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a se in action is still the biggest threat of fuel canker crashes in sierra leone triggering an explosion that has claimed dozens of lives. a call to action in sudan activist, prepare for nationwide strike says both civilian and military officials refused to compromise. and we visit the ancient city, which doesn't even have a hotel, but wants to become one of the world's premier tourist destinations and on pita symptom. doha, with your schools know that jacob rich and neil mid votive booklet spot. soon, the paras moss is final, and the premier league. manchester city inflict more pain on may, crosstown rivals united mm. in cities across the world, the 10s of thousands of people have merge to demand urgent action on climate change

. that included huge crowds in the scottish city of glasgow, just miles from a you and climate conference that they say is coming up short. now it may still have a week to go, but protest her is from london to paris, from soul to sydney, se the delegates and world leaders and need to do more experts to say the pledges they have made from deforestation to the use of coal. still are not enough to prevent disaster. and to simmons reports from glasgow. a mass expression of alarm from cities on every continent, demonstrators, from all walks of life, calling for immediate action, not just promises in the crisis over climate control, all over the world. there's outrage that in the past, so many pledges to cut emissions and provide funding to create clean alternatives to fossil fuels. haven't been honored. it begs the global question. it stately does

renee god promises in the past, then how can they be trusted now? yeah, disillusionment about cop 26 fill these glasgow streets just a short distance from the summit venue here. an indigenous guardian of the amazon rain forest from costa rica. are you angry? see if i in ohio per kilo m was yes, i'm angry. we've been saying this for years, i had a point of no return back governments and just not listening or thought. i'm not, not getting this with them yet. a nearby, a mother who works as a clerical assistant. our generation in previous generations have created such issues with the world that my children are going to end up inheriting. so if we don't try and start to, i know we're just going to leave the future children with major problems and it will never be overcome. this 8 worker was trying to be optimistic. we have the answers to this climate crisis. we've got the money, we need to support vulnerable communities. we just need our world leaders and the negotiations,

the claimant's on the hunting right night to do the speed we needed. but such optimism, low was in short supply generally call $26.00 is now halfway through under pressure on world leaders and their representatives. the climate diplomats couldn't be greater the message from the streets here. and cities across the globe is quite clear. they must do better. demonstrators turned out in australia where forest fires at the end of 2019, at the beginning of 2020 killed 33 people. more than a 1000000000 wild animals and south career protest has expressed doubts about whether the government would honor promises to face out coal fired power. this award, i think it would be difficult to south korea to stop. it's acts as a climate villain. ah glasgow. some complex negotiations will be underway in the coming days to try to find

a solution to this climate crisis. no water. the meeting rooms will be reminding the huge level of pressure upon andrew simmons, al jazeera glasgow. or for more of this, we can speak the climate change lawyer pesa con. she joins us live now from glasgow by skype. madam, thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera. now, as we've mentioned, there's still a week to go before the end of 26. we know from experience that a lot of the deals tend to be done towards the end of any conference. but so far, do you think the leaders there have come up short? well, yeah, i mean, certainly we've had a flurry of announcements this week on a range of topics that might create the impression, the progress being made and important issues being addressed. but not as announcements are within the sort of formal offices of the negotiations,

and therefore they don't have the accountability and the verification structure built into them that really make them meaningful. and you know what people were out in the 10s of thousands today in glasgow processing about was only for failure, rich countries to feel the promises that they've made, that now day to reduce their missions in line with what's needed for a livable climate. and that critical 1.5 degree threshold, and we certainly haven't seen any indication from those countries that that would be doing what's required to step up their emissions reductions as they had promised to do here on your ass. but so you saying that even the basic promises haven't be made over the or that experienced tells us promises get made and then aren't usually delivered on well, it's the latter really. i mean, they've been, you know, back in 1992 the us international trade on climate change was adopted in which

governments place to stop a dangerous level of temperature rise occurring. and since then, we've had a steady increase in brain house gas emissions, which record is driving the climate crisis in the parents agreement on climate change, which was adopted now 6 years ago, there was another commitment by every government in the world to ensure that we hold temperatures to within that critical $1.00 degree threshold that we made for livable climate and way on a trajectory heading for 2 and a half or more degrees of warming. so you can see why there is frost rice in building and certainly you know, in a country like the u. k, where the government has made a lot of song and dance out of the fact that it's got this new coalition of countries to commit to phasing out coal reduction. and yet it is the 2nd largest oil and gas producer in europe. it is considering a massive new oil field, west of the shetland islands,

and with $29.00 more women gas fields coming down the pike. after that, i mean, we cannot seriously claim to be addressing the climate crisis if we're not keeping fossil fuels, which are the drivers of because of climate change in the ground. so what would you want to see in the next week? i guess more concrete promises, but also financing is that the heart of this isn't and how the more developed countries will help the sort of middle and low income countries, many of whom are actually suffering the worst repercussions of climate change. yeah, absolutely, and i think that, you know, a lot of the frustration certainly that we saw in the, you know, it was indigenous young people who are at the front of that not. and one of the principal demands of countries from the global staff in these negotiations has been that rich countries to feel that promised that was made more than

a decade ago to deliver the billions of dollars that needed to address adaptation to the impacts of climate change. that those countries already experiencing to help them transition to clean energy systems. and now there is a really important coal given that there is devastation being raped by the climate crisis already in those countries. there's a cool, a separate stream of finance to support the boss and dance that those countries are already experiencing. and we just haven't had any real indication from which countries that will take our commitments seriously and actually step up and provide the sky. you'll find that that's needed for any real notion of climate justice. ok, so just on a final point to specific questions if you will. one. is there anything that you've seen in the past week that actually does give you hope that things are moving in the right direction? and the 2nd point, i guess, even more important,

one thing that you would want to see come out of the coming week. so i out of call 26 in general. so yeah, i mean, i know there was an important commitment last week from some of those countries. we've read a historical responsibility for the climate crisis like the u. k. and the u. s. and others to start putting back in the national public finance into fossil fuel project overseas, which, you know, shockingly, has been happening until now. so that's a really important shift in terms of international public financial previously going into fossil fuel based energy projects. so that's really important. i mean, i think the other thing that we would really love to say, and honestly if we're gonna bend the emissions and say this kind of times that we made is we made a commitment from these countries like the u. k,

the u. s. canada for that amazing produces that are still planning to expand their oil and gas extraction, continuing to subsidize domestic leave it fossil fuel industries to make a commitment in line with the recommendations of the international energy agency in our report commissioned by government as president to key or all new oil gas and coal development in the grass because that is needed if we're going to stay within a livable climate and within the 1.5 to a threshold. well, one more week to go. so it'll be interesting to see what does come out of cop $26.00 for the moment climate change lawyer test the con by them. thank you so much for sharing of use with us. thank you. well, as we were hearing in that interview, sometimes it's the poorest and least responsible countries that are suffering the most from climate change. barone b is a case in point one of the lowest, the meters of greenhouse gases. it's one of the worst to suffer. the effects of

climate change recurring floods are causing growing humanitarian crises. thousands of people have been displaced by rising water levels in the capital budget border from where catherine soil sent us this report. they seized the receiver in broody, it flows into lake tank, anika africa's deepest and shared between bruni, the democratic republic of congo, tanzania, and zambia water levels of both the river and lake have been rising largely because of unusually high rainfall the last few years. they facts here have been disastrous . the beeble hockey's mana, now needs a boat to take her children to school on what was previously a rude, every rainy season. an overflow from the river flats, this road and the houses. she says it's been a nightmare to none. envoys, it's another rainy season and we're afraid we might be displaced again. we normally leave our houses in april during the long rains,

but everything has become so unpredictable. in another area, lana bender shows us where she lived before the water came. about one and a half years ago, this neighborhood was thriving, but many people have since left. they've been displaced by floods. some of those who spoke to say they've tried to come back, but it has been difficult because every time they do and it rains, their homes get flooded again. ballooned is government has relocated some people to dry areas, but those who need the help are too many. yet bender and her family and now crowded into this makes ships tents and a comfort displaced people alongside thousands of ivers reba i. i live here with my 10 children. it's difficult sharing the tent when the drains water gets in and destroys our belongings. sometimes my children have to go to school with weird books and uniforms jamante. since 2018 there have been dozens of natural disasters

that have affected nearly 300000 people. agencies say up 210000 people have been displaced in the last 2 years, scientists call this a climate change crisis. he saw this whole fits responsible for number of catastrophes caused by floods and abnormal dry seasons, especially in the north. i cannot even begin to explain the magnitude of this problem and the impact talk sectors. the government needs to educate sensitive communities to prepare themselves on how to deal with these disasters. nearly 1000000 gluteus move along the coastline. others in rural areas prone to land flight, many told as they continue to suffer the devastating effects of a climate change related phenomenon. that is not their doing. they say they're trying to survive the best they can. catching soil jazeera, which in bora, broody,

still to come on the news hour for st. trees is provided. i wish homes with heat. now letting people from in the ground could help the country much. it's climate goals. and 6 years after leaving barcelona, as player harvey is confirmed, as the clubs in new coach ah, at least 19 people have been killed in sierra leone. and many others severely burned in a fire that followed a fuel tank or explosion. it happened in the capital free town after the tanker collided with another vehicle. authorities say fire then spread into nearby traffic . dorset jabari has more. oh, a crowd of people had gathered near a fuel tankard that had been involved in collision. unaware of what was to happen. moments later, dozens of people were dead or badly burned. when the leaking fuel tanker ignited

a huge fire and explosion, it happened in wellington, an eastern suburb of sierra leone, capital free town. according to local media, a bus full of people nearby. it was completely burned. the fire also incinerator shops and market halls in the neighborhood, and cause extensive damage or mar fauna is a journalist who has been at the scene, gaza late yesterday it mangan offer or so up will heading home, must been around it's b. m local time. when the banker yelled at sub domains, arrow was rammed into by the truck, which you can also see just by the bond outside bunker. so wanted to point out there was some pets were leakage from the tank. and then some motorbike almost almost about done right after under, without a scooping the fuel from the truck, from the tanker either. and then there was a track record up in this area so that when that was the 1st of a fast ball that i mean mullis demo shortly afterwards, we don't know,

but what caused the was on what once it happened, then those what stopped in the traffic and got because that was on hit them to far both more, less noble good area on many of those will guide all though a bones while bones inside your because i'm looking for those who died. i didn't want to buy text read us was hoping fuel from the bunker. president julius must appeal who is in scotland attending cop 26 climate talks on saturday, called it a horrendous loss of life. the head of sierra leone is national disaster management agency echoed the same sentiments, saying it was a terrible, terrible accident. the port city of free town, which is home to more than a 1000000 people, has faced several serious disasters in recent years. in march, more than 80 people were injured during a major fire in one of the city slums. that this place more than 5000 people. the government has brought in the army to assist local police and medical personnel enough in the door such as

r e l 0 an international mediated plan to get sedan back on the road to democracy appears to be in deadlock with both sides, rejecting proposals, pro democracy activists called nationwide strikes against any power sharing arrangement with the military. and then sources say the generals who lead last month on to takeover have also refused the plan. general i've been father al bowden is under increasing global pressure to restore the civilian lead government after leading the takeover. hip morgan has more from cartoon while talks between the military headed by general abdel at the han and the civilian component, or rather the f. c. the civilian coalition has so far failed to produce any results, despite mediation efforts by the united nations, despite called by the united states for with duration of the civil in the transitional government. and the release of prime minister of the land has been detained since october 25th when the military took over. now that law has resulted

in type of security for prime minister of the land who is under house arrest. as for 2 of his 8, he has been demanding the military return back to the status quo before the military takeover, which was on october 24th when he had a civilian government, which he was the prime minister of general out there at the time said that he will appoint a civilian government, made up of technocrats, people not affiliated with any political parties and talks by various size and various mediation teams, including south sedan, including national figures here in the country, has failed to try to bring the 2 sides together with each side adamant that they want, they want their position to be the one that that is dominant over the talk. now this all comes as the food, a nice professional association called them people for more strikes. so tonight on saturday, they have called on civilians to set a barricades on the neighborhoods and on the main street to encourage people. and to also, it is the number of people who would go to work on sunday and monday they say that

the best way for them to show them military that they don't want a military rule or an army. that taking over the transition period is to go to go on general strikes and similar to begin the united states embassy niecy of his capital, addis ababa is now ordering all non essential staff to leave the country. it's only a matter of days since it had only advised its workers to leave on a voluntary basis. he threw up his year long conflict with rebels and the northern te gray region has worse. and in recent days, the united nations security council is called for an end to the fighting. but a meeting to discuss the crisis has been postponed. police are still working to determine what caused the stampede that a music festival in texas that killed 8 people. hundreds more, were injured after a crowd surge during a performance by the wrapper, travis scott on friday night. witnesses say people were so cramped together that they started hyperventilating,

political hang reports in outdoor music. festival quickly turned into a mass casualty event. problem started early in the day when a security checkpoint was over run, these people rushing, toppling over each other to get into the sold out. concert officials aren't sure if it contributed to what came later. 050000 people watching rapper travis scott. the crowd surged for unknown reasons, and cameras caught what happened next. people collapsing the show went on. oh. the star seems to realize something's wrong. somebody joker multiple security mutated as good as good long scenes of concert goers climbing the stage in an apparent attempt to stop the show ignored. then finally, police stepped in based on our latest information, no 8 people are reported or reported dead from from be ben last night. i in terms of their ages. 0,

$1.00 is 14. 1 is 16. to are 21 years of age. 2 are 23. 1 is $27.00 and $1.00 remains unknown at this, at this time. more than a dozen said to the hospital, hundreds treated at the scene, and now the investigation. how did this happen? why would they're not more security officers, police officers, medical personnel for a crowd of at least 50000 people they knew would come? paddock lane out to 0. president joe biden says, is one trillion dollar infrastructure bill for the united states is a once in a generation investment that will create millions of jobs. the bill was finally passed on friday after repeated delays because of differences among members of biden's democratic party. yesterday, i don't think his exaggeration suggests that we took a monumental step forward as

a nation. we learned that our economy created 5600000 jobs since we took office and january 20th, recent unemployment rate of 4.6 percent. true 4 years earlier than the vast majority economist projected that would happen. and we've just, we're just getting started. we did something on that's long overdue. that long has been talked about and war should, but never actually been done. a u. s. court has put a freeze on the white house, is new vaccine rule for american companies. it required businesses with at least a 100 employees to have the more vaccinated or face weekly tests and mass goals. several republican lead states filed legal challenges against it. the appeals court in louisiana cited grave at statutory and constitutional issues in the ruling. the head of the you when body investigating violent crimes in me and law says

evidence is mounting against the military since it took power. in february, in an interview with al jazeera, my cana nicholas come in, john says attacks on civilians could amount to crimes against humanity, as he warned, the violence is now spreading on all sides. what we've seen more recently is an increase in violence by the opposition. the call for civil war and small groups warmer and frankly, this obviously increases the violence and complicates our work. there's issues about what violence is lawful on both sides. and the situation simply gets more complicated and day by day. now the mechanisms role is to collect co, late, preserve the evidence, to have no pounds of prosecution. how important is it to retain this evidence and collected over a period of time? evidence will degrade over time, memories will fade witnesses,

will die. graves will be, the bodies will degrade over time. so it's important that while the crumbs are fresh, the evidence is preserved. but also, i think, aside from whether any court ever handles the material, it's very important for it to be preserved. it's important for victims to know someone cares about what happened to me and someone is collecting this. they believe me, they want to know what happened. and it's very important that potential perpetrators know if you commit this act, someone is collecting evidence and hopefully that will act as some type of deterrent to further horrendous violence. you'll mechanism started in her 2018 the year after the events of 2017. you mention what the us has described as essentially genocide. is there a process in which having acted with virtual impunity at that stage,

the military is enable to continue to up its game so to speak, resulting in the coo in february. you know, mike, after the coo and after the uptick and violence against peaceful demonstrators in me and more, we received a dilution of communication from people largely in me and more wanting to share evidence with us. and also asking us, please, we need accountability please. when you need to hold people to account, bring us justice. how important is your collation of evidence in terms of bringing this to a halt, stopping the cycle. i think it's critical and we want to be the central repository collecting all relevant evidence. because some day this may be used, we're going to collect it, we're going to analyze it, and we'll prepare files that will facilitate prosecutions. in national or international courts. iraq's prime minister has ordered an investigation into the violent confrontations that it's feared may have turned deadly. several people were

injured when security forces tried to disperse protests in baghdad on friday. there has been no official confirmation of casualties, but a funeral procession thought to be related was held in the city of new jeff. demonstrators were challenging the results of last month, selection insisting the vote was rigged. this is the news hour from london still ahead. the children and their parents are at target. as kidnapping becomes even more lucrative for hey, he's lawless gangs. and in sports, one of the greatest t 20 batsmen in history says farewell to us and korea. ah, once again the wet is weather near has been driven by the still relatively warm waters of the central mediterranean this cloud mass hey,

was what caused trouble and it's particularly sorry or justice south. in most our 3 courses of the months average fell about 24 hours, maybe 2 days. and the potential for more rain exists not in the immediate future, but it's not going away. the stormy weather when i'm talking about stormy, i mean windy in this case is further north in europe, as it usually is. and it's a cold wind running across scotland. down through the north sea, towards denmark, and the flat lands of the coast of the netherlands. that's cold air, talk to the scandinavia. the wind itself will east come monday and they swings round to a warmer directions as mile for ireland to scotland if rather wet. during monday the sun comes out in the rather cold picture, for example, in copenhagen. now the rate of the med, what is really the westfall about the art so see a dry weather on sunday is at rain risk goes towards corsica. i'll even cut his urine south of france. and then of course, that winds obese on the north coast of our gerry at the moment,

the adria tick and the east is dry. but watch rhymes on monday, yet again, rain develops and in much the same area as has just seen the floods. ah, the serious, darkest days with one month leading the country through up present, i was out as loss legitimacy. he needs to step down. how has he retained control through over a decade of war? we examined the global power games of president bashar al assad. we believe assad simply carrying out iranian orders. what keeps you awake at night? many a reason that could effect any human assad master of chaos. coming soon on alger 0 . up to years ago, the gray thing, the damage caused to the precious gross lance of chilling is being reversed with one of the world's biggest, other conservation projects. they're pretty emblematic of the pedagogy and staff if

they're plentiful and they're calm like this one is then you know that the system is coming back and that they feel no threats. and that's why you know i, for re wilding patagonia on al jazeera lou. ah time now for a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, large demonstrations have taken place in cities around the world, calling for urgent action on climate change. at the climate summit in glasgow demonstration has expressed disappointment at the pledges. at least 99 people have been killed and many others severely burned after