i me be the hero, the world needs right now. i was ah ah, more than a 1000 people are missing and doesn't have died in germany as was to whether it is all fit in decades. ah. hello there i thought the attain, this is algebra life and also coming up troops and now keeping the peace on south africa streets as the cleanup that continues off the days of reducing and rioting. 11 on plunges deeper into economic turmoil after the resignation of its prime

minister designate and almost ready for the games. a winter olympics beckoned for china against a backdrop of the corona virus and other issues. ah, well, more than 1300 people are missing and western europe after severe flooding there that east 81 people have died in germany, which is experiencing its west where the disaster in decades and towns and villages . as you can see, that happened left devastated german chancellor anglo michael says she fears the full extent of the disaster still won't be known could days step out of her for later. this is what residence in storm back part of germany woke up to record rainfall caused major rivers to birthday bang a few from the ear

showing the full extent of the devastation in the states of rhineland for la nate and north ryan west valia. c costs were tossed around like toys in the rising water, homes and businesses washed away. as the flooding in some areas receipts that so rises with several people's still missing. rescue efforts are on the way to bring the stranded to safety. and village is cut off by flood water and landslide helicopters, pluck, people from their rooftop. i was told to give to you see here now is worse than after a bombing raid. and this is guaranteed to take 10 years. the people are all broke, the businesses have been hurt, so it's just horrible. now. on a visit to the united states, the german chancellor promised to do everything possible to help. and for dimension in the phones could beaten these a terrible day. so people in flooded areas. my thoughts with you and you can trust

that all the forces of our government, federal, regional, and community will do everything in difficult conditions to save lives, alleviate dangers and relieve distress over the border in neighboring belgium flood waters. read through the villages, merging homes that mean we don't do all around midnight. i heard a scary noise. i looked through the window and i saw that there was a torrent of water, at least 50 to 60 centimeters d, y. and then the netherlands, several gear homes were evacuated with some local residents, draven by tractor to safety. people who have really been taken by surprise, they've never seen so much water inundating their cities and driving them away from their home. extreme web platter has been paralyzing large parts of this border region here between belgium, germany and the natalie and more to ranch rain is forecast and with it fears of for devastation. it's been called the ones in a generation flood and it isn't over yet. and step out and also sent us this update

just a short time ago from bon in germany. the extent of the damage as angle america less had, can be known in days from now. and it became very clear to me last night when i was driving around for hours in the north riding west file where the communication lines are completely cut off. there's no phone, there's no internet. and also many, many roads blocked. so people are basically locked up in that area. you could see the extent of the damage. dia, a visibly very strong current of water has damage, houses has damage, roads has damage, shops, everything was close. people were really looking for food and some water to drink. so supplies are running short pretty quickly, and as you can actually really feel, when you talk to people there, they will very much caught by surprise, by this immense amount of water. people here are questioning, where did all this water come from once in the 100 years,

so the rainfall has effected this area, and germany is going through an election campaign right now. so climate change suddenly is on top of this agenda. of course, it's not clear how the effect is of climate change, but there are experts was saying that because also hot weather more rain can fall or we suddenly and a lot of people now start to believe. yeah, this is definitely the impact of climate change. but of course, the 1st concern now is to save people who are still stuck and cut off from company cation. rescue work is, are all very active in the area, but some regions have not been reached yet. meanwhile, floods and landlines have killed at least 6 people in northeast and turkey. 2 houses collapsed and cars were swept away in re a province on the black sea coast. and as you can see that month slides also destroy t plantations. the rain has blocked access to dozens of villages and cut power supplies on out the mer of a canadian city hit by

a tornado. it says it's incredible that no one was killed and slipped through. the city of burying north of toronto on thursday, causing what was described as catastrophic damage. several homes were destroyed while the gas and power lines were also effected. 8 people were taken to hospital 4 of them all in a serious condition. moving on and south africa has called in its army reserves to stop losing and violent across cities. it already killed at least $117.00 people, $25000.00 soldiers and out patrolling the streets. this is the largest appointments since the end of the pants. 8, back in the 1900 ninety's. but looting has continued still inquisitive natal, although the situation is quiet and johannesburg writes began after former president jacob zoom was sent to jail last week. hurry matessa has more for us now from james back. it's another day, a relative. com in and around johanna. we're going so far the police have been reported. any major incidents? what's happening in this part of the country?

it's very much a clean up campaign, a teen up phase. so you seeing business owners going back to the shops, factories, warehouses, tried to stay with them as tried to solve was what they had. some of them even thinking about reopening again, soldiers are still on the street in some parts of the country. their role is to take t institutions to protect these businesses that were listed and all the time and take law and order in part of the country where it is benign wrist. there has been some per radical eating, but it's not been as bad as it was a few days ago. the police say that most people who died so far came from the durban area, which was a tall province. they say that they died when they were trying to have into the shopping malls, or the way house will the factories to loot. they will to many people sub file they got titled on other possibly died when the building caught fire. so that could explain why there's a lot more detail in those particular areas. it's concern, of course, why would you like people who are also being formed, for example,

in parts of derby and some communities are now arming themselves to protect themselves because looters come and try to take the property on the drive right now . they were told the president, sort of a policy expect to visit the area sometimes today to assess the damage. you probably speak to a few people on the ground as well. but the governors come out and say that they feel that this is not about for present jacob zima going to jail. they say that there are elements within the country that are trying to do stabilize the economy. lebanon's political and economic crisis has deepened. after its prime minister designate quit after cabinet deadlock, saw her reread suggestion for a cabinet has been rejected by the president said ahold a report from beverage. a long political struggle has just become more difficult to resolve. lebanon's prime minister designate sad and hetty, who has been locked in a 9 month power struggle with president michelle own, has failed to form his 4th government. that's not

a 100 res. so i met with the president and he demanded what i deem is substantial change to the formation of the government. i suggested to the president if he needed more time to consider my proposal, but he saw no prospect for agreement. for these reasons, i stepped down, the political paralysis is expected to accelerate the country's economic collapse. lights are out. most of the day, the cast struck states fairly has money to buy fuel and there is a shortage of medicine making life a daily struggle. as more lebanese are pushed into poverty, the local currency which already lost 95 percent of its value in recent months, has depreciated further in the hours following heavy it is announcement level needs the government to put in place an economic recovery plan. but that government has to be able and willing to carry out the reforms in state institutions. that's the

condition set by the international community, which was refusing to issue blank checks after decades of corruption. but there's also the regional dynamic lebanon is entangled in the power struggle between mainly she or iran, and saudi arabia, which used to be an influential player here. and the financial supporter to the mainly some, the muslim pro western camp. it too, has stepped the site. saudi arabia is deeply concerned about their growing power and role of hezbollah and i live in east political arrangement. would look forward for any kind of solution that will curtail has about us at all in the country. the anger among lebanon suddenly spilled onto the streets. they have long complained their power as a community is being taken away. and any attempt to name a new prime minister without the support of the leadership headed by heavy the wrong of the crisis. the previous prime minister was chosen by the president and

his muslim she or allies. they believe that since the arrival of general own to the presidency, his trying to confiscate or to restore part of the law secretion authorities this year are actually they have no problem. whatever the situation is is for the benefits. and they know that any changes in this political system is going to be for their benefit. and for this benefit, because from 5050, we're going to move to one sort of part to day, the state is deadlocked. the power sharing agreement between religious communities, which ended lebanon's civil war in 1990, no longer seems to be working. well, let's get warner from diana. she is in the lebanese capital, then 9 months now without a government. where do we go from here? well, an open ended crisis, the prime minister does the man who has now resigned. cybill heavy made it very

clear just hours after he made that announcement that he's not going to endorse any candidates. he's not going to endorse any replacement. and his support is important . why? because the post of prime minister is reserved for the muslims and the community as part of lebanon's power sharing agreement, which is really divided among the different religious sex. so you need his support in order for the next candidates to be seen as legitimate in the eyes of the different communities in this country or else is going to be called the one sided governments. and that's in the national unity government. and 11 on we've seen this time and time again over the years. if it is not the national unity government, there is no, no stability. so it's unclear what is going to happen next. the president says he's going to call for binding, parliamentary consultations, are the other sex, the president along with his mainly she allies. are they going to name a prime minister the same way they, they name how? yep. the previous government, a government which is not legitimate in the eyes of many lebanese people,

as well as legitimate in the eyes of the international community. so that is why many fear that the prospect of a new government being agreed anytime soon. well, that is unlikely, and many believe this vacuum is going to continue until next year until the parliamentary elections are held in may and may be then the balance of power in this country may change. it will no longer be the favor of the pro iranian camp. that's what subtle, how do you, is hoping for, he's hoping to become stronger, to have more allies in order to be in a much stronger position to impose what he wants. in his words, a government that's able to carry out perform saying that, given that this is an open ended crisis and the level of inflation with being the shortages that people are experiencing. how is everyone coping the well, it is a daily struggle. unemployment is now 35 percent and is expected to rise to 40

percent. minimum wage hasn't changed when people are earning in the local currency which has crashed. it has the appreciate it. this has lost nearly 95 percent of its value in nearly 2 years just yes, so they following the announcement at last the further 1000 lire, imagine the official exchange rate is 1500. and now it is between 20221000. so people are purchasing power has been effected. we just met a man and accountants here on the street and he said, my salary used to be worth $1500.00. now it's a $100.00. how am i supposed to feed my kids? now? the 11 on is receiving some help from n g o. in fact, we're hearing now that francis planning another international a conference to try to help the lebanese people. but it is clear, the international community is frustrated with the political class and any help they're going to give, it's going to be directly to the people, but on certain days, because there are social tensions. and in that country where the turbulent pass,

a country which has witnessed civil war assassinations, and bombings, there is a real fear of a security breakdown because that is how politicians usually negotiate in the faith to have a better position as they negotiate. zanna honda there with all the latest for us from barry. thank you so much. santa sell ahead here on here. we get ready access inside a conference in northern european where territory is the fusion between 2 ethnic community and a border crossing between pakistan and afghanistan reopen after hours of negotiations involving the african taliban. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by cattle airways.

hello. we'll start with a flooding in central parts. if your there is more rain in the full cost over the next couple days, you still see that circulation swirling away there. now across central and southern parts of germany, it will sink a little further south and east, which as we go through the next couple of days, we still have high pressure to the east of that. and we have another area of high pressure just to the west, and this area of high pressure will not its way over the next couple days, turning things dry and brighter across the low countries. and eventually it was a good part of germany. but as i said, more showers in the forecasts, river levels do continue to rise. so that's not going to help. we'll see more weight, whether that through the remainder of a friday, but the wet weather as merging its way over towards poland. we'll see some heavy range sliding down towards the balkans. see, have you moving across the outs and also affecting a good part of italy as we go on into sas. they've got with roger scars coming back in behind london at 28 celsius. a 28 for bordeaux as well, getting up to 37 in madrid, that's a sort of temperature being dispatched to say across northern part of africa. lots

of heat around here. of course. plenty of showers down towards the gulf of guinea running across much of west africa as showers. nothing a little further north, which as we go on through saturday, i will towards the central parts marsh. i was here, but quite as wet as it should be. sponsored pay cut on airways joined the debate, do not have vaccines reaching those who are most of the needs and amplify your voice. it allows a diverse community how an array of different story, no topic. it's off the table. it's such a tough ethical debate. here, there is an obvious discrimination in systematic discrimination of play. people are thursdays for new, wasted, the stream where a global audience becomes a global community on al jazeera. oh the

the hello again, i'm paying the home that's remind you about top stories this hour. more than $1700.00 people are missing in western europe after severe flooding, at least $81.00 people have died in germany, which is experiencing its west. whether it is often decades told africa has deploy thousands of additional troops to stop rioting. and the weeks on recipes killed a 117 people losing continues and was a tall after the jailing. a former president, jacob lebanon's political and economic crisis has deepened after its prime minister designate quit failing to form and you government, celebrities pound hit an all time low afterthought. her every suggestion for a cabinet was rejected by the president. for amnesty international says police in

ethiopia have detained dozens of to grinds. and what appears to be an ethnically motivated operation. the right script says the arrests were carried out in the capital, addis ababa during the last 2 weeks. with many denied due process. i'm assuming who says john lists and activists have been targeted. they include at least 11 reporters covering the conflict in the northern region. now while some have been released on bail, the group says hundreds that still remained in detention and unknown locations. and now after brief low in the fighting, the conflict and t great may be about to escalate again. several different regions about sending their own faces to support government troops against the ground rebels. the har regional government says it's recruiting more scientists to join that battle in the north, and are a man, if you're, if the longest region is also doing the same. well, the deputy president of ethiopia, i'm region fund amanda for has told out there are additional forces have been deployed to the borders with

t gray. it's to counter to grind fighters who launched a new offensive value this week. out there, i got read government access to a disputed town in western te gray from where catherine sawyer reports. horace special forces and a few p and federal police. at a checkpoint in my car, they're passing through require identification papers who won't rare, regional government guided trip, but event filming the forces and the militia called funnel was difficult. the town claimed by both the em herrera, anti grand ethnic communities was under t guys administration before the war started in november. it's well one of the was atrocities happened. hundreds of people were killed. the communities accused each other's fighters of committing it. gabbert mescal manghese to a farmer says a dispute about regional buddha territories goes back decades at all. and i declare li death won't come on for chablis. the recreated us isn't that feel then when the

war and the power will not visit our land. gran fighters are now pushing south and west. they say they're taking back territory seized by higher forces in the last 8 months of conflict, political and military leaders in the capital, harder, i get increasingly nervous about the gains being made by great defense forces. they'll say they'll do whatever it takes to protect their land, and people of the regions vice president shoes as a $985.00 map that places might of the dispute territories in harrow region. the borderline however, since been redrawn, he thousands when the t cry people's liberation front or t p are left to power the next to the land to take right. we have never, ever accepted the amount of people in the regional government has never endorsed it . we have never been consulted. so whenever you say historical dispute as if it

takes us some time years to behind and one time it was there, another time it was here. that's what you call dispute. it has never been. so it couldn't be just a dispute. it was rather taken eula 30 by that period if it was decided warm higher forces and now being deployed to the front lines. but the vice president also called on people here to defend themselves. i think they, they should be aware of and it will be informed be on the same platform that is where whenever the address of scam athletes, they have to prepare themselves in a new way to defend in any mechanism that they have to take up on. yes, may need to grant who lived in my car there, and then near by whomever a town house led to refugee comes across the border in sudan, who still here recently held protest against the guys political leadership and its forces. it was not clear to us if they were on the streets willingly or had been

classed. every interview we tried to do was in the presence of a minder with a gun that the grands were afraid to speak openly. catching story all jazeera, i'm horror region if you know police alaska. last on say, forces are battling taliban fighters after launching an operation to retake a border crossing with pakistan. spin bizarre chairman reopened on thursday. often agreement with the taliban. i've got a stones 2nd busiest crossing fell to the armed grief on wednesday. the fight has been seizing large parts of the country, taking advantage of the withdrawal of us and allied troops to push back against government forces. charlotte bent us reports now from couple years because the spin folder crossing reopening an afghan stuck in pakistan, scrambles were chance to get hard. thousands waited, hopeful that pakistan would allow them passage after the taliban took control of the afghan side of the crossing by force. it took 2 days of talked movement to

start again. mom, she got the box on the got him look. i don't know, but the focused on his soldiers are not letting us go. they told us that there is fighting with we don't know what is happening. the been bolduc is a logistical lifeline for southern afghanistan. $900.00 trucks usually pass through here each day. they carry much needed supplies. they pay customs duties that are no longer going into government coffers. the thousands, every day it is a portal to see family and friends on each side of the border. as the muslim holidays eat approaches. this should be one of its busiest time with that, but i found that mom of the the board is closed and we were waiting in the hot temperature since my son just had surgery. i'm a widow and you can see all the people waiting here. we filmed the telephone on the post on side of the border, one signal, the victory sign, hit the car, stick it with the telephone, low,

good telephone flags written among the waiting crows, in pakistan's, closest town sherman taliban fighters, most freely. the support for the armed group was on public display. in afghanistan, they recorded themselves and spin, bowed up town in an effort to show life continuing as normal the people are very happy. they were trying with happiness. i was asking people to get back as they rushed at us, but they were saying we were waiting for you guys of the last 20 years. but in pakistan, in temperatures of near 40 degrees, the mood was not joyous. many travelers telling us they just wanted to the conflict and the disruption it brings. what move out on your what? we want. we don't want fighting one piece and whoever will deliver it. if it will be the government all the time. we want to new lamp country without fighting. that is all we want will spin, bolduc is the most significant. the taliban has taken

a handful of border crossings and it's going to sound north, west and east. in recent weeks, against the backdrop of taliban gains, president ashura connie is now in his becca some for an urgent regional summers charlotte bellis al jazeera cobble. now thailand has posted a record daily high of corona, virus infections. as concern mounts about delays and vaccine deliveries. more than $9600.00 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. notice central businesses of closed and movement has been restricted in several provinces since the weekend. and on the day after then, i asked for an extension on the delivery of 61000000 vaccine doses. while meanwhile, the philippines has detected its 1st locally transmitted case of the delta variance of curve at 19 neighboring countries are seeing infections driven by that more contagious strain. on wednesday, the philippines announced a ban on travellers from indonesia, which is now about in the south east asia west outbreak while the astray leon stays

. victoria has now begun a snap 5 day locked down. this means about 40 percent of the country's population is now on the stage home order. the states confirmed 18 cases of the virus so far. the infection spread from sydney, which was also saying, arise in cases despite now heading into its 4th week of lockdown. he, southwell premier, has warned that she may tightened restrictions even further. while the opening ceremony for their tokyo and pic games is now just a week away, but organizes continue to be widely criticized by the japanese people. the head of the international olympic committee has been in hiroshima visiting the peace memorial. more than 70000 people signed a petition opposing his visit current. various cases arising in japan and tokyo is still under a state of emergency. he was gonna do the damn. it's not that i don't want him to come, but when thinking about the safety of the athlete, it is my opinion that it is not necessary for him to come all the way to hiroshi

mom, when the risk is high. after all, i think the i see is just focused on ways to make money because i didn't. well, i mean, my venue for next year's winter olympics and beijing, on nearing completion, china's hosting of the games has been shrouded and controlled the see though with rights groups and governments highlighting allegations of human rights abuses. and she's young and hong kong. katrina, you reports now from young jacoby, most of beijing brand new $1000000000.00 ski and snow facilities and a newly constructed olympic village organizes of the 2022 winter games. the venues in jung junko on the northern outskirts of beijing are just 2 months from completion date off with the beijing winter olympics is a very open event. i hope it will give people around the world something positive to focus on. especially with the pandemic. the winter olympics, a juice opened in february,

just 6 months after the summer games and took care. but rising covered 19 infections across the region, a worrying organizes china's boot. it has been closed since march last year. and authorities haven't indicated when they will reopen. the current virus isn't the only challenge organizes are facing. staging will be the 1st city to horse board the summer and the winter olympics. the 2008 games took place. just as china was starting to emerge as a leader on the world stage in 2022, it's image and status will be vastly different. crackdowns of the democracy movement at hong kong and allegations of human rights abuses against the weaker minority. and should john have prompted calls for a bully? caught on thursday, british m. p 's voted to state a diplomatic boy called of what they dubbed the genocide games last week, the new parliament voted to do the same. the votes aren't binding the right group. say they send a strong message saying you're going to take care of my, you know,

in human rights abuses in hong kong. imagine china, chinese authorities deny human rights abuses a be committed and say a bully caught will not succeed. the i or c headed by thomas bach says the olympics should not be influenced by politics in john doc co preparations continue. china has pledged to deliver a green and inclusive winter olympics, but how many people will be invited or choose to attend remains in question. katrina, you all to 0 younger alco paging. ok . hello, that is out there and these are the headlines. more than 1700 people are still missing and western europe after severe flooding. at least 18 people have died in germany, which is experiencing its west. whether it is also in decades that fasten has worn out from bond.