this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the moment a glacier washes away a dam in northern india. at least nine people are dead and hundreds are missing. rescue teams are at the scene — one man has been pulled out alive from the rubble. south africa suspends its use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine after a study showed disappointing results against the local variant of coronavirus. protests against myanmar�*s military coup continue, becoming the country's largest in over a decade. after a three—week delay, a massive logistical mission and a handful of health scares, a very different australian open has just begun.

we start in northern india. police say at least 200 people are still missing after a glacier broke free and smashed into a hydro—electric dam. one witness said a wall of water and rock sped down the river so quickly there was no time to sound the alarm. a massive rescue operation is taking place and survivors have been pulled from the mud and rubble. it happened in uttara—khand state on in the district of chamoli. our delhi correspondent rajini vaidyanthan has the latest. this dramatic footage shows when the nanda devi glacier in the himalayas burst

on sunday morning. as water gushed down the valley, damage and destruction. translation: | witness l something that looked like a scene from a bollywood film. i'd never seen anything like it. about 50—100 people were running for their lives, but couldn't be saved. they were engulfed by the river. the situation here is still dangerous. people are leaving their homes and are fleeing towards the forest. they're taking their belongings, including their quilts and mattresses. with floodwaters rising and roads and homes destroyed, and urgent rescue operation was under way. hundreds of members of the indian military and disaster response units have been deployed to the area. translation: 125 people could be missing but it could rise because the power company is unable to give the exact figures. everyone is busy in the rescue operations. a moment of hope as workers rescued one

man from this tunnel. dozens more are trapped. officials say two power plants employing more than 150 people were also hit. many of the workers remain unaccounted for. hospitals are on standby. in a tweet, india's prime minister said he was constantly monitoring the situation. the latest on covid—19 now. south africa is suspending its full rollout of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine after a study showed disappointing results specfically against the local variant of coronavirus. last week south africa received a million doses of the astrazeneca jab and had been due to begin vaccinating people next week. south africa's health minister was speaking at a video briefing. our scientists must quickly sit together and go out what

approach are we going to use in order to effectively deploy the oxford vaccines. it must be clear when that can be done, what conditions will be fulfilled, what we need to do about all of that. that is the assignment that has been given to our scientists as they are altogether here. they will figure it out and come back to us and say, this is the proposal on the oxford. so it is a temporary issue that we have to hold onto. it is temporary until we think about these issues, what are the next step supposed to be? when we know the steps then of course. let's look at some of the day's other news. the president of haiti says police have arrested more than 20 people he accused of plotting to kill him. opposition leaders recently said a judge would temporarily

take power after the president resigned. they claim his term ends today, sunday. but he has repeatedly stated that his five—year term ends in february 2022. us presidentjoe biden says he won't lift sanctions against iran , as long as the islamic republic fails to adhere to its nuclear deal commitments. under the 2015 agreement iran is permitted to enrich uranium — but only within certain limits. president ronald reagan's long—time secretary of state, george shultz, has died aged 100. mr schultz spent most of the 1980s trying to improve relations with the soviet union and forging a course for peace in the middle east. he was also one of the many republican figures who resisted donald trump's rise to the presidency the head of the united nations food agency says a deal has been reached with ethiopia to expand its operations in the northern region of tigray. nearly three million people need help as a result of the conflict between the federal army

and regionalforces. the polls have closed in ecuador�*s elections for a new president and national assembly. there are three main contenders to replace the current president, leneen moray—no. the front runner is the former head of ecuador�*s central bank, andres arauz. the country is suffering from the covid pandemic, which has killed 15,000 people in the nation of 17 million people. to the latest on the military coup on myanmar now. we've seen the largest protests in more than a decade. tens of thousands of people demanding the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi. internet access has now been restored after a day—long blackout. the military seized power a week ago after claiming, without evidence, that the november election was fraudulent. from bangkok our correspondent jonathan head reports. they started marching in the morning, and the numbers just kept growing. if the soldiers who unseated

myanmar�*s elected government on monday thought their coup would be unopposed, thousands came out to prove them wrong, filling the streets. chanting. "democracy is our right", they chanted, "ending dictatorship, ourwill". horns honk. the traffic was forced to a crawl and cars sounded their horns, not in anger, but in support, and in defiance of the police, who mutely watched as yangon city centre was taken over. many wore or carried the colour red of the national league for democracy, the deposed party of aung san suu kyi. and everywhere, herface. she's still in military custody, but very much the symbol of this growing resistance movement. chanting. translation: we don't want to go back to military rule. i

we don't want to live in fear. we want mother suu to be freed from being under detention unjustly. translation: they can block the internet and other - communications, but they can't block people's ears, their mouths and their brains. the security forces made no attempt to break up the massive crowd. some traffic police even handed out water. just for a moment, you could forget that a popular leader had been overthrown at the point of a gun. but the momentum behind this movement must worry myanmar�*s military rulers. there were similar protests across the country in the second city, mandalay, a surprisingly big march in chin state, and even in the military�*s own citadel, the fortress—like capital naypidaw, a noisy rally of protesting motorbike riders. the military may hold

all the levers of government, but for now, the streets belong to the people. after an anxious and dispiriting week, there was relief and enjoyment in these protests. but the army has killed thousands before to shore up its power. she said she it may do so again. jonathan head, bbc news. another big sporting event, the australian open tennis tournament starts on monday. it's the most ambitious competition since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. the event is only happening because australia has been able to control the spread of the virus. for the latest we can now speak to our correspondent shaimaa khalil whojoins us from melbourne. after the most challenging build up their grand slam is finally under way here at

melbourne park. it has been a tough ride for the australian open with hotel quarantine dramas and just last week more than 500 players, officials and staff were forced back into isolation testing because of the covid—19 case in the hotel. there was fear that this might not go ahead but this is day one and it is very much under way. melbourne park is a real buzz about it this morning and we have seen people coming to the gates all morning. some making their way to the tennis courts to watch the matches and other sexually sitting outside. it is a little bit chilly watching on the big screen and yes, it has been really, really challenging getting to the stage not without its controversy, of course, but some players quarantining with covid 19th positive cases on their planes but i think much of the organisers' relief and thrill, players are now on the courts, fans are trickling in

and play is now about to start. what about those fans because many people in many countries around the world are locked in their houses at the moment unable to see family, friends and they will be seen crowds of people entering. pare and they will be seen crowds of people entering.— people entering. are there any secial people entering. are there any special measures _ people entering. are there any special measures being - people entering. are there any special measures being taken l special measures being taken there? oh, this is all about covid—19 safety hair. i mean, the minute you walk in there is no doubt that this is a very, very different tournament. i mean come on the big screen there are all these rules being announced. and people walking they have to sanitise, mask wearing is also social distancing you wear masks indoors, not outdoors. all tickets and digital. that is to limit contact but also for contact tracing. in the park itself has been arranged differently now. there are three different zones which mean people cannot walk in the park but that is to limit contact and to help in contact tracing as well. there are

really interesting tennis twist on covid bill so if you walk around their posters saying be an ace, cover yourface. around their posters saying be an ace, coveryourface. or keep a racket�*s distance. people here are in no doubt that they have to be covid safe and they have to social distance but also of course melbourne has been hung doubt one of the longest and strictest lock downs in the world so they feel they know how the rest of the world feels and they want to show an example of what it is like to come out after that and be able to enjoy entertainment and tennis. �* , ., ., tennis. let's get onto the tennis. let's get onto the tennis then. _ tennis. let's get onto the tennis then. here - tennis. let's get onto the tennis then. here are - tennis. let's get onto the tennis then. here are the favourites, the big but the preparations are so unusual this time. preparations are so unusual this time-— preparations are so unusual thistime. , , ., this time. many players have been forced _ this time. many players have been forced into _ this time. many players have been forced into lockdown, l this time. many players have - been forced into lockdown, some longer than others because of those covid—19 cases in their planes or hotel quarantine so there have been complaints there have been complaints there was not enough practice time. but we have seen one player walking to the court

with big cheers and we have huge names in the sport. serena williams, novak djokovic and australia's player always provides interesting times on the court. all of them are going to play. and again, i think much has been talked about in terms of financial revenue and whether this is a big risk. ithink revenue and whether this is a big risk. i think what people are looking at here is the world looking to australia to provide an example of what it is like to hold an major international event with huge sporting names even with the challenges of doing it in the midst of a pandemic but really to the locals because it is going to be a local crowd here because there is no tourism because there is no tourism because of the travel bans and the border closure. it is also about australia and melbourne who have stuck with that lockdown and now are out enjoying that big event. thank ou. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we'll have more sport — the biggest sporting

event in the us calendar, the super bowl is also under way.

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. at least two 200 people are missing after part of a himalayan glacier broke away in northern india and smashed into a dam causing flooding. south africa says its suspending its full rollout of the astrazeneca vaccine after a study showed disappointing results against the local variant of coronavirus. in sierra leone, sex workers are often seen as immoral outcasts to be shunned and avoided, despite the fact that their profession is legal. the bbc africa eye has been investigating the treatment of sex workers in the country and uncovered a world where many are abused, trafficked and even killed. and as tyson conteh reports from makeni in northern sierra leone, their survival has been made even more precarious since the

coronavirus pandemic. long before covid—19, many in this city were struggling to survive. but for the sex workers coronavirus has made that struggle even harder. there are more than 1000 sex workers in makeni. although theirjob is legal they get no government aid to ease the impact of the pandemic. and the risks they face have not diminished.

many, like this were men, children to provide for and no man around to help. she shows me the injuries she says were inflicted on her by a client. a few weeks later, when i go back to see how she is doing, she has disappeared. two months passed with no word from her. hello. then, out of the blue, she gets in touch. from a number in mali. it appears she and another sex worker were taken by a trafficking gang.

she says they were trafficked even further, to mali. they were abandoned in a small mining village. we have been shown a location on our�*s drive from this town. we organised their rescue. the international organisation for migration, a un body which aids trafficked people, organised their return to sierra leone. we are all here ready. their parents are outside waiting for their daughters. they can't wait.

it's a joy, you know. it's a celebration for me in my mind and my heart because i was not thinking it was going to turn out this way. we are happy that these girls are finally coming back. these lives that were almost lost, we regained them. today, the mothers have their daughters and the daughters have their mothers back. the question is, what kind of life awaits them now? it's the biggest game in american football — the super bowl — and it's got under way in florida. it's a little unusual this year of course — due to the coronavirus pandemic — but some spectators have been allowed into the stadium. the kansas city chiefs are taking on the tampa bay buccaneers. let's speak to gary gramling — who's senior editor at sports illustrated. thank you so much for coming on

the programme. thank you for having me. this is really a story about two quarterbacks here, two stars of the game. you had tom brady on one side, he is aged 43 and has said every significant super bowl record there is. he is playing in his tenth one and he can win his seventh one, he is pretty much objectively recognised as the greatest football player of all time and on the other side you have the kansas city chiefs. he is 25 years old and won the super bowl last if he wins it again this year he will be the first player, the first quarterback to ever win two super bowls by age 25. he has a talent like the league has never seen and a lot of us are expecting him to sort of go on his own sort of dynamic run here with the kansas city chiefs. ., �* ., , here with the kansas city chiefs. ., , , here with the kansas city chiefs. ., �* ., , here with the kansas city chiefs. ., , ., chiefs. tom brady is one of those sports _ chiefs. tom brady is one of those sports stars - chiefs. tom brady is one of those sports stars that - those sports stars that transcended his sport, of course. knowing notjust about america but around the world. this year he started, he joined a new team. he

this year he started, he “oined a new «semi this year he started, he “oined a new teennfi this year he started, he “oined a new team. he did, yes. and it is very unusual _ a new team. he did, yes. and it is very unusual and _ a new team. he did, yes. and it is very unusual and very - is very unusual and very difficult. look, it is very difficult. look, it is very difficult to win the super bowl anyway and is evenly matched teams. to be able to switch teams. to be able to switch teams. this was a tampa team and they were right around the middle of the pack last year. i think they finish to 79. dolly, it is really... they have hit new highs there. and tom brady, maybe he is not putting out his best statistical season but a lot of people tell you he will make a big difference in the locker room and just a confidence level with that team in general. confidence level with that team in general-— in general. just what kind of im act in general. just what kind of impact is — in general. just what kind of impact is this _ in general. just what kind of impact is this game, - in general. just what kind of impact is this game, will. in general. just what kind of impact is this game, will it i impact is this game, will it have in america? it is a huge event on the calendar doubt whether you are a fickle fan or not. it whether you are a fickle fan or not. , . , . �* not. it is habitual. but given the pandemic _ not. it is habitual. but given the pandemic going - not. it is habitual. but given the pandemic going on, - not. it is habitual. but given| the pandemic going on, what significance does it have to share? look, a lot of people have very different plans. usually they have big super bowl parties he had for the host city usually have a carnival—like atmosphere around the stadium all week. they did

not really have that down in tampa. it is because it is the first time you had the team played the super bowl in their home stadium. they determine that beforehand every year. it was still a party but a bit of a smaller party. they have less than half capacity crowd there at the stadium. in one word, who are you going four to win? i think the chiefs are going to win it. the chiefs. all right. we will see how that unfolds. thank you. they say �*laughter is the best medicine' which means we really need it in a pandemic — and in the spirit of �*the show must go on' the leicester comedy festival has started online. it's been running for nearly 30 years — this time via live stream, with more than 100 comedians, and audiences getting involved. our arts editor will gompertz dropped in. laughter. there's nothing like

a good lockdown laugh. in what has been a miserable year, the chance to chortle is being leapt at by these comedy fans who would fill theatres pre—pandemic to see comics like felicity ward. you had to be in the room, they'd say. yes, this is an adventurous choice of trouser. well, now, you have to be in the zoom. welcome to the first night of the leicester comedy festival 2021! the leicester comedy festival is normally a mixed—bill, multi—venue event. now it's a purely online experience. i know what i have to do, i like to engage with the audience, that's what i used to do in olden times. hey, how is everybody doing? there's even a sense of jeopardy that somebody might at home might leave their mic on while shouting at a family member. shouting. bring it to me, please! laughter. this is how i dress.

i am from an area called millwall. i prince abadi also performed on opening night from his makeshift stage at home, all alone, no audience energy to work with. it can't be easy. it's a bit strange performing - to people at home, and you see how well some people live, j like, i did a gig to the other day to two people in a hot tub. so it's a bit odd for the performers, but what about the audience? what you can't see is, i've got my pyjama bottoms on. i felt a bit self—conscious at the beginning because you don't have the cover of darkness. i wish we could all. be in the same room. as close as being at a real gig as it can be, especially- when they let you interact . and they talk to you and you can hear other people laughing. i love it. can you see that, bbc? experienced comics have adapted their acts for a domestic setting, but is the popularity of live streamed gigs a quick counter—covid fix or a game changer? it will absolutely change the landscape of comedy and what it has done already,

it's included a bunch of people that often have to assess whether they can go to a gig, people with physical disabilities, people with social anxiety. i think that what it will allow is, people will start to think internationally now when they're doing a live gig. laughter. there are downsides to this technology that we all know about. she's frozen. but that's perfectly fine. the one big advantage is, if you want to quietly leave the room, you can do so without fear of being picked on or humiliated. will gompertz, bbc news. london's tiniest house is for sale, forjust under one million pounds, or1.3 million us dollars. this is what it looks like — measuring just 1.7 metres — that's 5ft6 — in width at its narrowest point. estate agents describe the five—floor house as "a bit of london magic". it was built in the late 19th or early 20th century, and originally it was a victorian hat shop with living quarters. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ l vaughanjones.

the overriding weather story for all the buzz at least this week is going to be just how cold it is. subsea well in all parts during the first half of the week and that is going to bring hit and mist snow showers. many in the west will avoid them. the windfall lighter but later, let's delete my cold i will dry to push its way in. easterly winds dominating cold ever much of the wind but as mido atlantica tries to push on that boundary line could bring some snow in the west but the question mark is how far that pantry gets in. it looks like the cold i will by and large when out and certainly on sunday it but snow showers across kent and east anglia and it is these areas wait until monday the amber

weather warning remains in place. there will be snow elsewhere. eastern scotland as we start the day with snow showers through the night. it all starts with sub zero temperatures and of course the chance of some ice. into monday, snow showers in the west are few and far between. light flabby stephen there. even stay dry. snow showers from into corridors, and others in perth and kinross. persistent snow could mount up. up persistent snow could mount up. up to 50 centimetres of snow blowing along by some pretty strong winds. strongest winds to the south and east and that what the big impact on temperature. it is not going to feel like that outdoors because the wind could feel cold, around 97 or eight and east anglia and the south—east. that cold wind continues into tuesday. snow flurries coming in. the winds are shifting might be different areas which see snow flurries. there is one to east anglia to watch the

home counties. watch for a weather system getting close to cornwall and across into parts of the channel islands. that could bring some sleet and snow here but another day of subzero wind chill for all of us. now, as you go through into wednesday the winds will ease. notice how the isobars open out a little and we will see a very cold start with lighter winds and we could see temperatures as low as —13 or 14. the snow showers that we do see will want to be as far west either. we will have a dry and bright day. still pretty cold but with less of the wind chill out there. goodbye for now.

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at least nine people have been killed after a himilayan glacier broke off and sent a surge of water and rock down river in northern india. the avalanche caused a dam to burst and over 100 people are still unaccounted for. search efforts have stopped for the night. south africa is suspending its full roll—out of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine after a study showed disappointing results against the local variant of coronavirus. last week south africa received a million doses of the astrazeneca jab and had been due to start vaccinating people next week. protests against the military coup in me and have become the largest from more than a decade, as second day of demonstrations saw tens of thousands of protesters marching through the largest city. now on bbc news... it's time for hardtalk.