fact there are ten tetley's five schools within a five kilometer radius of the actual site of the explosion so here we have people living almost cheek by jowl with this vast complex where some of the most dangerous chemicals known to man are produced now we know that there was a fire in a part of the plant this pesticide plant where benzene was produced and it caused a huge fireball and this fireball had had the power actually of a small earthquake china's earthquake could ministration recorded a magnitude three tremor on thursday evening which gives you a reminder i guess of just how strong this explosion was but what we're seeing elizabeth of course is something that is a very familiar picture that i've covered a number of industrial accidents here in china jury in the past five years the most serious of which of course was in te engine in northeast china when one hundred sixty five people were killed after an explosion at

a complex where chemicals were being stored we don't know what has caused this latest blast and investigation is now under way and that investigation i think will be quick and we should get some indication later on. so we don't know the cause yet adrian but what can you tell us about the pond because we do know that it doesn't have have a good safety. record. that's absolutely right we know that two senior managers of this plant receive suspended jail terms two years ago the boss got a an eighteen month jail term suspended for two years and they were basically found guilty of violating regulations governing waste management as well as air pollution so this is a company with a record now we understand the boss of the company the man who received that

suspended jail term is among the injured also i can tell you that twelve years ago in this same county there was another deadly chemical explosion so this is a reminder that in that corner of china where so many of these dangerous industries are concentrated that accidents like these are no longer rare. thank you very much for that and that is adrian brown with the latest from thank you. still ahead on the bulletin more facebook is dealing with logic obviously and security lapse plus . i'm far into the week in northern thailand a political stronghold of a party that was removed by a military coup almost five years ago and the people here are vowing to turn out in huge numbers to vote in the upcoming election.

we've got more wet weather more when she weather just effects in the fall northeast of the u.s. is latest band of cloud making its way through in the form of rain and indeed some snow that will push up into that eastern side of kind of the temperatures just about getting up into double figures for new york and all safe with the central areas look lousy dry flume on the cool side over towards the rockies just around the great plains we have still got some wet some wintry weather rolling in him and what that say just around the pacific northwest turning to snow to drive this way in across the rockies well disturbed weather into central parts of those eastern seaboard it should drop it should brighten up as we go on through saturday and that when she makes still continuing there which that eastern side of canada won't see bad for miami temperatures here around twenty five celsius lots of sunshine in losses on sides here across much of the caribbean we will see some wet weather just

affecting southern parts of cuba maybe just driving its way down into jamaica as well see some wet weather extending right across into nicaragua and costa rica a little filter as well little further east which as we go through sassed a little more rain around you notice across yards by this stage the brightest guys to come back in behind. traveling to be a beautiful. country . to keep out of america people in power travels alongside those hoping to make it in. she's on al-jazeera.

good to have you with us on al-jazeera these are all top stories have been held across to see them to mark a week since a gunman attacks to mosques killing fifty people the call to prayer was bought cost on t.v. and radio before two minute silence. the european union with an extension to its bricks of negotiating period but only of trees amazed as approved by the british parliament that is taking place next week days before the current deadline for the u.k.'s exit on the block on march twenty ninth an explosion at a chemical factory and china's junk food problems has killed at least forty four people and up to ninety others

a seriously and windows in the neighboring residential area was smashed by the force of the explosion. facebook is dating with another big privacy and security lapse the company has the better good that hundreds of millions of views a pos with a readable by its employees for years. stored in readable plaintext instead of being saved in a scrambled or encrypted mannah facebook says there's no evidence that any employee . abused access to the vulnerable dato which it says was taught on and turn as last year and admitted he was a doctor had been illegally harvested by a political consultancy for well let's get more on this now we're joined by larry magid he's the chief executive officer connect safely dot org that's an internet safety and privacy and security when i and he's joining us live from palo alto california mr maggot always good to have you with us on al-jazeera how could facebook have that this happened well that's a very good question how much day new or whether they knew and when they knew these

are all interesting issues they didn't indicate that they had any knowledge until after it was exposed on a security blog here in the united states and then they did in fact a couple of days ago i guess yesterday put out a blog post acknowledging that hundreds of millions of people have been affected many in the developing world because it mostly affected facebook light which is mostly a developing world product but also millions of people were affected in the regular facebook products so it wasn't just the developing world this is a big deal even though they say they have no abuse of the data exactly they say that there's no evidence that employees abused access to. that besides the point. well i mean if it's true that's good of course but yes because first of all one never knows if there could have been a malicious employee with an organization that large there are going to be some employees who have bullish intent and also the risk of a of a hack if somebody had broken into that database having passwords in plain site is

it's a very much against industry standard so they should always be hashed they should be absolutely undecipherable to anyone other than the customer himself the user even employees shouldn't have access to anybody's path word given the major lapses you know and storing uses private information in this case. what's the hundreds of millions of people and what happened last year with cambridge and unless you know selling dato to firms that then used it in a way that uses wasn't aware of can facebook be trusted well that's a really good question i mean if you ask mark zuckerberg he'd say they're doing really hard but then we keep hearing revelations i think that even if we assume the big best of intentions that facebook it's a very big system with a lot of moving parts and it's very complicated so i would say trust but verify and i guess the ultimate answer is that users still need to be where there is this going to hurt the company it's going to put a minor it's

a minor hurt to the company i think compared to all the other things that we've heard some of the more serious privacy violations cambridge analytic this is pretty minor but when you add it on you know it's cumulative when you add on one thing after another it just chips away at the company's credibility so yes it hurts them but not in a great manner must maggette always good to get your expertise on those that is larry magid live and i thank you. now u.s. president says it's time that has country recognized israel's sovereignty over the garden hides what it captured from syria more than fifty years ago it's estimated that twenty thousand israelis live there and about thirty settlements as well as twenty thousand syrians who are mostly part of the truce sect israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu thank trump what he described as a historic move mike hanna has more from washington d.c. the closeness of the israeli u.s. relationship under the trumpet ministration emphasized the u.s.

secretary of state becomes the most senior u.s. diplomat to accompany an israeli leader toward jews call the western wall flanking the shereef one of the islam's holiest sites my pump state department signaling what was to come by referring to israeli control of the golan heights rather than israeli occupation and more than half a century of u.s. policy reversed by one presidential tweet after fifty two years it is time for the united states to fully recognize israel's sovereignty over the golan heights says president trump which is of critical strategic and security importance to the state of israel and regional stability really pleased grateful for review. unbelievable and unmatchable support for our security and our right to defend ourselves we will redouble our efforts to make sure that we protect all that this

important what is important to israel what is important to america and indeed all that is important to the world some though see this as a dangerous u.s. move in a deeply sensitive region this from a former state department spokesman philip crowley who concludes he's not advancing the peace process he's killing it president trying statement to allow international or other to put under by the un carter which specifically states that it only had to create forcibly occupied can't be legally admit. that as a principle argued by the us in the un with regard to the russian invasion of crimea the contradiction apparently ignored by president trump but welcome by the israeli prime minister who's standing has just received a major boost ahead of next month's elections in israel my kind or shinton. of edges being held for at least one hundred people who died in iraq after the

ferry there were traveling in capsized. carrying families who were celebrating the persian new year most of the victims were women and children natasha going to aim has more from baghdad. hundreds of iraqis were celebrating the no rues holiday at an amusement park in mosul when tragedy struck good. images on social media reveal a distressing sea after a ferry carrying an estimated two hundred people capsized a distraught husband and father begs the police to take him to the banks of the tigris river and now i don't know if they might have my family from the water right now my wife and my daughter and i'm asking the police to be a right to go to the other side but they will give me one zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero bystanders were screaming some were jumping into the river to try to rescue people and some passengers could be seen swimming furiously against the

swift current. in the immediate hours after the ferry capsized the death toll kept rising the ministry of interior noted that many of the dozens of victims were women and children the iraqi prime minister has called for an immediate investigation into the cause of the accident however iraqi civil defense says it appears it was due to the ferry carrying more passengers than the maximum capacity recommended this ferry accident appears to be unprecedented in iraq it's also yet another misery to be endured for the people of war ravaged mosul who have already lost so much natasha going to. baghdad. so that has some of the egypt's ambassador to throw me off to egypt's government off a bit more than gas exploration and the red sea saddam's or some of the bets on the disputed hajji triangle the area which is controlled by egypt has been claimed by

saddam since one thousand fifteen's making it a self of contention between the neighbors. a top aide to venezuelan opposition leader one guy though has been arrested during a raid against what the government describes as a terrorist cell or why though and his backers in washington are demanding for better immediate release why the us is the government wouldn't dare to detain him personally and the twenty two us secretary of state my pompei o said those involved in the arrest will be held accountable. nicolas maduro doesn't did jail me or he is simply not in charge the chain of command is broken and they were over him and they are just. results former president michel to me has been arrested in connection with a corruption scandal or has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing his arrest is part of a larger investigation into corruption and racketeering it's led to the detention of several politicians and business leaders to temper took over the presidency in august twenty sixth jane he was replaced in january by job. now

people in northern thailand a volunteer turn out in big numbers for sunday's general election as the first poll since a military coup almost five years ago removed a government backed heavily in the north but under the constitution even if the opposition wins the popular vote may not be able to form the government which could provoke an angry response from supporters louis reports. it's support like this that must worry thailand's military generals through courts and crews have tried repeatedly to destroy the opposition and silence dissent despite being removed in the last crew in two thousand and fourteen per thai party is still alive and saying people in that stronghold of the rural north will send a clear message on election day. saying the people are telling me stories of their

suffering i have been working in politics for twenty seven years this is the first election where people come to me crying and asking me to come back and help them that we must form the government money thanks largely to support in poor agricultural communities per time or its predecessors have won every election in thailand since two thousand and one but they've had those victories taken away leaving a large section of the population feeling like they've been shut out when. me but we want the economy to get better because families buried in did we don't want to military rule because we can do anything we have to be careful when we say or do things we want them ocracy and people that we represent like in the path. the past if they dream off is when former prime minister taksin shinawatra was in

power he was removed in a coup in two thousand and six and lives in exile avoiding jail for corruption but still in control of the purge thai party talks in china where it came to power on the back of populist policies in areas like this in doing so he spoke to communities that have long felt neglected or treated as second class by the elite in the capital bangkok he still enjoys a lot of support here and the odds of his party winning the popular vote again are good but forming the government will be difficult the military will hand pick two hundred fifty feet in the upper house of parliament. that means a big head start for the military backed party it may struggle to enthuse crowds in the north of the country but one of the main candidates here believes toxin is no longer a factor but people are only concerned about how they're going to support their family when i go out and campaign people say they've moved on from the past they

want to stay in the present. but at the per time rally they're looking in all directions remembering what's been taken away in the past while enjoying the present and the opportunity to have their political voices heard again and the only future they'll accept is a truly democratic one out without military involvement. florence italy al-jazeera chiang mai tais. hello again all of the problem and how are the headlines on al-jazeera the islamic court of prayer has been broadcast across new zealand followed by two minutes of silence marking a week since a gunman shot and killed fifty people at two mosques in the city of christchurch. on long good morning.

to bob. thousands of people including prime minister just and sit in a park opposite the mosque where the killing began the murder suspect a twenty eight year old australian man live streamed has a plan page sparking outrage around the world. who are like one another he'd. been really really you know you really should cry no communication and didn't believe me i just cried minority. we need a heart of the body suffers the whole body feels prime you zealand mourns with you we are one the european union will ground britain an extension to its brakes that negotiating period but only have toys amazed as approved by the british parliament first and that vote is taking place next week just days before the current deadline for the u.k.'s exit from the block on march

twenty ninth what resume made clear her opposition to any further extensions beyond the one that's been agreed. if parliament does not agree a deal next week the e.u. council would extend article fifty until the twelfth of april. this point we would eyes that leave with no deal or put forward an alternative plan if this involves a further extension it would mean participation in the european parliamentary elections as i've said previously i believe strongly that it would be wrong to ask people in the u.k. to participate in these elections three years after voting to leave the e.u. . an explosion at a chemical factory in eastern china has killed at least forty seven people and others it happened in young chiang province as a coastal area north of shanghai people living nearby say that they wonder as was smashed by the force of the blast well those are the headlines on al-jazeera people

in power is coming up next. really three years after the u.k. voted to leave the european union say it is yet to take for. britain seemed through its divorce from its european a based koku the whole process still be revived to stay without as there are for the latest. over the last year not groups of asylum seekers have been fleeing violence in central america margaret caravans travelling thousands of kilometers through mexico towards the us border in the face of. the trumpet ministration what keeps them on the road reporter eric campbell went to find out.

a whole foods dividing america a caravan of desperate migrants trying to cross it. and the president trying to stop. letting. our country in a new way migration that's created a political storm. used rolling in to be able to say. east in mexico is dangerous territory. if. no country.

for the use two thousand exhausted travelers it's their first break since they left el salvador twelve days ago. cross the jungles rivers and hostile borders. a farmer has offered them stables to rest in. sight for now it's time to celebrate like business or tomorrow. january thirteenth it's part adventure and pomp night and. he and his friend victor joined exodus to gangsters tried to close. the. door of the family. but. they were targeted because they

refused to look for local drug gangs look i am a fan of the n.b.g. . you know the breaking of the find out the bread and the bargain in the much of the cash. effort to win. that i'm going to have an effect i'm happy i'm a. little bit. but yeah. when the somali i'm on the high who cannot get africa much american i mean i'm a beautiful young. you know directly the chap. i love asked. him if. since oktober huge groups of my kids had been in this.

crime ridden state support during salvador and guatemala. this caravan said traveling for housing to kill me just through mexico toward the u.s. border. donald trump says there are threats to national security claiming they've been infiltrated by terrorists and drug traffickers this vicious gang. has transformed one species hope your whole community so i know so well i don't molt into a lot of killing female savagely murdering raping and mutilating their victims. central america is terrorized by gangs thanks stored businesses piled police and forced children to still drugs to kids like victor the choice is

stuck join a gang or get out you know into the family plans of my. family in the coming days. i will buy more than thought. there will be a minimum day in the process. photographer one carlos who was born in el salvador understands what it's like for a child to flee. his mother's smuggled into the u.s. when he was eleven to escape a civil war between leftists and us back to dictators. it was very personal to see these mom people be no one's. been. in a way the same things people escaping the navy's new or lack of opportunity violence now gang minds he's documented the rise of the gangs which he traces to that wartime exodus.

some of these men grew up in gang ridden parts of los angeles they formed their own gangs for protection so the u.s. to pull out of them back to central america. to marry the american in the spanish might not be good enough to get a job i mean and they start doing what they're known to do so they start over next itself. in their neighborhoods in training on cliques and gangs to find extortion is a big thing. too much seeing you live in neighborhoods that open them if year period with them or against any good guess and be much you like them but ask. you something you've been in for you know you got to. this think is if are going pretty unfairly took him are really up for the buck upon him. or.

first they have to cross cartel country. or this is one of the most dangerous stretches of the journey it's called lopa that where the road of death because of the hundreds of it that reeks of murders and rapes appears as two rival drug cartels fought for control. just weeks earlier a mass graves was found nearby with one hundred seventy four bodies. a local priest father daniel of much a is terrified of what may lie ahead on the road to death he tries to find buses to take them safely to mexico city in the mood jungle you can do. things like the yes no question without.

the arrival of buses creates a wave of excitement people say the three weeks walking but there isn't enough to take hold two thousand people. just go ahead and claim no part here in the family somehow more serious than if i don't find out things are going up in the us was the cordial i don't have my pocketbook on. the next morning they wake to good news the money has arrived there are buses for every. hour not to look up a second of our lives.

put on display the caravan departs for the mexican capital. from a little plant. to the nearest product. mix he could see if he is five hundred kilometers plosive to the border. and the first of the caravans from honduras is already a war hitched rides the entire way to flat. knock you out of the not. looking.

for a new movie this caravan of six thousand is better down the national symbols than. could be seen the city. was having. an affair. and there was getting fresh clothes was good medicine even hair cuts they did their final push to the border. to gianni ramirez said her husband ruben joined this caravan to escape the gangs of sun pedro sula one of the world's most violent cities numb i am a funny lot of passing on my. family for me and my. daughter to love us but when you move better than the one. that they have more your family they are still waiting for you tomorrow. with the family of buffalo but i would

have thought of that. they were among the first to join the caravan as they walked across central america thousands joined the whole believing there is safety in numbers. i was alive and i love. yes you being a single down you. know who's twenty one is carrying the child last i moved here only a month from the last half hour with me. now to move our campus to a small. it is hard to get by the enormity home we see here because there are literally thousands of people who will than sixteen hundred kilometers to get here and this is the first place they have been worried about the role of the no all the women and young girls had to be fearful of being right and it's

a brief response because if they continue to go north and most say they will the markets will that thousand kilometers to the u.s. border with thousands of combat troops being sent to stop them but that's a risk they're prepared to take just the chance of security for themselves and the chill is also. one of the most determined travelers we meet is miriam's a liar she's persuaded a local woman to let two kids stay. in the. miriam's also looking up to see a nineteen year old solar traveler who she met on the road and yes he got i'm a fan ok and main thing you know not expand question how to handle his mouth you're going to find them with a mask in the back commercial mostly horse.