which were almost walked out across this region 2 decades ago. step beyond the comfort zones were assumptions or challenge traveled to the ends of the earth and further experience the unimaginable of the people who live it. witness award winning documentaries on a just sierra ah, with entire towns devastated warnings. the death toll in kentucky will top a 100 as rescue as dig through the rubble searching for survivors. homes totally totally gone and the people inside them totally. ready gone to oh hello, i'm mary. i'm to mozy in london. you're watching al jazeera,

also coming up on the program to grind rebels retail, the town of la baylor home to a unesco world heritage site 11 days after losing it to ethiopian government forces . so before to re london this year is rapidly becoming one of the worst use for t. horner, sorry, we're following won't groceries? organization, there's plenty of taking that the work history. ah, and a dramatic and the for me to one season is max wish stop and denies louis hamilton, an unprecedented 8 well championship. ah, we begin this hour in the united states was search and rescue cruiser scouring the rubble of entire towns lost to tornadoes. the tool through 6 states, thousands of people have been killed and an unknown number of people is still

missing. after around 30 to nato's hit on friday, the director of the federal emergency management agency is on the ground now in kentucky and says they still hope to find survivors. but the governor of kentucky says it would be a miracle if any one is found alive in the wreckage, in his state where at least a 100 people are believed to have died. one of the most devastated sights is in the city of may field. 40 people rescued from a collapsed candle factory there, but officials say it's unlikely they'll be annual survivors. my back door load in my life. so, i went to the get away from there and was here in the hallway and he was all for me . so i turned around and back through the wind was blowing so hard on early fail and got here in the hallway. we got them over our dogs and we were both right. i mean, friday and the only part didn't bolt them. there was

a warning for people to get to the right area. but this, this storm. it's like nothing any of us have ever seen before, even in a movie or, or on tv. is that devastating? i mean, homes. totally, totally gone. and the people inside them totally. ready gone to it, this is, this is something so devastating. height is your castro joins his live now from the town of may field in kentucky. what's it like there at the moment? how would you describe the after me off of these tornadoes and of course now comes the scramble to find survivors together. that's right, mary. i'm the son is finally shining here. may feel, but the landscape that it has brought to life is just devastating. you can see behind me this downtown area of the town of some 10000 residence has been almost

completely leveled. and people who live nearby or who own businesses here have been combing through the debris. you're seeing more and more activity here from rescue workers from recovery efforts, the clean up effort. and that's where also we found our guest here, tony vincent. very nice to meet you razor. i know you were here the moment, almost right after the storm hit on friday night. tell me what, what happened? well, what happened was our that we had a pretty normal tornado come through. and i don't want to know where he was gone through and i was calling my sisters up and actually got the call that my sister, heather france, her house, which is actually right down the road down here. and i was out here within 20 minutes. i got, i got dropped off at least half mile down the street. i ran made my way up here and at the block, this broadway, which simply this is north broadway street right here where it starts. i was meet with the scene. i wasn't ready for what did you see?

first thing i come up to the sidewalk as i see, a guy's face battered with blood all across his face. and i just expected the worse as i made my way down the street. and i come to my sister's house, i find them all safe, and that's all that really matter to me. and then, and he was your sister, her 3 children, 3 children and her and her husband. they stayed in the only closet of that house that actually stood through the whole thing. incredible. but besides that, i made sure they are okay. and i went up to the fire station, which is right behind us over here. and i seen that was the only safe place that were point people. and as soon as i got my family to safety, i went ahead to start helping people out here. and i started taking people out here . i help one lady that was trapped in the debris with the fired team and we got them her stable and they had to move on to their, their search and rescue. and i pull her up to the street to the fire station myself and continue to do that. so about like 2 am at night. and, you know,

we've all seen the images. now we've seen the streets completely obliterated, but you as a person who lives here, this is your hometown. what does that like for you to see this? it's really, really edgy and scary. i don't. as i don't pitchers ever be in the same again. it's so big eye opener for us that you know, something big like this can happen to us. i was, oh, still on shark to those was crazy. yeah. so many people. i thank you so much for your time, tony. thank you. and of course, there is not only this recovery offer, but there is that desperate search and rescue effort that continues at the candle factory, which is near by still an untold number of workers trap there after some 40 have been able to escape or who have been rescued, but the governor of kentucky has said that he is not optimistic that there may be

more life underneath the rubble, the death toll here in kentucky already at least 80 likely, the governor said to be more than $100.00. very am. thank you very much, heidi joe castro, joining us there with all the latest. and so that is the situation in the city of may field in the hardest it state of kentucky. but it's still not clear how many people are missing in edward's vill, illinois where tornadoes, partially caps, and amazon warehouse killing at least 6 people. there witnesses, they work as were caught by surprise and were forced to take shelter anywhere they could find around. 45 employees did make it out, though it's not known. how many is still missing? amazon founded jeff bays or says he is heartbroken by the incident and pledged support to the community. now rescue teams on the italian island of sicily at digging through the rubble of collapse, building, searching for survivors almost 24 hours after a massive gas explosion took place. at least 3 people reported dead and 6 more is

still missing. and the town of ran a new sir. natural gas pipe exploded on saturday, bringing down several houses in starting fires. 2 survivors have been pulled out of the rubble. ah, now residents are saying that to grind rebels have recaptured the northern ethiopian town of lally baylor, just 11 days after government forces said they'd taken it back to tech guy. people's liberation front says it's launched widespread counter offensives in numerous locations, including road linking, ga shayna and lulu baylor. and this is in the am horror region. our communications have been cut in the conflict zone. it makes it very difficult to verify reports in the town, which is also home to a un wild heritage site. but residents have said that to grind fighters are in the town center, though. no fighting is currently taking place. and abby,

hamid's office is saying the prime minister is headed back to the front lines after returning to the capital, addis ababa on wednesday. government is reporting more gains against the rebels, but are the t p l f. dispute this for ministers from the g 7 group of nations, a warning that russia face is what i calling massive consequences if it invades ukraine. this statement came on the final day of the gathering of foreign ministers from the wealth, which is democracy's g 7 in the city of liverpool. russia's military build up in the ukraine border is dominated the talks. moscow denies any tons of military offensive out there is when we challenge has more from the city of liverpool. so the chief of nations, the united and cali on russia to de escalate to return to diplomatic channels and to abide by its international commitments. they also reaffirms ukraine's sovereignty is territorial integrity and the right to be free to choose its own way

in the world. there was a warning, a direct warning to rusher as well, not to invade crane if it did so, it would suffer severe consequences. we can hear how this trust u. k. foreign secretary put it. we've sent a very clear united message to vladimir putin from this g 7 meeting. and we want russia to stop. it's a question with respect to ukraine, and we have very clear that there would be severe consequences if that incursion took place. this is about deterring russia from taking that action. so plenty of generosity, but very little in the way of specific seattle. what are these consequences that russia might suffer? we just don't know yet. might germany prepay be prepared to cancel the nord stream to gas pipeline? for example, might russia be expelled from the swift banking system?

could ukraine be given proper, offensive weaponry to counter a russian invasion? you have to assume that the specific do exist somewhere that they have been conveyed to vladimir putin when joe biden, and put in towards the other day, the white. how said afterwards that are the things that weren't done in 2014, when russia annexed crimea from ukraine, those things could be on the table would be on the table if there was an invasion now. and that entails the, any economic functions that are brought to bear would have to be a lot more painful than what russia has already suffered. person has raised its cove at a low level from $3.00 to $4.00, and it's 5 point scale in response to the rapidly spreading army kron variant. this is new k prime minister is branded a threat to public health by the leader of the opposition. our staff at number 10 downing street. you're accused of holding a number of parties last christmas, while household mixing was banned in london. orest johnson has denied attending any

event, but a new photo is enlarged, which shows him taking partner virtual quiz while unmasked and in close proximity to colleagues. speaking of b, b, c, labor leader care star mas as the prime minister is lost, the public's trust. as fears grow that infections in the u. k will keep surging. he is a public, a threat to public health because, you know, we can argue all morning about what the rule should be, whether this measure is necessary or that measure is necessary. the critical question is, will the public follow the rules? and i have been following the rules, but now that trust is broken and many people are now said, well, if the prime minister is going to allow breaking the rules parties, quizzes going on down the street. when we're being asked not to see our loved ones were, why should i follow the rules? and so, of course was the question what the condition should be. but there's also this basic question of trust or that is broke with problem is okay, and that's why he is unfit for office. meanwhile, in austria or pasha locked down,

there has been lifted for vaccinated people. but those who are naught will stay bod, from many businesses in public venues, or is some good news for austrians? head of the holiday season, vienna's famous christmas markets are re opening. i was shot for 2 weeks help control rising cove at 19 infections in without, as they are alive from london. national still out on the program. india's military on the fire reported shoot to kill policy off to 14 coal miners were mistakenly killed in a roadside ambush. on the south pacific archipelago, new caledonia votes, no to breaking away from france. help my pro independence boy caught ah

hello, there is good news to come to europe weatherwise over the next few days. what milder and more settled conditions, particularly across western and south western areas, we had to wrench rain, caused flooding in northern parts of spain and southern areas of france. but look at that. the finer and dry weather is back. there'll be lots of sunshine for spain and portugal. now we've got a band of rain that's zooming to the west of portugal wood that's going to shift further south taking the wet weather to the canary islands. by the mid week, it winds up nicely across much of italy as it does to some of the balkan countries . we are going to season heavy snow push into bulgaria. and a lot of that wet weather moved from greece across to turkey in the days to come to those flooding rains. i expect it to be rather intense. now the heavy snow continues from much of russia, finland as well, and we are going to see it remained bitterly cold. for those baltic states and a winter we mix continues to push into norway. we are going to see those conditions either cross sweet and the temperature will recover slightly in stock. and the

similar story for denmark, copenhagen seen a temperature at 7 degrees celsius. now for britain, an island, it's milder in the south. we are seen some of that heavy rain in the north with some strong winds in northern scotland. ah, ah, inculcate a culture of knowledge, openness and pluralism world wide as to reward, merit and excellence and encourage creativity. the shape ahmad award for translation and international understanding was found to promote translation and honor translators, and acknowledged the road and strengthening the bones of friendship and co operation between arab islamic and wild coaches. lou lou

ah, i'll come back, look at the main stories now. search and rescue cruises, scouring the rubble of entire towns destroyed. i. tornadoes, which tore through 6 us dates on friday night. at least a 100 people are believed to have died in kentucky alone. and an unknown number is still missing. to grind rumbles of recapture the northern if european town of lannie baylock 11 days off the ethiopian forces said they'd taken it back. residence in the wild heritage site say to grind fighters are in the town center. there's no fighting for foreign ministers from the g 7 group of nations. a warning that russia face is what i calling massive consequences if it invades ukraine statement came on the final day of a gathering of top diplomats from the world's richest democracies. now the number

of teenagers might, in the united kingdom, has saw to its highest level in more than a decade. knives are used in many of these crimes with the youngest victim, just 12 years old. the crisis has prompted one londoner to start a campaign for youngsters to hand over their weapons for safe disposal. wanting that you might find some of the images in the bark as report distressing. frown paul puts on his stamp rest the head of another night, reading the british capital of weapons. this is what he's collected in the past 2 weeks. all the blades are illegal to carry, but easy to get hold of on the line. we're talking about bone tissue, nerve damage phones gained a big following of social media, where teens eager to get rid of their weapons, no questions asked or seek help under man. got something going on. once you get me a 17 year old boy's reached out on instagram, wanting to hand over a blade in it. foreign operates an illegal grey zone, not condoned by the police,

nor actively discouraged. he knows more the most about what knives can do. so i stepped on to the vacations 9 pounds each occasion. so to me. m how kathy, math guys, person a few and we made the 17 year old who's notably relieved to be handing over his knife to some one. he feels he can trust. you're probably not here. i'm from with him on a picket if, if and i get this both are probably for me it was never really a gang team is more personal beef is more like little situations of a groups or of people and they're willing to prove themselves. you don't wanna die in atlanta reaching you on a day. so the teenager, he just handed over his knife, said something very powerful to us. he said that there are 2 types of londoners. there are civilians like me. and there are young people like him who live in a constant state of war, simply because of where they live a more often than not the color of their skin. please say children as young as 10

a carrying a deadly arsenal of weapons. the violence fuel by a toxic makes of poverty and online rivalries. and this year, the number of charm victims is that its highest since 2008, the year, 16 year old ben can seller was stabbed to death on a london street by a group of teenagers. his family has kept his memory alive through this education center. a wish more could be done to stop the situation to stop these young keach getting involved the knife crime, successive governments have to try to come up with a quick fix that they don't work in. they should be a long term plan in place of 5 or 10 year program to sort of start and educate people bookkeeping gowen or you give it to police responded with a series of serge operations. but the numbers quickly rebound several of prisons. police forces admit they're fighting an uphill battle. we've seen

a decade of sterility and cuts to policing, to youth services, to education. and a chronic can do investment in mental health services, children services and drug treatment. and that's what's really resulting in the spike. however, we are making really meaningful efforts to rebuild community policing so that we can proactively prevent crime in our communities. so we're not just simply talking about flick knives or short nice. i mean that is a, as a sort. we meet up with friends, friend, elijah, who's been collecting knives in a different part of the city. it's an unnerving hall of huge blades. i would say it's like, almost like a fashion this is where the weapons and up handed over a police station counter. this is a fraction of what's confiscated every month. foreign and elijah say they barely scratch the surface, the series, but hardware and ne parker al jazeera london have been protest in

india after 14 civilians and mistakenly killed by the army. soldiers trying to ambush rebels, open foreign, a pickup truck carrying coal miners in remote, nagel, on state last week, a death of renewed cause to scrap or reported. shoot to kill policy, which gives soldiers immunity from prosecution. elizabeth brown him has more. i don't want my mama i i, when con yet cries out to the graves of her 25 year old twin sons, long one, and 31. she pleads with them to come home for christmas. the brothers from autumn village and mon districts were in this pick up truck last saturday when soldiers opened fire. 6 of the 8 coal miners traveling with them was shot dead. 155 cape one cognac lead a search party when the minus failed to return home a fairly good game to know that the bodies are there. and some of my friends also came along with me. we started with setting fire to tree record.

and after that, i went on there and i was sitting there and then a real old feathered fighting. and i lay down and stayed there following the ambush . and now the 7 men were killed when soldiers fired at protesting villages. and now the protest was killed. the following day, india's home minister said the soldiers were acting on intelligence that rebels were on the road, adding that the government aggressive the incident. i'm with dora. during the ambush of a girl approached the location it was signal to stop. however, it tried to flee. falling which the vehicle suspected of carrying insurgents was fired upon, what resulting in the killing of 6 out of it, traveling in it. however, it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. but one of the 2 survivors told al jazeera the truck driver was never asked to stop by troops who fired from both the front and back. new chairman cognacs on shore. one was the truck driver,

some dotted and boosted enough. they were ambushed, they shot some people who didn't know anything. it wasn't even at night or in the jungle. it was on the road in broad daylight. the killings had provoked protests against the armed forces, special powers act which gives the military extended powers in areas where rebels are operating. the law enforcement indeed, administered fish made and large parts of india, northeastern states. soldiers have the power to shoot, to kill, arrest without warrant or destroy the suspect. buildings all with immunity, from prosecution, from us both and why? why is that? that is, it is an example for him, you know, same indian citizen in this, in the us, people, i'm not, i will kill by on pause. if we cannot accept, we cannot tell it. we have a 2nd does citizen how does government up until the north and civilian of the

country? government leaders say the army needs extra powers and regions were rebels operate . but as a week long morning for the villages of ordering goes on, not the land and migalia state lead is repealing to the government ally the bad at the jump, the party to repeal the contentious shoot to kill law. elizabeth per item al jazeera new daddy island is in the tiny south pacific archipelago. new caledonia have voted overwhelmingly to remain passive. france pro independent groups which boycotted the referendum, said a plan to appeal the results that united nations catchy lopez all day on reports. never. we prefer a clue. new caledonia is remaining a french territory. although voter turnout was low at around 45 percent 96 percent of fire lenders who did vote projected the latest bid for independence. it was the 3rd and final referendum in the past 3 years. both are cited with france

in all of them. the said that girl again, yolanda city. this victory is beautiful. is the beginning of something new in the french republic. and i'm proud of that. independence groups boycotted the vote. they say holding the referendum during coven lockdown was both unfair and led to bias results. new caledonia is isa australia and a strategically important to france, which has a military base there. government leaders and harris feared and independent new caledonia would move closer to china, which has built economic ties and political influence on other pacific islands. literally doing in the california new caledonian, have chosen to remain french. they have freely decided to do so for the entire nation. this choice is a source of pride and recognition. this evening. france is more beautiful because new caledonia has decided to stay part of it. reuben, with a population of about 275000 and

a weak economy. some analysts say having the backing of france may have given residence, a sense of security, which helped you get a good yeah, with vaccines and as well as the order i do. so sure, it couldn't be measures and to boost you're going to be doing. do, sir, is health crisis. now a new stage of negotiations will begin, while the territory will remain part of france. caledonian leaders, including separatists will have up to 18 months to negotiate with the french government and redefine a new service for the territory. katya little bits of the young al jazeera estate memorial service has been held at a church in cape town for south africa, lost a party president after abbey de clark died last month at the age of 85. after being diagnosed with cancer, his government eventually bowed. to international pressure in the early 19 nineties, to release political prisoners and remove rice as laws. on his deathbed,

he apologized for part 8, but his legacy divides many south africans president. so a rama post that delivered the eulogy describing him as brave, but also recalling the horrors of the regime. he led in many ways janny our foundation was not unlike the path that the life of f. w to click followed. born into white privilege, as well as power raised in the ideology of ratio superiority, committed to the defense of an abhorrent and inhuman system. f w declare would come to play an important role in our democratic transition. now max, the sapa has just been confined to is formula one while champion off to students dismissed to appeals by lewis, hamilton's mercedes team, the staff and one

a dramatic and controversial final race of the season, denying his rival and unprecedented 8th while title that he man it started the race level at the top of the driver standings for rece reports now on the when a takes all event. ah, as dusk fell in abu dhabi, there was hope of a new dorm to red bull bucks for stopping on pole head of the mercedes of louis hamilton, who started 2nd ah seconds into the race. the reigning champion was in front, was stopping on the faster tires, but sla out of the blocks. if both crushed was stop and would be champion and straight away, he nearly was aggressive overtake from her. stopping with sending hamilton into a short cut and back into the lead. hamilton had a brief deal with stop and teammates, sergio paris ah, sued recommends his mexican standoff with stopping with hamilton cruising and just

5 laps to go. nicholas la t fees crush, brought out the safety car, the stop and took the soft option, a new set of tires, in case it came down to a sprint. and it did. why are we getting these calls out of the way? just keep it both because christian just keep me a 2nd. as the authorities made one rule about the restart and overruled themselves with another, allowed ver stop and to catch up. and deny hamilton record 8th won't title in the cruelest of circumstances. it's normally what i mean. you had already 2nd fighting and then of course that opportunity in the last. oh it's incredible. i'm saving a crime. but it's, it's insane. we gave it within the service that last part of the season,

we give it absolutely everything and we never gave out in us. most of the arguments continue to rage between the teams on the race director. but one man was above the bickering max for stopping formula one world champion of a season that was never over until it was over walrus al jazeera and what's thought to be the world's largest blue sapphire is gone on display in sri lanka. the large gem has been named queen of asia and weighs 310 kilos. it was found 3 months ago, but has just been unveiled the public and the city of arana barbara. ah . main stories now. search and rescue teams or a scouring the rubble of entire towns that have been lost to tornadoes, that tor through 6 states in the u. s. dozens of people have been killed. an unknown number is still missing. after around 30 tornadoes hit on friday,

the director of the federal emergency management agency is on the ground now and kentucky, fema officials say they are still hoping to find survivors.