panic at an austrian railway station as syrian refugees are crushed in the crowd as they beg for help. ♪ good to have your company, i'm david foster, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up the saudi-lead forces who carried out an strike on a yemeni television station in the capitol. they say the target was in fact a weapons store. and one of the tightest elections in singapore's history. and with love from van new

roy, one of the last traditional tribes in the spotlight at the venice film festival. ♪ the deepening rift in europe's approach to dealing with the refugee crisis has widened further with the eastern european countries of hungary, poe lank, the czech republic and slovakia all rejects quotas. denmark too says it will opt out of the plan to distribute 160,000 people across the continent. and as germany put its troops on stand by, hungary announced tough new laws allowing it to jail refugees entering illegally from next week. just across the hungarian border in an austrian town, refugees rushed a train as police held people back from boarding it on friday.

the train had been brought in to transport refugees to vienna, but the scene became chaotic. a child was seen being treated after he was injured. almost 4,000 refugees crossed into austria on thursday. hungary has been facing mounting criticism over its treatment of these ref geese as our correspondent reports from the south of the country. >> reporter: in an overcrowded refugee camp, the hungry are frantic for food. in this scene of chaos and confusion in hungary, the authorities distribute what they have by throwing it through the air. the lucky ones are able to catch their meal. the refugees on these buses are waiting to be taken into this camp. now we're trying to get in as well, but the authorities aren't letting us or other journalists

in. but everybody i have spoken to on these busses are worried about what they face once they get in. many fear what being fingerprinted in hungary may mean. he says he heard that germany is the only country who will take refugees who have been processed here. causing even more concern is how they will be treated. rights groups say conditions inside the camp are appalling. >> the hungarian government has neither the capacity nor the political will to address the needs of these people. >> reporter: he shows me videos of men and women fenced in desperate to leave. >> i mean, people are just crowded in these pens like animals. >> reporter: he believes the hungarian government is attempting to send a message by deliberately mistreating

refugees. >> they frankly want to make their lives as misser isable as possible, so the world gets out to the many thousands still planning this journey to try to avoid hungary to the extent possible. >> reporter: the interior ministry tells us these images have been taken out of context and the media shouldn't jump to conclusions. here on the border with syria, the influx continues even as the weather worsens. they use anything they can to remain dry. throughout hungary, their stories are only getting worse. refugees desperate and deprived who can't understand why they are unwelcome. >> i met a man at the station who escaped from a town held by isis, and he told me sitting there in the sa station with his three children, it's better in syria, because in syria if there's an explosion you die once, here i'm dieing a thousand

deaths of humiliation in front of my children. >> reporter: having fled their homes, been separated from loved ones, and lost their possessions, the last thing they ever expected was to be stripped of their dignity. let's pick up with mohammed who is live now on that hungarian serbia border. video pictures can only capture so much. there's something that is inescapable if you are in this sort of position that assaults your senses. what about the smell? what about the noise? what about the filth? >> reporter: yeah, david, i have to tell you, we have been out here on the border for the better part of two days, and the conditions are absolutely miserable. let me show you lines of people -- excuse me -- hundreds of refugees, men, women, and children. they are cold. they are lining up to get a

basic cup of noodles, a basic cup of soup. that's all they have had to eat for hours. these tents have sprung up in the last two days. yesterday there weren't this many tents here. trash strewn everywhere. there is mud and trash everywhere, people are slipping as they are walking around. men, women, and children all here very cold asking when will they get the aid they need. many more tents than there were just yesterday, and refugees all around many trying to escape the site, going further into the field and down the railway track. it's a scene of chaos and confusion. i was speaking with a representative from the unhcr they are now on the scene trying to help. they are saying hungary's government must give aid agencies more access to these sites so they can help. because the misery is not going to end.

i was speaking to a seven year old girl from syria, who has been sleeping outside for two days in this cold. it's raining o an off, and still the response has not been adequate as far as all of the aid workers and the syrian and iraq and afghan refugees we have been spoking to. and this is just the tip of the iceberg. there are scenes like this replicated all throughout this makeshift camp and it's only going worse. david. >> yeah, we'll leave it for now. if i get a chance to talk to you later on, there are a couple of other points i would like to investigate. thank you. we had a chance to talk to the head of the u.n. refugee agency. >> the present situation is absurd people coming from greece to macedonia, and then to serbia

from hungary, from hungary to austria, and it's like a motorway in which you have a traffic jam that sometimes you move, sometimes you stop. people should come to greece, be properly treated, they are screened, and if it is proven that the person is a refugee, then they should move to sweden or germany or france and be integrated into the community. this needs to stop. we have need to have an orderly system that is manageable. we're talking about 4,000 people a day. in the e.u. there is 500 million people. >> the record 432,761 refugees

and migrants have crossed the mediterranean so far, and it is only september. that is more than double the total for the whole of 2014. ♪ a tv station is yemen has been destroyed in air strikes from the saudi-lead coalition. the building was allegedly used by rebels as a weapons store. there have been rockets attacks too in the city of ma'rib. hashem ahelbarra has more. [ explosion ] >> reporter: military jets strike houthi positions in yemen's capitol sana'a. coalition forces lead by saudi arabia say they are targeting ammunition depots on the

outskirts of the city. the fighting has escalated across the country. in ta'izz force loyal to exiled president hadi hold their ground. despite a surprise attack by houthi fighters to retake areas they recently lost. houthis backed by troops loyal to deposed president saleh insist they still have the upper hand. >> you cannot talk yemen crisis by war, and that has been proved over the last six months when no side has been effective. the only side that has lost over the last six months have been the people of yemen. the 25 million people who are now suffering and [ inaudible ] and a very fierce [ inaudible ] crisis. >> reporter: these are coalition reinforcements on their way to the province of ma'rib. that's where most of yemen's oil and gas installations are

located. [ explosion ] >> reporter: fighter jets are also targeting houthi military bases rocket launchers and troop gatherings. a coalition build up is planning an offensive to retake control of sana'a. the capitol was captured a year ago, who later spread their military and political influence. the u.n. is planning to hold talks between all sides, but it's not clear whether yemen's rain rivals are willing to put an end to the conflict that has killed thousands of people and destroyed much of the country. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. the polls have closed in singapore's most competitive general election in decades. the ruling party has been in power for the past 50 years, but a widening wealth gap and demand for change from younger

singaporeans has lead to the opposition gaining in recent years. let's here from rob mcbride in singapore. >> reporter: people were already lining up when the polling stations opened. voting here in call pulsery, but the wider choice of candidates has added a new dimension. casting his vote, the prime minister, the son of the founding father of singapore. >> we have had some impact, of course we like people to listen, and -- and absorb more always, but i think we got our messages across. >> reporter: he has presented its people's action party as the obvious choice to manage the economy and provide strong leadership. subtle references were made to the political instability taking place in neighboring malaysia. while the haze that has hung over singapore for much of the election period has been a reminder of the forest burning going unchecked in nearby

indonesia. the ruling party has played on the need for unity at a time of regional uncertainty, often portraying this republic as the tiny red dot at the heart of southeast asia, combine that with a worsening economic environment, it takes a strong argument for staying where you know. are people generally happy or not? >> well, i am. so i am hoping the rest of singapore is. >> there is a lot of talk in terms of people wanting to have a choice, but when things are really good, i don't know that the choice is actually required sometimes. >> reporter: but this campaign has seen a ma insuring of singapore's opposition parties, in a tightly controlled city state not used to dissenting voices, spurred on by a largely younger generation wanting more choice, opposition rallies have

been well attended. >> in the past this persuasive culture of fear has really kept people from going even to listen to what the opposition has to say. so i think that's the key difference that in some ways really overshadows the actual results themselves. >> reporter: this election represents a work in progress for those with opposing views. rob mcbride, al jazeera, singapore. stay with us here on al jazeera, we will be reporting from a japanese city where tur ren shall rains flooded thousands of homes. talking of homes why cheap land deals in zimbabwe really are too good to be true. ♪

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♪ mooulz ♪ >> you are with us here on al jazeera, these are the global headlines more chaotic scenes on the austrian hungarian border, as a number of e.u. countries say they will reject refugee quotas. a tv station in yemen has been destroyed by saudi-lead coalition. polls have closed in singapore after the most competitive election in history. the ruling party is expected to remain in power. terrible flooding in japan has prompted the prime minister to have an emergency cabinet meeting.

three people have been killed and more than a hundred thousand have been forced to leave their homes. wayne haye reports from one of the worst-affected areas. >> reporter: japan's 18th typhoon of the year continued its destructive path. as it moved up the island, it dumped an unprecedented amount of rain. >> translator: it was awful. but i'm happy i have been rescued. >> reporter: the self-defense force and coast guard lead the rescue and recovery effort from the air, as two rivers burst their banks. further south it was the so-called river of an angry demon that unleashed it river. and this river burst and took everything with it. >> translator: we were preparing to evacuate when the firefighters rushed to tell us the river banks has collapsed. so we tried to get in our cars to escape, but the water was up

to our knees. >> translator: it is worse than i had expected. the buildings are completely destroyed. i have been to many disaster sites, but once again i was reminded of the energy of water disasters. >> reporter: evacuation centers are being set up. >> translator: we decided to help out victims of the flood as they go through this tough time. >> reporter: this was some of the worst flooding japan has seen in more than 60 years, but for now the situation seems to be improving. the good news in this area is the water is receding quickly and the weather has cleared, which will enable a cleanup operation to begin, but clearly it will be sometime before many people are able to return home. a court in india has found 12 men guilty over the 2006 mumbai train bombings. 189 were killed when seven bombs

went off on commuter trains. faiz jamil has more. >> reporter: the blasts were the worst to take place many mumbai at the time. seven bombs were placed inside pressure cookerings and then put on several trains which went off over the course of 11 minutes during rush hour. police initially blamed the attacks on a banned islamic student movement, but later shifted the blame on several groups including one in pakistan that india blames for the 2008 mumbai attacks as well. it has taken nine years and one of the reasons for that is because of judicial delays and judicial proceedings. the prosecution examined 200 witnesses on the stand, while the defense examined about 50 people themselves. at one point the supreme court got involved after one accused

challenged his arrest under anti-terrorism laws which lead to a two-year delay in the trial, before the supreme court allowed the trial to resume, which rapped up about last year. 15 other people police say are still at large, including whom they believe to be the mastermind of the attack. sentencing is expected to take place on monday, and many of the surviving victims and their families say they want nothing short of the death penalty. in the last couple of hours the u.k. parliament has rejected the so-called right to die legislation. it was a bill which would have allowed doctors to prescribelettel injections to patients who have been given just six mock -- months to live. >> reporter: the protest was passionate on either side of the issue. on friday the u.k. parliament

debated legislation allowing doctors to prescribe a lethal dose to a terminally patient who has requested it and has less than six months to live. an opposition politician argued that it would clear up a legal mess. >> those that have reached a clear decision to end their lives can now be confident that the compassion and assistance of loved ones without exposing them to the law, but they cannot have the assistance of professionals. they can have amateur assistance, but they can't have professional help. >> reporter: leslie is a firm believer. her brother john was diagnosed with a disease, two years later he travelled with his family to a swiss clinic where he injected himself with lethal drugs provided by doctors. >> he couldn't speak, but you

could tell from the kind of grunting sounds he made and expressions on his face that he needed something, but he didn't want to get to the point where he couldn't even do that. where he couldn't tell you that he needed to go to the -- lab are forry. >> reporter: people say a change in the law would mean that people would haven't to travel aboard. this member of the campaign group [ inaudible ] killing is also a medical doctor. >> i have had two of three patients say will you help me? and i said no [ inaudible ] i'm a christian and secondly i'm a doctor. i don't want that second argument to be taken away. because colleagues in my situation they will then be pressurized into doing something

they don't want to do but feel they ought to. >> reporter: these campaigners say they will carry on pushing for what they call dignified dying. police in burundi say that seven people have been killed in an assassination attempt on the head of the country's armed forces. it was in the capitol, security sources say the attackers were wearing military uniforms. the head of the army held an attempted coup against the president in may. the fraudulent sale of land in zimbabwe is big business. they are now being forced out of their homes after spending large parts of their savings. haru mutasa reports. >> reporter: these families thought buying land below the market price was a sure thing,

but the land they bought was sold to them by swindlers, individuals that never owned the land in the first place. now the rightful owners and council officials want them to pack up and leave. confused and angry, many say nay have nowhere to go. >> i wonder where these demons are coming from? because how can he let some of his brothers and sisters, you know, live and [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: some of those who refuse to leave had their homes demolished by the city council. a bulldozer destroyed this house in minutes. thousands of dollars gone, the hard work of an entire family now in ruins. it is estimated thousands of poor people across the country have been scammed. government officials admit the sale of stolen land is big business. >> that's why the police are in the process of arresting those people or [ inaudible ]

themselves to the landowners and fleeced the unsuspecting residents of thousands of dollars. to the extent that they encouraged people to build on land [ inaudible ] for schools and so forth. >> reporter: but it's a no consolation for those who lost all of their money. >> i wonder how they want us to survive. >> reporter: in some areas, families don't get evicted. some say they can't afford the market value of the land. >> translator: they want $50 per square meter, so if you have 200 square feerts, that's 50 times 200. where do we get that money. >> reporter: life is difficult here because people are pour. for most people owning their own home means a little bit of security in these tough economic times, now some families don't

even have that. it is 14 years since the 9/11 attacks on the united states. u.s. president barack obama and the first lady, michelle obama held a moment of silence at the white house to honor the victims. there are other services across the country. more than 3,000 people were killed when hijacked plains were flown into targets across the united states. a film shot in vanuatu is giving film watchers rare incite into one of the last traditional tribeings. it's a love story told from the remote village. [ applause ]

>> reporter: for a man who himself thought he had no chance of winning, jeremy corbin's rise has been the most stark political story. make corporations pay more tax -- >> reporter: until two years ago these people had never seen a film. now they are the stars of one. in a production they helped cowrite a story of love and tragedy. last month they had no passports, no birth certificates, but they made it to venice to themselves on the big screen. >> tall buildings and cars everywhere, and crowds of people. it's very, very strange, and everything looks so strange compared to our culture where we live with nature. ♪ >> reporter: the scenery is

seductive, flush and stunning, no special effects needed. the filmmakers warned that tourists might flood in after seeing their home on screen, but they said they want the world to understand their culture. here at one of the most expensive hotel in venice, surrounded by rich europeans sipping cocktails, the cast tell us their community in south pacific is the happiest on earth. >> in our culture there are no homeless. there are no poor people. everyone is equal. money is very rare. we have overcome traps of money. we have overcome the laws of government, because we want to maintain the reputation of the happiness. >> reporter: the directors and their children lived with the tribe for seven months, learning about their way of life. >> they don't live, you know, with full-in culture, because

they have to, because they are too remote. it's a choice. they in fact live about an hour's drive from the town where there are shops and people live on money and all of the rest of it. they choose not to have anything to do with that. ♪ >> reporter: proud to show off their customs on the red carpet and on screen, it is proof that no matter how foreign stories of love and loss are universal. ♪ house republicans try again to stop the iran nuclear deal, but the white house is already declaring victory. blocked on the border, refugees continue their desperate journey across europe