this is bbc news, i'm eleanor garnier. the headlines at six o'clock. rescue teams step up their efforts to try and reach thousands of stranded families in the indian province of kerala. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get help very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. the campaign for another brexit vote receives a million pound donation from the co—founder of fashion label superdry. a british woman who spent ten hours in the water after falling from a cruise liner near croatia has been rescued. the government says it will investigate allegations that british world war two shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. also coming up — a baby boom with a difference at a hospital in arizona. as 16 nurses who all work in the same intensive care unit fall pregnant at the same time.

indian rescuers have recovered ten more bodies after heavy flooding in the southern state of kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the past 10 days, many in landslides, following the heaviest monsoon rains for a century. helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to help reach people stranded. and many schools as well as community centres have been converted into relief camps. here's jane—frances kelly. rescue efforts continue. a soldier winches a child to safety, reuniting it with its relieved mother. in some areas, the waters are beginning to recede,

allowing people to retrieve some of their possessions. india's met department has forecast a let—up in the heavy rain over the next five days, apart from a few areas in the small coastal state. kerala often sees some of the highest rainfalls during the monsoon season. but this year, it has been exceptional. flash floods and landslides have killed hundreds, and left others destitute. hundreds of thousands have had to flee to relief camps for food and shelter. these people are living in a government veterinary hospital. translation: there are ten to 15 children and about 35 of us adults, including really old people. we've been here for the past six days. others are being fed in a school, unable to return home because they say water is still coming into their houses. all the state's 44 rivers have flooded, swelled by the release of water from dams which have become full.

here, localfishermen have come to the rescue. hundreds of government boats are also out and about, searching for people. there are many people who are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get their help very soon. we couldn't stay there anymore, and i'm thankfulfor the people who brought us out of there. where it's not possible to rescue people, troops have stepped up relief efforts, dropping food and other supplies to remote or cut—off areas. india's prime minister modi visited the state on saturday and promised millions of pounds in aid. people in neighbouring states are also sending food, medical supplies and clean water. the problem now is getting it to those affected, and also stopping the spread of disease due to the insanitary conditions. jane frances—kelly, bbc news. our correspondent yogita limaye is in kerala and sent us this report from a centre providing help to those who have lost their homes. thousands of people who have been displaced by the floods

are here in this relief camp. they're being given some food, slices of bread and some tea. some of them were actually in another relief camp not far away, but because that flooded, they were brought here. what this is is actually a big school. if you look up there, those are actually classrooms, but they've now been converted into makeshift bedrooms where all of these people are sleeping in the night. as far as the weather is concerned, in kerala, we have had some respite from the rainfall over the past 12 hours, but that doesn't mean people aren't still stranded. because the water doesn't recede that quickly. what it has meant is that rescue operations have been able to pick up pace. so, boats being pressed into action, helicopters that are airlifting people. those people have been able to be faster, because at least there's no risk of the water levels suddenly rising. but as far as these people are concerned, and the question of when really they can go back to whatever‘s left of their home,

there's no sense of that, because even if we have a long pause from the rainfall, because of the nature of kerala, with more than a0 rivers and numerous streams, the water will not recede that quickly. our correspondent yuki tiller may —— yogita limaye. earlier i spoke to prakash panicker — his wife and brothers live in kerala and have had their homes destroyed by the floods. torrential rain has caused a lot of devastation and this is probably one of the worst disasters my family has faced, kerala has faced. and it will linger in the memory of people as one of the worst disasters which resulted in the death of children, of men and women, old and young alike. it is a horrifying experience.

and where they live, their particular village or area, what has happened to the homes there, all their possessions, have they been injured or are they 0k? i come from a remote village, i don't know if you are familiar with this district. we have a house there, and the house is completely submerged underwater. now there are rats, poisonous snakes, and that the most horrifying creatures you can ever think of. it certainly is not a pleasant experience. it is very very sad. and people, my brother lived there, and his crops have been devastated. and the recent report is that

epidemics are rearing their heads to create more misery and that medical facilities are very seldom available. and what are they doing? have they been moved to somewhere safe? my brother has been recently moved out that his property is almost in a devastating condition. it needs to be rebuilt and there are my friends, my other relatives, they are in rescue camps. and the plight of the rescue camp is really really sad. we know these are the worst monsoon rains, people say, for a century. how common is it to have heavy rains like this at this time

of year and what effect do they normally have? the normal weather conditions, obviously, you can't predict conditions in kerala. we may face more rain, so we can't predict it, but normally we do not experience this kind of torrential rain as has happened recently. and in the living memory of the people living there, this is probably the first time they have faced this kind of devastation. your trust in croydon, in south london, you are trying to help the people affected, what are you doing? we are trying to provide airlines. unfortunately money does not help. when the banks are underwater, went money is not accessible, what can money do?

money can't do anything. so we are trying to collect relief materials. we are contacting airlines and then we are sending all those relief materials to kerala, two agencies who are trying to help them. that help will be very limited because accessibility is a problem. we saw the prime minister look at the earlier yesterday, what more does the government needs to do to help people? rather than having the money immediately available for them, the government has to step forward, find ways and means of helping, like more helicopters. more personnel from the navy. more availability of boats, and more people who have the experience of diving under the water. with oxygen masks

and things like that. and that is what the government is trying to do. and as you know, in any relief operations, the task is so heavy, so difficult, and there will be, operations will be very difficult. for example, diving with an oxygen mask is not an easy task. people living in the second story building, they have to go through the stairs, supply the oxygen masks to other persons, and then that person has to come through the stairs, such a daunting operation, it's not easy and there are obstructions, it is not easy. finally, when you return to kerala after this tragedy, how different will the state be, from what you know of it? of course everything is in a state of rebuilding.

houses have to be rebuilt, bridges have to be reconstructed, and the people who i met, with their smiling faces, they may not be there any more. families are devastated. some of them, i will be facing them, they will have tears on their cheeks. it certainly won't be a pleasant experience. and certain people who have been rescued probably will be thinking of god and some probably not. this will be a very, very different experience. it is humanity which suffers, and humanism, i hope, will prevail. the indonesian island of lombok has been hit by another powerful earthquake, measuring 7.2 magnitude — the second tremor today. the latest quake struck in the sea 120 kilometres north of the island.

this comes after a tremor earlier today, measuring 6.3 magnitude. it is less than two weeks since an earthquake killed more than a70 people on lombok — destroying tens of thousands of homes and leaving the island devastated. the national disaster agency says they are still monitoring the situation and there have have been no reports of deaths or serious damage, buta number of landslides have occurred. a series of explanatory notices designed to prepare the uk for the possibility of a no—deal brexit are due to be published on thursday. the notices will include advice for businesses, citizens and public bodies on how to cope if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. meanwhile, a businessman who helped to found the fashion label, superdry, has donated a million pounds to the campaign for a public vote on any final brexit deal. 0ur political correspondent susana mendon a joined me a little earlier to explain the likelihood of a no—deal brexit.

the government wants a deal with the eu, and so over the summer we have had ministers going off to europe and trying to make the case for theresa may's chequers plan. yes, certainly they want to get a deal, but there has been a lot of criticism that the government perhaps has not been prepared enough in the eventuality of there being a no—deal. what they want to do, and we have known that these briefing papers were coming for some time now, they want to make it clear that they do have a plan in place. we are getting the first of the briefing papers on thursday. we understand in total there are around 70 of these briefing papers that we will get between now and the end of september, and the idea is that they will give people more clarity on what businesses, individuals and public bodies should do in the event of a no—deal. it will be a busy week for the brexit secretary, dominic raab. he has a speech on thursday and will be continuing negotiations. the speech on thursday will be very much about what the potential no—deal plan would be. but before that, they want to get a deal with the eu. so they are stepping

up the negotiations. they've told us he is going to be meeting with michel barnier the eu chief negotiator on tuesday in brussels, downing street said this was about picking up the pace and intensity of those negotiations because they want to get to a deal that can be one that suits both britain and the eu. and still on the referendum, the debate continues. but a boost today for those who want to see another vote on the deal that theresa may does or doesn't get? yes, so in terms of the people's vote campaign, people may have heard of them, they have been running a campaign over the summer where they are trying to push for there to be a referendum on the final deal, where members of the public would get to vote on that. they have had some funding from a wealthy donor, £1 million, the biggest donation that they have had, and they said they will put this money into paying for polling to look at whether or not opinions have changed. tom baldwin, who runs

their communications team, has said that he thinks it will show that opinion has changed. however, the brexiteers i've been speaking to this lunchtime completely dismissed that. they say that basically they are living in some kind of dreamland, and that opinion hasn't changed, and they should get out of the london bubble. susana mendon a, our political correspondent. the metropolitan police is looking for a 27—year—old man suspected of carrying out a ‘horrific‘ street attack in south—east london, which has left two woman fighting for their lives. joe xuereb from greenwich is believed to have mental health issues and should not be approached by the public. the woman, aged 30 and 64 were found by officers in adderley gardens earlier this afternoon, and have been taken to hospitals in south london. a 29—year—old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, after a car hit people outside the houses of parliament on tuesday. salih khater, who was born in sudan

and was living in birmingham, will appear before magistrates tomorrow. three people were injured when the car crashed into security barriers in westminster. fire crews are attending a fire at an industrial estate near east midlands airport. the blaze has led to trains on the east midlands railway line around both nottingham and sheffield being cancelled. more than 50 firefighters are on the scene, with plumes of thick black smoke visible. a british paraglider has died after a mid—air collision with another pilot in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell, crashed into ukrainian igor volov ahead of the final race of the british open competition in krusevo on friday. the british instructor who was from devon died in hospital, while mr volov died at the scene. the headlines on bbc news. rescue teams step up their efforts to try and reach

thousands of stranded families in the indian province of kerala. the campaign for another brexit vote receives a £1 million donation from the co—founder of fashion label superdry. a british woman who spent ten hours in the water after falling from a cruise liner near croatia has been rescued. more on this story, a british woman has been rescued, 10 hours after falling from a cruise ship into the sea off the coast of croatia. the 46—year—old was on board a norwegian star cruise liner, but ended up in the adriatic sea just before midnight. a spokeswoman for norwegian said she was pulled to safety by the croatian coastguard and taken to an ambulance on the mainland. she spoke to journalists about her ordeal. what happened last night? i fell off the back

of the norwegian star. and i was in the water for ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. your name is? kay. i'm very lucky to be alive. where are you from? i'm from england. yes. i'm a6, and i was sitting at the back of the deck. the uk is to investigate allegations that british world war two shipwrecks in asia have been targeted by scavengers. the defence secretary gavin williamson says he was "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecks off the malaysian and indonesian coasts had been looted. they are thought to be the graves of royal navy sailors and civilians. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of wales. may 1939, the launch of the prince of wales, a few months before the outbreak

of the second world war. in 19a1, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and american president franklin roosevelt. later that year, it and hms repulse would make their final voyage. repulse and the prince of wales were lost in the java sea on december 10th, 19a1. the warships had been trying to intercept a japanese invasion force headed for malaya. both vessels were sunk by bombers as they tried to return to their base in singapore. over 800 sailors were lost, making the wrecks war graves. diving experts currently think at least ten british warships are in that area. they've been ransacked for their steel, which has very little radiation, and could be used to make sensitive instruments. it's thought the salvage of one ship alone could fetch up to £1 million. the looting of sunken warships breaches the un international salvaging convention and breaks british,

indonesian and malaysia laws. defence secretary gavin williamson says he is very concerned over these allegations and is working with those governments to investigate those claims. but with defence resources under pressure, any kind of effective policing of designated naval war graves could be difficult. chi chi izundu, bbc news. hundreds of people have attended a service to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the ballygawley bus bombing in county tyrone. eight soldiers were killed and 28 people injured in an ira attack. survivors and relatives of the victims laid wreaths and poppy crosses near the scene. 0ur reporter kevin sharkey was there. the scene of carnage along this road around this countryside three decades ago, well, it's hard to imagine in the northern ireland of today. but the accounts, the memories of those who were there that night, survivors, local people, and members of the emergency services who came here to help in the minutes and hours

after the attack, they recall scenes of devastation in the dark, in the dead of night. james, you were a young soldier, at 21, you were on the bus that night. yes, iwas, yes. i was one of the survivors of the bomb. that was 20th of august, 88. i lost eight good friends. the minutes before and after the attack? the minutes before, we were all jolly. we were happy to actually be back, because as soon as we get back, it's time to go home for leave. as soon as we get back into work, get back into motion again... but that night, we never actually got back to the barracks. oh, it's just devastating. and what are your memories of that particular moment?

yes, yes, at first we thought we had a massive big accident, until afterwards, when, you know, i think i was knocked out, i was trapped underneath the wreckage. and then it wasjust hearing people in the background, the coaches behind us. two bands came down, and we realised what had happened after i came round and was found underneath the wreckage. the first thing that we were actually saying was, "are all the lads 0k?" we were all shouting for one another. when you shout and there was no response. just... you just... you just assumed that they were gone. so, yeah, we were surprised that only eight were killed that night, there could have been a lot more if it wasn't for the people from

the band, the emergency services. so, we owe them our lives. and such remote location in the dark, the dead of night. it was pitch black, the same weather as today, funnily enough. it's like deja vu, you know? 30 years on, we're all still here. the people of 0magh. and people around this area have dedicated a beautiful memorial to the lads. and your own life in the days, weeks and years after the attack? i tried to get back into the army system but ijust couldn't do it because i suffered ptsd, a broken back. i try to get back and i couldn't. i ended up being medically discharged.

and that's when i found it really hard. because i had nobody... like, the regiment, the battalion, they were my family, my brothers. and when you're out, you've got nothing. and i found it really hard when i first got out. and here you are today, three decades later. and you've brought your family here, and your children for the first time. yes, i brought my wife and my three children, they're over there now amongst the crowd. they want to see where their dad got injured. basically, i'm their hero. but we were only here doing a job. the real heroes are the people from northern ireland, they are the heroes in my eyes. and what does this event here today mean to you? it means a lot. that 30 years on, the young soldiers who died that evening are still remembered, 30 years on. notjust by us, but by everybody. as you can see, the crowd is just unbelievable. and every time we come over, we've been over every november, we always go to the 0magh memorial garden and we lay flowers

there for the 0magh townspeople, which, you know, there was a lovely lady yesterday, i've known her for years, just come up to me yesterday and giving me a big hug and saying, "welcome home". 0magh is like a second home to us. james, thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. and many of the people who were here that night who helped so vividly recall the events. many of them recall witnessing the worst of humanity alongside the best of humanity in the hours after the attack. kevin sharkey reporting. the italian fire brigade has released new images from genoa, following last week's bridge collapse. the precarious looking work is being carried out to secure what remains of the morandi bridge. a3 people died when a section of the structure — measuring around 200 metres in length —

collapsed on tuesday. as venezuela's economic problems deepen, the effects are being felt across south america. ecuador has now banned venezuelans from entering without a passport — trapping thousands of people trying to flee hardship at home. and in one border town in brazil, residents drove out hundreds of venezuelan migrants following a robbery. bill hayton reports. the town of pacaraima, on brazil's border with venezuela. soldiers on the street protecting hundreds of venezuelan migrants being pushed back over the frontier. it followed a robbery, which local people blamed on the new arrivals. in response, they burnt down the migrant shelter. anti—migrant feeling is growing across south america.

ecuador the latest to impose restrictions on venezuelans. the sudden announcement left thousands of people stuck at border crossings. translation: we were on the road already when they put out that news, just like that, boom. on wednesday, we left, and all of a sudden, they tell us that today. we would like the ecuadorian institutions to at least help us. many of these people are heading south through colombia and ecuador to find work in peru and chile. but ecuador‘s move has trapped large numbers of venezuelans in colombia, angering the government there. translation: demanding a passport is not going to stop migration, because this population is not leaving the country for pleasure, but out of necessity. the first thing that will happen in the country that's putting this measure in place is that it will see an increase in undocumented migration. that brings with it a lot of problems. with the ecuadorian border now closed to them, and no sign of an end to the economic chaos back home, tens of thousands of venezuelans will be stuck in colombia. a crisis in one country is now affecting an entire region. bill hayton, bbc news.

it's being claimed the nhs knew a type of syringe pump, used to administer drugs to patients in england and wales, was dangerous. the sunday times is reporting that health bosses failed to remove the equipment from use, in a bid to save money. the nhs has confirmed there was a five year delay in withdrawing the equipment while adequate alternative pumps were introduced. tom burridge reports. the sunday times says up to nine people died because the nhs continued to use a type of syringe pump which was known to be potentially dangerous. the graseby ms26 and the ms16a were used in the nhs for 30 years. the syringe pumps were used to administer drugs into a patient‘s bloodstream over an extended period of time. the two models looked similar, but released drugs at different

rates, and that sometimes lead to confusion and mistakes being made. the government is already investigating whether the equipment could have been withdrawn from use more quickly. now, the sunday times says health bosses decided to phase the pumps out over five years, from 2010 to 2015, partly because of the cost implications of replacing them with modern, safer alternatives. in a statement, nhs improvement said the 2015 five—year deadline was set to ensure there was enough time to source an acceptable alternative device and ensure staff were properly trained. it's thought there are no more of the older—style syringe pumps in use in the nhs today. tom burridge, bbc news. sixteen nurses at a hospital in the us state of arixzona have found out that they're all pregnant at the same time. max gorden, a reporterfrom the local tv station, has the story.

it wasn't like they planned it. they're wondering what's in the water! and they sure weren't counting on this. 0ne after another, after another, after another. 16 intensive care unit nurses at banner desert medical center in mesa, all pregnant at the same time. did we have some kind of pact going on? the boon of burgeoning bellies has increased trips to the cafeteria. simple, you know, soups, making sure the kids all right. and it has some patients a little confused. he was like, "are you all pregnant?" though there are a few limitations to the cases these nurses can now treat. certain infections, and also chemotherapy drugs can be very toxic to the foetus. but don't fear — a maternity—leave—induced nurse shortage isn't on the way. we've been planning for this for months. it's left some of these nurses learning a lesson. you find out how supportive your co—workers are of you, and your management team.