on al-jazeera. understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it we'll bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. a fire erupts the beirut board which was the site of an explosion that killed at least 100 may 90 and 90 people last month the air. play you're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the battle also ahead on the move again in search of a home in the scramble on a greek island to find help for thousands of refugees after a fire destroys europe's biggest account. the flood waters begin to recede in sudan but there's no relief for the people affected waterborne diseases have become the

new threats and a warning for wildlife a new report says nature is being destroyed at an extraordinary rate us. the air. thank you very much for joining us we begin with breaking news out of lebanon scabbard old beirut and a massive fire has broken out at the site of last month's deadly port explosion these are live pictures firefighters are battling the blaze at a destroyed a warehouse that's goes straight to our harder in beirut for us these images are quite impressive zain what's happened and what's caused this fire. well massive fire like you mentioned raging at the of course destroyed a beirut poort just 5 weeks ago

a massive explosion destroyed that port you can see right behind me the lebanese army issuing a statement just a short while ago saying that a warehouse where oil and tires were stored caught fire now what we also understand from the lebanese red cross is that the this was not a deliberate fire because a few days ago there was a smaller fire at beirut port and that fire was reportedly caused the it was it was deliberate so this time around they're saying that this was not a deliberate fire as you can imagine and. chaos in the streets of of the capital you can see we are close to a main highway the main highway that links north lebanon this is the entrance to beirut the northern entrance to beirut it is the empty people took it upon themselves to evacuate to evacuated the area and the director general of the beirut poor to telling local media just now that the fire occurred at the.

the free excuse me the free market area yes the beirut free market area of the port and that cooking oil spread to the rubber tires so cooking oil spread to the rubber tires that was stored at this warehouse in beirut port so you know i can i can just tell you when when the people of beirut saw this fire every word it brought back back memories a lot of people have been traumatized you can see how much smoke there is. indeed indeed the pictures are quite impressive these are live pictures from beirut the skies of beirut clouded in black smoke this says say over a month after the deadly explosion at the ports there's a fire now burning there as it was just saying this is said to be an accidental fire by a by the authorities as in as you say people in lebanon i imagine still traumatized

by the august 4th explosion and now seeing this launch for you most drank small can the skies once again in beirut must be adding to their worries and concerns i know there's an investigation in going into the explosion of august 4th that deadly explosion at the port what is the nativist on that. well the judge which is leading the investigation into the port explosion for the 1st time has started to question ministers now the caretaker prime minister who was in power at the time of the explosion well he was questioned a few days ago so right now what this investigative judge is doing is questioning witnesses listening to their testimonies deciding whether or not they should be arrested already more than 20 people have been arrested in the ongoing investigations but mainly the head of beirut poor at the head of customs it's

mainly the port and customs officials and this is not enough for many lebanese many lebanese believe that the senior officials the politicians as well as security officials should be held to account they should be behind bars because they were repeatedly told about the presence of dangerous and highly explosive material at warehouse 12 at beirut ports and they chose not to do anything they blame them for the negligence they blame them for not caring about public safety because you can see where the port is located at this yes along along the sea but but but. there's residential neighborhoods 100000 people live within a kilometer radius of baby port and that's why so many people lost their lives and even the mine but even in the mean time we've been more than 7 on. to beirut many people were killed while you know watching the flames because before that massive explosion there was a fire at the court and the resort is did not warn the public to move away they did

not tell them that the highly explosive material was at the port and that's why there was so much anger they feel that it was a manmade disaster and that officials higher up should be should be held to account thank you zain a manmade disaster on october the 4th but this fire burning right now at the devastated beirut order is said to have been accidental by lebanese authorities images that quite impressive as you can see the fire was reported to be. a store of timers and was an accident according to the authorities say say that the army is using helicopters to help extinguish this fire the destroyed beirut port this is coming a little over a month or so after that huge explosion which devastated the port and surrounding areas and left $190.00 people dead and thousands homeless will continue to keep a close eye on the situation in beirut for you this day and bring you the very

latest with our correspondent zain harder who's on the ground. let's turn to other world news now and thousands of refugees are searching for shelter on the greek island of us both sought to being forced to spend the night out in the open fire swept through the biggest camp in europe on tuesday night ships are being sent in by the greek government to provide accommodation johnson has more from. this was one of europe's largest refugee camps morea on the greek island of lesbos fires have torn through tents and dilapidated structures they were thought to have been deliberately lit by people fed up with that desperate existence compounded by corona fires they are out there. today far far. far. it is thousands of people became homeless once again precious

family belongings hastily bundled together to form a makeshift bedding there were no fatalities but these are lives thrust even deeper now into limbo is very very very unfair to fit in very different chord. is a very broad. chord proport far more you know has come 3rd where if you don't want to go is living here because this problem but if i may be dead now is you know the camp had housed more than 12000 people in cramped unsanitary conditions designed for a quarter of that number of conditions in which corona virus could easily flourish we are extremely worried not only 4 to 40 percent children and even muddier who are currently on the streets but in particular we need to think also more than 200 people live in the camp who are at particular risk for it either because of their age or because of course that would mean that if they get infected the it will be much more sick than the rest of the population and so as far as we know right now

those $200.00 are mixed in the big group of $30000.00 who are basically at loss in the streets in 20152016 hundreds of thousands of people risk to the mediterranean crossing in small boats from turkey to greek islands like lesbos they fled war persecution and poverty the european union eventually closed its doors but the refugees kept coming many ending their journey here in moria camp a problem the greek government has long said it shouldn't have to. we don't. believe that a bad experience can quickly turn into an opportunity for better reality and this will happen in less boss once a damaging maria has been assessed and in consultation with the european commission we will take concrete initiatives our party remains the health and safety of both residents and migrants with nowhere else to go there was little to do but sit and wait. and john sent is this update

a little while ago at from the count in less. it's almost as though we're on another planet everything has been reduced to its elements this site however is where the government insists on rebuilding a new secure closed facility the residents of moria village just a kilometer away from here are absolutely against that as is much of the island they simply do not want to camp here anymore the government says that is the wrong choice that the islanders resistance to such a camp is actually causing part of the problem it has prevented the government from building a better facility the refugees however frankly agreed with the islanders they want to leave too this may now be harder than ever for them because we're hearing that much of the paper archive of the asylum service that used to stand directly behind me here has been burnt and that may mean there's a lot of people are stuck here for months longer than they would be because the

records determining whether they would be granted asylum and allowed to move to mainland greece or whether they would be deported back to turkey are now gone and many of those applications will have to start from scratch. waterborne disease is that the latest right to the people of sudan hundreds of thousands have been displaced i said i would have a chance president at levels the floodwaters are starting to recede but a growing number of people are getting sick here by morgan reports from the capital khartoum. barely able to stand 13 year old mohamed salah seeks treatment at this health center in the south of the capital hard to medics say he's suffering from that harpy a parasitic infection usually caused by lack of access to clean drinking water. his mother tries to comfort him through his pain but she herself is barely able to hide her own discomfort. often another we've been living on the streets for more than a week the home is completely flooded and we don't receive tents this father's also

sick he's mentally unstable and i can give him his medication if he had a 10 i'd be able to take care of him there the clinic treating mohammad was set up nearly 2 weeks ago to help patients affected by recent flooding in many villages and towns in khartoum many have fever diarrhea and stomach infections thinking that they will last longer i can read my daughter has been suffering from diarrhea for the past 3 days i myself am also sick and it feels like i'm coming down with an infection my voice is now weak it's all from the floods i'm living in the camp. floods hit sudan after the nile river which flows through the country rose to levels not seen in more than a century the surge in water was caused by heavy rains on the if european high lands upstream more than 100 people were killed and dozens injured and at least half a 1000000 people were displaced as homes were damaged or destroyed by the waters the government declared a 3 month state of emergency last week and while the river's water has started to

recede this week the number of those falling ill is increasing. so that was facing a health crisis even before the flood emergency pharmacies have been reporting shortages of medicines and many hospitals like adequate equipment since the floods began 3 weeks ago the number of cases of water borne diseases in areas affected have increased many families say they're struggling to cope with illnesses after having lost so much already. aid organizations say the health consequences of the floods will be much worse in the coming days and that action needs to be taken now and we've had. the biggest protest is the water it was a disaster when it flooded and it will be a disaster when it recedes if not dealt with properly and if there are no strategies to fight contagious diseases will have a bigger catastrophe than what we see it will be stagnant yours which will result in more malaria cases have more diarrhea cases and more bill housing crisis. in

sudan was already struggling to handle the coronavirus pandemic when the floods hit those in areas affected they're hoping proper measures will be taken to it used to health risks now that the floodwaters are receding so that no more lives are lost people morgan on their own how to still ahead on al-jazeera i wanted to always play it down present meds minimizing the threats from cover 19 and report from a historic talks between indigenous leaders and the government to resolve an increasingly violent. hello there more all the heavy rain in the 4 calls across areas of japan this long line of cloud you can see this is all tied to a front it's been very slow moving and so that means of course you see the rain showers but also they really have been lingering now as we head on through friday

more of the same really begin to push in 3 more western areas of home show not too bad across the korean peninsula is quite cloudy wanted to showers but that front trolls right there down into eastern and southern areas of china some very heavy rains working the way off the east coast but of course they have to had some weather heading towards the korean peninsula and again across areas of japan's that we could see some more really rather truncheon pools which could cause more flooding of course coming on top of the recent typhoons in the area that we had across towards india still plenty of activity here also to the final look at this what an amazing place to have a game of cricket up there in jammu and kashmir and of course as i say the skies have been relatively kid there is what is further to the south that's what was saying the heaviest of the rains particularly on friday once again maharashtra southwards and they're all warnings in place through friday and saturday from the india metals because the rains really are can be very heavy along this whole area some strong thunderstorms it could of course lead to further flooding and still was seeing quite a few showers across bangladesh and also heading east was down across into myanmar

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comeback you're watching al-jazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories a major fire has broken out in beirut at the site of last month's deadly bored explosion firefighters are battling the blaze earlier destroyed warehouse which was the soaring oil and ties that mini's authorities say the fire was started by accidents thousands of refugees are still without shelter after fires burned for a 2nd night on the greek island of less pulls much of the morea camp at already been destroyed by blazes late on tuesday emergency efforts are underway to find places for the refugees to stay. the record fires are raging along the west coast of north america from mexico to canada at least 7 people including a one year old baby have been killed in the u.s. several states are now battling flames which have consumed entire communities and blank cities from san francisco to seattle in smoke rob reynolds reports. from

montana to the mexico border huge. swaths of the western u.s. are burning hundreds of thousands of square kilometers have burned in california colorado arizona montana oregon utah and washington what we're experiencing this year is simply without precedent the small town of malden in eastern washington was almost completely incinerated by a wind driven wildfire authorities are searching the rubble unsure whether all of the town's approximately 300 residents made it out alive in medford oregon a fire swept through of mobile home community reducing it to a burned out hell scape of ash and twisted metal resident regina hill lost everything she own and. what you're wearing right now this is. powerful winds are spreading the oregon fires the governor invoked emergency powers

to marshal more resources in california high winds are also fanning the flames 14000 firefighters are out on the front lines in california where 28 major fires have scorched over 100000 hectors tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from several of the largest fires in the state's history a big fire in san diego county is moving dangerously close to populated areas we have a sleeping giant that is in the back country california national guard helicopters flew hundreds of stranded campers and back country residents to safety relatives welcomed the rescued after an anxious night long wait. for that no crying but there will be tears the smoke and ash in the atmosphere cast a blow over san francisco in an eerie orange light air quality in parts of the bay area was labeled hazardous what's behind the many conflagrations bone dry brush and

trees. following years of intermittent drought low humidity combined with a brewing heat wave in recent days and above all highly seasonal winds blowing down from the mountains provide a singular recipe for disaster robert oulds los angeles. u.s. president donald trump has admitted he played down the threat of the coronavirus even though he knew it was deadly the admission was made in a series of interviews with journalist bob woodward for an upcoming book his democratic rival joe biden says a president lied to the american people by kind of reports from washington. the white house is once again at the center of a political storm as it emerges that president trump wants were you briefed about the dangers of the coronavirus by the tiny thing president in the post conversation on the 6th of february this is part of the compensation recorded by journalist bob

woodward for his book the following day she goes through air but that's always tougher than the touch another touch you don't have to touch things right but the air you just read the air that's how it's passed and so that's a very tricky one that's a very delicate one is also more deadly than your you know your even your strenuous flues this is more deadly this is 5 per you know this is 5 percent versus one percent and less than one percent you know so this is deadly stuff 3 days later president competent the american public that the virus now working hard looks like by april you know in theory when it gets a little warmer it miraculously goes away hope that's true in another recording on the 17th of march the president pills would with the paul owing well i think really to be honest we're here i want you to i wanted to. i wanted to always play it down

i still like playing it down yes because i don't want to create a panic president who counted the job i didn't dismisses the 3 thinning insisting the president has done guilty of lying to the american people you had your permission he knew how dangerous he was while this deadly disease ripped through our nation he failed to do his job on purpose. it was a life or death betrayal of the american people experts say if you'd acted just just one week shooter 36000 people would have been saved if you acted 2 weeks suter back in march 54000 lives would have been spared march and april alone but now all president trump continues to insist he saw and sees his role as a killer the last thing you want to do is create a panic in the country this was a horrible thing it was sent to us by china should not have happened should never

have happened this is a disgusting terrible situation that was foisted upon us and we have to show we just don't want to use the best word is panic we don't want to have to show panic we're not going to show panic and that's exactly what i did as the death toll in the united states 200000 the latest revelations also that and to people the debate about president crump's response to the by wrists old lock up it it can no longer be argued that president trump did not know of the dangers posed by the virus and the response of an american people that have been publicly misled may well be measured in the november poll mike hanna al-jazeera washington. it whistleblower from the u.s. department of homeland security says analysts were told to intelligence reports before presenting them to donald trump brian murphy says he was demoted for refusing to downplay threats posed by whites nationalists and russian interference

in elections a copy of his complaint was released by the house intelligence committee on wednesday. more than a 1000 chinese students studying in the united states have had their visas revoked sharing the last 3 months federal agents have tracked down student suspected of stealing american intellectual property and concealing their ties to china's armed forces present ordered the crackdown in may as tensions escalated with china's government it accuses the us president of racism the u.s. secretary of state has accused china of disrespecting democratic values and my compare urge as saying nations to act against chinese influence in the region the u.s. china rivalry dominated discussions by i say in foreign ministers at the delayed online summit hosted by get naam the 10 nation organization is also discussing the coronavirus pandemic initiating respect the fundamental democratic. lose issue and of the us ensure independence sovereignty over there through

integrity and national identity day to day i say keep going don't just speak up. we consider business dealings very stable income is a really awesome goal states in the south china sea where the chinese communist party walk over us in our people. in pakistan a search is underway for the passengers of a boat which capsized 2 bodies have already been found in the industry for another 16 onboard remain missing the passengers were being ferried elsewhere after losing their homes in recent flooding. for the 1st time in chile for more than 100 years talks are being held between my put chain digitas leaders and government representatives a lot america at its embassy in yemen was given exclusive access to the meeting in to moscow aimed at resolving an increasingly violent conflict. we are the beginning

of what's being described as the very 1st meeting between members of the council which are. and these are the most the highest ranking members some of them up which a community here and the story hours of the state that is executive branch of the just litter and the courts the supreme court the venue was changed at the 11th hour and is taking place in a stadium in the capital region in a location that was supposed to be secret but it was leaked and a rival group of have now arrived and are protesting against the meeting riot police are here to try to push them away but they're not succeeding these people say at the meeting inside does not represent the majority of them up which a nation there is a deep division between those who are meeting or believe it's time to start tracking with the state and these people who accuse them of being imposters in fact

they refused to sit down with the government unless it releases when they could push a political prisoners many of whom have been on a hunger strike this meeting is taking place as militant groups escalate arson attacks against forestry companies and tribal homes and would bait claim as their ancestral land in fact on the eve of this gathering a 21 year old man was shot dead by the same group that had earlier burned down 3 houses presidents of us jumping it is represented to the minister of social development. representative after the other accuse the state of abusing. and discriminating the nation for centuries and while those who are meeting here are hoping to lay the groundwork for the 1st formal dialogue between them approach a nation and the chilean state team 25 the government is also committing itself to substantially increasing the presence of militarized police in this region which is

home to the longest running. mind in latin america. the world wildlife fund is warning of the devastating effects people are having on animal and plant life and how made sure is being destroyed at an extraordinary rate this is a global living planet index says the wildlife population has declined by 68 percent in the last 50 is latin america and the caribbean are hardest hit with a 94 percent wipeout freshwater species seem particularly vulnerable with an 84 percent decline globally climate change and human activity are blamed that every day of us is urging us all to make immediate drastic changes to reverse the trains rebecca shaw is chief scientist at the world wildlife fund she explains more about the factors causing the destruction. the biggest drivers right now are habitat destruction and primarily for expansion of agricultural lands to feed

a growing population on the planet. we also see indicators that climate change is shifting populations of species and driving some species extinct and we'll see that play a bigger role in the future. the kinds of things we're seeing happening on the planet that seem kesler cataclysmic many of them have their roots in the destruction of nature what we're seeing with the used dramatic fire of fires in california and australia even coded 19 and its release from the wild has everything to do with the with the way we're destroying nature listen we need to pend our nature for clean air clean water a stable climate and things we don't think about every day like pollination of our most nutritious food crops so we really need to pay attention to this and we need really we have we know what to do and because of it more people are paying attention we are so we're at

a turning point and it's really time to take action the next generations that are coming into leadership positions see this very clearly and are asking for change and i think we owe it to them to leave them a much brighter future than they have in front of them in a business as usual scenario. again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera a major fire has broken out in beirut at the site of last month's deadly bored explosion 5 does a battling the blaze at a destroyed warehouse was restoring oil in thai is ebony's authorities say the fire was started by accidents in a hotter is at the scene of the blaze in beirut. while a massive fire like you mentioned raging at the of. course destroyed a beirut port just 5 weeks ago a massive explosion destroyed the port you can see right behind me the lebanese army issuing a statement just a short while ago saying that

a warehouse where oil wells and tires were stored caught fire now what we also understand from the lebanese red cross is that this was not a deliberate fire because a few days ago there was a smaller fire at beirut port and that fire was reportedly cause it was that it was deliberate so this time around they're saying that this was not a deliberate far thousands of refugees are still without shelter after a fire is burned for a 2nd night on the greek island of les paul's much of the morea campout already been destroyed by basis late on tuesday emergency efforts are underway to find places for the refugees to stage a record fires are raging through towns in forests across north america's west coast at least 7 people including a one year old baby have been killed a surge in water borne illnesses is stretching medical services in sudan hundreds

of thousands of people were displaced by flooding up the nile river the flood waters a starting to recede but a growing number of people are getting sick newly released audio recordings reveal u.s. president donald trump admitted downplaying the threat from cold 19 in public though he knew how deadly it was the recordings are from interviews with journalist bob woodward monch a whistleblower from the u.s. department of homeland security says analysts were told to outlaw intelligence reports before presenting them to president trump brian murphy says he was demoted for refusing to don faith threats posed by white nationalists and washington ference in the elections the house intelligence committee is investigating the claims you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera we'll have more news for you after inside story to stay with us.

is there coronavirus pandemic a chance to tackle climate change scientists say we shouldn't forget the dangers of the warming climate for all for major economies to small island nations so kind of recovery from the global health crisis help heal our environment as well this is inside story. out of there on that blog welcome to the special edition of inside story in collaboration with the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies not world sadly well aware of the crisis brought all.