this is bbc news, i'm david eades with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. hurricane ida sweeps into louisiana with wind speeds of up to 200 kilometres per hour. the governor urges people to stay indoors. we can expect devastating impact to continue for most of the next 2a hours or so is the hurricane passes through the state. the us military says it's carried out an air strike to thwart a further militant attack on the airport in the afghan capital, kabul. as the american withdrawal draws ever closer, many afghans are still desperate to leave. flights are almost over. what

are you going to do now? so what are you going to do now? sr what about us? we are work are you going to do now? srs what about us? we are work with them. we support them. demonstraters in greece clash with police over new rules that force health workers to be vaccinated against covid—19. and, one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee scratch perry, dies injamaica aged 85. hello and welcome to the programme. one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america's gulf coast in 200 years has slammed into louisiana.

16 years since hurrican katrina, hurricane ida is battering the state with winds reaching 200kmp/h. this is a live picture overlooking new orleans. tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, and meteorologists say the slow pace of the hurricane — now a category three — has increased its destructive potential. president biden described the storm as life—threatening. nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans. well, conditions are deteriorating rapidly now that hurricane ida has made landfall, the wind gusts are clocking in at about 60 mph here in new orleans where the storm is, but this is just a tiny preview of what is expected and this is on the day 16 years to the day that hurricane katrina devastated new orleans, a day filled with so much trauma for the residents here. the storm could one of the strongest to hit the united states.

the mayor has already warned residents that emergency services won't be able to reach them, to stay inside, and complicating all the efforts of recovery of course is a surge of covid cases here. it is a dangerous mix here in louisiana. dangerous winds, streets all around the city and its famous french quarter sit empty. from this point on, residents are on their own for the duration of the storm. earlier, masses rushed to the airport to evacuate before it shut down. many others took to the road. we have two kids in the car, they are both 12 months, we really wanted to evacuate for them. best case scenario is, like, power outages and some minor flooding. worse case, i don't even want to think about. 8ft of water inside.

for kenneth, this brings back painful memories. he had to evacuate doing hurricane katrina. he says this time he has had no time to leave. you think no matter how strong the infrastructure is, there still might be that little chance the levee could breach. from space, images capture the magnitude of ida, which came ashore with winds of isomph and is causing a life—threatening storm surge. in washington, president biden received a briefing on ida at the federal agency. he said his administration will put the full might of the country behind the recovery. everyone should listen to the instructions from local and state officials, just how dangerous this is. and take it seriously, it's notjust the coast, notjust new orleans, it is north as well, the rainfall is expected to be exceedingly high. the region's new storm defences, which failed during hurricane katrina in 2005 on this exact date, will be tested like never before.

but even with protections in place, ida is expected to have a catastrophic impact. let's just have another look at that live shot for you, it is getting darker by the minute, nightfall is descending on new orleans. we can get so much of a picture like that but we will be speaking live to an editor in louisiana injust a moment or two, so do stay with us for that. us military officials say they're confident that an air strike on a vehicle in the afghan capital kabul hit the intended target, a suicide bomber who was about to attack the airport. it was the second american drone strike on an is target since thursday, when around 170 died in a suicide attack. the us will continue evacuation operations until tuesday, as our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet reports. a house on fire in a fast—burning crisis,

said to be a rocket attack streets away from kabul airport. it may have been the target. the us says it unleashed a drone strike, too, hitting a vehicle of suicide bombers heading to the airport. gunfire. and next to the airfield, gunfire. this, a likely salvo from taliban guards struggling to control the crowds. machine gun fires. today, military flights are still taking off, but britain's airlift has ended. not long now before america packs up, too. in a fleeting twilight, afghans hold fast to documents, to hope. my life is in danger injalalabad. but the flights are almost over. what are you going to do now? so, what about us? we are work with them. we support them. i'm cia agent. you? i have documents.

this man tells us he worked for us intelligence. some people, like this man, received an e—mail saying, "going to the gate." other people say they don't have access to e—mails. they hear the news that the military flights are all but over. but even in these last few hours, they still keep trying on the basis of what they've heard. the new face of security in this city. many taliban fighters wearing the same uniforms and driving the same vehicles as the afghan government forces they ousted. a new order takes shape. and on a plane out, a new life starts. this 26—year—old gave birth to a girl as she flew to britain. a baby named hava, or eve, who may now have a better future. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul.

let's just have a look for a moment on the sort of lives that refugees can look forward to once they have settled in another country. joining me now is abbas nazari, whose family fled afghanistan when he was seven. in 2001, he was one of the more than 400 asylum seekers picked up from a sinking boat by the norwegian ship, mv tampa. he and his family eventually gained refuge in new zealand, and he hasjust published a book "after the tampa". thank you very much forjoining us. wejust saw thank you very much forjoining us. we just saw a picture of a newborn baby born on a flight heading over to the uk in that case. there is no simpler way, is there, let's be honest, than being one of the lucky ones who get a flight direct to a country ready to accommodate them, as you would well know. good morning david and thank you for having me. that's exactly at. 20 years ago when

my family and they were forced to flee our village in ghazni province and found ourselves on a fishing boat in the indian ocean to be resettled right there in new zealand, it feels like we won the lottery, and seeing those scenes at kabul airport right now, there is a very lucky few who do get a chance at resettlement overseas. i know exactly that feeling because they have been there. �* . , there. but the reality then for many others _ there. but the reality then for many others is _ there. but the reality then for many others is going - there. but the reality then for many others is going to - there. but the reality then for many others is going to be i many others is going to be something perhaps slightly more akin to your experience, and possibly with not the same outcome. new zealand has proved a very happy home?— a very happy home? yes, we are the lucky. _ a very happy home? yes, we are the lucky. lucky _ a very happy home? yes, we are the lucky, lucky minority. - a very happy home? yes, we are the lucky, lucky minority. the i the lucky, lucky minority. the very few, the 0.1% who were given a chance at a new life. 20 years ago when we were rescued of the indian ocean which is detailed in my book "after the tampa", 20 years ago when we were rescued and

offered a home in zeeland, it has been a fantasticjourney. i have to say, it wasn't easy learning the language, getting accustomed to the culture, learning to play rugby, custom and yourself to the way of life here and new zealand but now 20 years on and looking at that journey we have been on i wouldn't trade it for anything else. . , ~ wouldn't trade it for anything else. ., n' , ., else. let me ask you then, civen else. let me ask you then, given that _ else. let me ask you then, given that the _ else. let me ask you then, given that the evacuation l else. let me ask you then, - given that the evacuation from kabul airport at least as an opportunity about to disappear, we got to be realistic about it, what would you expect or what would you want from western governments in particular who have been so involved in afghanistan over the last two decades? there are so many things— the last two decades? there are so many things that _ the last two decades? there are so many things that we - the last two decades? there are so many things that we could i so many things that we could say about how incredibly botched evacuation procedure was, to see so many allies, people who have fought on the front lines in any capacity with international allies, including australian and new zealand defence forces who have been left behind, it is tragic and heartbreaking and to see those images, they gave their life in your service and they

should be commended for its. in terms of what the international community can do, here in new zealand and australia and of course in the uk as well, that august 31 deadline is approaching and what they would love to hear and what they would love to see is just a verbal commitment to say, we couldn't get you out and we are sorry for that but we will not leave you behind.— sorry for that but we will not leave you behind. right. given our leave you behind. right. given your experience _ leave you behind. right. given your experience and _ leave you behind. right. given your experience and your- your experience and your family's experience, would you expect, and we've still got so many people coming to the airport thinking they are going to get a chance and they probably won't, is it realistic then to think there will be mass exodus from frankly any which route can be achieved? there will be, and what that looks like right now is 90% of those refugees will be hosted in iran and pakistan. those lucky enough, those who have the means and are physically able to, they may try to make it to europe and just as we did 20 years ago, we made the ocean

rout to try to get to australia. in order to front foot that, there has to be a system within the uk, canada, the us, new zealand, to try to take on an emergency intake of refugees. this has been done many times in the past, most notably in 2015 when we proved an emergency intake of syrian refugees and looking at some of the commentary right now in london and canberra and wellington, it looks like perhaps something may be announced soon but the fact that it has taken so long to do this makes me worried for those people who are left behind right there in kabul and across afghanistan.— afghanistan. understandable, abbas nazari, _ afghanistan. understandable, abbas nazari, thank - afghanistan. understandable, abbas nazari, thank you - afghanistan. understandable, abbas nazari, thank you so i afghanistan. understandable, i abbas nazari, thank you so much for sharing your story and "after the tampa" is his own account of living afghanistan in 2021. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we look at the life of reggae legend,

lee scratch perry who's died at 85. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church had said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as "irreplaceable", an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: hurricane ida bettering the us state of louisiana bringing what forecasters call catastrophic storm surge conditions, flash flooding and extreme winds to coastal areas up extreme winds to coastal areas up to 200 kilometres an hour. iam now i am now joined iam nowjoined by i am nowjoined by dave cohen. thank you very much for your time. can i ask you first, we have heard about the hurricane dropping from category four reggae and dub three, which, i suppose my logic sounds like a

good deal, but i hear meteorologists are saying it could potentially be even worse? , , ., could potentially be even worse? , ., could potentially be even worse? ., . worse? yes, you are correct, because — worse? yes, you are correct, because as — worse? yes, you are correct, because as it — worse? yes, you are correct, because as it drops _ worse? yes, you are correct, because as it drops in - worse? yes, you are correct, because as it drops in its - because as it drops in its intensity, it slows down as well, and it continues to dump more rain along the way before it gets out over the region, which is not good for this area which is not good for this area which is not good for this area which is below sea level and surrounded by levies to protect from the intrusion of water, and anything that falls needs to be pumped out because otherwise it will flood the streets. it is good, but wind has subsided, but it is slowing and dumping more rain on a day when we saw 150 mph wind, just shy of being a category five when it hit coastal louisiana. those communities that it hit with this massive high wall, those intense surges and high winds, rains, the national

hurricane centre says they will be uninhabitable for weeks or months. that is a terrible scenario, and also ironic to talk about category four being catastrophic, three being devastating. what is the situation right now in new orleans? it is no time, it is difficult for us to gauge from here. not a single customer in new orleans has commercial power provided by the energy provider that provides energy to the cd. they have all been hit by catastrophic failures, so there is no electricity at all unless it is generated by personal generators or commercial generators or commercial generators that businesses have. there is no electricity at all. they are so many outages in the region. people who chose not to evacuate,

particularly from coastal areas, barrier island off the coast, and other low lying areas where hurricane ida came ashore, it is not looking good now. they cannot conduct search and rescue. it has been some eight hours since hurricane ida made landfall, and anyone who stayed there, the descriptions — the conditions are being described as undescribable. it is dire, at best. it is not done with us, it is slowly trudging across the region. let's just hope for the very best. as for the flood protection system, the floodgates, this is putting them to the test, and the sense we are getting is that they will withstand at that test? yes, it was 16 years ago today that they failed miserably when a category three hurricane — katrina — came in and devastated the area, flooding 80% of newlands, killing some 2000 people across the gulf

coast. the levies had billions of dollars in improvements since then. they have been armoured, raised, we have added floodgates and additional pumping capacity, and it looks like, at least, if there is any silver lining to this — and there aren't many — if the levies will apparently withstand what ida has brought this way. let's hope so. thank you for your time, let's hope so. thank you for yourtime, and take let's hope so. thank you for your time, and take care. on cue, david. police in greece have used tear gas to disperse thousands of people protesting against mandatory covid—19 vaccinations in central athens. the government has taken the step as the delta variant takes hold and coronavirus cases rise. sylvia lennan—spence reports. the clashes came at the end of a long day of rallies in athens. riot police fired tear gas and stone grades at protesters throwing flares and

missiles. hundreds of people try to outrun police who used water cannon to disperse demonstrators. angry at the government's plant two mandatory for the care sector from the beginning of next month. translation: �* , , translation: all these people cathered translation: all these people gathered here _ translation: all these people gathered here are _ translation: all these people gathered here are united - translation: all these people gathered here are united as - gathered here are united as one. we do not want to be forced or people fired if they are not vaccinated. nothing more. our country's freedom must remain high. they need to stop calling is anti— vaccine or deniers. there isn't anyone like that here. even if there is, they are a minority was not early in the day, more than 7000 rallied outside the greek parliament, many waving placards declaring, we are not against vaccines but against fascism. more than half agrees's 10.7 fascism. more than half agrees's10.7 million inhabitants have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, but the spread of the delta variant continues to cause concern. at the moment, 99% of seriously ill patients, those

who are intubated in hospital, have not been vaccinated. cases remain high in agrees, reported more than 13,500 deaths since the beginning. let's get some of the day's other news. the main candidates to succeed angela merkel as chancellor in germany have crashed on climate change and taxation in their first televised debate ahead of the election next month. snap opinion polls suggest that the social democrat fared better than the conservative green rivals. in yemen, at least 30 killed in an attack on an air base. a fighter who witnessed what happened at the al—anad base says it was targeted by a drone. the army has blamed who

—— who the rebels. president emanuel scratch lee perry pledges to rebuild the country. he made the announcement and a church in mozul. week two gets under way for tokyo. there are now more than 10,000 seriously ill people waiting for hospital beds. our correspondent has been travelling with the medical team in tokyo as they fight to keep their patients alive. in the back of the car, dr kazuma tashiro is trying to find a hospital bed for one of his covid patients. in this densely—packed part of southern tokyo, there are now dozens of covid patients who need to be in hospital but can't get a bed. dr tashiro and his team are a literal lifeline. in this block, a 61—year—old man is very sick and on oxygen. so, last night, i called him to check if he was alive and he could talk with me at the time.

but this morning, i couldn't talk with him by phone, so i'm very anxious for his healthy conditions. as soon as he enters, it's apparent the man is alive. it turns out he hasn't been able to pay his phone bill, so it's been cut off. he's also removed his oxygen mask, and as he checks, he finds his blood oxygen level is very low. his blood oxygen level is only 92%. it is not good for you. so i put the mask to his mouth, and, "please keep it to keep you protected." so what'll happen now with his bill? oh, this is for the telephone bill! he's living alone, so he couldn't pay the telephone bill because of his very bad condition. so i've received it, and now i'm going to the convenience store to pay for it.

it's the arrival of the delta variant here injapan that's led to this explosion of covid cases. if you look back to mid—july, there were around 1,500 new cases a day. by mid—august, that hadjumped to 6,000. now we're seeing the same with the seriously ill. at the end ofjuly, dr tashiro and his team were treating just one seriously ill person. last week, that had jumped to 50. telephone rings. back at base, staff are constantly working the phones, trying to find beds. so what if there's a covid outbreak at the paralympics? i think there's no room to treat the paralympics members, because many japanese people cannot get into hospitals. it's time to move again — a new address and a new set of ppe.

like the first man, this patient has not been vaccinated. this is the pattern now. the man is in bad condition — his lips are turning blue and he's having difficulty breathing. dr tashiro thinks he may have pneumonia — he really needs to be in hospital. it is very difficult for us to make a definitive diagnosis. so he needs to go to hospital now? yes, yes, definitely. and what did they say? are there any beds — do you know yet? no, no beds. dr tashiro and his team are keeping these people live. but across tokyo, there are now more than 10,000 covid patients waiting for a hospital bed. each extra day they're forced to wait, the more likely it is they will die. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. the influential reggae producer and performer,

lee scratch perry, has died injamaica at the age of 85. reggae music. known for his work with musicians like bob marley, the clash and the beastie boys, he was a pioneer of remixing and dub music, reportedly producing more than a,000 , 1,000 recordings over 60 years. let's discuss the situation in louisiana and newlands. we have a live picture. it is night time, but you get a sense of the hurricane blowing across the hurricane blowing across the city there. we did speak a short while ago to dave cohen of wwl-tv, short while ago to dave cohen of wwl—tv, who said all power across the city is now out, so

only generators only for the provision of power. there are no rescue operations that can go out at this stage. we will keep you across it here on bbc news. hello there. sunday was a day of contrast — cool in the cloud, warm in the sunshine — and in actual fact, across southwest england, we saw temperatures into the mid—20s. a beautiful sunday afternoon for many. the next few days look likely to stay quite quiet across the whole of the country. quite a lot of dry weather around as well, but it will be mostly cloudy, and i suspect the temperatures easing away just a touch, around average if we're very lucky. high pressure still dominates the story. it's a blocking high that's preventing weather fronts from moving in off the atlantic. but a little bit more of a breeze always down towards the south, and that's going to continue to push this cloud in off the north sea, which could be thick enough on monday morning for a spot or two of drizzle. favoured western areas, perhaps as we go through the afternoon, seeing some sunny spells, but i suspect not as much as recent days.

so, the temperatures not as high. cool in the cloud and drizzle, 15—17 celsius, maximum values of 21, possibly 22. now, that cloud will continue to push back in off the north sea through the night. that's going to act like a blanket. it's not going to be a cold night, with overnight lows perhaps staying into mid—teens for some. it will be a quiet start to tuesday, but once again, a rather grey and gloomy one. the high pressure keeping things very quiet, but again, that breeze just coming in off the north sea, and a few more isobars, so the breeze picking up, and the cloud will continue to sit across the country for much of the day. favoured spots for any brighter, sunnier spells perhaps into northern ireland and western fringes of scotland once again, but those temperatures are going to be

you are watching bbc news with me, david eades. to headlines: one of the most powerful hurricane is ever to have the us state of louisiana is moving inland, flooding coastal areas and cutting power to all of new orleans. meteorologists say hurricane ida has weakened slightly but they have warned its slowed progress has increased its destructive potential. american military officials say they are confident that an airstrike on the vehicle in the afghan capital hit the intended target, a suicide bomber who was about to attack the airport. it was a second drone attack on an 115 target since thursday. police in greece have used tear gas to disperse people protesting against mandatory covid—19 vaccinations. the government has suspended holiday leave for all healthcare workers from next month when the new measure comes into effect. and those are the main headlines.