a desperate situation of the indian government set up a new commission to monitor sources of pollution across 5 states health experts and bob mentioned the said been warning for months that the easing of the lockdown would lead to an increase in inclusion and the impact that would have on dogs that 19. syrian government shelling hits a hospital in west in aleppo killing at least 7 civilians. although i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program republic of congo holds its presidential election with the internet shut down roads have blogs on the main opposition leader seriously ill with coded on the. grief and anguish but no social distancing as thousands pay their last

respects to tanzania as late president john mica food. soldiers shooting night and day in myanmar where anti coup protest has shown no sign of backing down. no welcome to the program we begin in northwest syria where shelling by government forces has hit a hospital at least 7 people were killed one of them a child despite the facility being built underground to avoid becoming a target it happened in the town of in the west in aleppo countryside mandy reports . a place meant to care for people and keep them safe the earth becomes a scene of chaos the hospital was hit by mortars fired from a syrian army outpost. bloodstained survivors who carried out and treated elsewhere

i mean it's hard enough that a child and health care workers died in the bob barker and about that day father comes to go of all of the medical staff were shocked this is the result of targeting this hospital the civil defense came and cleared the patients who are staying at the hospital and we have vacua to the building and medical staff and the injured. al-jazeera correspondent. some reporting from the scene said the hospital is now empty and unfit for purpose this hospital provides medical services to more than 10000 patients every month the artillery shells fell here early this morning at the main entrance to the hospital the hospital is called arabic the cave it was built underground so it better protection against attacks but it wasn't enough. it's not the 1st time it's been targeted in 2018 al

jazeera visited days after a bombing. the talk to share the facilities location with the u.n. hoping to avoid being hit. it's the 1st at the incident that happened only disappear and we are only in the 1st quarter of the so somehow it's really really sad that to see that these how you are so this is how being. so many times despite being all these cordon needs the u.n. saying that these hospitals should be protected under international humanitarian law. prohibits the last major areas held by rebels they are vast numbers of civilians accorded there by president bashar al assad's forces and their allies the on paper being put under the protection of a cease fire signed in march 2020 between russia and turkey but it's continually violated. those killed if we buried near a target city more creating for

a country that suffered so much devastation during the al-jazeera. now the saudi led coalition in yemen says it's destroyed military targets in sana'a belonging to the who see rebels saudi state media said who see workshops for the production of ballistic missiles and drones were targeted the attack follows drone strikes on a saudi oil refinery earlier this week which the who thiis claimed responsibility for the u.n. says at least 8 children have been killed and $33.00 injured this month during fighting in the yemeni provinces of ties data and mara. now counting is underway in the republic of congo's presidential election a vote expected to see dennis sasso and queso extend his 36 years in power it was

up against 6 other contenders including the former finance minister some opposition politicians are already in prison for criticizing the 2016 election and the largest opposition party has boycotted the vote the main opposition candidate running is calais as but he is now seriously ill with coded and has been flown to france to receive treatment there has been an internet blackout in the country since midnight the government is also close roads in the capital and a curfew is also in place. i feel great satisfaction because everywhere in the country i have seen the people mobilized and ready to take part in the electoral process then before that the american easy the vote was badly organized everywhere if you see the whole areas of congo where they were not even polling stations how do these people vote if they don't have a place to vote well jerry's malcolm webb is in the capital brazzaville and says there has been a lack of transparency over the count. the president's electoral commission said

the provisional result wouldn't be announced for 3 or 4 days definitely some people will be wondering what's going to happen between now and then right now they're expected to be counting votes in the polling station and the internet shots off some of the observers who seem to be the only ones that have a chance of being independent was a church group and also the local civil society groups they were blocked from observing the polls so they're not in the polling stations now watching that counts and then the question of course is what happens to that data when it leads to the polling stations when it's essentially put together before the result is released and if the internet indeed stays off then it's going to be very difficult for anyone to monitor this but democracy activists say the problems began long before even the preparation for this election those candidates mention the disputed the last election results they refused to trying to overthrow the government ended up being sentenced to 20 years forced labor rights activists say that targeted for

criticizing the electoral process and today we've seen many different kinds of problems that people were complaining about all the people dead people on the electoral register other people's names completely missing and even at one point an angry crowd said that they'd found a hole in one part of the polling station it was divided into 6 polling stations and then number 6 from that polling station they said all its contents been taken down the road into a property belonging to somebody from the ruling party they said was paying people to misuse those votes in place for the ruling party that ended up with dozens of armed police rushing to the scene and ultimately nothing. was done about it but it's with these kinds of incidents a great deal of mistrust particularly among off additions of forces and addition a curfew to present the spread of turkey so now people can't even leave their

houses it's also those circumstances that count is going ahead. well as you heard earlier a leading opposition candidate you brace for is a seriously ill with covert 19 and it's now been confirmed he has been flown to france to receive emergency medical treatment claire said he was fighting definite video message to his supporters posted from his hospital bed on saturday evening and he also cold called on them to rise up and vote for change he finished in 2nd place in the 2016 election and has been particularly critical of president in quest so in the run up to this election. well now to tanzania tens of thousands of people are out paying their tribute to the former president john mica foully who died last wednesday massive crowds travels the sports stadium in the nation's largest city dar es salaam a mecca for these body was lying in state it will be taken to several venues across tanzania before a funeral in his home village on friday by good food who is a prominent cover 900 and i support has followed his example by showing few signs

of social distancing as well as dismissing opposition claims that i could die from the virus so your bottom line amounts don't want to be did not dolly from coronavirus we accept the statement made by our government officials that has died of heart disease we have to make sure they take official information and get rid of the street rumors. about him divert covert cannot be true because his sickness was so whatever the cause of death he was always encouraging us to protect ourselves and be careful. while mourners also lined the streets of dar es salaam as mughal philly's coffin made its way to the airport to be flown to the capital to doma once there even more people turned out to pay their last respects another of another service is due to take place on monday earlier i spoke to david makali a political analyst for tanzania watch he told me that like a foodie's death could lead to a fundamental change in how the government deals with the covert pandemic. i think

last year it be glad you have a country has proved this the last month think when a few officials in your piece of the government. including the vice president. of the bar shake her mother when he died and he didn't come 1st the contract to go but i think that with the change all right if you will within official circles however i think 'd the fish will be quotas from the o.b. was big and has not been forthcoming. also has of course been absolute although the official statement not mention barbour's that it does not feel that i was income a problem i have problems of which in the us i think that in a view all the publicized of course will be. quietly not official the new president is going to stop and don't think is that she is going to continue with its importance and it's time to turn the little boots. on board.

and let me. now mass demonstrations against last month's military coup and myanmar about to enter that 8 week with neither the protest as nor the military showing any sign of backing down. at least formal protest as have been killed by security forces and live ammunition was again used to crack down on demonstrations in mandalay and yet another day of violence in the streets but as as there is tony chang reports now from bangkok at least some of the nation's police might have broken ranks and. protesters the money were in central mema shelter as the security services advance but there's little they can do in the face of the onslaught separate these protesters were shot in the head. in men today doctors came out to protest their express intention to avoid a confrontation with security forces as they marched and chanted for

a return to democracy. but a crank down came later in the day the rider on this motorbike didn't get an area avoids being shot as the police moved in to our own in late district in east mandalay as protest to shelter behind sandbags it's clear they've prepared. to sling shots fireworks and petrol bombs they're trying to fight back. to give themselves time to escape. but resistance is almost futile against me i'm miles armed forces. some cracks have appeared however several groups of police fled across the border into india rather than open fire on their own people is not. enough to feel safe but we heard from some sources that the indian army was searching for us and wanted to send us back to me and we are not 100 percent safe here now the must live in hiding scared they could be sent home and they offer a chilling insight into the orders of those enforcing the crackdown. over the

orders to arrest the protester so we have no choice but to leave our country outside nationals living overseas a keen to show their support more than a 1000 students and workers gathered in taiwan to commemorate those who have died but at this stage they can do little more than watch as their homeland is to implode tony al-jazeera. the u.s. defense secretary has met the president of afghanistan during an unannounced visit to kabul annoyed austin and ashraf ghani discussed the peace process and rising violence in the country austin said the main reason for his visit was here president danny's concerns at of a deadline the trumpet ministration set but the taliban to withdraw american troops by the 1st of may and watching al jazeera live from london still ahead for you on the program thousands have been evacuated dams are overflowing and homes washed away as australia south has its worst flooding in decades and the head of israel's

4th election in 2 years benjamin netanyahu tries a new strategy forcing palestinian israeli voters. it is still ready in new south wales there's been a record amount of rain so far one place reporting $700.00 min. metas unsurprisingly there is flooding this is one suburb of sydney that's the depth of the flood that was a telegraph poles we're talking about 2 meters or it's collected there that much hasn't fallen but there is persistent rain still forming and whilst it's been brought in was strong winds from the water if you like it's down teaming up with tropical that's come down right across the heart of australia so it's going to rain until the end of tuesday least now given the typically have had were 200

millimeters we're going to double that amount and the average to sydney is about 117 you can see why there is a problem and that probably manifest already by evacuations there is widespread flooding and they will be more to come there's been some wind damage near the coast they'll be able to come there are dangerous ways enjoyed by the surface but not by those who've got beach side property there is coastal erosion new south wales is most likely to be affected but it's just touching the far south the queen's new mark of trust east in victoria as well that is the patties managed the walls very briefly although it had a spurt of rain and still a bit of snow to come in the finals of japan it's a warming and sunny trend for most of east asia. a young girl in the film the author of the bio is when the us there's an asian. when we have this opportunity to. the limit so the young girls will through

secondary school with or to be able to see and play that one person the evil to change hair. the women in ghana who are going places when it comes to education women make change on al-jazeera. the old. quick look at the headlines now syrian government forces have shelled a hospital in western aleppo killing 7 people including a child the facility had been built underground to avoid being made a target. at least 4 more protesters have been killed in and he could demonstrate in myanmar on sunday security forces of again use live ammunition to crackdown on

demonstrations in the city of mandalay. and counting is underway in the republic of congo's presidential election which is expected to see dennis hastert and extend his already 36 years in power his main rival profit calero is seriously ill with covert 19 and has now been flown to france to receive treatment. now a natural disaster has been declared in parts of the australian state of new south wales after the worst flooding seen there in decades thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and more heavy rain is expected in the days to come reports. from the air an assessment is made of the damage caused by french rain in new south wales as capital sydney the largest has overflowed flooding neighborhoods in the city's western suburbs further north from what was meant to be their wedding day a couple lost their home as it floated down manning river off to bursting its banks emergency services have responded to thousands of calls from people who've been

left stranded many more have been forced from their homes. and there are warnings of more flash floods in the coming days with water levels not expected to subside until thursday 1st and foremost priority is to save lives save as many properties as possible but also to give people enough warning of what's occurring and i appreciate in parts of the mid and north coast regions which are experiencing one in 100 year event there's been sustained damage to infrastructure there's been sustained damage to how people communicate and move around and i just want to say that everybody in new south wales who's experiencing that fear and that anxiety that afterwards you will get assistance to you as soon as we can. about curation orders on now in place long stretches of australia's east coast and hundreds of people especially in low lying areas have been heading to emergency evacuation centers a severe weather warning is also in place just west of cambra. just over

a year ago these areas of australia and many others were ablaze in devastating bushfires scientists say natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe due to climate change and people here are being urged not to drive through flooded areas because of strong currents so high that. miami beach is imposed an 8 pm curfew in its and time and districts in an effort to control hordes of spring break like vacation is. to go as gallant in the streets without wearing masks and flouting social distancing rules under the new order police blocked off popular areas in south beach forcing businesses there to close for shows also shut down highways in and out of the city overnight i'm brazilian police have been busy as well patrolling sao paolo breaking up illegal gatherings and for that threaten to fuel a recent surge of covert infections in the country armed officers raided bars and clubs operating under the radar and nighttime curfew has been in place in the city

since march 6th but in the last week brazil is registered new peaks in the number of daily deaths attributed to the virus more than 294000 people have died there since the pandemic began. but the revelers don't believe in what is happening despite it being reported in the media so much the chaotic situation we are in and the lack of all boats they are irresponsible they don't believe in it i don't know what else we can do so they believe that this is a serious situation brazil's soaring covert infections haven't stopped the president sonora celebrating his 66 birthday with a crowd of his supporters they gathered outside the presidential residence and priscilla to sing happy birthday and deliver a cake olson are has been widely criticized for his handling of the pandemic. now palestine and started its vaccine rollout to the general public the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas was the 1st to get a job and abram has the latest. this is the moment many palestinians have been

waiting for the launch of a public vaccination campaign in the occupied west bank the 1st ones to get the jobs or medical staff people over the age of 75 and those with chronic illnesses the palestinian authority received a voucher of vaccines from the callbacks initiative that helps poorer states get the jobs. they contain 60000 doses of pfizer and astra zeneca maxine. mckew year it was very hard for me being in the field in testing people for. many of them positive no matter the precautions i got very scared i would catching give it to my family i hope to get the vaccine soon they'll ministry says it's looking to vaccinate 3200000 palestinians in the next few months it's a relief for some but most will have to wait another month. the government should have had better measures to provide paper with vaccines in adequate health care

after they impose closures they open up again suddenly causing gathering at the school had a liver health officials say the jobs couldn't have come sooner the intensive care units are needing full capacity in most hospitals in the west bank and doctors warn that the infection rate keeps increasing the health system will collapse in february the palestinian authority received $12000.00 vaccines from modern and sputnik the while it said they would only be administered to frontline health workers ministry later revealed that senior officials had been inoculated that angered many palestinians who say the palestinian authority didn't distribute the vaccine where is that i'm not. a few days ago we received the 1st package of vaccinations from kovacs and the instructions to the ministry of health and all its staff stated that the vaccination process should be dealt with in full transparency and clarity and that any person who might bypass the priorities announced by the

ministry of health will be held accountable and all their frustration comes from israel's unwillingness to vaccinate palestinians under its occupation. 3000000 palestinians live in the west bank and israel's government only inoculated about 100000 who commute to israel for work. the palestinian authority has ordered those of the slowdown. but the problem the press are for not compensating those who are affected by the last. year into the pandemic of all the economy has been a big hit that could last for years with. your progress. opinion polls suggest that yet again they'll be no clear winner in israel's parliamentary elections come tuesday its 4th vote in just 2 years well that's why the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has surprised many with a new strategy publicly courting palestinian israeli voters i force that reports on us now from haifa. is not the 1st time benjamin netanyahu is focused on israel's

palestinian citizens during an election campaign in 2015 he tried to boost right wing turnout by warning of quote arabs coming to the polls in droves in 2019 facebook suspended a chat bot on his account which said our politicians wanted to quote annihilators all this time the message is very different you know we're going to develop. a campaign video presents palestinian israelis supporting a prime minister who among other things is pledging to address the number one issue . a surge in violent crime sparking protests against the israeli police the failing to tackle it i mean. i'm committed to bringing in into the violence and the crime in your communities this is a national assignment it touches each and every one of you and your children that no one in the northern city of haifa is reopening his restaurant after months of

coded $1000.00 in forced closure for him netanyahu is pitch is missing the mark he's a hypocrite if we say this 20 times it's not enough they don't want any alliance with arabs they never have they'll never give us our rights. the same goes for the customers we spoke to even those who become frustrated by the palestinian israeli parliamentary block and so see an end i'm not entirely happy with the air parties because they haven't been working properly socially speaking things have been deteriorating especially the violence if you expect benjamin netanyahu to experience a sudden warm embrace from a group of voters that he spent previous elections casting is a threat to the prospects of a right wing government what he's looking for is just the tiniest slice enough voters to help him gain that extra one or 2 seats that could prove crucial to his chances of forming a coalition for activists and analysts just for far that means improving on the 10000 palestinian israeli votes netanyahu is likud got last time of 660000 votes

cast more and more voters actually. support the forces and listen lists of these so i don't expect a really big. supporter of a no on the likud but still he can get them surely one of the. he may also benefit from a split in the joint list palestinian israeli grouping the breakaway united arab list says it may work with netanyahu after the election however that plays out one broader change is emerging in recent polling a growing acceptance of the political legitimacy of a sector of society for so long kept at arm's length harry forsett. haifa israel. iran's supreme leader has described u.s. sanctions as a criminal act saying washington's promise to lift the complex addressing the nation for the new year i. also attacked the tactics of the former president donald

trump said begg reports from town on a good food i mean it's. a defiant and powerful message from iran's spiritual and political leader ayatollah ali how many the country has been under u.s. sanctions since 2018 how many called them a major act of criminality and he took aim at former u.s. president donald trump. the maximum pressure of the united states has failed previous years hoped to corner iran so that it would be forced to go to the negotiating table and he could impose his will on week in iran his departure was with disgrace he describes not only himself but also the united states. the new administration of joe biden has not lifted trump sanctions and a comment he says iranians now have to work on the basis they will not be removed any time soon so. of course we are patient and we are doing our job i don't accept

this policy that we forward well everything will be alright if not this existing situation will continue i'm sure there are no problems with. the message from iran has been consistent the u.s. must lift all sanctions before it returns to its commitments under the nuclear deal but it's breaches are a growing concern to western powers and the u.s. is looking at iran's presidential elections in 3 months to see what kind of administration it will be dealing with. how many wants a high turnout at the polls in iran to send a strong message to the outside world in every election iran wants to show a picture of people queuing and in front of polling stations because this is part of the establishment legitimacy this is part of the picture of the pollution that is still alive and that's why in the last elections in 2020 there was a picture of the establishment didn't want. to see people not turning out

to the elections maybe less than 50 percent for the 1st time. iran has struggled over the last few years its economy currency and people have been hurt by sanctions but in the lead up to the election there's a call for optimism this was a wide ranging speech that covered the economy the upcoming presidential election and the nuclear deal what's a parent is to the committee has a deep mistrust of the united states and most of the actions before iran reciprocates the situation is in a stalemate but a leader who's been in power for more than 3 decades a seen through several u.s. presidents says iran is in no hurry to compromise so big al jazeera the front. now have been violent scenes in bristol here in the u.k. during demonstrations against plans to give the police more powers to deal with nonviolent protests a police vehicle is set alight while some demonstrators climbed on top of vans officers were injured after protesters threw projectiles including

a firework and tried to smash the windows of a police station. now the eruption of a long dormant volcano in iceland is beginning to ease after 2 days this is a live shot now from a webcam above the gelding a valley just 30 kilometers from the capital reykjavik and then barcelona right was a found a way to get around cove in 1000 restrictions by holding outdoor silent discos people put on the headphones and bust at some moves along the city's famous sea front all while respecting social distancing rules. want to recount the headlines now few 7 civilians have been killed including a child when shelling by government forces hit a hospital in a rebel held town in western aleppo while health organization says have been more than 300 tanks on syrian health care sites in the.