the me i. ready a year late, but are they brand? see the 2020 talk. it was summer olympic games get underway in japan. ah. hello, hey, dean. this is al jazeera life and doha also coming up stories on survival last 2 days of severe flooding in central china. the government has deployed the army. a state tells emergency is declared in ecuador prisons after rival gangs riots,

sexual several journals. when we take a look at how small shops of businesses in south africa were trying to get by after days of looting and riots. ah, and you wave old corona viruses gripped the world with the highly contagious del to variance goes in search and infections. that's been a huge concern in japan, with the olympic opening ceremony is set to begin in tokyo, in just a few hours time. the japanese capital has reported a 6 month high in cases on thursday. that's really to thousands positive tests which include athletes found the officials in the us, the average number of daily new infections. a surged in the spanish 2 weeks, nearly all corona virus, patients and hospital at the moment,

or unvaccinated individuals. and soon as he is military, is now overseeing the pandemic response in that country and what's been dubbed one of africa's worst weeks. now that's after the health minister was psyched for ordering, vaccinations. sensors to open for all adults during the holidays, not decision night to a stand paints. well, that's sergio cases and talk. he was cast a shadow over the games with the opening ceremony just hours away, and richardson has more on the build up the japanese capital. many of us thought visa lympics may never happen, but here we are counting down to the start of the opening ceremony. the organize is promising a show that is sober, but in sync with the sentiment of today. really since the modeling picks be done in 1996, some sort of opening ceremony has always been integral to the games. but i don't think i how cities ever have to try and pull off a balancing out quite like this. let's look at the venue where it's going to be held. a $1400000000.00 stadium built the house, $70000.00 fans. and of course,

there will be no fans there for this opening ceremony the made for t v only event. no fans allowed at any of the events subsequently, either in terms of the athlete taking part were more than 12 pounds and athletes in performance at the opening ceremony. in re, our number will be well down with many athletes only flying into tokyo, a day or 2 before their event, because of coven 19 restrictions and athletes. somewhat reluctant, perhaps, to go to the ceremony, if another athlete subsequently test positive to cover 19. and then to find as a cause contact their participation in these games could be under threats. one positives to look out for comes in terms of gender equality, 49 percent of all athletes at these games are women, not the highest percentage we've ever had. and that will be reflected in this ceremony, whereby a male and female athlete will carry the flag into the stadium to represent that country in $964.00 when took care of hosted the olympics last time they became

known as the inclusion games. nothing was too much trouble visiting fans and visiting athlete this time around. sadly, the world is necessarily being kept at arm's length well, jewels boy coffee as a researcher on the politic, sophia, limpid game ceases. the health of athletes is being compromised. if this is an unprecedented situation, we're looking at here with proven rates, rising both inside the so called olympic bubble and outside it to where we have very little support for these things from the general public. typically at this stage, people are out on the street celebrating that obviously cannot happen right now. and so from an athlete perspective, this must feel very strange. especially when the president of the international committee, thomas bock had said previously that there was, quote unquote 0 risk for these athletes to transmit corona virus to each other or anybody else. they must be feeling

a little bit uneasy about the situation with the number of cases rising inside of the village. and also because of the fact that many medical officials had said that the standards are not best scientific practices. so it's already hard enough to be an olympian, but add the stress and strain of corona virus and this is a really tough one for them. i have been saying that we should cancel the lympics for quite a while now, because i listen to the medical professionals who for a long time have been jumping up and down thing. we absolutely need to cancel the optional sporting spectacle for the sake of global public health. also i listen to the population in japan where 80 percent plus do not want the olympics this summer . so i think we do ourselves well to have a little bit of healthy skepticism when the president of a self interested body, like the international olympic committee says everything is going to be just fine. the mantra from the international olympic committee has been safe and secure game, but we're seeing the olympic bubble has already punctured the app. the ios see often likes to say that one of their slogans is athletes 1st. but if i'm an athlete

right now, sitting in the olympic village with 8 people living in my room for to a bathroom, it sure wouldn't feel like athletes or 1st it would feel like you're among the last will be just a select group of dignitaries at the opening ceremony, us 1st lady joe biden will be among them while she's in tokyo, she's keeping a safe distance from american athletes ahead of the ceremony. she held virtual meetings with some of the competitors to express her support for this course. and french presidents, emmanuel mcroy, is among, is also among a select group of 15 world leaders. he met them pick chief thomas park on friday morning. the 2024 games will be held in paris rapidly rising over 19 cases of lead to a declaration of emergency in the strictly in states of new south wales. half of the country's population has been put into locked ins. the break spills over into other states,

state home orders and sidney are likely to be extended beyond their current end date of july 30th. well neighboring zealand suspended quarantine. re travel with all of his trails for 2 months. the so called travel bubble was already paused for a new science wells, victoria, and so straightly minister just in the order and his warning of the increased risk to travelers, interview about health issues. there is greater risk now from the delta variant and the was when we open the quarantine free travel arrangement of the frame you it is the government's julie to keep newsy on the site from cupboard 19. and we continue to believe that the strongest health response is also the strongest economic response. this approach to us well to date. so too is our willingness to adapt. cognitive changed, and so we must, the u. s. is colon china's response to a new corona, virus investigation, irresponsible and dangerous walls. health organization wants to audit chinese loves

as part of its investigation into the origins of cope with 1918 is blocking the mail, saying the proposal shows disrespect and arrogance towards science. when has procedure and saki criticized stone saying it's not a time to be stonewalling. several hospitals 11 and may run out of fuel to power generators within a few hours, they fail, tristan just can last at least 20 hours a day. so they were lines and generations to keep the hospitals running. but the real fears, this is putting patients' lives at risk, especially with the pandemic. lebanon is dealing with an economic crisis made worse . while the recent resignation of prime minister designate sought her reading. we cannot continue like this and we are putting a lot of patience in harm's way, especially considering that we are seeing decisions in the number of new cases yesterday live and report with one of the highest number of coffee case. it's been

several months and it's clearly that our use are also receiving motivations. so electricity now is more critical than well, that was the heads of the roughly carry at public hospital in bay routes. let's cross my cheap a route to speak with our correspondent, st. harder and say that we have that's one of the heads of the big public hospitals in beirut. the situation with the hospitals says, quite frankly, astonishing. what on earth is going on? well, yes, the situation is critical. they need diesel fuel. hospitals are thing that they can no longer use their generators and they need to use so generators, because the state does not provide more than 2 to 3 hours of electricity a day. this country is in crisis, the country is falling apart. there's a breakdown in state services and the diesel fuel is also needed,

not just for hospitals for bakeries as well. the bakeries are saying that as of monday will no longer be able to make breads, and restaurants and hotels. they're saying that we're gonna have to ask our clients to leave because we're not able to provide any power. the state to face, alec tricity factor. if i just show you this is one of the main public hospitals, more and more lebanese are relying on the public health sector because they've lost their job. they've lost insurance, they can no longer rely on private health care. so all this strain on the public sector which has for decades been neglected by, by the authorities. and we heard dr for us say, it's not just a question of diesel fuel manpower nurses, doctors, they're leaving in droves. but because of the economic situation, their salaries are now worthless because of the collapse of the local currency. and it's not just that the hospitals are not able to import medical supplies and medicine because this country imports more than 80 percent of its needs. and this country is close or nearly bankrupt,

you need dollars to do this. the central bank is using up its foreign currency reserves. so the situation is dire and now hospitals are saying patients' lives are at risk if the government is unable to secure the diesel fuel st. have the government actually responded to any of this crisis because leaving hospitals to one sides you've just outlined the problem was foods people are rummaging and bins . people cannot get fuel warrant arthur the government saying about any of this? well, the government is functioning in a caretaker capacity. it resigns, nearly a year ago. politicians are struggling for power basically not agreeing on the makeup of that of the next governments. and you need a government in order to enter and negotiations with the i m f for some sorts of bailout plan. and not just any government. the international community says we're fed up, we're not going to bail out these corrupt politicians any longer. they need to

start perform structural reforms and state institutions in order for us to unleash billions of dollars in age. now this caretaker government says that they have limited powers, but even managing the crisis, they have not been able to do because let me tell you some of the importers, medicine importers, medicine and some warehouses in lebanon. but there is no state to force these people to, to send these medicines, the different pharmacies, what they're doing is they're waiting for subsidies to be listed in order to sell these medicines at a, at a higher price. so there's corruption everywhere in the words of the caretaker. prime minister, corruption is bigger than the states and all the while the people are trapped in this country as it is falling apart, a space services break down people's homes. there's no electricity, maximum one hour, 2 hours a day. so people are really worried and uncertain times ahead. now politicians are talking about the possibility of naming a new prime minister next week. but like i said, what kind of government will be formed in order to unlock much needed money for

this country? okay, and what are the live from the rich zayna? thank you. fell heads on al jazeera in the lands of cattle and b. if we look at small farmers in argentina, returning to vegetables and green agriculture. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by cattle airways. hello, nice to see you. we're going to squeeze out what more nice stay for the british isles, but we've got this disturbance waiting in the wings. so 1st it's going to impact western areas of friends. but let me put your head now to saturday as we see it swoop in to southern areas of the united kingdom rate through into the low countries. and this is not good news because it is going to impact areas already. water logged areas in belgium right through into germany, except for go into spain,

where the heat is certainly on. we have weather alerts for just how high these temperatures are cordoba, 40 degrees deville. you're up to 39 on friday, off to turkey and you know, for the black sea region, we have seen some continuous rain. and this is the result here, more than 200 people force from their homes. and we do have some rescues being carried out. you know, here's the thing that rain will continue on friday toward that region, the southeast corner of the black sea, some more rain on top there. next for africa, toward the top end of the continent, things are looking good. the heat is also on as we head toward algeria. so alger is $35.00 degrees. but we're going to see some heavy rounds of rain can be seen through the ivory coast liberia, right through to sierra leone. so freetown, we have a high of 26 degrees for you, that's your update. sponsored cattle airways joined the debate, do not have vaccines preaching those who are most of the needs and amplify your

voice. it allows a diverse community and how an array of different story, no topic, it's off the table. it's such a tough ethical debate where there is obvious discrimination and systematic discrimination of play. people are thursdays for new wasted. this stream where a global audience becomes a global community on al jazeera. ah, the me. this is just a quick reminder over top stories. this are the opening ceremony just iras away. another 19 people attending the talk. you then takes of tested positive for

corporate 19, highly contagious delta. various is behind the surgeon infections in the japanese capital. several hospitals in lebanon may run a few to power generators within a few hours. they say electricity tissues can last one and 20 hours a day. so they rely on generators to keep those hospitals running. rescue workers are still finding people tramps, find the widespread flooding in central china. many of those rescued say they spent 3 days with no food, water, or electricity. when they waited for help, the military has been deployed to her non province to assist with the search efforts. at least 33 people have been killed and 800 thousands are displaced. katrina, you has more from the city of jung, joe, when the places was hit by the floods. waters are starting to recede in jung. dorothy, but it's still far from life as normal. if you look just behind me,

because one of the main tunnels in the city, so deeply submerged in water. and you can only imagine how difficult and dangerous that would have been to any cause of pedestrians trapped during the torrential rains earlier this week and fall the lowest subway line 5 would. 12 people tragically lost their lives or in flash flooding on tuesday. 500 people were trapped encourages some to school, how was wasting neck deep in water and struggling to breathe. and as the days go on, getting more information about the harrowing experiences. now today on friday, the subway still remain closed and throughout the city. infrastructure is still heavily impacted. many people are still without running water without gas, and it's still extremely difficult to get in. and around. the monsoon rains have triggered landslides in western india, killing at least fully, people flooding less more than a 1000 people stranded with parts of her astra state. badly hits them, pores hobbies rescued seems to be struggling to reach areas. cut off my front

office, a member of the taliban negotiating teams as the army groups advance in afghanistan won't stop until a government is installed in cargo. but all sides agree on television faces of the season. many areas is the last of the u. s. and major forces leave the country. so had a shaheen says taliban does not want to monopolize power, but it will only lay down its weapons once the government of a sha connie is gone. chin as he, as president, has ordered the army to manage the nation's corona virus. response from no one else re medics of already been vaccinating people in remote areas. the health minister was sac faster. he allowed vaccinations for all ages at once. during the busy each holiday bomb at fall has more the can you succeed at the vaccination center in the tunisian capital in patient clouds?

i've tried to force their way through to get coffee. 1900 vaccine sale. be good for me. it's mandatory. it's a vac. seen covered as a serious disease. and personally, it scares me though, of the symptomology. i've come here for 3rd time. you wait a long time and then you go without getting a vaccine. it's not normal that there is only one vaccination center in a state. because the people why all of this, what if we don't go look in your thirties, if you cannot find solutions for us, let us search for solutions for ourselves. this followed highly controversial decision by the ministry of health to provide vaccines for everyone above the age of 18. at the same time, it has led to stampedes of 9 vaccination centers across the country, raising fears of a sharper ice in infection. prime minister his machine, he fired his health minister for what he described as a clear case of mismanagement policy. not quite the least that can be said is that

the decision is wrong and you have noticed its repercussions on society. tunisia continues to face some of the highest good 19 infection rates in the world. it's rocking 3rd off to quote on the media with about 200 deaths a day, according to official medical sources. nearly 18000 people have died in a country of 12000000. many hospitals have run out of beds and oxygen. medical stuff are overwhelmed. there are reports of patients dying in the absence of proper care and body staying unburied for joe. and i did the pick up. we had daily surgery. we even have 50 patients at the same time in our covert unit for hot how shad, emergency room and suits well maximum capacity varies between 18 to 20 patients. maybe. yeah, yeah. you know, doctors are losing hope in the whole nation health system. everyone is losing hope, but what here for our patient,

we tried to do our best for them. of cases continue to saw. everyone seems to want to be the 1st to get the vaccine, but with limited stocks, fewer than a 1000000 have received the 2 jobs. so far, that's about 8 percent of the technician population of the situation. he has 3 good solidarity and fears across north africa with neighboring libya, losing its border and other countries sending medical supplies to help prevent a humanitarian disaster. hum advice, or just one person has been shot dead and 2 others injured during protests against water shortages and southern iran. hot straw conditions in the province of because a storm has made this years water supply problems, even worse. the usual security forces, say, unknown gunman opened fire at people who said they wanted to protest against the issue. ecuador presidents has declared an emergency in the country's prisons,

which are fighting among wrongful gangs at least 22 people who are dead and hazy others injured. this is the 3rd violent incidents in ecuador is overcrowded jails in 6 months. heidi's, jo, castro reports the deadly gang violence, have again taken hold in ecuador to overcrowded prison system. at 2 of the country's largest penitentiaries, it's taken $450.00 members of the special police unit to bring this latest round of riots under control. as the last quarter of the le montana, we weren't able to reach all the prisoners in a different sales until forum local time is the contingency officers managed to bring the situation under control. also with the help of the armed forces, then you can see along the perimeter at the prison in leather, whom gus police recaptured about 80 and made to try to flee with the death toll still in flux. their family members gathered outside the prison gates on thursday. fearing the worst, even healing his kimmy,

my son got in touch with me and said inmates and medium security are going up to murder the ones in maximum security. they have rifle from guns. yesterday they went up there. my son is hurt in there. so they have not taken him to the hospital yesterday. so have to go. the other one has been to hospitals moves and the movie and not giving us a list of the dead. there are people who's not yet been identified, but not, not in february, at least 79 inmates died at 3 prisons in clash between rival gangs, the country. the jails are built the house $29000.00 inmates, but have $38000.00 experts say guards are out numbered with gains effectively in charge, and that without reform, more prisoners will die. heidi joe castro al jazeera, at least one more person has been killed in the after months of the assassination of pages president, jovan and maurice protested her

keesing the nations and leads of killing their presidents since his murder violence has been rampant nationwide overshadowing his funeral and some murder investigation, louise, his widow martine movies, in her 1st public appearance in a mass held in honor of her late husband. she was injured during the attack 2 weeks ago. argentina is one of the world's top food exposures and is especially well known for its grains and beef. but the movements is trying to change the country produces food and is becoming more popular every day to raise a bowl visited a small group of farmers. i'd say one is iris access to land is a step towards dignity for many people as his friends will be that he's a member of the union of land workers in argentina. and organization created in 2010 in what site is that now grown across the country. it has more than 16000

members working their land and producing america, logical vegetables. and also not only you know that we used to rent land to work. we had a book, then the idea was to get abandoned land held by the state get credit. so we can have a better and dignified life, produce healthier food without toxic chemicals. the organization is giving farmer families the confidence and power to control their own lives. and donya sanchez has been living here for 3 years. she now owns one hector of land where she works and lives at the back. but we make enough to eat and grow vegetables once again, so we can reinvest it on. this piece of land has changed the lives of many of them more than 50 families that have made their life here. the union of land workers negotiate with local authorities to get access to abandon farm land. then they give the land to unemployed workers and train them in the food production. so many were

given this piece of land to produce better levels, but now they're also trying to create in this place what they call a bio factory, to create natural fertilizers. and we've penance to drive insects the way here, for example, they tell us they created an actual fertilizer using bay. so that was growing here . france on being says they have skilled technicians that are helping them in production, not get em. i live in a blog. i flora, we don't want to eliminate the pounds diseases. we want to drive them away, pesticides kill everything. and that's what we don't want portfolio. and that a d a spreading, though. now more than 7 agriculture, gall colonies and the number continues to grow. again, tina is known for its vast agricultural production, but it's a model that excludes the countries for families. and that's why projects like this one are valuable. because access to a small piece of land helps provide work and the comfort satisfaction and security

of owning your own home face, i will, i'll defeat it when a fight in cuba. foreign minister has dismissed these sanctions from the u. s. as a relevance, new measures come to us the case of cuba, human rights abuses against demonstrators. there's been launch protests claiming the government for an economic crisis. that's led to fed shortages of food, medicine and power impromptu swearing in the government in some more has been approved by the countries court of appeal. it means fioma and i will make my offer will be the 1st female prime minister of the polynesian islands nation. after elections held in april, her party held it from swearing in ceremony in may after members were locked phase of poets. the court of appeals for the ceremony was legally valid

and her fears of food shortages in south africa and areas hit by days of looting and rioting for case after the jailing of former precedence jacobs humor, rural areas and the 2 most populous provinces have been particularly hard hit that entire turn centers around sex set on farm. bernard smith reports from forward in quizlet natal in the li comrey surveys what's left of his parade of shop in bulwark next door. we have got a group of doctors that at the spent quarter of a 1000000 setting up a nice practice. in the 48 hours every shop in this bustling town was stripped than torched. a community of 35000 people now left with no commercial center. it was instant, we suspect there were 2 buses, boston with, with organizes at ral that people. as soon as people heard. busy that they were stuck for free, they just came in by the bucky loads,

carrying and looting was sparked by the jailing, a form of president jacob's humor. it was given momentum by chronic poverty and inequality in south africa. made worse by the pandemic. were a couple of hours dr. outside derb and, and it's only when you leave the city, get a real idea of the scale of the looting. because not a town or village seems to been left untouched. outside the furniture store, people cute with taxes to help them carry home the bulky beds and sofas they stolen . the 10th store owner is here, a pass, watched from his home, across the street, powerless to save his business, some of the vehicle, the right next to our house, loading the things. and we're not able to do any little lives on the line here. we don't even feel safe to hear like many business owners isn't in short, the local police, overwhelmed, stood by and watched it took

a week for the south african government to restore order. here in jacob zoom is home province. of course, you know, how it, how ting in many people by what they need a day to day to get across or you have to think about it, have to go to and a big if it goes, i think the city a 5050 to complete the debts with no shops and no post office to withdraw allowances and with distribution centers also hit by looting. people will likely go hungry. it will take weeks at best for this town to be able to offer even basic services again. bernard smith, al jazeera bulwark, conseula natal. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the headlines that the opening ceremony just. i was away another 90.