much higher than advertising researches say that huge gaps in testing capacity that the government is now trying to close. extrapolate that across the country. and the spread of corona virus appears far wider than any one thought. ah, at this at a day to make the names of more than $200.00 victims are read aloud as they wrote marks one year since the poor explosion that tool through the heart of lebanon's capital. a tragedy is amplified a deeper economic and social crisis in the country where testers take to the streets to express their fury and anguish. ah, hello i. mariam demising watching al jazeera life from london. also coming up on

the program. heat wave pushes temperatures to record highs in southern europe, spawning massive wildfires across several countries. and a better russian olympian. christina, team of gaia arrives safely in poland, just days off the defying orders to return home. ah, lebanon has marked the 1st anniversary of the moment when one of the world's biggest, no nuclear explosions, killed 200 people, and injured 6 and a half 1000 others in the capital bay work. but i mean, but my look of us for 7 minutes, the names of the victims, alright aloud as people cradled pictures of their loved ones. bloss happened when

a fire ignited a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate. it was being stored at the port and always monsoon. they were, residents are still demanding on says so far, no senior officials have been held to account. and lebanese authorities have been criticized for blocking a judicial investigation will throughout the day protest as rallied near the parliament building in beirut, where attentions fled. they clashed with security forces, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. at the time of the explosion, lebanon was already in the midst of aspiring financial crisis and economic collapse caused by decades of state corruption and waste poverty asserting. medicines and fuel are running out in any attempts at meaningful reform, or any kind of change has constantly been delayed by the inability to form a government. i'll just arizona hunter has been at the demonstrations in the

capital bay, which he has more on the the date of political dysfunction and economic meltdown weapon country. we are now in moore to wear, which is the center of the protest movement. that's again in october 2009 c. as you can see, there's still firing tier guys to this for the remaining 2 protesters here. we've seen things like this play out in the streets of the capital for, for once, a year and a half now. and the next morning as if nothing has happened, as if nothing changes. the faces clinging on to power calls from the street for a new leadership, a new, a new leadership, really different from the one that has been governing the country for decades since the end of the civil war, 990. many people feel that they failed, run the economy into the ground, and they have failed to build a said, the government resigned a few days after the report,

the explosion last year and the aftermath it operates in the caretaker capacity. so it doesn't have much power to actually solve the economic crisis in the country. since then, there have been 3 prime minister designates and they have failed to reach an agreement with the president to form a government election parliamentary elections are scheduled next year. many of these people who want to new leadership have said time and time again. we can't bring about change from the street. we are now going to bring about change. it's about it, but there are a number of issues. first of all, the i look for a law which is in place, it was designed to benefit in power. so they, they've, in many, many ways. so they were definitely the traditional car to definitely continue to go. number in the pen would be able to win. 20 said 128 member parliament. but what is different? many expect if there is an election today or tomorrow,

the balance of power in this country will change. well, ali, we spoke poorly. i could be on a former lebanese member of parliament who resign following explosion at the port. she says the current to ship is doing anything. it can to escape accountability. they are holding onto that in unities. they are trying to do everything possible to stop the investigation and they are talking politically right now. the judge thought bitter, who is our hero and hope they are attacking him every day, trying to find the leverage over him, trying to say that his investigation is a political one. and they said the same about the other judge 5, you still want who was going the same direction and they had to stop him from investigating today, the corrupt and i still very strong. and they're trying to see how they can survive,

how they can do it. and we get from the other sites. the beneath that is setting the word, we have nothing to do with them. we hate them. we know that you are living now, you know, in a, put in a political want to say, not only a financial team. so, the lebanon today is totally different than what it was in 2018 then what it was also after the explosion, more and more people are aware, they cannot continue with this corruption to the country. well, have a special program later on by algiers and how they're on the disaster. so her early reporting on clashes in bay route, she's going to focus on the such fonts as an accountability and the optim off of this port exposure. you can watch that right here on our to 0 at 2330 g m t. and of course there's also a website out there a dot com. and then it's you can also check it out on youtube as well.

ah, southern europe is ablaze as country's grapple with some of the hottest weather on record. temperatures are reaching into the high 14 villages along mediterranean of evacuated, and several people killed the european union as promising assistance, including firefighters and water dropping planes to countries that needed at least $805.00, broken out across italy in the past 2 days, including 250 on the island officially. and 130 and 800 people were taken to safety when pfizer opted in a nature reserve and a scar. the fires of burning through croatia wanting to grow and albania, and then also into greece, which is experiencing its worst way for decades. some places recorded the highest temperatures on tuesday with more than 47 degrees. at least 78 forest fires have

been recorded in the past 24 hours. and they've also been stretching north, pushing into bulgaria and north macedonia. bulgaria plans to send dozens of firefighters and trucks to its neighbors to help with the fires that. but then in turkey, the emergency is now extended into its 2nd week about 95000 to hector's have been bunt intensity of the 5 as rich new levels according to the ease of observation program, copernicus, or sewell florida, is reporting on what's happening that he is in mon, i've got in an tally a province we are in cuz ill that in the town or from man i will got, which is one of the most do i say to district cows by the wildfires in turkey. a massive forest fire broke out yesterday here, and it continued overnight. hundreds of hackers of land have been burned. the fire fighters continue to cool down the areas to prevent why fi from spreading to other

areas. hum, that is of willis years how to create their houses and the security forces are blocking the roads to prevent people from getting back to their houses, as it is too risky. i have talked to the when a jurors and they all have one come and wish we me back to their houses and to see if they can save anything. because of the, however, is not the only one that has been homeless off several wildfires across 30 since last week. more than 180 wildfires have been reported across 38 proven, says in the country, a people have died so far with more than 70000 people being recreated. menu of this has been taken to the hospitals for further care rescue team emergency

cruise work, days and nights. but the weather conditions haven't been much friendly with low humidity, searing heat and strong wind hampering their food. turkey has received support from its neighbors and the european union, russia, ukraine. iran, are there be john krisha and paying sand the plains to turkey. the 8th ukraine is sending for more how to cope there's, which can operate at night. this is the biggest wildfires of the more than history of turkey and it hasn't been much easy for turkey to bring it under control and the flames and now entered a thermal power plant facility near turkey. southeast and coast plant lies in mid last in the port really of the resort town of bundrum. and it has been fully evacuated according to the may a. but it is cold power. and that's leading to fears of severe absolution as to

fire reach its coal reserves. meanwhile, in greece, in temperatures of 40 degrees celsius and not fueling the fives that one blaze tore through a forest on the outskirts of athens, it has now receded, but homes and businesses have been destroyed. capital has been blanketed with a thick layer of smoke and residents for told to stay inside to protect themselves from smoke pollution. countries facing its most severe heat wave in 30 years, and the risk of more fires remains high. places are continuing to burn in the regions of messina lani, and on the island of area they must, ravi joins us now. he's in athens and says they tell us what conditions are like now and really what it feels like to be that well, what conditions are like, really depends on what part of this country you're talking about in the north of athens. certainly those that were at risk, those areas that were at risk, the people were at risk,

the fires are far less intense and under control. still no official announcement that the fire that began more than 24 hours ago has been completely put out. and that's because there is fear of those flames rekindling, but the fact is it is far less intense and serious situation than it was just earlier today. however, as those fires were, were dealt with in brought under some kind of control of fires began again in the north of the country. there were new fires in the peloponnesian, the west of the country. as you mentioned in the, on the island of area of fires are out of control as we speak, tourists and residents had to be evacuated by boat. so certainly what this tells us is, what is reality that this is just the beginning of the wildfire season. and that there are forecast that there are hotter days ahead. therefore we can only assume that there are likely to be more wildfires coming in the days and weeks ahead and what this will mean for cities across the country. and certainly that was something that is going to fear for officials here in athens is the impact on, for instance,

the power grid. we're not only are there wildfires, but we're in the middle of a heat wave. and the last thing that major cities need are a black out during the heat, where we have to remember the greater athens areas home to more than a 3rd of the total population of the country. and a lot of where these fires were in the north, americans are home to power substations, important parts of the power grid. the substations had to be shut down, so as not to create more of a dangerous cruise. firefighting cruise dealt with the blaze around those substations, and that in turn put a strain on an already strained public power grid. and the fear is that will eventually lead to some sort of shut down possibly rolling blackouts. and that's really the worry for a lot of the people here at the moment. the last thing that the country leaders are looking for is a blackout during the peak of heat waves and d. thank you very much. same basra, the 20th, live there in the greek capital athens and have more coverage from zane

a bit later in the new house. meanwhile, homes have been damaged as wildfires broke out in north macedonia. the blazes there been threatening the city of chaney but were extinguished in recent hours. several 100 actors of forests were burned with some animals also kills. and then hot weather has also been driving the fires in italy, tourists and locals have been evacuated from the coastal cities of katasha and a scar which we are mentioning earlier. 55 to say they faced hundreds of glazes and populated areas in the past few days. they are starting to get some of them on a bit of control. adam reiney has more from puleo authority say in the last few hours they were able to finally, totally put out this fire and poorly in the south of the country. and they say it's a sign of the progress they're making and other regions, sicily and calabria, both nearby, both of those regions still have a few sporadic fires that are blazing, but they're not really putting anyone at risk right now as they were 48 hours ago.

with a bit of measured confidence authorities here in italy say they think that they're out of the worst days of this crisis. i'm like turkey and greece. they didn't have these massive individual fires, but instead, more small ones spread out through half the length of the country. we've traveled from the center of the country pest got on the coast down here to pull you to get a sense of what these fires look like. and what we saw are fires that were discrete in size, and sometimes in certain small areas, but didn't spread across the whole countryside that perhaps allowed firefighters to get control of the situation faster than they have done in neighboring greece and turkey. without just their life from london still ahead. the taliban twin targets in afghanistan seeking to disrupt the capital and claiming territory in the region. and the human cost

comes after the human cause comes to financial cause, a lack of health insurance leaves. india is covered patients with huge medical bills. ah ah hello, great to be with you. we've got storms racing across the alps into austria, the czech republic, into polar, and we'll come back to that in a sec. but i want to take you to the british shelves because we've got another storm system swooping in, you know, the name of the game, right? this one's gonna circulate some powerful winds around it. look for gus, about 60 kilometers per hour over the next few days. and another storm system waiting in the wings. ok, now let's go to northern italy where we see those storms rumbling across the eastern shores of the adrian. see right through austria, the czech republic. so vacuum and poland. and you know,

some of these storms making their way across the bulk in, so it's going to help freshen up the air. for example, in sophia, bulgaria, temperature is down to 30 on friday, but it does bounce back quickly. sunday, a high of 35 degrees. you know, across greece and turkey, we've been setting new record temperatures with this heat wave that we've got going on. and you know, there is a wildfire burning north of athens. hundreds of people had been forced from their homes just because of how tender dry it is here in town, across africa for the west coast. it's all about the rain. duck are scooped up. 91 millimeters of rain, we see those storm clouds gather as we head towards the leone and liberia on thursday. that sure weather update. the news, the most people will never know what's beyond the store, the deafening silence of 100000 how it feels to

touch danger every day. most people will never know what it's like to work with. every breath is precious. with fear, it's not an option. but we're not most people. oh, a come back. our main story. events have been out here last year since the devastating explosion at a roots port. 200 people were killed when a chemical stockpile ignited and people are demanding answers. large groups of protest. this clash with security forces near the parliament building. calling for

accountability are the top story wildfires that continuing to sweep across several countries in southern europe. in turkey, there is of a large disastrous place, which is coal stored in a pound station. ah a taliban. a warning of more attacks against top afghan officials was an explosion near a defense facility in kabul on wednesday, just hours after a car bomb blast and gun battle near the defense ministers house. the taliban says it was behind the attack and diplomatic added to james bay's house more. in recent hours, the taliban have shown that currently pursuing 2 very different types of warfare. in cobble, this blast targeted. one of the men leading the government's military can spend

that monitor him home button on it as a defense minister and veteran command abysmal. a con was not at his home when 8 and buildings around it in the most secure part of cobble were targeted. but his body guards were among those injured in the bomb blast, the biggest in the capital in almost 4 months. these pictures filmed by the government show the scene immediately after the blast. the interior minister abdul sutter mac, while directing commandos who we are told, secured the area after a number of hours. this is what experts call a complex attack. first, the car bomb was detonated, then attack has made their way into the building. there was a fire fight. last thing several hours. the taliban say this is the beginning of a new campaign targeting senior government officials in the capital. the taliban of fighting a very different battle in the south african it's done. aimed at conquering

territory rather than causing disruption. their focus right now appears to be the provincial capital of helmand laska. gov. the days they've been fighting in the heart of the city. the african military has called on people to evacuate the homes . but one local resident told al jazeera he can't leave his house because there's fighting on the street outside and his family is running out of food. we're very worried. situation in las cargo is that into the warfare is going right now in oregon city among the civilians. civilian population is known to target schools, medical infrastructure, hospitals, housing facilities are no other place there. the military activities should take place. the un calling for an immediate cease far, but the opposite is happening. the violence is intensifying. james bay's al jazeera, cobble international concern is going about the humanitarian situation,

and he threw up his water integrity region as a groups of force to start work. the u. s. humanitarian, she says, food and supplies need to be allowed into the region. as thousands of people are facing famine. if your government has refused saying corridors exist in other areas, doctors without borders and 2 other aid organizations. and i've been told to stop all their work in the region. we need the should access routes by land, as well as of course, our own flights going in and out of mckelly. and frankly, we need the water and we need the conflict to stop at the needs that have been spoken about. integrate are indeed what they have been advertised, that they are huge. they are urgent. they are important. malcolm webb is and i work with worn, how the government and addis ababa is treating the 8 organizations were you monetary and organization said that they were suspended since last week,

but it was just a short while ago that the government put out the statement, confirming that and the things that they've accused those organizations are included using social media to disseminate propaganda. utilitarian organizations commonly try to publicize the crises that they're working on, where they're trying to assist people. the government, on the other hand, throughout the duration of this conflict, cut off the internet, cut off the phone, cut off the electricity throughout the gray region. there's definitely in information war going on as well. and the government clearly object to the humanitarian organization telling the world about what's actually going on on the ground. another one of those accusations was against doctors without borders, reporting, satellites, communications equipment without the license for the schools. and all of the traditional usual communications are off. there's no way that humanity area workers or anyone else can communicate with each other without using satellite funds. so

that, surely the reason that they would have imported that equipment, but these suspensions of the, the organization related chat, 3 more pretty rocky relationship. the military and organization working in great evidence off of this conflict. now to india, why the health ministry of thank coven 19 is still raging across the country. and the panoramic vera is far from over cases rose by more than 41000 on wednesday. as part of the mid powerpoints from new delhi. millions of people in india don't have health insurance and they're struggling to pay them. medical bells. hi, sign the law sort of shun ma recorded this message after spending a month on a ventilator. he needed a medical device to help him, but it was a major milestone in his school the 900 coverage of 32. however, as his condition improved and he returned home, his family faced another dilemma,

paying off the $50000.00 in medical billing. after spending all their savings, they borrowed from friends, family, and the bank. still short bit on to a popular fundraising site and raised $30000.00 since all of his still unable to walk or interact with people. his family has rented a separate home for him with 24 hour care financial medical loss financially. we lost money because of the medical visits and we lost our income and had the new dentist on top of it having dressed on loans. it was a very horrible expedient. i used to feel like i had almost lost my son lost my son almost every day i used to feel that i will get the bad news. i did. most indians don't have health insurance. faced with a mountain of debt, you decoded, $19000.00, sought help online, and have collectively raised nearly $200000000.00. since the pandemic started

during the record breaking 2nd wave online donations increased for ford. this was a collective empathy. and i've only interview. and luckily, because all the digital student right now in the internet penetration in yet, i now do source and media, we become more bad about what is happening. india spends less than 2 percent of it's judy be on health care. and as public hospitals became inundated during the peak of the 2nd wave, many people were forced into private care. and the cost of life saving drugs and medical equipment in short supply also shot up for the last 20 years. but definitely not yet. i've been active in markets and i've been being game on the market. i would say be the beginning, the job later. dodging in

a bit to restart the economy, restrictions had east across the country, but the lockdown has pushed millions into poverty with a tech, a per way of moving large. many states have made arrangements to increase hospital bed and improve oxygen supplied. but ex, let's say that even if the next search is my, it's economic and social costs will be disproportionate. the hi. how's me missile? i'll just be around new delhi. now better rational and pick a sprinter, christina, team, and sky. oh, he says she feared, returning home is arrived in poland on a humanitarian visa. the 24 year old says team officials tried to force her to leave the tokyo games early after she criticized her coaches. polish officials say she's now afraid of family. dominant came reports. this is the latest part of christina to mona sky, as journey from athlete to dissident her dreams of winning olympic metals for

belarus. a long gone. now the price she wants is asylum in the e. u. by criticizing her team's decision to make her run in an offense, she'd never contested before. she says she angered team officials beyond the store . she's done why they made it clear that upon my return home, i would definitely face some form of punishment. and that if i were to refuse to return home and would run into 200 meter race, i would be fired and kicked out of the national tame. there were also thinly disguised hints that more would await me, but it was the fear of reprisals that forced her husband to flee to ukraine and with that child once the situation became clear and now the polish government has given him a humanitarian, a visa and made clear, his wife and child also welcomed because many b russians have taken the past opponent since president alexander lucas shanker claimed victory and elections last year. oh, the elections,

which observers both inside and outside, be, say, were full joint weeks of popular protests prompted president lucas shanker. to crack down on dissent with leading opposition figures arrested despite criticism from capital cities across the continent use sanctions and worldwide condemnation. his government has continued its suppression of dissidence. now, one analyst says this case shows, but even athletes are under scrutiny. the problem with that you don't have to be a politician, you don't have to be in activists to, to become political. everything is political if it's just if it's public, if it's in the street or online, she openly criticize the isn't all the pic team and they tried to do it and done, which is of course and, and nowadays,

impossible demo sky i had originally planned to fly directly to warsaw from tokyo, but a polish government sol says she changed her plans almost at the last minute for security reasonable terminal sky a went to the olympics to run fib yellow roof. but now she and her family are on the run from it. dominic came out, jazeera berlin, ah, just quick look at the main stories now. and events have been held in lebanon to commemorate a year since the devastating explosion of bay woods port. but most of us, 200 people were killed and 6 and a half 1000 injured when a poorly sold chemical stockpile ignited, it was one of the wells biggest.