♪ >> the taliban recap tours an area where a humanitarian crisis is unfolding. hello. i am lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. russia unleashes airstrikes. the country's embattled president said the entire region is at risk. the search for survivors in guatemala's landslide kills 85 people. hundreds are still missing. plus: >> i am nick clark. an aggreggation of the showings.

the taliban has reported to retaken most of the city of kunduz. government fors backed by u.s. air power have been trying to take control of the city since monday. a few hours ago, they said they made gains but those appear to have been short-lived. al jazeera is in kunduz province. what are you hearing? s about the taliban control? >> lauren, the situation is so fragile and changes every hour. just in the last hours, we got confirmation from afghan security officials and also from locals in kunduz city. they were telling us us this morning they could manage to clear but later on, a few hours,

they lost back the control of those areas. so now, we have to talk about what the reason here? trying to get control of the city. confirmation, afghan residences are telling us they are tired of artillery from both sides and heavy bombardment. >> what about those civilians caught up in the middle? what are they telling you? >> reporter: they have been caught in between. they don't -- they are complain being shortage of food, no food no, wat, no electricity. even they are telling us that they have hundreds of injured and dead bodies and houses that they cannot move to the hospital and cannot bury dead bodies.

people are tired. people are waiting. they have lost their confidence on afghan security forces because they were hoping every hour that afghan government would come and save them but the afghan government failed to do so. >> thank you very much. live update there. doctors without borders has withdrawn from kunduz after 13 staff members were killed in an airstrike. it's now demanding an international body investigate the attack. the u.s. has been blamed for the bombardment which lasted longer than an hour. earlier, we spoke to the director of operations with doctors without borders and began by asking him if he had a clear explanation as to why the hospital was bombed. >> we still have no explanation. >> happened. very price attack on our hospital, very well known, very well marked and clearly without

any taliban presence in that hospital. we have more than 100 patients hospitalized, and it is completely destroyed and we have taken out as much of our teams to bring them in to safety. so for the patient, a whole new area, for they are horrific attack. this is clearly -- this looks like warfare. >> russia has stepped up it's aerial bombardment in syria with a new wave of attacks on sunday. it's the 5th successive day of bombing. russia says it's targeting isil

in central and northern syria. it said it hit training camps, munition depos. but the syrian observatory for human rights said it hit areas that are not held by isil. a president in iranian t.v. said his country is in a coalition and they will defeat isil. >> it must be a success. otherwise the entire region will be ruined, not one or two states. the entire region. we are certain it will be a success. the coalition countries have come together in terms of intelligence, security and military force and, therefore, they would achieve tangible results on the ground, especially what the coallation as gained international support with no direct role in the crisis and region. >> a rebel group fighting the syrian government says they have

been targeting anyone fighting against bashar al-assad. a report from the turkish border nobody knows. why now? >> something colonel akadi says he foes for sure. >> russian interference in syria is a sign that assad's army is collapsing. in fo-013, hezbollah said we joined the war because the free civilian army is getting close to damascus. in 2014, hezbollah could protect the regime. now, all of these groups couldn't protect the regime. so we have russia. >> he shows us some on a pit and says the islamic state of iraq in the levant has no presence here he left alempo 10 days ago where he was in charge of a brigade. he travels in and out of syria

and has been engaged in this war from the very beginning. shar conditions anyone. they didn't come here to fight isil. they are bombing civilians and other groups receiving foreign support. shaft says it has targeted isil but many airstrikes have been in areas around the key province of latakia, a stronghold and where russia has its naval base. we speak to a spokeman for one fighting in idlib, an area also hit by russia. >> the people are scared and the regime bombing, they can she wouldn'ter underground but the russian bombs are stronger than those of the regime. >> this war is now into its 5th year with no end in sight. not militarily or politically. cololen akadi who has received some support in the past says washington doesn't seem to know what to do. america has no clear plan. it has let down the syrian people. it's a very wooeb

administration. they have left it all in russ russia's hands. they didn't even support partners on the ground and even the group they trained, they left them to face their fate against the regime and russia's bombs. there has been no reaction. >> if they have a just cause fighting for freedom, dignity, but at this rate, the question is: what will syria look like when that day comes? stefanie dekker, al jazeera, on the turkey/syria border. at least 85 people are dead and hundreds more are missing after a massive landslide covered much of a town in gagat guat. revenge yours are looking for survivors. david mercer reports. it's guatemala's worst natural disaster. burying 125 homes under 1

million cubic meters. rescue workers and volunteers race against time shoveling through mountains of dirt in their search for surf viewers. all they found were lifeless bodies, a hard reality for many here six of my family members are missing. my parents and four siblings. i haven't been able to rest and won't be able to until i see them again. but asking to see them alive is a lot. they are buried under 15 meters of dirt. >> landslide hit around 9:30 at night. it followed days of constant rain. those who could ran out of their homes when they heard the hillside crashing down. many didn't escape. >> my nabor's house was here along this edge. they are digging here they haven't found any survivors. heavy machinery brought in by the army.

more than 1,600 rescuers have joined the search motivated by signs of survivors. >> you can hear a whistle below and everybody talks working. >> means they think they have heard a voice under this tons of mud and rock but with this layered up 405 meters on top of the houses, many say they are running out of hope they can extend the operation. >> on the side that already collapsed, there is a fracture that could bring down more earth. >> some say this was a disaster foretold n 2008, authorities warned local politicians that this ravine was a risk zone and that no one should be living

here still to come on al jazeera, violent storms hit the south of france leaving 16 people dead. plus clashes in occupied east jerusalem in the wake of

attacks. ♪ >> hello again. a reminder the top stories here on al jazeera. the taliban is reported to have retaken most of the afghan city. that's despite u.s. backed afghan storsz saying they had made more gains. russia has carried out bomb bartments against syria for a

fifth day. the observatory for human rights said it hit areas not the held by the group 85 have died and hundreds more missing and feared dead following thursday's landslide in guatemala. at least 16 people have died in flooding along the french rivera. in some parts, around two months of rain are said to have fallen in two hours. the clean-up begins but some are still shocked by the memories of the deluge that swept through their little town. >> the water was up to here. somebody came to get me. i couldn't walk because of the water pressure. it was horrible. i can't talk about this anymore. >> the city of nice is estimated today have received 10 percent of its average yearly rainfall in two days alone. the force of the water was deadly. many people drawned in their own cars trapped in tunnels and

underground can a are parks. some managed to evening ape. >> we arrived at this crossroads, a lot of water was coming down the 2-lane road, and the car was left there. we were forced to get through the car through the window because the car had been higher than the car windows. french president francois hal hollande has visited. the waters finally, begin to recede. rob mathison, al jazeera. >> israeli security forces put severe restrictions on palestinians. two separate attacks on israelis by palestinians. mike hanna reports from occupied east jerusalem. >> the old city was in a virtual state of lockdown for palestinians who wished to enter that is. heavily armed police blocking access gates. unpress didn'ted secure measures followed two separate knife attacks overnight. two israeli did were killed ain the first and one likely injured in the second. in each incidents, the

palestinian attackers both 19 were shot dead. tourists continued to be allowed into the old city. slowly filing through the police lines while palestinian after palestinian is being turned away. >> israeli citizens are usually allowed unfetterred access but palestinians, om those who own residences in city. for those wishing to worship, om men over the age of 50 are allowed to enter and they have to come through this specific date a elementsy walk away from the traditional point of access. benjamin netanyahu has been in the united states during the past week of crisis is coming understand intense domestic pressure to take stronger measures against the palestinians. members of his own government are saying not enough is being done to combat what they call

palestinian terror. the israeli army carried out several allegations. others in the wake of the killing of two settlers on thursday. throughout the day, it became increasingly clear that far from being confined to jerusalem, the conflict was spreading throughout all occupied territory. mike hanna, ashsz, in occupied east jerusalem. >> in niger 10 people have been killed in diffa. two suicide bombers blew themselves up by being stopped by soldiers. another detonated his vest close to an army base. children are among the dead. 30,000 coal miners are on strike. pay negotiations broke down between the labor union and the coal industry on thursday. how do we get to this state of affairs? >> getting to this point hasn't necessarily been a defendant surprise, especially after the

national union of mine workers dropped their wage demands twice in the last week. they are looking now for a wage increase of at least 14% and that's for the lowest-paid workers. >> amounts to under $80 a month whereas the employer is offering or depending upon the employer you are dealing with is offering between 5 and 80 to do 5%. a significant difference between what the union is demanding and what the employee is offering. unions say that there is a concern around the living standards of the workers as well as housing allowances specifically. they say some mines are able to offer uniform housing allowance for their mineers whereas one in particular isn't doing that and they want a balanced living allowances in the next three years. coming from the international union of mine workers. the problem with the employers, they are facing a challenging

environment dropping commodity prices as china has dropped a slowdown in the chinese economy and they say they aren't able to make any allowances bo of that 8.5% of their offering at this point. of course, the strike will go on in and out from this evening. >> what's the impact likely to be on the country? >> well, the major concern is because south africa is reliant on coal to keep lights on south africa. they could possibly be a problem over the last few months especially going as far back as last year. those worries only have an avenue, being the power utility here, only an avenue of about a one-month supply of coal. so, if the strike does go on beyond a month, it's going to have to

make a plan providing power in the country. they say to have those reserves alternatively, they can look at those at the relevant mines but even they then transporting is a worry. south africa africa is struggling with electricity as i mentioned look at the economy. it couldtracted already in the second quarter of this year so the major concern is an impact on the economy as well as keeping the lights on across the country. okay. thank you. apologies for the break-up on that line. eight people have been killed in shootings between protesters in burundi's capitol. people say most of the dead were civilians and some were find with hands tied behind theirbacks. obvious zies groups accuse them of crut sizing the president who was returned to power in a disputed election. polls are closed 14 parties are contesting seats last timing to be another coalition government

under pro-russia president baez. >> kyrgakstan's bio met trike voting made it harder to committee fraud some 20% of the electorate were unable cast their vote. still, the country's president believes kryzakstan set a new standard. >> i think you know it is great because many countries, some of them are not far from us don't know what freedom and free and fair elections mean. >> freer and fayer maybe, but still a significant share power with him is the liability outcome. there is work to be done, racked by corruption and the chronically weak economy. >> he said they promised to cut

government spending. buro said she voted for the kryzakstan because it represents the youth. five years ago, thousands of people protested on these streets to overthrow a corrupt regime. the result of that was experiment in parliamentae democracy. five years on, and these suggest that experiment may be working. >> it's an imperfect system but it could still set a democratic example to the rest of the region the robin forestier-walker. al jazeera. >> voting in portugal's election. prime minister center right coalition will win by a slight margin. the ruling coalition promised if it does win to continue imposing austerity measures. a typhoon with winds over 175 kilometers per moush made

landfall they have issued their highest red alert emergency response to tie off and on guy. thousands have moved to hire ground. fishing fleets have been ordered not to go into the sea. the world's oceans are in trouble from plastics pollution to overfishing. there seems to be no end to the pressures on the seize that cover 70% of our planet. how to deal with that is the major focus in chile. there are still marine wonders to be pounds sometimes in the most likely places. our environment he had et or, nick clark reports. between iran and qatar. the oil field, a high security zone closed to the public. right here, every summer, something extraordinary happens.

>> the what i will sharks arrive in huge numbers. gentle giants, filter feeding on the surface. it is a bewildering sight. they come right up to the boat. some nine meters long or more. nearly 400 have been identified here. >> you would think for all of the world, they would have been nothing here at all. the outside air temperature is plus 40. it's not that different in the sea, itself, and yet every summer, there is this enormous aggreggation of this iconic species. the platforms are owned by mersk oil. for five years, they have been searching this annual arrival. >> we want to know where the fooemdz are going. we don't know rts impressive

from the surface. from below, it's just astonishing. sharks come here, sucking in the ins individuals elbow eggs of small mackerel tuna spawned in the millions. what draws them to waters thought to be too hot for such bio diversity? the secret to this place is the currents. it sucks the water up. the plat forms are turned in to artificial reefs which attracted species that would not otherwise that would concentrate the mackerel tuna spawning. >> it's a place people being in the water with some at the same time. another aggreggations. a lot of problems, a lot of

conflict. tubism. basically here, it's very far. it's a hostile environment. >> at the laboratory, the scientist continuesly monitor the signals put out by the satellite tanks. so what we see now, they are still aggregating around the platforms. it will be really exciting to go see what they do next. hopefully go on a long journey and, you know, reveal where they actually give birth to their young. >> it is an unlikely site in the heart of an oil and gas field. to return next april. >> a natural wonder that only goes to demonstrate how important it is to look after the oceans of the world.

qatar. >> considered one of the most daunting and dangerous rivers in the world for white water rafting, in the united states state of west virginia from there, gabriel elazondo reports. >> with paddles in hand, they are geared up to face one of the world's wildest rivers. it's the goli and it's particularly ferocious because for six weeks every fall, the flood gates of a nearby dam are opened wide, sending a huge amount of water gushing down the refer. >> it makes the rapids allotted mat for white water rafting. >> all the way from the u.k. >> it's a challenge for us. >> the reason we are doing it. >> a few minutes in, and the force of the goli rapids are evident. the guide shouts out commands because every paddle stroke is critical they make it out bur

there is more to come. >> rapids are ranked based upon their difficulty. 1 being the easiest. clarify being the most difficult. here on the goli, there are 14 class four rapids and six class vs including this one called pillow rock. they say the guides are the key to safety. every company on this river, these guys are highly trained. they know this river backwards and forwards. they are very adept at reading

water so when the situation changes, they can adapt to it. >> for thrill seekers, it's easier see ideal they are nest eled deep. the river is more than 41 kilometers long, nearly 100 rapids in all. after a couple of hours, they take a break and it's all smiles. >> hanging on. >> on a river for the guarantee is that everyone will get wet. gabriel elezondo on the goli river in west virginia. >> u.s. space agency, nasa has uploaded more than 8,000 photographs taken by apollo astronauts during trips to the moon. the images are high-resolution versions of original nasa photos taken during the missions in the 1960s and '70s. every phonetate by the astronaunts with their

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