ah al jazeera as a use all the news. ready the morning, the 1000 people are missing in at least 126. that is catastrophic flood strike germany and neighboring country. ah, i'm calling this life. and so coming up i've gone for say try to retake a border crossing with pockets on from the taliban. while international peace of intensify the events of the trust me when nothing less than

a deliberate, coordinated, and well planned attack on our south africa presidents as the army will restore order after days of violence. these more than 200 dozens of interested in cuba during the biggest protest and decades, we speak to the play nice to accuse the police of beaches ah, emergency workers in belgium and western germany, a searching for more than a 1000 people still missing off to devastating floods killed 126 people. 106 people have died in germany as towns and villages are submerged. 1300 people still haven't been found. chancellor, anglo merkel says the full extent of the disaster may not be known for days. dozens

of people have also lost that lives in neighboring belgium. 20 of them in the province of leo's, at least 10 houses have been swept away. people have been moved to safe ground candidates via when i finished work midnight. i came back and parked in front of my home. there was no water was nothing. no, it was going to happen because we had to live to cove it. well, we were hoping we'd get back on our feet, but i know there's a do us. so i saw the floods in 1957, it was not as big as this. this is unheard of a technical and a broken levy in sudden, maryland has prompted mass evacuations in several villages along the moss river. officials warn of a large gap in the embankments which could leave the entire area flooded rescue efforts of being hampered by claps, roads and damage. communication lines, set vaults and report from the german town of syncing, where cleanup efforts have begun. they were trapped in the rooms on the 1st floor

when the water rose up to 4 meters in no time, at least 12 residence of this home for disabled people died before they could be moved to safety. across the street gabriella wild watched the neighbourhood swiftly turn into a swirling river and feared the worst. in that one month. the people on the la tours had not made at all. i don't know exactly what happened, but the next morning lucy survived, were evacuated from the balconies. it's absolutely horrible. living in this region, his whole life, how much angled still can't comprehend what he saw when the water came to panic. will pass. i wasn't just shocked. i panic, i quickly took out the car as well as my dog and the 2 kept blowing to my daughter that we were taking care of this sort of destruction i've never seen before. floating yes, but not tree branches floating away when he was lucky enough to be moved to safety

and to find his house still standing upon return. auto saudi homes washed away by water, was destroyed by lance lights. many remained missing. nobody expected that a few days of torrential rain could have such a widespread catastrophic impact. confronted with the sheer power of water, people here a wondering what happened and where all this water came from raising questions about the effects of climate change. and if what was called this once in a century, flock would know happen more frequently, people are saying that this might happen like for now every 510 years or something like that. i'm not sure. i mean, like we try to learn from this to gather with relatives and friends. louisa who young is trying to clean up the mess at a family house, not knowing where to start. they try to return on thursday, but had to leave once again. the water was still here, we tried to get in the house and get everything up on the highest point in the house. so and then we just grab also some stuff that we could see that we knew,

okay, this is important. and now we just left the extend of the damage wont be known for days or perhaps weeks, but the memories and trauma of this twist of nature will likely remain with the people here for much longer, that fastened al jazeera syncing in the western part of germany i've gotten forces of lawrence and offensive to take a keyboard crossing the pockets on the town of spin. bolduc fell to the taliban on wednesday. it's a major supply root into pocket stones below. just on province talked his in pockets on had been treating taliban fighters, been wounded africa and police say taliban also hygiene in civilian homes, native border crossing. now the group is made significant gains in recent weeks as foreign troops withdrawal from the country. senior ask on government officials are in the category capital though her in an effort to speed up, he talks with the toll of on the group has more than doubled the territories. it

controls in the last 3 months and in cobble pressure is going to reach a diplomatic resolution, so that bellis has more than 23 year old refugee has one job. make sure no weapons bombs, all the taliban into cobble. this is just one of a series of checkpoints that encircled a capital diplomatic quarter. these police officers have one eye on the road and one eye on the politics that put them here. i think that often the delegations into hard to do at you, which is what all of the guns won't know just a minute after i am optimistic about it. they should said, don't disclose their shoes and sort of all the problems, challenges and kills in our country. security is a huge aspect of life and cobble telephone flight who's have military momentum and rule and incredible. they wonder what that means for the telecom more than controlled 20 percent back in the district. i know it's more than 50 percent and

beyond scratch is getting ever closer to the capital, carbon appliances control of district, 65 kilometers away and apply thing to get others just outside the city to show ponies like mohammed for read, this fighting has brought new challenges his business bounce back from a long coded 19 lockdown last year. but now he's worried about supply. because been by y'all and if we could also will bond at the moment, we're not optimistic because the roads are closed. and when borders are close, there is no business because there are no imports or exports as we were filming the pelican twice before the generator kicked him. generators are increasingly popular as regular power outage is flake, the city, the fuel needed to run them, has also increased by nearly 70 percent in 3 months. with the power restored, there's a new customer. at 24 frish decide dickie just graduated from university. her 1st

job was working at the ministry of foreign affairs on the scanner stones, chronic router issues. she says her dream is to become a diplomat. we are very concerned because especially as a girl, my future seems very dark to me. especially if taller bonds get in fee into cobbled city, then they're not going to allow us to pursue our dreams and to go for the goals that we have drawn for our own self. like frish, the city key. many people in cobb will cautiously marching food. but unsure of what lies ahead, they likely wonder will we have to move will or economy survive when our right to be retained and without people live to see a bright future. answers that the most in cobble are in the hands of other people. the charlotte bellis al jazeera cobbler,

a pulitzer prize winning indian photo journalist has been killed in afghanistan, kandahar district, donnie city, key word for the reuters news agency and was embedded with the african special forces. he was caught in the crossfire between taliban and african troops in the spin bolduc chosen border area. south africa as president says, the week a violent and looting was planned and coordinated. so rama folks are fed at security forces. i've identified 12 ringleaders and he's deployed 25000 soldiers onto the streets. now at least 212 people were killed. bernard smith has the latest form durbin, the scene of some of the worst of the writing. in south africa, the army is protecting its citizens from each other and forcing an easy. com, shops, malls, factories in warehouses, accounting, the cost after an outbreak of looting and writing, but swept through parts of the country. after the jailing of former president jacob zuba on friday, his successor, sara ram poser visited causal in

a tower the worst effected province. it is clear now that the events of the past week were nothing less than a deliberate, a co ordinated, and a well planned attack on our democracy. supermarkets were stripped, bare with ensure is now facing multi $1000000.00 claims for repairs. one banking group says the economy will contract by 3 percent. the books are in fresh, produce section of a supermarket. big played out like everywhere else. now, what spot writing the jailing for the check, but what drove it off? the poverty inequality that south africa. now almost 30 years, the n y minority half south africans live below the official poverty line. unemployment is that a record high of close to 33 percent looting has created shortages of food,

staples, and fuel causing long lines at the few places. still open the source surprising. you know, it was like it's communicated some way because you see something here. the very same thing is happening somewhere else. so it was like there's the, there's a spirit that is going around. does that mean oil message that is going around the door, the door that day people drop lists and also knocked down because on monday that's funny. yeah. after sunday, yeah. when the president, for the people, when i do truly crazy and there were coming down like a crowd, a lot of crowd coming down and there was for angry that he extended south africa consumer council. he's warning of a humanitarian crisis, and the security is provided for people working in factories, distribution centers, and shops. bernard smith, i'll just 0 durban, south africa, still head out his era, a nation in term, all liberals that can make crisis spirals further out of control. after the

resignation of its prime minister designate current of ours cover up the tie, government is accused of hiding and how it's tackling. the virus has issues in emergency decree. ah hello. the rain clouds have been gathering across southern parts of the middle east and we are likely to see once per the flooding of many pounds for the reason last class showing up on the satellite pitcher. is it a storm ahead of that? it's known as a boob, coming in behind beliefs of the kind of conditions that one of 2 spots of st. across southern parts of the area. chiefly into a mon, into yemen, southern parts of saudi arabia. we'll see the worst of the rainfall as we go one through the next couple days, but we could see that weather weather also making his way up towards us here in concert. there we go. that was just flooding across the u. e. nothing up towards

doha. don't be surprised to see a shower as we go through saturday and on into sunday, some showers to also extending their way into parts of southern and west and iran over the next couple of days. further north, today's january dry fusion was around, the caucasus just pushed back further south. we got the shelves. continual central part of africa. so in the south sedans, seeing some heavy downpour. central african republic, all the way across towards the gulf of guinea, south of that. it is generally dry, but we have got a few showers in the forecast across the eastern parts of africa, chiefly into were mozambique some on shore showers, just drifting in here, maybe a shower or 2 into 10 snare and we are legacy one is too heavy showers for that eastern side of madagascar, ah, going to read the conservation part of the book, bringing nature and people together to work with what my passion,

my job is linking to the content and what do you need in the epic and you need to find them or do we have to teach the community living with one lives? it's excellent. elliott, slim mumbo riding with elliot, my son bob. way on out there. me the a watching out there, a reminder of our top story. 126. people have been confirmed yet a more than a 1000 are still missing in the flood ravaged western europe raging waters and land slides of devastated entire communities. washing way, houses,

and destroying gun forces of launched and offensive to take a key border crossing pocket on that was seized by the telephone as the fighting intensify. senior officials are kept in an effort to speed up with the south african president for the week of violence and the thing which which killed at least 2 unemployment people was planned and coordinated right. officer security forces and identified with frogs. the european union on the u. s a calling on lebanese politicians to urgently form a cabinet after the prime minister designate quit thought her aries resignation has worse than the already struggling economic outlook with many uncertain how to make ends meet. then other reports from beirut. it's rush our in beirut, but one of lebanon's busiest transport point barely has any passengers arise in fuel prices, increased affairs,

a financial crisis means the majority of the population of the small nation is struggling to afford basic needs more of a lot of transportation allowance. they used to be paid to workers was enough. it's not the case any longer. transportation costs increased by at least 4 times the loss in value of the local currency. the leader has affected purchasing power. it has lost nearly 95 percent of its worth in nearly 2 years. but in recent weeks it has been in free fall, reaching a record low after lebanon's politicians reached a dead end and efforts to form a new government. i used turn $1500.00, now my salary is worth $100.00 and i are, and in lira we are always in debt. lebanon has been without the functioning government for nearly a year without one, an unprecedented economic meltdown can't be reversed. instead, rival politicians have been fighting for power, and prime minister designate saddle had eaten decision to step aside, complicates

a solution. this could be an open ended political crisis. heidi who is considered the leader of the muslim sunday community, says he will not endorse a replacement. the post, the prime minister, is reserved for his community. that is why his support is important because power is shared among religious, that the state is nearly bankrupt. and this has affected many sectors, including health care and one aspect that is the issue of the stuff that are leaving in droves because of the financial pressures they're under. that is, the shortages and medication and supplies and the issue of the fuel and the power cuts before the hospitals were excluded from the severe power cuts that the general population were under. but now the hospitals have been included in the scots. there are also shortages in medicine as importers struggled to find hard currency. and i

did though, i can't find medicine for my blood pressure and heart problems. i go to bed at night, not knowing if i will wake up the next morning. international calls are growing louder for lebanese leaders to form a reform minded government to deal with the collapse. but so far, the priority of the political class accused of years of corruption is clinging on to power. then they're also, you know, they wrote in the u. k. is reported, it's highest number of new covey cases in more than 6 months. there were close to $52000.00 new infections on friday. it comes days before the government relaxes restrictions on english pubs, restaurants, and nightclubs. just the day earlier, prime minister boris johnson said, the worst of the pandemic would be behind the country. if people were careful. janelle has more from london. the public are generally quite worried about that, and that's because they can well see that it is highly questionable at this moment

how much freedom there is from the virus itself. infection rates are climbing rapidly this week, getting an average of around 50000 a day. the highest they've been in 6 months, the new health secretary sizes job it predicted they could easily hit a 100000 a day during the course of this 3rd way, most of those new infections, of course, are happening in the unvaccinated population to young children. most of those young and fit enough to emerge relatively unscathed, but not old death numbers are rising to averaging around 50 a day. that's a big jump in the last few weeks with the result that among the vaccinated population, among the vulnerable in that population, there is relying science about what lies ahead. 840000 school children have been sent home under similar circumstances with all the sort of attendant care issues that come with that. it's all having a huge impact on the economy. staff shortages business is struggling to stay open

factories warning that they may have to close and all the while there is this swirling concern among scientists building now advising the government. warning the government to change course 1200 scientists have given their support to a letter written to the lancet medical journal warning that the government strategy of allowing the virus to effectively run wild among the young and school children is quite dangerous and unethical. and could allow for the emergence of vaccine resistant variance. and as such, they say is a danger to the whole world. thailand has issued a corona virus emergency decree. it gives the government power power to suppress news it sees as causing fear or panic. the opposition has accused the government of obscuring it's handling of the pandemic. on saturday the country hit another record high of more than 10000 cove. in 1900 cases. tony chang repose from bangkok. a warehouse close to bangkok,

dogs. now an emergency vaccination site. this area has seen some of the highest rates of infection and the ty capital. but even here, there are only 500 shaws available. i think we can't wait for advice from the government. we have to help ourselves. i'm lucky that there's some vaccines left for me, but there are others who suffer more than me. how many miles one be about? i'm becoming more depressed and i'm scared when i watch news about co that. especially when people that i know caught the virus and they conditions getting worse is new coded 19 restrictions have come into place, including a nighttime curfew. the thai government has also imposed an emergency decree that gives it powers to arrest and charged any one spreading information that could create there among the public. regardless whether it's true or false. the new powers come up to control the c regarding thailand's vaccine roller which relies heavily on the signed evac and astrazeneca vaccines. those now appear to be less

effective against new variance. and in short supply, when opposition and p is cool for greater transparency regarding the deals done with astrazeneca, the contract they were sent had all of vital information blacked out. like the budget and delivery dates. effect of vaccines like pfizer, madonna, from the united states have still not reached thailand, raising suspicions about the government's procurement process. us companies are not allowed to pay commission and that team money. and this me, some people think that if it's a reason that thailand to tie government, never did it, us back theme, you had made back things because you had, companies cannot find, cannot pay bribe. but there are some things the thai government come suppress the cobra. 1900 destiny is now greater every day that it was in the whole of 2020 as crematorium, struggle to keep up with demand. the emergency decree may keep some of the

criticism at bay, but there is growing frustration. but the government has mishandled the lot, found the vaccination program and the economic blowback of the pandemic. and those voices growing louder every day. so any change, aus, is there a bank of coven cases arising in all us states. and officials say the surge is largely in unvaccinated people. infections are up 70 percent in last week, and death of jumped by 26 percent. the outbreaks of focus areas with low vaccination rates, law firms in the county is again making law, squaring mandatory indoors from this weekend. many universities are only letting in fully inoculated staff and students, and letting them return to campus. us president joe biden is accused social media platforms like facebook and twitter of spreading vaccine misinformation. really look the only pandemic we have is among the killing

people to men of head before a u. s. federal court in san francisco. they're accused of planning to attack the democratic party states headquarters in california after the presidential election . l. m. fisher reports from washington, d. c. the 2 men were very angry at the presidential election result in november and that as when, according to prosecutors, they started to plan an attack which they believe would start a movement to overcome the result. they discussed the number of targets in california including facebook and twitter. but eventually they decided that they were going to target the democratic party's headquarters in sacramento. that would be the headquarters for the state. no. police managed to read the house of one of the men. his name was in roger's, he's 45. they are. they discovered a huge number of weapons, a large amount of ammunition, and 5 pipe bombs. so he was charged under federal rules for stock piling. bond

weapons and he was held in detention and then on thursday, a 2nd michael jerry copeland was arrested know both men face up to 20 years in prison for the firearms charges. and also for the conspiracy charges. and the prosecutors alleged that both men contacted anti government groups in the hope that they would be able to enlist their support for the attacks, which of course never took place. both men have played not guilty to the charges as i say they could face up to 20 years in prison. but this all fits into medic, garland he is the attorney general of the united states. remember, it's just a few weeks ago that he said that domestic terrorism is biggest challenge facing the united states. and he promised that there would be more resources and more money headed in that direction to make sure that there were prosecutions for people . he believes a threat to the security of the united states prompts as miller trains of engine in

haiti is not on the agenda, despite the country requesting assistance following its president assassination. the u. s. is also ruled out sending troops to haiti, but the f. b. i is assisting with the investigation into this. you've been a president jovan voice patient authority to blame the killing on assess in from colombia and the u. s. it took place amid a surge in gang violence, but it's this place. thousands of people came present me go. diaz canal says that the united states has failed in what he says are its efforts to destroy cuba. over the last week, cubans are taken to the streets across the country in a wave of re anti government protest. there's anger of the economy in handling the pandemic. the government has accused us of being behind the and this international says 200 people are still in cuban jails. as a result of last week's protests out there, a spoke to 2 cubans who just got out. and they told us about the injustices and the

hardships that they faced. john holmes reports, cries of liberty rent the air in cuba this sunday. and the biggest protests in more than 25 years they blame the government for chronic shortages of food medicine and the lack of freedom of expression. but it quickly hit back. police and government support is taking on those cooling for change. human rights organizations say hundreds with born in jail. ringback now al jazeera, make contact with 2 of them. what, hey, phillip mask is, was released on wednesday. he told us he wasn't even protesting and was arrested for taking photos of government supporters arriving in laurie's. they took my cell phone in grab, he carried me. they put me in a car of the energy ministry, handcuffed me and took me to the police station. he believes that record cove,

it he tested positive when he got out in a cell, the size of a room there about a 100 people. i was standing up unable to move the shoulder to shoulder with them, but he says on the people fed worse, he broke someone's nose in front of me. and they did a very consciously because the only the way to doing it in front of the camera. the president admitted some state failings, but insist shortages of the full of a long term us embargo. and that the protested with a violent model that but a sort of all these people attended or participated in these events armed with vandalism, shouting for death and lynchings. federal union garcia, a play. right. so the government that is simply abandoned the people when they say, fidel castro started the revolution. he said it was with the pole by the pole and for the pole, but now the whole are in jail. this revolution died at some point in history. and what we have now is that a lead group of people in power who don't want to lose it anyway. the protest is

demanded 15 minutes to read time and state tv to reply to be out today. she's against the this is them being costed, open trucks to jail and said no, then we didn't have access to a lawyer or the chance of a phone call. our families didn't know where we didn't take any well, and we didn't know what would happen to us. he was set free a day later. now he says he's effectively on the house arrest. it's something the amnesty international says is become common in a country long and tolerant of descent with talking about it doesn't lesson and doesn't know how to dialogue. and that's a real concern because we saw the president some days ago about the streets along the missionaries as if the street doesn't belong to other people. voices, demands of those of furniture, voices, light, union simple. how can i get on them?

and i want democracy, liberty elections, an end to the u. s. in bog, and the sooner it comes, the better. none of those things like moving any closer. present john home and now does either. ah, there and these other top stories, a 126 people have been confirmed dead a more than a 1000 is still missing in the floods of ravage. western europe, raging waters and landslides have devastated entire communities, washing away houses and destroying businesses. african forces of launch and offensive to take a keyboard crossing with pockets on, seized by the taliban. as the fighting intensifies, senior african officials were in katha in effort to speed up peace talks with the taliban. south africa, presidents as the week of violence and looting in which a least $212.00 people were killed, was planned and coordinated several run.