has also affected parts of northern malaysia and more wet weather is forecast wane havey ports in thailand. in southern thailand entire communities are partially submerged by floodwater in recent weeks heavier than usual monsoon rain swept across this narrow stretch of land separating the gulf of thailand from the andaman sea some people have left for evacuation centers but most prefer to stay and cope as best they can with the difficult conditions there i'm so unhappy about the situation i'm very stressed the water is high and i'm afraid that if there's another storm my house will collapse people come together on the nearest dry land to receive aid handed out by the government or local groups but they say they need more. if not this year is worse than last year and it's very difficult we need assistance from the government because our livestock is stranded and needs food and the whole village is under water in the province of song all sixteen districts have

been declared disaster zones to a large extent the people of southern thailand have become accustomed to flooding because it happens so often the last time this area was under water was in january but there's also a sense of frustration that governments in thailand come and go with little or no focus on long term solutions. because of thailand's volatile political scene governments change regularly politicians are rarely around long enough to work on sustainable projects that may help those who live in flood prone areas like proper drainage and water management. they're going to need it and governments only think about short term solutions because they only stay for two to four years so they only think about projects that can be completed within that timeframe and. in the meantime it's mainly rural communities that suffer year after year the people say they've lived here for generations and moving isn't an option so they stay and put up with a watery existence which is becoming increasingly common wayne hay al-jazeera

songkhla thailand i said ahead on al-jazeera the fastest man on the track is frozen in time details coming out shortly with it at a status. with .

welcome back this year's turner prize for contemporary british artists is being announced on tuesday where the winner getting thirty three thousand dollars then as an id bob a report is headed north from london with a wide range of artists involved. scenes from everyday life in the

gaza strip just before the twenty fourteen israeli bombardment this isn't documentary but more film poet part of artist rosalynn nashashibi century for this year's turner prize the fact she had to shorten the trip because of the conflict made her experience there particularly tense it's challenged but in the end i sort of in a way which is like the opposite of fresh air and that's why i call the film gods i mean because there is this challenge there is this energy which is exciting on the one hand but absolutely dangerous and damaging as well. work by the four shortlisted artists has been on show here at the ferrand's art gallery and whole viewed by almost a hundred thousand people this year artists over the age of fifty were eligible and to make the cuts one of the biggest reactions has been to her of it anderson born in birmingham to jamaican parents his work like all people have family is from all

over the world is about trying to visualize all see how you can make it to find a third party or to find something else about not just literally where you're from but about this third party which is through painting to create a sense a place that he can find as well. the oldest here at sixty three years he made her work directly references past events in famous british artists through pottery pieces large cast out figures and more. the story of the slave trade with depicting. leading. highline. along those huge questions about the contribution of the. population. the jury's coalface a serious collection for serious times and this work. is part of her reflection on

the shame and poverty in society. mixes woodcuts like this one called twenty sixteen with historical photos and large etchings based on fingerprints on the screen of a smartphone and it seems mixing the personal and political could be a winning combination at this year's awards. al-jazeera. thank you so much folly russia's winter olympians will find out later on tuesday if they'll be going to the games in kyung chang in february or if a country has been banned the international olympic committee is due to make a decision later on whether it's a bar russia for doping violations so far the team has been stripped of eleven of its thirty three medals from the sachi games in twenty fourteen russia denies having a state sponsored doping program. we are as he has never imposed a blanket ban for doping it's only banned certain sporting federations like

russia's track and field team who weren't allowed to compete at twenty six in but the winter olympics are different because the allegations against russia are more serious the i.o.c. has already banned twenty five russian athletes for doping in sochi a blanket ban would have been a huge impact on sports traditionally dominated by russia like men's ice hockey with the n.h.l. already withdrawing its players well it could mean that teams like latvia finance le vacuo will come into medal contention and it would hit some of russia's young stars as well even though there's no evidence to suggest they've done anything wrong eighteen year old medvedev is a double world champion figure skating champion and a gold medal favorite but depending on how the i.o.c. sees it even she could be left out in the cold our sports correspondent leigh willing says the i.o.c. have found themselves in a tough position. it could barely be more difficult for thomas bach and the international olympic committee who have to make this decision having fully read

their report to die whatever they do it's not going to please a lot of people it's about as difficult as it can get apart from of course i want a similar position last year with rio and their decision didn't satisfy a lot of people then but they have to take a call in what kind of options do they have a war they do the same thing as they did in a way i would put it down to federations individual sports to make a decision which seemed horribly unfair so why are sports like i'd let expect for rio to do that would they do that to winter sports it's an option but it's not a great one nor is a neutral live at the games where some russian athletes are allowed to compete but not as russia because that would actually be attention. putin and russia and then there is the possibility of a boycott which is when the last things the i.o.c. want to happen there could be some drama ahead with this one do they just go for a complete ban well the precedent that they've set is that they don't tend to want

to do these things but it's there as an option will they be brave enough there are sympathizers on the i.o.c. board as well it's going to be a nightmare for them tonight. the second ashes test in adelaide is turning into something of a thriller in that will chase an unlikely victory when play resumes on wednesday after it looked like they was no coming back from a poor start earlier england's bowlers skittled australia for just one hundred thirty eight in a second innings james anderson finally found his rhythm taking five wickets for just forty three runs it left australia holding a three hundred fifty three run lead but england chipped away at that caps and joe root is unbeaten after a half century england needed another one hundred seventy eight runs with six wickets in hand to win on the final day. thank you very much for that we're going to take you back to calling it now and the g.c.c. summit let's listening to the chairman of the g.c.c. . committed themselves to the g c c. to

mobilize. the capabilities to face all the charities and to be able to face them. to meet the challenge the ambitions of jesus see. what's going on today stress the importance of how the agencies see leaders trying to keep in mind this g.c.c. council where the started of these. corporations cardin ation and then to gratian between the members states in all the mains to reach their unity and to boost types of cooperation between their peoples in fears the genie c.d.c.

has taken so many important steps since its establishment thirty six go towards these goals that you see see is going on to maintain the. having and supporting the diseases common konami. the political the social the security and the ministry walk between the g.c.c. members through the employment ation of the plans. by their higher council of the jesus see the member states to achieve these goals. of the custodian of the two mosques by the higher council in december twenty fifth. six to everything that will help implementing the call the nation between the council of thought is and institutions

in all feeds and domains broke. through active it is starting may twenty sixty and this necessitates the. the vision according to the mechanism and then mad just is there a high innes's says the importance of continuing the work for the economic integration between the member states and the comprehensive implementation of the items of the economic agreement and overcome all the obstacles thrown at scheveningen the common decency a market in old to reach for the economic unity by twenty twenty five a cold in practical programs you need it to be implemented their leaders stress them potence the role of the g.c.c. in keeping stability and security in the region and in fighting terrorism and

extremism and defending our values and defending the moderate spirit of religion islam the leaders. of those media people in the. trays to be up to that is sponsored but it is to play an effective role in order to give the momentum to other parts of the g.c.c. it do at cheve the common interests of the g.c.c. countries and the g.c.c. peoples and to implement all the plans and all of the projects through the common work kuwait the fifth of december of two in the seventeen. thank you for the secretary general of the g.c.c. now we come to the end of this session and i want to

tell you then animals. you are. high in this shift i mean behind the emir of the state of. that had been the site a present of the soul. of sorry and your excellences representatives of the magisters and highnesses leaders of the g c c countries. to your excellency secretary general of the g.c.c. council. is helping us and has helped us and will help us to come to the end of the session of the thirty eight g.c.c. summit it was brilliant ok gen two made brothers in their country who wait we managed during this summit to exchange our

viewpoints regarding the challenges facing our region and god has. proven once again how.