>> an emergency situation in western europe as thousands of refugees head into austria and germany. hello, i'm barbara serra. you're watching al jazeera from london. coming up on the program meeting with sunni tribesmen putting aside religious differences in the fight against isil. over shadowed by allegations of corruption against the former leader. and how the japanese comics have been given their own library in the most unlikely places.

>> thank you for joining pus austria and germany say that they're dealing with an emergency situation as thousands of refugees have gone into their country. the first train carrying refugees from hungary has arrived in munich in journal germany. the police say they expect 10,000 people in the coming hours. austria said it will not use force to stop thousands of refugees from coming. around 4,000 have arrived so far. more refugees are making the same journey walking along railway lines opening that they've eventually reach safety and a chance for a better life. now in greece 25,000 refugees arriv arrive just from the

island of lesbos. we saw thousands of people head for the border. tell us a little bit about the situation. what is going on behind you right now. >> let me set the scene. the temperatures have dropped dramatically in the coming hours. it's quite cold now. there have been aid workers here and charities distributing blankets and jackets. there is a little bit of a festival atmosphere at the moment. aid workers playing football right now. kids that have been so fatigued by this desperate journey they've been on trying to get this far, now they've been given toys by some aid workers, and they're trying to have a little bit of fun to forget some of the misery surrounding them over the

past few days. there is a cheer going through the crowd because they're seeing more buses going on. there are hundreds of refugees still hear. over 6,000 came through here today. hundreds that are still here. they're waving towards the bus what are coming up here. they take them either to valleysberg or vienna. many took rickety boats and many almost drowned. they say they're appalled by the treatment they've received in hungary. there is still a lot of uncertainty of what is going to happen next one woman i spoke with, she said she almost drowned coming here.

she got here now. she's very sad to be away from her family, but she just wants to be able to work and make a living. she doesn't want to take a dime from any government. she just wants to get on with her normal life and provide for her family. >> mohammed, what is interesting is that, of course, germany has said it will give asylum to the refugees, who are asylum seekers coming from syria. do we have clarity of how that's going to happen. >> this is one of the things we've been trying to find out all day. we're just now getting clarity from any of the governments we've reached out to. clearly several governments in the e.u. including germany and austria. germany said that they will take in refugees, but where they

should apply for asylum is not known in this stage. we're seeing a much more stepped up presence. we don't know for what reason that has happened. we have not gotten comments from any officials here. but i will say that even though there is a stepped-up security preference that is not what is worrying the refugees here. whenever there was a stepped up presence in police many people were concerned they would be rounded up and taken to a refugee camp, which what happened later in the evening. people are relieved but with many questions about a people who have traveled in so much misery and what will happen in the coming days. >> european politicians have met to discuss the crisis in luxembourg. the european union remains

deeply divided on the quotas. the luxembourg meeting of foreign ministers comes ahead of a settlement plan that will be presented next week. the e.u. foreign policy chief used a platform to deliver a stern warning. >> there is not an emergency, it's an urgency that we're facing. it is not something that starts that day and finishes that day. it is here to stay. the sooner we accept it, accept it psychologically and politically, the sooner we will be able to respond in an effective way and to manage in an effective way. >> well, one of the main pressure points for the crisis is the greek island of lesbos, it is thought that there are 25,000 refugees on the island at the moment. we have reports from lesbos. >> hundreds sometimes thousands of refugees land on the shores of lesbos every day. they arrive on overcrowded boats

from turkey. the majority are syrians. often entire families are on the move, distressed and tired. >> i didn't want to leave, but these are my chirp. they stopped going to school and university. there is no more life. only fear. we had no choice. >> a few meters away another boat on the horizon. and another, and one more. this rubber dinghy's engine was broken, they were adrift. we could hear them scream and shout for help. for a moment there is an outburst of joy. but there is so much anxiety. in a faint voice she said, i'm scared. no one cares about us. >> we have no value any more. we have become a commodity, and people make money off our back. we're a trading commodity.

>> the entire's coast of this island looks like this now, pile after pile of life jackets discarded by the refugees as someone as they touched landed. there are person belongings and a tiny little life jacket. one can jew imagine the baby on board. the first thing that refugees do is they puncture the rubber dinghies because they're afraid of being sent back to turkey when actually there is solutely no one here to assist them. >> so they walk and walk. the closest camp and registration center is 40 miles away. >> i was expecting the police to help us out at least for the first tight. we don't have food or water. i never thought, ownership obliged to take this route to survive. >> it's too exhausting for these

brothers. they fled idlib because their parents could in the guarantee their safety. >> i never knew it would be so harm. if i had gone i would have not come. >> tensions often flare. for new arivals the only option is to await their turn while continuing their journey across europe. >> it's just staggering, 25,000 refugees on lespos, which is not that big of an island at all, and usually a tourist island. just give us an idea following

on from your report as to what if anything is actually waiting for those people? >> the problem is that there is such pressure. and that figure of 25,000 is just an estimate. some people put it lower. some say it's higher. we don't know how many people are here exactly on this island. >> apologies, we're having issues with hoda's sound coming from the island of lesbos. but we can now hear from al jazeera's andrew simmons. now he is is in hungary. he walked with dozens of refugees as they began their journey from budapest to the border.

>> a simple idea of leading the squalor of budapest railway station behind. it's taken the hungarian authorities by surprise, particularly the police. this march is bigger than anyone expected. it may seem farfetched they could reach the austrian border by foot. but they're dormed. >> they're trying to go walking to germany, as we know. it's a very, very long way. >> yes, we had no choice. >> out of the city and back on the main motor way, many are worried that the police could be leading them into a trap. the vast majority of those here are syrian. and there are hundreds of thousands keeping up with the leading groups. disabled people are taking part, too. you could be forgiven for thinking this was some sort of

marathon, not the less operate plight of a thousand men, women and children. >> hungarian volunteers donating water, food and business cuts have been setting up rest spots along the way. a spokesperson from the high commission forages, and he's word that the police may stop the march. >> we're definitely not prepared for what is happening now. i hope they reach what they want, but this is still a long journey. >> on the day hungary approves legislation, they carry on into the night. tiredness and pain, there is

hope that there is a better life ahead. within minutes they have arrived. they wanted to walk on, but they're exhausted, and they offered these buses and the assurances they've been given, good enough to get on board. >> next came news of the austrian chancellor had agreed to allow refugees both here and the station in budapest to cross the board. a deal has been made, but after past experiences many people didn't trust what they were hearing. but ihearing. >> still more to come here in al jazeera. including with unemployment on the rise and aid money propping up the economy, we ask what the future looks like for afghanistan?

>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> now a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the first train carrying more than 1,000 refugees from hungary has arrived in germany's capital city of munich. they expect 10,000 more people in the coming hours. in greece more boats carrying refugees have arrived at a port in athens, there are now a thousand refugees on the island of lesbos. the mayor said he needs elitate

help. the e.u. remains deeply divided on receiving quotas. the united arab emirates order three days of morning for soldiers killed on friday. they died in saudi-led operations. it's the single biggest loss of life for gulf shoulders for deck cates. five. at least 13 iraqi soldiers have been killed in separate attacks by isil fighters. thmilitary forces say 40 others soldiers from injured. pro government forces woul

continue fighting. it's less about unity and more about fighting a common enemy. >> for seven months it was the only sunni town in the province that the armed group was not able to capture. isil forced its fate with fears of resistence. for men, his tribe was the only one who stood up against isil in this corner of iraq. >> we had a difficult choice. isil entered, they were destroyed everything including our dignity. are the fights against isil?

>> they got official status after they joined shia armed groups sunni tribes in iraq do not speak in one voice. some have pledged allegiance to isil. others don't trust the shia led government in baghdad because of its sectarian policies. and there are those like the war tribes who don't like to be called governo seen as an enemy of the state. >> the national guarded is a good project, but there needs to be a centralized authority. giving independence means they become more powerful. >> on the surface it seems that the government's outreach to

trials is working here. but beyond this town's borders there is a reality that some fear. >> i think with we need a city state. not a religious state or tribal state, but now we need an army, and this is the first zone behind brawn. many were in the give a place in the new iraq and they sue sue say they lost faith in the government. >> when we need to fort against isil, they stepped in too late. >> they have a history of conflict with its pretty assessor al-qaeda in iraq. but many are proud on the weren't lives were from you different sects. a part from home there is little

to suggest that this abou this is the monitor. >> unrest broke out after a double car bombing killed 36 people in the city on friday. the leader was among the dead. the syrian government denies any involvement in his killing. afghanistan's government believes the country can recover from decades of conflict to become an important economic hub. but critics say that it will be a challenge. we have reports from kabul. >> afghanistan still remains heavily depend on international aid. but the government is working to change that. >> the structured reforms that would move afghanistan from the

economy that was built on the foreign aid to one that is built around thriving activity and commercial. investment, job creation. >> but it won't be easy. as the president spoke hundreds of afghan demonstrated to oppose the issuing of electronic i.d. cards. many want nationality and religion specified on the card. the political inpass has delayed reform for months. >> it has to improve security and make sure that the economy works for the people. and that we are delivering services high unemployment remains a chronic problem. it's one of its biggest challenges. it's working to root out corruption in the government and other areas of daily life.

afghan security forces are struggling against the resurgent taliban around the country. it is one reason for the weak economy. >> they give high marks for the progress it has made and it reaffirmed its commitment to human rights. but afghan officials say they have no illusion. they're on the road to self reliance, a journey they say will be long. >> president more lena is accused of being part of a scam in which importers would pay bribe in order to pay impor importtation duty. it has been a tumultuous week in

guatemala. how have people been reacting there? >> well, it really has. they started the week with president more len molina in the chair. then he lost his presidential immunity, then he resigned. the whole area is gripped while they look at fraud accusations. the former vice president is in jail. a new president gets sworn in on thursday, and as you say we're waiting for the elections which will be starting on sunday. very tumultuous week. people gripped by the details of this massive corruption trial that is going on. meanwhile, the former president, he was sitting in the presidential chair. and that case has been postponed

until tuesday. until after the elections when we'll see what his state is, he'll be tried on those corruption charges. they're denying involvement and saying he's innocent. intriguing events here in guatemala. >> i guess it's a surprise. tell us what they're about, and how everything in that has been going on will affect them. >> well, there are some here who are saying that the elections should not be going ahead. they would like to see electoral reform to fight these massive corruption scandals. others are saying let's go through the rule of law, let the electoral process go ahead. and that's kind of what is happening at the moment. the elections will go ahead. but those who are doing best in the opinion polls are those most distant from the political process. those who have not been staying

by the corruption scandal. one is a television comedian. he's way up there in the opinion polls, and many think he'll go through a second round of voting before the new president takes off in january. >> tv comedians have had luck in the polls in certain parts in europe, you never know. thank you. now at least 10,000 protesters are marching in southern nepal. they're carrying the bodies of five demonstrators killed during earlier rallies. members from ethnic community communities are protesting against a new draft constitution. it proposing separating nepal into seven regions. but minority groups say that internal borders will limit their political reputation. >> thai police have been given a further 12 days to question the first man arrested following the bangkok bomb attack. he appeared on court on saturday

charged with legally possessing explosives. the police say that neither he more the other man in custody are the main suspect. they're still trying to find the mancienne on security footage placing a bag under a bench before the blast that killed 20 people. seven others are wanted in connection with the attack. japanese comic books known as manga have become part of the world's pulling industry. more than half a billion were sold just last year. now their popularity are reaching unlikely places. >> 11-year-old is hooked on this japanese magna series. it features the adventures of a young japanese girl living in hiroshima in the 1930s before the atomic bomb was dropped. the characters could not be more removed from this girl's life.

>> i really like this book because of the adventure and the drawings. and sometimes i see myself in the character. it's just fun. >> finding manga is almost impossible. yet there is an increasing appetite for young regards for those stories. an avid readers of comics with an extensive collection opened her house to the public. now there is a comic book in the manga library. >> i put a message on facebook saying people could borrow books. the interest in reading just continues to grow. they come after school, on weekends. some have them home delivered. >> there is one thing lacking. african stories made by africa africans. >> tired of telling the stories of other people's cultures,

malik moved back to senegal after working in india's animation industry. now with a small team he's trying to make african manga animations. here they're working on a story of o a young senegalese girl. she is hanging out with street musicians. the moral of the story is not to judge a book by its cover. >> unlike western comic heroes. they're often shy and vulnerable. but they always rise to the occasion. the stories continue to feed children's imaginations. no matter where they're from. al jazeera, dakar. >> a small plane has been intercepted in bolivia and found to be carrying more than 300

keel lows of cocaine. the plane was allegedly flown by air force pilot. more on al jazeera.com. >> no osprey! >> and, in a culture resistant to change, how one woman is blazing new trails. >> in the future, i hope to see mixed race people commonly accepted. >> journey to japan. >> i'm roxana saberi in hiroshima. a city known to many through history books and images seared into our collective memory.