nowhere to go and nothing much to do. the police are here to keep the peace. last year riots broke out. because residents are frustrated. they're 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. and outside none were willing to face the camera, afraid it could effect 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 no 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. >> what kind of work do you think they'll get? >> mostly farm work. >> the director of the center said he can't control what happens outside of the gates but inside all their needs are met. >> people living in the officer receive many services, social assistance, psych local and legal support italian language courses, three meals a day clothes, shoes if they need, every necessity during their stay there are even laundry and

hairdressers. >> housing migrants is a profitable business. officially they can house 2,000 people. but there were 3,350 people here. the iowa italian government gives them $37 per day for per person for those who run the centers. >> we hope that the investigation will end as soon as possible. if there has been any wrongdoing it's right that somebody should be held accountable. >> a sign is riddled with bullet holes, a mark that the area is under mafia control. >> it's possible that there are economic resources related to the management of migrants by i illegal organizations. but i can't speak of that right now while there's an

investigation. >> they say that they won't feel free until they are free from here. al jazeera. >> russia's largest gas company has reported lower profits. now police in brazil has used tear gas to break up a teacher's protest. the teachers on strike and anger that their pension plans may be cut. they tried to reach police lines protecting the state congressional building where the cuts are being debated. 150 people were injured. in bolivia 200 police officers have been sent to break up a student's protest. for three weeks students have been on strike. they are angry the university

was promoting 1200 lecturers they think are unqualified. now five months after six guantanamo inmates were released from the u.s. prison in cuba and resettled in uruguay they're struggling to adjust to their new life. four of them are camped outside of the u.s. embassy in public protest. we have this report. >> this was not the way it was supposed to be. these men arrived in uruguay five months ago to recover from the nightmare they've lived in the u.s. base guantanamo. never charged with any crime to begin new lives in unknown land. but overcoming the nightmare and adopting to their new lives has been fruit with difficulties. >> nothing has changed. that's the reason why we're here right now. because nothing has changed in our situation and i think we've had enough. we've been promised things, and nothing of these promises has come true.

>> four of the six men have been camped outside of the u.s. embassy for several days. >> they should give us, like, at least some of the years they took from us. they took 13 years from our lives. they should give us something. they cannot just bring us to this country and forget about us. >> the embassy has said its aware of the men's demands. these tents donated by uruguayan sympathizers has is become a symbol of the isolation these men feel, they say they'll stay as long as it takes simply because they have no other options. they say the uruguayan authorities have left them down. not providing the adequate housing they promised, and they're still wait forgive their families to join them. >> we want to live as normal human beings in dignity and feel like human beans.

>> five of the six men have refuseed to sign terms by the uruguayan government, leaving threats that their housing will be cut. >> it in no way constitution a break down with their relationship with the uruguayan government. >> the men say they want to work but they're still recovering from their guantanamo ordeal. they have been moved by the uruguayan people. >> it's difficult to get used to the freedom in this new country. the culture the language the habits everything is new. >> it could be some time before the nightmare of guantanamo is truly behind them. al jazeera. >> vietnam is marking 40 years since the end of the war and the reunification of the

country. a parade was held in the commercial capital of ho chi minh city formerly known as sigh began. saigon. we have reports from da nang, warning there may be some images in the report distressing. >> he wasn't alive during the war that carries his country's name. but it's contaminations has robbed the seven-year-old from a normal life. much more than that it will kill him. just like it killed his sister. she was seven when she died from the same blood disease the two suffer from. his father works at the airplane a site loaded with agent orange during the war. a defoliate that contains a

chemical that causes birth defects that can be passed on from their parents. >> we have suffered from this. i don't want the this for our future generations. >> the dark legacy left by the weapons used is clear and distinct. and those who are working with agent orange victims are focused on limiting the effects of the chemical contamination in a four generation. >> but the first generation who served in the army, they got cancer and died. their children also became sick and decide. the third generation, some know about agent orange, so they don't have children. >> but they want more people to know about the impact. and to expand early detection by using ultrasound machines during pregnancies. some of the agent orange that rained down on south vietnam's jungles were stowed and loaded

in a former military base in da nang the first american funded clean up began just three years ago. a complex process that super heats the contaminated soil in a massive furnace. a touchy subject for the manners. they still dispute da nang's first that 3 million to 4 million have been affected by the chemical. >> for the vietnamese it's pollution. and cooperation has hitting this historical legacy but just in terms of the chemical, there are other sources in vietnam. >> regardless of the source the current generation suffer something slowly focused on survival. >> i want all people to do everything medically like blood transfusions to keep my boy alive as long as possible. >> now he undergoes two transfusions a week.

while his mom hopes future generations see the dark legacy of agent orange come to a close her family lives day-to-day. scott haidler, al jazeera, da nang. >> you can always keep up-to-date with all the news at our website at www.aljazeera.com.