well bird migrations life intersect right where we are the basic discover the treasure it is one of the most special that lands on the planet after ice ecosystems elaborate on al-jazeera. cabinet designs to put some officials under house arrest after a massive explosion flattened beirut tortured and killed over 100 people. in the blast calls nearly $3000000000.00 worth of damage and made $300000.00 people homeless. collapse along with what you want is their life my headquarters here in doha also coming up breaking ground and stirring controversy india's prime minister lays the foundation of a hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th century months. i'm lawrence lee in the northwest of england at the height

of the tourism season where some hoteliers are warning that their livelihoods of being put at risk because some visitors are failing to follow basic guidelines to control the spread of the virus. walk into the program lebanon's cabinet has agreed to put several port officials under house arrest in connection with cheese days devastating explosion in the capital beirut at least 100 people were killed and thousands more injured when a fire tonight at more than 2 and a half 1000 tons of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse beirut's governor says up to 300000 people have been left homeless describing the situation as in the city as apocalyptic reports. the people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the

extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port caused the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins. almost every building has been damaged many are dead thousands are injured and hundreds are missing rescue workers worked through the night and into the morning as people and bodies were feared trapped underneath the rubble because it was. my husband is an employee at the electricity company he survived but his colleagues didn't the only non moving dead bodies from under the rubble this is a country already reeling from a dire economic crisis where 50 percent of the population live below the poverty line its people are not in a position to cope with this disaster. or the. material losses are sad but it's

nothing compared to those who lost their lives this is my taxi it's my livelihood and i'm still paying for it. everyone has a story of survival or tragedy the damage spread several kilometers many are blaming those in power for the catastrophe. this was lebanon's hiroshima we trusted them with our money our souls our lives and they betrayed us why are they still in power they should all resign we only have their day will come. authorities are appealing for help from the international community the state is close to bankruptcy. it's like a big earthquake hit lebanon by route this will cost billions of dollars to restore the economy will get even worse because businesses have been hit entirely in order for it to relaunch a nice new investments we will not despair some countries have started to send much needed medical supplies the health care system was already close to collapse hospitals have been laying off staff in recent months because of the financial

crisis and. we are an afflicted hospital there is no hospital as you can see hospital is closed and now we wait for our directors in order to receive instructions because we want to start the recovery workers cannot get in also as you can see because it's unsafe the ceiling is falling down it is a critical situation. lebanon's leaders are promising an investigation to determine who was responsible for storing ammonium nitrate without safety measures at the port for years and. we are determined to investigate and reveal what happened as soon as possible and bring those responsible to justice and punish them accordingly we will transparently announce the results of these investigations but those who hold power are being blamed for negligence incompetence and corruption people are in shock with anger is also growing out of political class many blame for mismanagement and being responsible for running the economy into the ground months

of protests calling for a new leadership have been met by a militarized state and demands by the international community to fight corruption . especially at beirut airport in order to be eligible for financial aid have gone unheard what many call a manmade disaster is the latest crisis to hit a country already on its knees so much has been lost when there was already so little. let's go straight to. the let's start with house arrests. any clearer as to who we're talking about. well the lebanese government met in an emergency session and they decided that port officials will be placed under house arrest pending the outcome of the investigations a committee was formed yesterday to investigate to find out what exactly happened who was responsible for keeping highly explosive material at beirut ports and we

understand that the investigations are expected to conclude within a few days this is a government trying to show a very skeptical lebanese public that they will take action that they're promising to hold accountable those responsible because a lot of people are in a state of shock this massive explosion that rocked the city but at the same time there's a lot of anger they believe that the political parties who are in power they should be held accountable they are responsible for negligence incompetence or sheer corruption and so forth officials for the time being will be placed under house arrest now you talk to anybody in the opposition and they're saying this is not enough what we are demanding is an independent international investigation they don't have faith in those in power those who have been appointed to run beirut ports they are loyal to political parties and they are not loyal to the state and this has been 11 on problems really for decades a very weak state where political powers really hold sway they control the

different state institutions and this was one of the reasons why the international community refused to bail out lebanon and give a blank check when it was almost begging for billions of dollars to kick start the economy a few months ago the international community told them you need to fix corruption in state institutions or else there will be no blank check so the government showing that it's taking. swift action that it is serious but the public remain skeptical indeed going on behind you obviously is known going search and rescue scenario just bring us up to speed on what's going on on the pole teria right now. yes behind me beirut port the site of that massive explosion i'm not sure if we can still call it rescue operations because a lot of people believe we've been talking to some red cross volunteers and what they have been saying is that we don't believe that there are survivors just look at the damage it was the explosion was so massive that what happened was there was

a fire at one of the warehouses and firefighters immediately responded to the call but the while they were trying to put out the flames the fire spread to warehouse 12 for the highly explosive material was located and then we had this massive blast hundreds of people are missing family members desperate to find out to the fate of their loved ones also port employees many port employees who were at. their work really when when this happened so yes the number of casualties expected to rise so far more than 100 killed 4000 injured 300000 made homeless. in beirut thank you. the governments around the world have been sending offers of assistance to lebanon front says 2 planes are being sent with aid and resources including fire fighters and medical staff french president manuel michael says the aid should allow for the treatment of 500 victims and he's

due to travel to beirut to let's get more dominant chain in. really any water or europe planning to do either individually as nations or even as part of the e.u. . here in germany there is a determination to offer as much assistance as possible search and rescue teams have been offered by the german government to the lebanese authorities clearly also there's been the expressions of condolence to all those who were caught up in the disaster that took place in beirut on apparent european level the european union has activated its civil protection mechanism which allows it to send more than 100 specialized rescue operatives firefighters trained dog teams to go to the site of the disaster to offer what assistance they can to the operations of the lebanese authorities 3 different you countries will be directly part of this of this

operation with the czech republic the netherlands and greece all part of the civil protection mechanism sending members of staff sending personnel to beirut that's something that the e.u. can do instantaneously as it were it's also offering to the lebanese authorities access to the satellite information that the e.u. has basically giving to the lebanese authorities satellite photography and that sort of thing to try to help them to coordinate their efforts on site and of course as i say they have been expressions of sympathy of condolence right across the e.u. to the lebanese authorities given the scale of the disaster that has that has unfolded in beirut w.k. belly thank you. well still ahead here on al-jazeera solidarity with the people of indian administered kashmir protests take place in results to mark one years as india revoked the disputed regions autonomy. the votes are being counted

in sri lanka in an election that good further increase the power of the rajapakse the dinner stick to stay with us here on al-jazeera. hello there is more heavy rain in the focus of all small northern areas of china and again across much of the korean peninsula is a massive cloud here that is not really all that is left of a recent tropical storm hoggard pit but this of course is was aided when it came onshore through southern areas of china and of course this rain coming down on some very saturated ground so once again the streets are just running with water now it will ash begin to draw out across much of that region but not to the north and in fact some very heavy rain across the korean peninsula is the remnants of that tropical storm really just getting caught up in this from which is lying to the north of maybe steadily east would say by friday it's

a repeat of the same the rain heavy across northern china and again what he spoke cross the elysee producing those very heavy rains again into already flooded areas of the korean peninsula and then across into india nice and have the rains easing up either plenty of cloud in the last year as a no surprise we've seen flooding in mumbai the rains have been particularly trenchant have for the last few days and then north to ease up anytime soon as we go through thursday the rains again very heavy through coastal areas pushing up into giraffes very widespread elsewhere but also you notice very heavy rains down across into karratha and then through friday beginning to ease away from her russia but heavy rains across southern areas of pakistan. jump into the stream and julian on global community this generation will have to create its own democracy with social media on at will online be part of the debate

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300000 people have been displaced in the aftermath of the explosion at least 100 people were killed and more than 4000 wounded overwhelming hospitals across the capital. the pakistan's prime minister has called india an oppressor a year after new delhi stripped the autonomy of indian administered kashmir it accused it of turning the muslim majority region into an open air prison the area is in lockdown to prevent protesters from gathering on the anniversary no curfew is being overseen by the military many local political leaders have been detained for months and thousands of people rallied in pakistani administered kashmir in solidarity they gathered in the regional capital as well as other cities a one minute silence was held at a rally in the national capital islamabad. has more from pakistan's capital. the prime minister of. speaking on. a

forum. what was happening across the border was not a lockdown by death. of god. the indian saying that indian forces were meeting out. against the people of kashmir the. president. speaking before a crowd. and a government under their in their modi following a demographic change. something that they have learned from the israelis across pakistan it is considered a black day because it marks one of the an occasion of meat off the article to 70 boardwalk but there are also apprehensions that night in their more days with its controversial citizenship law and a fact i did a lifelong member of the raj to. indicate that

india is now moving away from that they kill a policy that did you to have and that it is going in an extreme direction which of course is also angering neighborhoods like nepal bangladesh and china also the fact that india worth calling me to issue a bilateral issue but after article teeth 70 world war trying our doorstep object thing do this unilaterally move because china is also the 3rd party to that. as a result of the problem is the new delhi she says to missing just me or accusing the indian government of trying to stifle position by placing the region of the curfew . political leaders who had been planning to meet today to try to find a political solution have not been allowed to do so there are police outside their home and barbed wire on the roads but meanwhile members of the country's governing

body the party in. the capital they met and hoisted indian flag and celebrated by sharing sweets now they has not been much the indian government hasn't said much if anything about me today the entire focus today of the government the mainstream news media has been what's happening in a town called in northern india which has been india's most controversial and contested religious site and that's because it's many hindus believe that it's the birthplace of their god and it is where 1992 a 16th century mosque was destroyed it has been a legal battle for decades and prime minister narendra modi when there today to know who rates. the building the start of construction on this temple fulfilling a very longstanding promise by the government to build this temple and of course

revoking autonomy and so both of these things happening on the same day and promising that is there more than was joined by some of the country's most prominent hindu nationalist leaders despite the fact that coronavirus restrictions for people gathering he was there was something like $175.00 people invited to the event and who attended well in. the centuries old by both hindus and muslims and was the focus of a very long legal battle in 1992 a group of hindus tore down a 460 year old mosque built by. the. demolition of the barbary mosque assistance one of india's worst religious riots an estimated 2000 people were killed some senior politicians of the governing hindu nationalist party b j p are on trial charged with conspiring to bring down the mosque they deny the

accusations for more than 3 decades b j p made rebuilding a temple in a year a part of his election campaign and after years of legal tussle the supreme court last year gave control of the land to hindus and allowed construction of the temple muslims were given another plot of land to build a mosque. is a political editor of the caravan of the investigative news magazine he says the events that took place could be seen as a way for the ruling party to increase its popular support this is a defining moment or to a simple lick transition towards a hindu nationalist state and in this the question here in temple are linked the i've seen as doing away with some of the accommodation of his slum that defined indian nation or since independence that was the only muslim majority state this is a symbol of form this government and the people who back it of the most important course the temple so clearly what we are seeing is an escalation of a process that was set in motion with the election of now into more the in 2014 we

are going to see more steps in that direction we are looking at the consecration the finishing of the temple just in time for the next elections 2025 is the 100th year of the. fundamentalist organization can be a part of most organizations that are shia some say work which is the graving force the b.g.p. is just the political wing the head of the artist as was but isn't there will be along with more the on stage at the consecration of the temple we will see steps lake most lately a uniform civil court which again is a step that will be pitched as a liberal step embarrassing all indians but its intention again will be the seem to make sure that any idea of pandering or being almost limbs in india is good to saved god out and it will be sold to the last majority of people who support the b.g.p.

in that fashion. i think you cross to beirut speaking there on camera now is lebanon's information minister dr manaul. no she's telling the public that beirut will now be under a 2 week emergency lockdown and that's in addition to the emergency cabinet meeting just a few hours ago which also. ruled that port officials will be under house arrest will get more information on this as that press conference continues in beirut and bring it to you later in the day with your concerns are electing a new parliament the president got a bio rajapakse as party is seeking a 2 thirds majority to allow changes to the constitution the vote was to spawn twice because of coronavirus the poll is being held under strict safety guidelines with voters expected to maintain a one meter distance and wear face masks mel fernandez says in colombia she reports

on the concerns about voter turnout because of the pandemic. turnout from sri lankan elections 1st has been a kind of a relatively slow start we did see as polls open i was outside one of the polling booths in colombo there was a queue is obviously you have people who you know every time there's an election around are there right at the beginning before was openly cast their vote some of them get on to work we did see a little bit of brisk activity but overall there was a relatively small number of voters so far obviously not discounting the fact that we have several hours left of voting in fact i have with me the chairman of the national election commission behind the dish of prayer and let's ask him a couple of things we've got mr bishop here with me thank you for joining us mr bishop or in terms of the this election one of the key factors your contending with for the 1st time is obviously the corona pandemic how much of

a challenge has it been with you to organize an election with this pandemic we heard to ensure that. there would be no more or life pretty. if you could the. concordance all. alone pill to authority we do a lot of house program. now we think general public is on those terms. for there are many public pleas that was made kelly now they are coming to the polling stations now flash floods have had several problems in yemen killing at least 20 people including children in the regions of. east and west of the capital city of some of the worst affected 2 weeks

of heavy rains have made homeless as for he left behind but explains. to eventual rains fill up this dam in the yemeni region of moderate forcing it to overflow. since it was rebuilt in the 1980 s. there are growing fears it could collapse nearby refugee camps have been damaged the rains have also downed power lines and destroyed crops. there is a lot of damage many farms and properties were hit by the floods many displaced people were directly affected. the floods have killed or injured dozens the u.n. estimates more than 10000 people who were displaced have been operated once again i am as an acknowledgement of my family is under siege from the water the floods are separating me from them and my homes that in danger because the surface is being eroded around them. around 200 kilometers away in

a province the floods damaged more than 5000 tents is trying to salvage what he can . i was in chiffon district when i came back and saw my home destroyed i looked for my children they went to another tent i've been collecting some belongings like food flour household appliances but it's covered in water. heavy rain started 2 weeks ago battering several provinces. in the capital sana'a floodwaters swept through parts of the city last week damaging shops and markets residents watched on as cars drifted away there are going to argue. that that was some try to rescue those caught up in the currents. around 24000000 yemenis are in need of assistance many live without basic

necessities food water sanitation or safe shelter while. i came from herat i'm sick and in poor condition with a broken leg i've been honey kept here for a year no one can help. medicine is in short supply and aid groups overstretched nearly 6 years of fighting between the who yemen's internationally recognized government has left the country in ruins it's all for battling the world's largest cholera outbreak and now coronavirus the government has called for international support but with more rain expected yemenis can only wait until help arrives while trying to rebuild whatever they can hold. well scotland has imposed a lockdown on its the largest city aberdeen 1st minister nicola sturgeon ordered pubs to close and visitors to stay away she says extreme caution is necessary after

a cluster of new krona virus cases emerged in the city of 200000 people. and the behavior of british tourists who are choosing to stay in the u.k. the summer rather than travel abroad has come under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons complaints have been growing about large gatherings of visitors who refuse to obey social distancing rules laurence li reports now from the north west of england. jackie's entire reputation and her livelihood depend on her ability to promise to keep her rooms clean and free from coffee 19 once people have checked out she fills the room with ozone and ultraviolet lights to kill any germ hiding anywhere and then just to be extra sure they go in and disinfect everything in these times there is no alternative but it was fun this reassured well hope so yes i mean i think that people are desperate to get away they want to convey that right this straight. they just need to know that where they're going is exceptionally

clean and that it's safe for them to go into those regions this was the lake district just 2 months ago virtually deserted during lockdown the tourism industry on its knees but look at it now it's always a magnet but especially now that british tourists have been told they might have to quarantine for 2 weeks if they want to go abroad businesses here need them but they also need them to behave properly these few weeks before the schools go back in september are absolutely critical for the tourism industry in places like this much of which is still family run but of course the great irony of the virus is the same people on whom they rely to stay financially or floats are the very people who could shut them down if the virus gets in. this is what isn't supposed to happen large groups ignoring the rules this pub has already been forced to refuse entry to young people particularly who appear not to care about the risks they take 1920 year olds who are going to get in and they say they live in the same house you need

to be separate from your money as we get one table or 6 but then more joining and then more join in when they end up becoming in a larger group a group of what's a $1015.00 yeah. or 4 to move up to 10 some on the way on especially on a saturday night just when they tend to come out it just exploded so we're not going to bore you book if you don't follow the rules we have to do we have to follow the rules so they have to fill holes this is what's supposed to happen wait to turn into the table becomes free put up with minor inconvenience for the greater good but it isn't these people the tourism industry has worried about there are a few people who have clearly have less regard the would be ideal for distancing which is sad because the last thing we want is to put any of our people here at risk going to visit is at risk and certainly if we do have any business is the need to close or operator a further reduced capacity it puts them at risk as well. it's happening all over

the u.k. not least where the hot weather is driving people to the beach look at the difference between the south coast of england and the cost in spain confuse rules and public indifference a putting at risk the health and livelihoods of the people making sure tourists have a nice summer holiday it hardly seems a fair deal largely al-jazeera in the english like district. is there with me so rob to remind of our top stories the lebanese cabinet has announced a 2 week state of emergency in beirut following tuesday's devastating explosion it's also agreed to place several port officials and house arrest in connection with the blast the government says 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate ignited in an industrial facility. and beirut's governor says a 300000 people have now been displaced in the aftermath of the explosion at least 100 people were killed and more than 4000 wounded overwhelming hospitals across the

capital. has more from beirut the lebanese government met in an emergency session and they decide that port officials will be placed under house arrest pending the outcome of investigations a committee was formed yesterday to investigate to find out what exactly happened who was responsible for keeping a highly explosive material at port we understand that the investigations are expected to conclude that within a few days this is a government trying to show a very skeptical lebanese public that they will take action that they're promising to hold accountable those responsible governments around the world who have been sending offers to assist lebanon front says 2 planes are being sent with aid and resources including firefighters and medical staff. pakistan's prime minister has called india an oppressor a year after new delhi stripped the autonomy of indian administered kashmir the

accused of turning the muslim majority region into an open air prison the area has locked down to prevent protesters from gathering on the anniversary of the curfew is being overseen by the military ballots are being counted in sri lanka where people have voted for a new parliament president got the biologic buxus party is seeking a 2 thirds majority to allow changes to the constitution the vote was postponed twice because of coronavirus. and scotland has imposed a lockdown on its 3rd largest city uppity 1st minister nicholas sturgeon are ordered pubs to close a visitors to stay away after a cluster of new coronavirus cases emerge in the city of 200000 people those are the headlines adrian finnegan will be here with the al-jazeera news hour in just over half an hour's time until then it's the stream to stay with us. history has called it the growing tour in the 1st episode conscription draws hundreds of thousands of our troops into both sides of the conflict their story is rarely torn

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