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live from doha. serena williams dream has been disrupted by an unseeded contender. in saudi arabia, more than 200 have been injured and over 80 killed, in mecca, by a collapsed crane. omar al saleh has the story. >> a grand crane felt on the eastern side of the mosque. 80 have been killed and over 200 injured. >> wind speed as high as 83

kilometer caused the tower crane to collapse causing a number of deaths and injuries. the crane collapsed near the salaam gate. and another section of el mataf the bridge area along the holy mosque. >> they witnessed the crane falling on the third floor of the grand mosque and the doors were shut, people were locked in and there was slight pandemonium. caught up in the actual movement, i think some casualties took place not because of the crane falling but the actual resulting of people trying to escape. >> reporter: it is the busiest time of year for the most sacred mosque for islam in the city of mecca. as thousands of pilgrims are arriving to start the hajj which starts later this month. the saudi authorities have

started a multibillion dollar expansion since 2011. it wants to increase the capacity of the grand mosque and make state-of-the-art infrastructure including a transport system. this mega project turns the grand mosque into a construction site. the entire site is surrounded by cranes. work is expected to last a few more years. there were no more incidents during the hajj seasons over the last few years. the saudi government has called for a full and swift investigation but now this tragic incident will force the saudi authorities to increase safety measures in and around the grand mosque ahead of the hajj season. omar al saleh, al jazeera. deputy consul general and hajj consul. he has been to the scene, and joins us by phone. sir thank you very much for

joining us on al jazeera. you were at the scene. what have you seen? >> i visited the scene about an hour ago. what i saw was, the that a crane had fallen. and that the base was outside the mosque and it was hit part of it, had fallen inside the mataf area, going over the side portion. and the had led to casualties and injuries. and when gone there to the -- it was -- prayers were going on. and except for that portion where the crane base, head was

lying. those portions were cordoned off. otherwise, regular prayers were going on. >> and sir, what we're hearing from the saudi authorities, 87 people confirmed dead. more than 200 injured. both numbers widely expected to rise somewhat. how difficult has it been to get clarity as to who was actually injured? i'm thinking nationallalities. as far anational advertise,how t it to obtained that kind of information? of course it has been a couple of hours since the crane fell down. >> well, because it all endured, have been taken to the ground hospitals. and we have around doctors they

have been collecting information from those hospitals, authorities, and as of now, the reports say that 9 have endured and we are visiting and we are following up with any new admissions and things like that. but i think by tomorrow things will be much clearer. even during the casualties for their injuries. as of now we have the course of nine whereas i would say that the saudi authorities have been very cooperative in this and they have provided all the supplies that could be given to us. and in fact, gone to the site there was people from the

medical services and others, and i think now there is no need to pabbic as fapanic, advice our po that the prayers have resumed, and they are going on in the haram. >> sir you mentioned that of course things will be clearer tomorrow but these must be incredibly upsetting and worrying hours for the many relatives and loved ones of people who have gone to mecca to perform the hajj and for whatever reason these relatives haven't been able to get in touch with them by phone. is there anything in place for that, specifically for india and people across the world who have gone to plek can a and maybe they can'mecca and they can't gn

place? >> what we have done, we have 24 by seven help and this toll free number where our teams have provided information about what they endured, posting any casualty. because as you can see almost all the countries have the difficulty of the high season working on those, we have these toll free numbers and help desk numbers and information we get from the hospital, so the hospitals where our teams of doctors and paramedics are also in place. those teams are in place to get information and verify and pass on to the interested. >> deputy consu consul and hajjl

thank you for joining us. has an patean patel has been ate grand mosque. it is now late at night in mecca. explain to us what the feeling is like there, now still shock and also do you get the sense there's still people not really able to find their loved ones? >> i've just come back barbara from the grand mosque and i spoke to a few people on the way. they were making their way to the grand mosque because information has been circulating that it is open people can go and pray, so they're making the most of it. back in the hotel, conter confe, nobody expected this, i spoke to a young couple, they were actually on the third floor and just about left before the crane

fell, count themselves lucky. a few people still don't know where their loved wit ones are,s one lady, still can't find her sister, making the most that she's in the mosque itself. i think what's happened is nobody in their right mind expected this to take place at this period of hajj where two and a half million people are expected to be here. >> hasan it must be obviously upsetting not just the people there but as i was speaking for the indian deputy consul general, their loved ones have gone to perform hajj and as the lady you mentioned, can't get through to her sister, maybe others can't get to their loved ones either. is it don't by nationality or has the mosque that has reopened become kind of convergence point

to go to pray and perhaps to be reunited with their loved ones? >> to duet to the mosque, which gate are you? i'll meet you there. basically told each and every member of the group to phone home and say we are safe. 150 people phoned home and said we are safe, subsequent that message was passed on. with social media and especially twitter, facebook, people are twittering me and asking are you okay? i am responding i'm okay. parts of bangladesh, i think it's a testing period for them. it's one chapter trying to calm someone in senegal, he just could not get through mainly because there was something wrong with the line. and i think he felt disturbed

knowing that his loved ones feel is he safe. so for next few hours i believe this is a bit of a testing period for many people. >> hasan forgive me for asking you a perhaps obviously question, what is the feeling there now, one of the five bill lars of islam, one of the holiest times, what is their mead? >> i was walking through gates when i spoke to you barbara and i walked under four cranes and what basically made me, what if something had happened again, people expecting rain for the next 48 hours, sporadically. a big world event like this yes, injuries may take place, yes there may be illnesses but no one expects a catastrophe of this nature. but they can't stop hajj. it is a marre mandatory featuree

year. but it's unusual that a tragedy of this type takes place. >> hasan patel, thank you so much for sharing your views and what you witnessed there with us. and now we can cross to al jazeera hashem ahelbarra, from doha. the focus is really on the saudi authorities to make sure that everything goes smoothly and there hasn't been any accidents at hajj or any major ones for about a decade. there was a history of, before, of stampedes and fire. how much pressure do you think there is going to be on the saudi authorities to make sure everything goes smoothly and do you think they have the capacity to do that? >> reporter: well, it will definitely raise questions about the safety standards, at the grand mosque. you've been talking about the last decade when the saudis were

having problems with the stampedes particularly during the symbolic stoning of the devil. saudi arabia managed to build massive bridges there and expand the roads, and ever since, never had any problems. but this new problem particularly at the grand mosque, and the kaba, serious in the sense that i was there two years ago to cover the story of hajj for al jazeera, a massive construction site. you can see the cranes above wherever you go. in the vicinity of the building you see massive building being built, old sites being razed by the saudi authorities, they said they want to renovate the whole area, expand the areas where the muslims walk around seven times. this is something that is going to raise eyebrows and also the

americans, whether the saudis are going to beef up security standards particularly in the coming days when the hajj kicks off ten days from now. >> pictures, not just the crane coming down but other parts, that really look like a building site. there are loads of contemporaneous, four around that crane and others. explain to us the scale of the building work that the saudis have tried to make the grand mosque i guess able to welcome even more people than it can n now. >> well, what happened is basically this. you have the grand mosque which is the most sacred site for muslims and you have the kaba which is the cube-shaibdshaped building. which muslims walk around seven times to start the hajj when

they first rieb at the site. arrive. saudis have only one option which is to go to the southern part of the grand mosque and start expanding there to lou more peoplallowmore people to ce building into the mosque. there's been an impressive number of pilgrims coming to hajj every year, sometimes three and a half to 4 million pilgrims arriving. that caused a problem with the massive construction site, whole areas, cranes, roads closed to allow for more peach to get into that area. now saudis have to be really careful particularly in the coming days oensure that the hajj is going to be safer. because in ten days from now, you will have two million and a half pilgrims converging on that same area for at least ten days.

so they will be performing the tawaf, they will go to the mount of arrat, and then those are moments when you have two and a half million pilgrims exactly, that's where the saudi authorities really have to are plan things to further prevent incidents like this. to give you an idea the crane fell at about 5:30 p.m. mecca time. that exactly when people start converging for sunset prayers. and i think that could be an indication that we might expect the death toll to increase in the coming hours. >> we're waiting to hear more from the saudi authorities, so far they say it's 87, that number expected to rise. we were talking to hasem patel earlier from mecca, he is saying

the word in the city is shock. many have gone back to pray but obviously a lot of shock and upset. i'm wondering what shock there has been for the muslim community around the world. for those two and a half who have gone to perform hajj, i'm wondering on social media and tv channels in the middle east especially what kind of reaction, especially emotional reaction has there been to this? >> well i've seen reactions from different i parts of the muslim world, inquiring of their loved ones, who are performing the hajj, who have arrived there. and you know, it's a very delicate situation. because what happens, particularly now, i've been covering hajj many times for al jazeera. the authorities will close down

the site, took their dead and injured to makeshift hospitals, all hospitals in mecca. it's going to take quite some time for the authorities to coordinate with the delegations from different countries about the identity of the victims and those who were injured. so most probably many, many relatives won't be able to get information about the dead until tomorrow. because it really takes time to coordinate the whole operation. and again, it's raising the same issue again, which is safety standard and why do we have to launch massive construction site and expend a religious site at a time when we are expecting millions of people to arrive. the saudi authorities are going to start an investigation particularly to establish how a crane fell into the grand mosque. was it a poor platform or is it

just because of the heavy wind and heavy rain. >> hashem ahelbarra with the latest there from doha. hashem, thank you. just to remind you about our lead story on al jazeera. a crane has fallen on the grand mosque in mecca. we're hearing from the saudi authorities, 87 people confirmed dead, more than 200 injured. both numbers expected to rise. saudi authorities blaming so far a heavy storm that happened in mecca just in the coming -- in the hours coming up to 5:30 p.m. when the crane came down. they are blaming that for why the crane fell down on the roof. images there of that very intense storm. so we are still waiting to hear the results of the investigation, the saudi authorities have launched that, obviously no results yet, it's about six hours or so after the event happened.

do stay tuned to al jazeera, we'll bring you development and analysis on the story as we get it. still lots more to come on the program including find out what got more than 1 million people out on the streets of barbarcelona. and in sport, floyd mayweather, seeing his bout dominated by doping claims. the details later with robin. the deep rift in europe's approach to deal with refugees has widened further with the eastern european countries of poland, hungary, slo slovakia,.

>> a child was seen being treated after he was injured in the incident. almost 4,000 refugees crossed into u.s.a. tra fro austria to . only 450 were allowed on the train. mohammed jamjoom reports from bicske in the south of hungary. >> in an overcrowded refugee camp, the hungry are frantic for food. in this scene of chaos an in hungary, the luck refugees are y to catch their food. authorities aren't letting us in

but everybody i've spoken to board these buses are worried what they're going to face when i go in. i'm trying to go to holland, ahmad tells me. causing even more concern is how exactly they'll be treated. rights groups say conditions inside the camp are appalling. >> the hung ran government has s neither the capacity nor the desire to face these conditions. >> these are thoroughly miserable conditions? >> absolutely. people are just crowded in these pens like animals. >> believes the hungarian government is attempting to send a message by deliberatelily

mistreating refugees. >> they frankly want to make their lives as miserable as possible so word gets out to the many thousands still planning this journey to try to avoid hungary as much as possible. >> in a statement, hungary's ministry says these images have been taken out of context and the media should not be jumping to conclusions. even as the weather worsens, huddling together to stay warm 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 unwelcomed. >> i met a man at kelete station who escaped from a town held by i.s.i.s. he told me sitting there in the station with his three children it's better in syria because in syria if there's an explosion you die once. here i'm dying a thousand deaths

of humiliation in front of my children. >> 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. mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera, boskbicske, hungary. thousands are expected to protest to do more in the crisis. the country is rejecting a push to resettle people who are already in europe. barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: children who arrived in england without their parents fleeing war. more than 700 now in the care of kent county council. the council has run out of parents who can care for them. local officials say there's a legal and moral obligation to help.

>> these aren't economic migrants. these are young war refugees that have offend witnessed atrocities that hopefully you and i haven't experienced in their lives. i spoke to a young man whose mother and teart wer father werd in front of him. he didn't stop until he arrived in gland. >> discussion about the refugee crisis in this country is entangled with the wider debate about immigration as a whole. the conservative government won the election promising to reduce the numbers of immigrants coming to britain. and that helps explain its luns treluctance to now take refugee. >> came from this country from cypress as a boy. he belongs to migration watch which wants to reduce migration to britain.

he says this country is less able to take in refugees. >> germany has for instance a population that's decreasing. it's a much bigger country. our population is increasing much faster han germany. than germany. you're not comparing like to light. >> jewish children who fled from the nazis. >> most of the asians pushed out -- >> or the asians expelled from uganda, although they held passports. and the numbers are small compared to those on the move. believe this country can take in much more refugees than it has committed to so far but britain spends much more on foreign aid for syrian refugees in the camps

in the middle east than any other country in the world and the government will be lupt to t to make more concession. >> president barack obama and his wife miche michelle held a t of silence for the victims of 9/11. targets across the northeast united states. still lots more to come here on al jazeera including a report from the japanese city of josso where torrential rain has flooded thousands of homes. san marino circuit, rivalry between the yam ha's tw yamaha'.

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crane collapsed in mecca's grand mosque. the pilgrimage hajj is supposed to later this month. rejecting refugee quotas. let's go back to our top story now, mecca is in the west of saudi arabia, an area that has seen intense sand storms in the past couple of days. the grand mosque is considered the largest in the world but construction was done at the site to increase its capacity. saudi television is reporting there were four tower cranes at the mosque at the time of the crash at the time one collapsed. major general suleman said the weather is to blame for the accident.

>> translator: incident happened at 5:23 p.m. due to the severe rain and the wind speed as high as 83 kilometer. this caused the tower crane to collapse, which caused a collapse of the small part of the masai itself in another section of el mataf. >> so could the weather really have such a powerful impact? richard anquin explains. >> ththe sand storms happened in this area, bringing about a change in wind direction and atmospheric conditions. as a result, major storm for this development, heat across the arabian peninsula.

all the way from yemen up through saudi. once you've got that you've got uplift, that flowrnlings the air tencourages the airto rise. you can see on the south lied imagery this areas developing in the plts and ang are mountains. we haven't got official records from the airport in terms of the gusts of wind. you can see how those storages have gradual die gradually died. ively it happened right across mecca and right at the time of the hajj. >> richard anguine reporting. let me resigne remind you of it.

saudi authorized have confirmed that 87 people have died whether a crane fell down in the grand mosque, more than 200 injured. and the saudi authorized are saying the intense storms are to blame for the crane collapse. we'll bring you more tails and upstairs and we get it on al jazeera. saudi authorities are performed strikes against the area held by followers of the former leader ali abdullah saleh. accord to the ngo civilian targets have been hit by saudi air strikes.

international laws prohibit air strikes in areas where they could commit war crimes or international rights abuses. valued at 17 million pounds. earlier we spoke to kate wiggins. >> we're worried about the paradoxical nature. with one hand they're being very generous in giving humanitarian aid. other hand they are giving arms for the saudi coalition, we have reason to believe there's mounting evidence, there on the ground we have programs throughout the country and have been there for quite some time that civilian infrastructure, civilians themselves people are being killed in these air strikes which are wanton and

recklessly being carried out by the saudi led coalition. we know that 37 arms licenses have been approved by the u.k. government since march this year since the war started and we think that might be about 500 bombs including these paved way for laser guided missiles, incredibly powerful incredibly deadly weapons. stephen o'brien who is the humanitarian lead for the u.n. calling this a war crime possible and breaches international law. legallily binding treaty, of which the u.k. was a champion, which the prime minister in 2014 called this a landmark piece of legislation that would save lives. and this is the first test of that treaty and the u.k. is already failing to honor it. other state parties to it are obliged to make sure any arms

deal they do anywhere in the world will not result in breaches of international law. they are obliged to report what arms they have been selling to the public once a year and they're also owe bliemg obligedo investigate any cases they, might be used to breach ihl, that's what we're asking the government to do, tell us what weapons they've sold, so far they've declined to do that, and whether weapons have been used to target civilian infrastructure inside yemen. >> more than a million people have bin taking part in a demonstration in barcelona. catalonia, election on september 27th, is widely seen whether the region catalonia should

actually break with spain. since the restoration of democracy in the lail late 1970, calls for independence have continued to grow. home of 7.5 million people, 80% of those voted said yes to separating from spain. 85% of the population speak catalan which is europe's ninth most widely spoken language. catalans complain of their tax revenues subsidizing other parts of the country. thank you very much for being with us. it is the economic powerhouse of spain. i'm guessing after the economic crisis spain is one of the countries that was worst hit. you can understand why the catalonians, would be better or worse off. national pride or regional part?

>> that is a big part of it but not the only part. the issue of recognition, spain has failed to recognize itself as a nation of nations. there is an issue with modernization. so catalons have always struggled to get spain much of a modern state and they have failed so far. >> how much of a difference is there between catalonia and the rest of spain? >> there is an important difference. >> when you go there can you feel you are in a different region? >> would i say so. the language is different. manufacturing, export wise catalonia represents about 27% of spain's exports. it's much more open, socially liberal, big gay community for instance and actually home to

probably a larger proportion of migrants than as were in spain. >> obviously the spanish government doesn't want to see it happen. if nothing else it would be a lack of revenue a loss of revenue and also set a precedent. a lot of europeans don't want it to happen because you would have all of these similar regions, i'm thinking of the scotland referendum, lot of comparisons were made. could it happen? >> it would depend on the spanish states. the spanish government offers a deal, there would be a referendum on independence, a referendum of constitutional deal voting against it implies voting in favor of independence. but if that constitutional deal is generous enough, recognizing the catalonian neighborhood, the equity problem that catalonia faces chance he are it would not happen. it's very much down to the

spanish government. >> we do know that the spanish government wants not to have the catalonia breakoff. could this, how sentence could this situation get? >> it could get very tense. that's why i think it's time for european union to intervene. inteintervene actually even if s a secession agreement. the consequences of secession are very different if it's an amicable one, if secession is the best way to go or not. if they disagree, and decide to fight each other, that could lead into terrible consequences for both. >> let's hope not, juan cost task force foafont thank you ver

joining us. 300 killed more than 100,000 have been forced to leave their homes. reporting from jossa one of the worst affected areas. >> japan's 18th typhoon continued its destructive path, as its moved up the island of honshu it dropped the most considerable amount of rain. two rivers burst their banks in miaga prefecture. it was a river of angry demon that unleesht unleashed its fur. >> we were preparing to evacuate when the firefighters rushed to tell us that a river bank had collapsed so we hurriedly got into our cars to escape the

flood but by that time the water was up to our knees. >> it's worse than i'd expected. the banks are completely destroyed because of the power of the current. >> evacuation centers have been set up, those with no homes to go to are being given shelter and food with assistance from volunteers. >> 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 for 60 years. for now the situation seems to be improving. the good news is the water is receding quickly and the weather last cleared. clearly it will be some time before many people are able to return home. wayne hay, al jazeera, josso japan. >> and still ahead on al jazeera, a week ago he head to

real madrid but david made a massive u-turn. robin's got that and the rest of the sport in just a moment.

>> and let's just bring you an yumentd noupdate now on our lea, the collapse of the crane in the pped grangrand mosque, the deats been revised to 107 dead. from that crane collapse in the grand mosque. the number of injured has gone

up from 200 to 238. so let me just repeat that for you. now confirmed dead, 107 people, 238 injured. we'll bring you more upstairs here on al jazeera on that story. let's go to robin for sports news. >> thank you very much. only one place to stop, serena williams dream of a calendar grand slam ended. best quoaft o quoth of quoaf co. >> upsetting the world's best. in the first set, though, it appeared that serena williams

power would be too difficult. and she lost the opener 6-2 but the 32-year-old italian refused to give up and broke early in the second set. then she held her nerve and her serve to force a deciding set. then she continued to run to every corner of the court and dropped the crucial break in the seventh game. she went on to clench the set and the williams run of 37 consecutive victories. >> i'm not going to talk about how disappointing it is for me. if you have any other questions i'm open for that. >> how well did she play? >> i thought she played the best tennis of her career. she's 33 and you know she's going for it at a late age. >> in the first semi final it

was panetti who shocked the crowd and her opponent. second-seed roseed romanian nevr recovered. in just 59 minutes. >> i mean it's amazing because also, 20 days ago, my physio, asked me if i was -- if i ever think i can do a grand slam, be a final in grand slam and i say no. >> after two massive upsets it's an all-italian affair in the women's final. >> first men's final under way, novak djokovic, up, it is a repeat of last year's final, djokovic has just won the opening set, 6-1. roger federer will continue

toward his bid to win a first grand slam in two years. he trails federer 16-3 in the head to head although he did win the most recent contest at the french open. san marino grand prix, valentine rossi. that was good enough to as i said set the fastest pace. reigning title holder, fifth fastest in juarez's home race. >> we are competitive, i'm not very satisfied with the front because i think the high won is better. some required try the high one

and they say it's better. we didn't have the time to try but tomorrow we're going to do it. >> it's a track that they like and where usually our bike is very strong. last year for me was very important race and victory because i come back on the first place after long long time. but as always, also more my rivals are very strong. >> let's turn our attention now to football. 12 days ago he was all tot set o sign for reel madrid. the deal was announced he on friday. the 24-year-old was in the last year of his original contract, which meant he could leave next year for free. he could still leave man united but only for a large transfer fee. >> he was calling to real madrid

no i don't want to sell him, no, and we didn't sell him, he is here. but of course when reel madrid has paid the price, what we want, and put papers in the right order and on time, he was sold. because i believe also, that players have -- wants to play for a club. >> says messe will play in the game this weekend, reporting because he was attending the birth of his second child. the club have not confirmed those results. said he was given leave for personal reasons, he is in the clash of lecad ron. lecalderon. >> reported that football federation australia, ffa,

rejected the proposal to introduce a paid pregnancy policy, means pregnant players could risk having their contracts cancelled. players would have to pay travel expenses for their children and careers if they wanted to accompany them on tour. and the nfl, the super bowl champions, the new england pate rotpatriots, beat the pittsburgh steelers, brady had a four game ban for deflating footballs overturned by a federal judge last week. >> i was excited. our whole team was excited. we haven't had one of these games for a long time. it's always fun to get an opportunity to play, we took advantage of it, good win, there

were things we could do better. ten days before we go to buffalo, that's always a tough place to play. got a lot of studying ahead and hopefully get a little rest this weekend and get back to work. >> boxing news for you, world welterweight champion floyd mayweather, is denying any doping intravenous injection of saline and vitamins. the international antidoping agency, fight that mayweather could be his last. the 38-year-old insisting he's done nothing wrong, saying he has the full support of the anti-doping agency. england contradict has beat australia, the aussies 299 for 7

in their 50-overs. hosts three wicked winners in this contest, the series is now level at 2-2 with the decider taking place on sunday. and with that it's back to barbara in london. >> robin thank you. a film shot at vanuatu is giving a well shot into the south pacific's lat indigenous tribes. charlie angela reports. >> until two years ago, the yako people had never seen a film. now they're the stars of one. a story of love and tragedy, which echoes the tale of romeo and juliet. last month they had no passports, no birth certificates. but now they have made it to see on the big screen.

>> it's a multicultural environment, 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, lush and stunning. no special effects needed. the film makers warned that tourists might flood in, after seeing their world on the screen but the yakult said they wanted their culture understood. 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. >> the directors and their children lived with the tribe for seven months. learning about their way of life. >> they don't live you know, about culture, they don't know anything else. it is a matter of choice. they live an hour's drive from the town where there are shops and people live on money and all the rest of it. they choose not to have anything about that. >> proud to show off their customs on the red carpet and on the screen, tana is proof that the stories of love and loss are universal. charlie angela, al jazeera, venice. >> join us in just a few minutes about the crane collapse in

mecca, updated casualties, 107. >> we given' a family a chance because some of the houses are being rebuilt. >> if the city is down, i'd like to help it get better.

♪ at least 107 people are killed when a crane clasps in mecca. more than 200 are injured. scenes of horror at mecca's grand mosque. the latest developing slides on this developing story. ♪ hello there. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program: panic at an austrian rail station as syrian refugees are crushed in the crowd as they beg for