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the roads behind me, those steels the entire area that stretches in this direction was completely submerged. many of the homes and buildings that were destroyed are still rubble. and parts of this district have started the flood once again the the. ready more than 70 people are killed in a fi at a 5 story building in south africa. 7 children are among the dead. will have the latest from johannesburg. the they are watching how to 0 live from bill. how would need for the back. people also coming up an army general is name transitional leader. following the cool in galvan,
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united nations. the african union in france, whole condemned the military take home. her county body a weakens into a tropical storm after causing destruction. striding in our custom usaid stuff stored at georgia and south carolina and searching for the disappearing to lay a presidential campaign is launched to find the remains of thousands not seen. seems to be no shape military wishing the thank you very much for joining us. the number of dead in a fire in the south african city of johannesburg has reason to more than 70, including 7 children. recovery operations are underway. as emergency close look for more bodies. the blaze got it and illegally occupied building in the city center. it's unclear what causes the fire began in the early hours of thursday morning. it
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happened in the central dryness brakes marshal town. the area was once a business district of south africa's economic hub, the fire engulfed a 5 story building that was leased by the cd to an n g o. let's go live to our correspond and find me. the media was that the scene of the fire in johannesburg, the death toll has been rising dramatically in the last 2 hours for me to bring us up to speed with the latest. it certainly has from when this fire 1st broke out in the early hours of the phoning analysis, you officials are saying at least 73 people have been killed in that fi uh they continue with their search and recovery operations in that building. and as we've seen it through the morning, we've continued to see them bring parties out. they've been lines off up on the streets. it's the best that officials can do at the moment. so it'd be see buttons the services because there's just so much to tackle at this point given how many people lived in that building that we moved uh, just
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a few meters away from the building to the other end of the street way behind me. a number of people who lived in the building or next to the building or perhaps waiting for news and loved ones. those people are waiting just behind us. police keep moving them away because emergency vehicles keep coming down this road. but to give us a better idea of what happened in the early hours of this morning, were joined by 2 people, cut off will and gift they lose in the building. they live in the building, but in a safe way. they come into a separate entrance and so that building that part of the building potentially on scape for crop. i'm going to ask you to tell me more. we will, you witness fire broke out. and what did you see? show me on the other fiction. i asked people don't fully and when you had people screaming, fire, fire, fire, emergency, and you went out of the building out of all houses. so it was a fire actually not too much to
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give to, you know, there were many people living in disposing. and so it was difficult for them to get out. what did you see, what was it like? i saw people jumping off the windows and it showed me to it, so it's difficult for, for them to escape the lots of these, the fire. some of the jumping was this, if i started to become the 1st floor or you know, pseudo, is it the most flows of flows? so it's difficult for him to get away from the community was what was it like in the building in terms of the living conditions, because this was informal housing and legally occupied. and a lot of people, again, what are the missing conditions like so i was actually
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the most indeed just as a clinician, what so conditions, limited foods population, most types of hiring people, especially the account is low or people from my knowledge. there were a lot of them there, so when so same to rsvp, came in to see 3 more suited people into 4th floor. so a lot from the, for the last, it took them into account for shutting the basement. so a few, it says it keeps defaulting us, the diagnosis of both of you live in the city. this was a commercial. how many of these buildings and all abandoned to the 700 of them, other many of bands and buildings that you've seen and difficult living conditions and poor safety regulations? do you see a lot of that? and he's also attending here next year to do said,
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according to the reports, we track building some design background. 10 of the space is just call me i'm and dollars the safety continues to be a big issue. but ultimately we've had a very tragic incident here in johannesburg. usually the last thing at least 73 people have been killed. this must have been very something very difficult to witness. and how did you keep yourself? i'll say, uh, actually look close to the duty. probably so people jumping off the watches, the screw windows, so as we definitely saved cuz we yeah. thank you gentlemen, for your time, we appreciate you explaining to us what you saw earlier today. now i'm a number of people can continue to gather behind us, waiting for news of their loved ones. but a lot of people will also be homeless,
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tonight's because they will hundreds of people in that building and they have no way to go. we do know that department of human settlements has come to the area to try and work out way to house these people. but there is already a very huge problem around homelessness and housing, people in adequate housing where there's adequate sanitation, that water and electricity a building like this one, had a legal electricity connections. we've heard from the city where they've said that they are investigating the cause of the fire. it's not, you know, so we don't know this was due to any sort of gas explosion or any legal electricity connection. we like you to hear more from us or choosing the coming always, but certainly a lot of concern around for living conditions. both things like this, having many, many people and it's one of the youngest killed in the spy. a was as young as a year old, and we've spoken to authorities your website. it's likely that this to will
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continue to go up. we've seen that during the course of the morning as a continue their recovery operations. the mayor of japan as book, has said that whoever is responsible for the building will be brought to book will be held to account. but it also said this was a municipal building, but it's likely that the building was taken over by an informal landlord. we know that the rooms are rented out to people for a few dollars a month, and this will be a continuous in terms of safety and the people that live in a tragic situation. no doubt. thank you so much for me to, for bringing us a way to save from johannesburg from you to mila. in the philippines, a fi in quiz on the city has scale. at least 15 people, including a 3 year old child. 3 people were able to get out safely when the fi assigned to the building that has residential units and a factory. but officials say 5 find is were delayed by flooding traffic and being given a wrong address. an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
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in other world news, the african union, the united nations and friends have condemned the military coup in the central african country of gabon. present valley bungalow is under house arrest and the government has been dissolved. military leaders have appointed general reese or leading gamma as transitional leader, the post president from the has all the oil which by the impoverished country for 55 years ago as asking people to rise up against the cool. but there was jubilation across the bone after use of the takeover. nicholas hodges following developments from neighboring senate golf, the celebrations on the streets of the capital. the booty kept on free, give on liberated features crowds of waiting palm leaves. in the sign of victory hug you have any soldiers hours after they carried out their crew. mose, we are so happy, there is a sense of joy. we waiting for this moment for so long, we suffered so much poseurs,
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jumped the name of the man leading because he didn't hide it. but he's 1040 in grandma has been named as the transition leader. and he is the head of the presidential guard, which pledge to protect the president of the bone, go a close aid to bone, go, leap, puts bone, go under house arrest, bring to an end. the 56 year long bunco family dentist. i'll be bone, go when seen a strong and invincible appearing desperate and alone appealing for help from his palace, where he's being detained. so i'm calling you to make the noise to make noise. mostly i'm, i'm thinking you a call that has fallen on deaf ears following the presidential election on saturday . the vote was marred by a massive fraud, says the opposition longer ordered the shut down of the internet and band international observers and foreign journalists from covering the election. when boned goes, your election was announced on wednesday morning. the soldiers seized power,
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then nearly from genta revoked the election results. interesting dozens of electoral officials and accused them of trees. about this, the day we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime in the general elections of august 26. as well as the truncated results are cancelled, the boat is closed until further notice all institutions of the republic, or there's all that the african union has condemned the latest qu, in the region. but the gap in these people appeared jubilant. these things in national anthem and chance we have chased injustice and she bone as they're working too. and you don't speak list hawk out to 0 and next joins us now live from the car. so nick, tell us more about the new leader of the bone who's gentle recently getting gamma as well recently. and grandma is not used to the
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regime. he was actually a close say to ali bung his father, omar bunco, who had ruled the country before ali bongo. and then in 2009 when i'll even go took over power. he sideline a piece or do you send them over to the course? and the goal, where i stand, where he was, the defense attach sheet to the embassy in india bone here as well as morocco. but during that time, the young colonel amounts to a considerable amount of, well, if he has numerous houses in the united states, and then he was called back in 2019. when ali bung go suffered a stroke and there was a coup attempt there. and he was brought back as a head of the presidential guard in effect, the man that supposed to protect the roof. he and he is now seen as a man that brought the regime to the end to an end and brought the $56.00 a year long, long ago dennis t 2 and then so he is distant enough from the bunker regime and we saw some steps that he has taken by arresting his son by placing a, the bundle under house arrest,
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but he is close enough that his nomination appeases international actor is like the french or the chinese. we have business interest in components worth noting that during this cool we didn't see anybody burning the french flag. yeah. the country with is a french military base. so he is much of the same to some in a break from the past for others. yeah, and we've seen scenes of celebration in the bone in live reveal after the cool, what's been the wider reaction in the region to this new cool. now the latest one in the west africa, central africa region. so we've seen so we've seen fully the usual condemnation from the united nations, from friends, from the united kingdom, the you, etc. the what a muted reaction from san max and back is the community of central african countries that, that constitute the region in which could bone is so no reaction from neighboring
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cameroon. from advert equitorial guinea from chad. a interesting to note that for instance, in cameroon, there's been a president there since that spinning empower since 1982 in neighboring exports or guinea. there is a president that's been in power since 1979 fully. and so there is fear in those neighboring countries that this contagion of code that we're seeing in west and central african countries may spread to neighboring countries. so there is a lack of there, there is a sense of this trust me amongst those in those capital with their military forces . but the question that we have to wonder is, was this crew, preplanned or not. given that there was a lot of resentment against all the bone graft. all this is a country that's oil rich that made $6000000000.00 in exports of oil. and yet most of the people in good on live in dire poverty. thank you. i'm looking for the update nicholas hotline for as the in the costs in
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a go at least 50 palestinians have been injured by gunfire and t, a gas option is really sold just on the city of novelist. any occupied westbank. and these really officer and threes are the soldiers were also injured after launch . explosive device was detonated by palestinian fighters. silver injured are in stable condition in hospital. meanwhile, a palace simeon drive and then he's really soldier. i've been killed any occupied westbank. witnesses say, a small congo vehicle drove into soldiers at a check point to the ever my last 2 of these are the soldiers were injured. the driver was chase down and shot need to abraham. has this update from him. i live in the occupied place back according to eye witnesses, a palestinian driver has robbed his car against is really is would as it is really mean the 3 check point. now this check point just outside the law here in the occupied to us bag basically is on a major highways used by many is really is in some palestinians who have permits to
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cross into israel. now according to witnesses, the driver has fled the scene when he was chased and shot the app. # is really surface towards the by is really forces us another is really me the 3 check points . now this comes after it 10 nights in nablus. in the north of the occupied west bank would palestinians have planted an explosive device that has designated in it is really for those who had storming knob just to kind of offer protection to is really worshippers who are going to visit every just sites inside novice except now this rise intention coincides with a recent pull that has been conducted recently with 5 more than 54 percent of processing is expect an arm into the fall book here in the occupied westbank does that, but he just the to the occupied westbank still ahead on knowledge is hera who to
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face gold guns and millions of dollars into zambia. we have the latest on this smuggling and ask your nation is the hello good to see you. let's go with your world's weather report beginning in australia and after pers closing on a record for the month of august. of course fridays. now september your down to 23 . we've got a weather maker spreading in. some showers and wind temperature is still running high though in the kimberly for w a broom as $36.00 degrees in for the southeast corner. not bad mix of signing cloud for you. temperatures pretty well where they should be now that were in the month of september for new zealand, weather, alerts and play for this patch of rain that's running across the tasman. but elsewhere across the country. things are looking good at a bad day and christ church at 18 degrees. ok,
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let's go to southeast asia. right now. we've got a super tie for we've got to talk about this one is closing in on hong kong. so, hong kong is contemplating already a city wide closure on friday, just because of how bad this storm is, will paint the red line on. that's where it looks to go, potentially making land fall in one dunc profits in southern china. then we've also got this storm which will become a type food as it rolls through japan, through qu island, and gets very close to taiwan. meantime, a batch of what weather is wobbling in. the water is between korea and japan, but by and large, it's a dr. picture for mainland japan tokyo is up to $35.00 degrees for the 1st day of september. sounds good between the 18 hundreds and as recently as the 19 nineties and canada, over a 150000 children were taken from their homes and forced into schools that stripped them of their identity and to offer their lives. as the search for unmarked graves
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continues and higher, we revelations emerge. people and power examines the long term consequences of the government funded system. residential schools, canada shame on a jersey to the the, the on the back, every campbell, my top stories on how to 0, a fire in south africa has killed at 870 people. the blaze got to be abandoned building and your highness for which house illegal occupants. the african union, united nations and friends have condemned the military. coal in the central african
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country of cup on military leaders have appointed general recently. you can give him a transitional leisure present that he don't go remains on the house or i send his documents diesel and a palestinian driver and, and he's really, soldier has been killed in the occupied, westbound witnesses say, a small congo vehicle towed into a group of soldiers mounting a check point to me, it kind of us hurricane the dia has weakened into a tropical storm. as it moves northeast towards the straits of south and north carolina, at least 3 people were killed in the wide spread flooding and damage from high winds. in florida and georgia, bob cats are affecting hundreds of thousands and the clean up may take months. john henry bracelets, hurricane and dahlia swept into northern florida. is a powerful category. 3 storm, it wins immediately, making their marks. the mercurial i wall of the storm ripped off this roof top be left another intact. next door. strengthened by the warm waters of the gulf of
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mexico dahlia. briefly reached category for level winds before slowing. as it rolled ashore in florida as lightly populated big bend region, the president promised federal help to affected states. i'm ready to mobilize that support for they need. i don't think anybody can deny the impacts of climate crisis anymore. just look around. historic slides mean historic slides on the edge of the storms path and the capital of tallahassee. dahlia phil this century old oak tree. under the governor's mansion. this picture posted by 1st lady casey to status who was inside at the time. the storm left hundreds of thousands without power utility workers are actively working to restore power in all affected areas. and they started doing that as soon as it was safe to do so. so those, those restoration efforts are ongoing. after the destructive winds move on,
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the biggest threat remains a catastrophic storm surge rising and the storms pass in tampa. drone footage shows water spilling over a sea wall and on to sidewalks. some residents using kayaks to navigate flood waters. the flooding is unbelievable. the bay shore boulevard is completely under water and dangerous, and i'm seen individuals try to still drive down it. and that's a big mistake, because their cars are getting stranded from florida dahlia road through georgia in the carolinas, with plains evacuated ahead of the values arrival alabama maxwell. air force base staged emergency relief supplies. as a dahlia moves on leaving flood waters in its wake, a clean up the could. last month's begins, john henry and l g 0. indigenous leaders. and back to this in brazil are calling for nationwide protests because of the threats to their way of life. as monica,
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an i q, every for some really to narrow supreme court judges are bound to announce avoiding that may limit binds to and federal lands. the indigenous people across brazil once more facing threats to their survival. for 2 years, they've been urging the supreme court to take action and confirmed their rights. twin sister, lance, tribal leaders warning supreme court present cause of that and certainty, has bred violence. it was take care of us because sleep in peace knowing that our constitutional rights have been questioned. and then with the mercy of invaders who gravel length at any cost. the issue at stake is a landmark case establishing a timeframe to limit the number of indigenous reserves in brazil is approved. we tribes living on their territories at the time presume enacted its constitution in
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1988 can claim to yeah, using spring ranch, probably, and requested that we have a problem with that date before. 1988, many indigenous peoples were forced out of their territories at gunpoint presented with a military dictatorship and they had no means to fight for the rights of the 1988 timeframe is established. their land claims and hundreds of others will be a note. but even if the justice is rule in their favor, results, indigenous peoples are facing a still greater threat. this time from the conservative dominated congress, the powerful farm lobby is pushing for a bill that will open protected indigenous territories to commercial activities, such as logging in farming. it also allows the government to reclaim existing reserves. environmental say that this legislation not only puts the survival of hundreds of tribes in danger, but also that of the amazon reinforce with the clear possibility of conflict
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release from each branch of the government. there's a certainty on both sides of the debate about exactly what land price in brazil will mean in practice. monica, and i'll give, i'll just 0. we addition narrow ceremonies have been held worldwide for the day of the disappeared when victims of abductions, often by secretive government organizations are remembered and truly present. gabrielle burridge has launched a campaign to find the remains of hundreds of people who disappeared during the military ruler back was still pinto shaped lot in america, tennessee, and human reports from santiago. as the relatives of nearly 1200, julian's were never seen again after they were detained nearly 50 years ago by agents of julius foreman, military dictatorship, were invited to the presidential palace for a very special event. among them. 48 year old. can you stay on martinez?
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he was still a baby in 1975 with his father left the house to meet another member of the 10 discipline left him organization that he belonged to me body a so he took me with him. when he arrived at the designated corner, the agents were waiting on it had been betrayed by come rate hood broken out of torture. my father managed to convince them to drop me off at my grandparents house nearby before taking him away. i mean, we never saw him again. i mean like, any of us that, you know, might be, this has been trying to put the pieces together ever since. his mother fled to friends with her 2 children who became friends with the children of another exiled couple. it was only one might have seen this return to the as an adult that he discovered that his friend's father was the one who had betrayed his unity to me. that you're not the only one we met 2 years ago. i told her, i can't hate you. i think that you the family and my family are old victims from
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studies. 3rd period. our country live to perhaps none have suffered more than the friends and families of the missing school thing, carrying out a painful, lonely, and frustrating search for their missing loved ones for nearly 5 decades. now for the 1st time since the tennis return to democracy, current president w bought each hasn't announced a plan to search for the remains of the more than $1100.00 people who disappeared. it entails more money, more technology, more science for the bubble. more political will for the children states to take responsibility for what happens. but for the families of the disappeared as a mixture of hope and skepticism. more than 2 decades ago, the presumed remains of political visitors were dug up in this hill. in a shocking report on national television, earlier this month, it was reviewed. they've been put in cardboard boxes and identified and forgotten in official forensic centers. until now, with a mother,
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we will that our mothers are we'd always have paused without getting answers. so we said his plan is too late. we hope this dates negligence will end. no, that is what the president is promising. but after nearly half a century, at least some may at last be able to bury their dead sea in human al jazeera santiago and mexico relatives of disappeared. people have also march the day. nearly a 100000 people have been registered has disappeared since 1965. many of those missing or something. i've seen a doctor by drug tests now to a crime, mystery involving fate, gold guns, i munition and millions of dollars in cash. all that is reported to have been found when police search to private jets. in zambia, prosecutors, they have denied built 11 suspects, now facing smuggling corruption and espionage charges. 5 of the accused r gibb,
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should harm latasha has a story drug enforcement agents in the capital. the sockeye show gen unless the a croft that are causing so much speculation and controversy in zambia, there was a story that they had said, but maybe it would come through and see them would be the message to the people here. i think it was, but it's a quote very, very the across a level of guns, bullets cache and fake gold was seized by police. on august, the 13th, several arrests were made including 5 egyptian nationals. they had been denied belle and charged with corruption, smuggling and espionage for entry and restricted zone at the airport. egyptian authorities say the a croft a privately owned and will only in transit when they landed in cairo. but the fact that it's a crime, but she just doesn't make it related to the states one way or another.
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and the stipulations was all about the relation of egypt as a states with a private jet. so um, a lot of news about adoption authorities following up with the them, you know, sorry, fees and following up on the status of the egyptian. there, the keys for his up to 30 is in jail is convicted when they stand trial. that means hope that we didn't find the start us. many of the questions raised in this and usual police investigation will be answered. how do we test? so i'll just have the hello again. i'm fully back to go with the headline. so knowledge is 0. a fire in south africa has killed at least 70 people, including 7 children. blaze got it, and abandoned building in johannesburg, which housed illegal occupancy emergency. clues are searching for more bodies. and .

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