now more than ever the world needs w.-h. and making a healthier world for you. to everyone. dozens feared dead in northern india as a himalayan glassy a breaks apart unleashing a torrent of water through the valleys. elephant of harvey one come all santa maria this is the world news from al-jazeera gunshots have been heard at one rally in may and marras thousands protest for a 2nd day against the military coup. astra zeneca says it's vaccine is showing limited protection against the south african strain of hope that 19. and al jazeera

journalist mahmoud hussein is freed from prison in egypt after being to tang from the open for years without charge. we start with the latest on our breaking news india fearing dozens of people are dead after part of a himalayan glassy collapse that has sent a torrent of water rushing down a river where a hydroelectric power station and several villages opposition and several communities have been put on high alert for flooding and people are being evacuated further downstream we have a look at it on the map we're talking very northern parts of india here up through or close to the himalayas obviously this is a. which is one of the rivers which have been affected and as the map swings around you get an idea 1st of all of the proximity of the himalayas there from where the glassy has broken off and then as you come down there is

a river. we find one small a dam there and then further down a large hydroelectric project further downstream in one of the other rivers of just lost at the moment there it is. coming down here as well the top of on a monday or so a lot of villages and as we say 2 big hydroelectric project are in the path of all of that water elizabeth purana is our correspondent in new delhi she's on the line just now what more are you hearing this hour live hello come on so what we're hearing is that there's glacial burst in the scope of that arc and only this trick has triggered 9 a massive flooding along the i like number and the league of those. versions the evacuation of thousands of people from surrounding areas damaged homes and the nearby this uganda power plant a local official has told indian media that 100 to 150 people may have been killed

in the flash flood border patrol officials were told and the leader that they fear they will be casualties because some will have body flooded and destroyed many homes on the riverbank and we can see pictures of that flood tall and and agree moving through the only ganga river with an icon of disaster on ports have said that more than a 150 label working at that she's on the project which was touched by the floods a missing representative of the power project disaster response that they're not able to contact those workmen at the project side and that authorities are also worried about the safety there are a number of ongoing road and rail projects in the area and worried about the safety of the laborers who are working on those projects any word i know it's early days there's been any word on rescue efforts this is

a remote part of india getting there must be pretty difficult. yes and they're very much under way the state a leader of the as knowledge has tweeted that the district administration police department disaster management in order to deal with the disaster we know that hundreds injured to better than all the police could have been rushed to carry out rescue operations and now the government minister has said that it was the hundreds of the indian to better border police national disaster the phone call to be rushed . more of being deployed by force helicopter and an alert has been sounded for downstream districts from early including the city maybe the should and how did was the people there the vendor against visiting weather back with the world's largest gathering in this festival called the camaro has actually been taking place and how did the past few weeks the people they've

been the ganges river during the festival and will be dealing with more people than normal in and around how does one at this time. with the latest on the news coming out of northern india where it has broken off the himalayas water rushing down through the valleys in the region thank you. there's also a magnitude $6.00 earthquake to tell you about this is the southern philippines civil defense officials in the devolved also region reported strong tremors no immediate reports of casualties or damage to buildings. onto other news and internet access has been partially restored in me and more according to the net monitor net blogs growing defiance there nearly a week after the democratically elected government was ousted by the military thousands of people are protesting despite the risk of arrest crowds in yangon calling for the deposed leader aung sun suu kyi to be freed after she was charged with violating import export bullets florence lou is monitoring this story from

kuala lumpur today 1st of all there were those reports of shooting at one such rally. that's right now we're getting reports that gunshots have been heard at a protest in mi awadi this is a town that's close to the thai border now the pictures were broadcast live on facebook and it shows police charging at a group of protestors it's still not clear whether anyone has been injured it has been quite difficult getting information out of myanmar because internet connectivity has was near total shut down and phone lines were also disrupted from 2 pm on saturday afternoon it's only been partially restored just very just a short while ago so it's difficult getting any sort of confirmation that's not the only protest that's taking place as another protest the 2nd straight day of protest

in yangon where we're seeing hundreds of thousands of people out on the streets in different parts of the city protesting against the coup now even people who are not taking part in the protests are making their feelings known to clapping and cheering for the protesters people honking their cars the protests also appear to be spreading across the country we're also hearing of protests in mandalay the 2nd largest city in myanmar as well as in mali mean a coastal town in myanmar but by and large the protests have been peaceful and we're not sure if the gunshots that we've heard in you know already is a sign that the military is ready to take a tougher stance against these protests and they have very brutally cracked down on previous uprisings in 19882007 so of course there's a chance and a fear that history could repeat itself the pictures really do tell us quite a story don't know for instance we were looking at them there the sheer number of

people out on the street does what looks quite amazing to be honest. it is really extraordinary and these people know that. at any time the myanmar military can turn on them it's done that in the past it can turn very violent very ugly very quickly and apart from that they're also facing the threat of the arrests the u.n. says more than 160 people have been detained since the coup began in this include activists filmmaker they were detained presumably because they were people who could rally people to come out in the streets to protest. despite these protests are still taking place in the myanmar military shut down several social media platforms including facebook very likely it was afraid of anti coos sentiment spreading it was afraid that people will use facebook and other social media platforms to organize protests these platforms are still blocked but people have

been mabel to find a way to circumvent this ban and it appears that they are also finding a way to get the information out about these and he could protest to the rest of the world and the u.n. has said that young man military generals actions in blocking the internet amounts to trying to silence people and also to stifle the resistance movement thank you florence lu for those updates on the situation in me and mark. on the coronavirus news an astra zeneca says it is working to adapt its coded 19 vaccine against a variant 1st identified in south africa after a trial showed it might be less effective such as the vaccine has significantly reduced efficacy against the mutation according to a report in the financial times the trial there is small and hasn't been peer reviewed yet the south african variant is among a number of mutations causing concern because of their higher rate of spread and the potential to resist vaccines some thoughts now from dr sun jonathan annika an

associate professor of infectious diseases at the australian national university he says other vaccines have also shown reduced impact on these variants so it is very sparse information at the moment for example they didn't actually give a figure of vaccine africa say we also know that it's very young people so the impacts on severe disease unlikely to be known because the fear is is very unlikely in young people we know from the other vaccines that are around maternal buys are novak's johnson and johnson that they also have shown reduced impact against the south african strain although they are effective against the south african strain so this would be consistent with what we have seen with those other vaccines we always knew that viruses mutate that happens all the time but when we talk about a new strain we're talking about communication that affects the way the virus behaves in humans and really we thought that

a corona virus tends to mutate quite slowly maybe 5 times slower than influenza so in a sense that we were seeing strains at this point of the outbreak was kind of a surprise and i suspect it just reflects the fact that we've seen so many cases worldwide of cove it and it's allowed the virus to replicate it replicate hundreds of millions of times and we've seen the strains of much. more funeral homes and cemeteries are being overwhelmed in bolivia as cases of covert 19 surge the global health crisis is pushing its already fragile health care system to the brink of collapse. bodies wrapped in blankets or plastic sheets are left on the floor of cemeteries and funeral homes of the capital and other hard hit cities as bolivia struggles to deal with the 2nd wave of corona virus infections deadlier than the 1st. government officials fear the backlog could spark another

outbreak well accusing some funeral homes of taking in more bodies that they can safely handle. from a regional government should have provided planning to funeral homes on how to manage debts but haven't done so and secondly some funeral homes are trying to profit from the increase in deaths and finally there is a structural problem regarding the capacity of board public and private symmetries to fulfill the high demand for commissions and body else. in bolivia one of the poorest countries in latin america many cemeteries are stopped accepting the bodies of 1000 victims some funeral home employee took to the streets saying they are left with few options. since the 1st waif we do not have a crime atory often the central cemetery and alto did have one and was receiving covert bodies but they're not anymore we simply don't have anywhere to take these bodies. there is

a similar story in mexico city with the government trying to treat patients at home to free up space in hospitals overburdened by a surge of infections but finding life saving oxygen is often a struggle and the moment. at this time in the pandemic it is very difficult to get an oxygen tank or concentrator and then there's a cost because of the demand for them all while back summation rates in mexico up. slowed to a trickle pfizer hasn't been able to send in additional doses of its specs seen in 3 weeks leaving mexican sugata for a shot to wonder if they will be able to receive a 2nd one in time i and while some countries in the region have started to relax restrictions after a reduction in cases others are announcing new ones these are the deserted streets of la and a cuba where a new night curfew was imposed after search following the reopening of airports

it's a back and forth battle against a virus that continues to batter despair of the world particularly hard to listen to. in the news ahead antigovernment protests like this have become a regular occurrence in haiti we will look at why they could be about to escalate further fears the biggest day on america's sporting calendar could turn into a covert 19 super spreader at. the. once again the big showers are forming in the philippine sea and heading for the islands but the bigger ones and probably continued big ones are a bit further south once again in borneo less so to the west and then the orange tops are pretty obvious south of java it's java eastwards words like to be wet east

i think in indonesia but we're just south of the islands and catching up with the really wet weather we see recently in australia and the a circulation not quite but it's certainly the same effect as getting a lot of rain to the odd and brutal and 240 millimeters in the last 2 days now it is that wet time of the year but this is significant rain when it comes over the mainland and you get these orange tops here in circulation that will be flash flood territory movie study westwood's with big showers for me again in queens and mostly it look entirely tropical queens and south of that it's not as warm as it was was hardly complain about weather middle twenty's and in perth as a sun comes out in new york 25 the rains going offshore but it's left damp ground which i'm sure is welcomed given the recent faras in new zealand as the rain slowly comes in from the west and south are in this bit of a 3rd effect so south of the high ground in christ church you're up to 29.

but. when the going gets tough many bangkok slum dwellers are forced to borrow. she may be kinder than your average moneylender. she may have more patience. but make no mistake. she means business. granny loanshark of the viewfinder asia series on al-jazeera. to me. over. there with al jazeera the breaking news this hour is that indian officials of fear

up to $150.00 people could be dead after part of a himalayan glass yet collapsed some to torrent of water. rushing down the valleys in the to constipate. back corrections are underway in the army has been deployed to help. in may and mar internet access has been partially restored starting to people are out risking arrest to attend protests against the military coup and the subsequent crackdown they're out for a 2nd day and astra zeneca says it's working to adapt its covert 19 vaccine against a variant 1st identified in south africa a new study shows its efficacy could be significantly reduced by potations though it is based only on a small tribe. some good news here at al jazeera journalist mahmud hussein has been released after more than 4 years in prison in egypt he was arrested in 2016 while visiting his relatives in cairo was never formally charged with a crime or put on trial and support from barbara and up. him at last

was and the joyful welcome for mahmoud hussein after 2 years in prison. multiple organizations campaigned for his release and say could open the door for other journalists wrongly held in egypt but news release can be a step forward. loosening up the repression in egypt there are dozens more journalists in egypt in jail there has been a mass crackdown closing a web site shattering. i think it's too early to. hello but we hope it will be a stepping stone for mahmoud was detained in december 26th seen after traveling him to cairo from his base in to her he was accused of incitement broadcasting false news and receiving foreign funds to defame state institutions allegations he and al-jazeera have repeatedly rejected al-jazeera media networks acting director

general welcome to mummy is truly after a vigorous campaign for his freedom throughout his detention a statement said while he was incarcerated mahmud had become a symbol of press freedom across the globe on the day of his release al-jazeera calls for freedom of all journalists who were unjustly imprisoned all around the world while being held at the tour a maximum security jail in cairo my mood was kept in solitary confinement for long periods and did not receive proper treatment when he broke his arm. was reunited with his family and friends there are other wounds that won't be easy to heal. mahmoud's father died just over a year ago before witnessing his son's release. out of syria. now the killing of a street performer in chile has triggered protests against police violence a 27 year old juggler was shot dead in

a southern town on friday after officers say he resisted a routine identity check and support from. anger in the chilean capital over the police shooting of a young street performer police used water cannon as hundreds took to the streets in santiago to the bank parts and charge that officers the protesters wanted to show solidarity with 27 year old francisco martinez will marrow who were shot dead by police on friday officers say they opened fire because to. burglar refused to cooperate in a routine search the government held an emergency meeting well a judge has ordered an investigation into the shooting. but we always regret that an operation of these characteristics result in the death of a person as a government we want to guarantee that all measures will be taken to ensure the justice system and the prosecutor's office can investigate exactly what happened the fall for justice came after demonstrators set several public buildings on fire

in the normally sleepy town of. residence a police brutality must come to an end you know gregory fell in love with the i believe that the protocols and the actions of the police must be reviewed yes it's not the 1st time or the 2nd or the 3rd time before you think of it before we must have justice because something like this cannot go unpunished it cannot always wash their hands saying it was in self-defense no things cannot stay this way it cannot . mass anti-government protests since 29 team have put chile's police force under intense scrutiny with local and international watchdog alleging excessive use of force and she likes violations. it's always been like this in the last couple of decades because the police institution has never really been reforms there's 'd a lot of human rights violations a lot of repression by that you know in police going on in the shanty towns near the capital in neighborhoods the poor neighborhoods which we never hear of well

those living and mourn the death of the young street performer but many are hopeful it would bring what they say is the much needed police accountability sue al jazeera. to haiti now where the constitution says the new president's term begins on february 7th and everyone agrees on that just not on which year president says he still has another year in office but as far as the opposition is concerned his time is up on sunday to reza post reports on the political crisis. clashes between the opposition and security forces right next to the presidential palace. it's become a regular occurrence on the streets of port au prince. protesters continue to demand precedential in and steps down. it's a strike against kidnapping against hunger in the country and we are sending a clear message to the president to respect the constitution oh you know this week

transport unions and other workers went on a 2 day strike denouncing institutional violence and an alarming grice in kidnappings human rights groups say at least a 1000 people were kidnapped in 2020 when someone is kidnapped. the person must go to the street and ask for them and so you really doesn't reason why we organize 2 days of lock up so. that we accept this situation you know but as soon as the look of the kidnapping restored quickly through. his opposition says it's time for moyes to go they say he's mandate ends this sunday but moyes does a reset he says his 5 year term began when he was sworn in in 2017 and he still has one year in power but members of the opposition say maurice term began in 2016 in the wake of chaotic elections. and while the political crisis deepens haiti's

economy continues to deteriorate. economies like. says urgent action is needed. the amount of people going hungry in the country has doubled it's gone from $2000000.00 to $4000000.00 people the currency is devaluated and there is an inflation rate close to 25 percent. to complicate matters legislative elections were postponed when parliamentary terms expired this past year press and moyes has been ruling haiti by decree the u.s. and the organization of american states have urged new legislative elections to restore the balance of power maurice is proposing a referendum in april to reform the constitution. last week we held a major meeting with all interviews including the un the provisional electoral council the advisory committee the government the police chief the prime minister

we had a big talk about security issues elections and the referendum we were clear with all these people in april 25th because it will be a victory for us. but the opposition says it's another excuse to hold onto power and that's why they vow to can. new pressuring the government on the streets he's havel and just. in a major reform of cuba's state dominated economy the government says it will allow private businesses to operate in most industries in the past small businesses could only participate in 127 sanctioned activities but that's now been expanded to more than 2000 coming as caribbean islands trying to recover from an economic slump brought on by tough u.s. sanctions michel's the pandemic is phillip brown a professor emeritus at the american university in washington news says the economic reforms have been he is in the making 10 years ago when they designated

a list of private enterprises those who are were willing limited to things like being a shoemaker or being repairing bicycles and restaurants well this opens it up to a more professional shootings and the significance is twofold one it expands the possibilities for small businesses private entrepreneurs currently has about 15 percent of the population who work for non state enterprises and this could expand that much further 3040 percent of the ocean which changes everything a bit much less reliance on the state the 2nd is that the state needs to reduce its . employment because it's running out of money they've now changed their economic system so that was going to be a single turn see and that's going to result in raising the. wages of state employees in the state can't afford that and so this is

a way of helping people we have the state local and private jobs for a much broader range of people especially rationals wires architects people who provides services to business. the united states is believed to have passed the peak of covert 1000 cases the fall of the christmas new year period the average number of new cases in the last week dipped below 126000 that's in friday that's actually down from more than one 180008 week ago more than 3000 new deaths there are still being recorded each day and health experts are concerned about a rise in cases where people attending parties for sunday's n.f.l. super bowl event that will be between the tampa bay buccaneers and the kansas city chiefs the super bowl on sunday but new variants of covert $900.00 continue to spread at the same time in organizers say they're taking extreme measures but

health experts are worried and gallica reports from miami. n.p.r. pro word got out of. the super bowl is by far the biggest sporting and television event in the united states last year's final attracted over 100000000 viewers but as the tampa bay buccaneers and kansas city chiefs prepared to meet on sunday this will be a game like no other tampa's raymond james stadium is the venue it's also a testing site for code 19 in a state that's lost close to 30000 people to the virus in a bid to keep the game safe the stadium will only be a 3rd full with strict protocols and social distancing as you pass through security screening your tickets will be scanned and you will be provided with a safety kit which includes a k n $95.00 mask and a hand sanitizer health experts say the national football league's measures are acceptable under the circumstances that more concerned with what happens in areas outside their control it's the pre-game post-game and for those people who aren't

at the game the during game celebrations where we expect folks to get together in private and public venues and that's where the risk is especially since we now have 3 new strains of the disease that have made landfall in the states there will of course be the much anticipated celebrity filled multimillion dollar ads but also a recognition of the sacrifice made by u.s. healthcare workers $7500.00 free tickets have been allocated to vaccinated frontline staff mostly from florida just so exciting i kinda don't even believe it you know like a fairy tale almost it's amazing and we're very grateful all this is a far cry from previous super bowls where host cities reap huge economic benefits last year's game in miami generated more than $500000000.00 for the local economy tampa's mess says the goal is to have fans arrive healthy and leave healthy umask mandates now in place but health experts warn there could be

a spike uncovered 1000 cases following the game the super bowl was never going to be canceled all anyone can do is make the best and hopefully the safest of a bad situation to gallacher al-jazeera miami florida. former heavyweight boxing champion leon springs has died at the age of 67 he famously beat muhammad ali to win the title in 1978 in his what was only as a fight as a professional sports also won a limp gold at the 1976 games in montreal for the last 5 years he'd been battling prostate and of a cancerous. past the hour of the breaking news that indian officials fear as many as $150.00 people could be dead after part of a himalayan glassy a collapsed and sent a torrent of water rushing down the valleys of a recount state back to asians are underway on the army.