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than a thousand have been injured. the incident took place in the eastern state of odisha, and it's thought some 2,000 passengers were on board the two passenger trains involved. 0ur south asia correspondent archana shukla has visited a hospital, where some of the victims are being sent. every 30 minutes, an ambulance like this comes into this hospital here in cuttack, which is the state's biggest hospital, ferrying in critically injured passengers from the accident site. this is still three hours�* drive from the accident site where last night three trains, two passenger trains and a goods train were involved in a crash that led to more than 1,000 passengers being injured and many hundreds and dozens dying. we are told since last night, nearly about 200 critically injured passengers have been brought into this hospital. this site here is one of despair, distress and of chaos. there are people here looking for their family members, some of them distressed,
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not knowing the conditions of those who are already here. this is one of the deadliest train accidents that india has seen in decades. and the numbers are only on the rise, both on the casualty side and of those injured. and a lot of questions that the government and the central ministry will have to answer. indian prime minister narendra modi visited the scene, and a local hospital, and met some of the victims. here's what he had to say. translation: this i incident is very serious for the government. orders for carrying out a thorough investigation have been given, and whoever is found guilty will get the strictest punishment. that person will not be spared. there are varying accounts of how this train crash happened, including questions about which train derailed first. the exact sequence of events is still under investigation, but bbc teams have been trying to piece it together. we know the accident involved three trains.
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the coromandel express, seen here in red, was heading south, to chennai. the howrah superfast express, which is in blue, was heading north. there was also a stationary goods train, which you can see here, in grey. there are varying accounts of which train derailed first, but a railway spokesperson said it was the coromandel express. it somehow ended up on a loop line and hit the goods train. the derailed carriages, which you can see in red here, then collided with the howrah superfast express, which was travelling along a different line. some of the superfast express carriages, which you can see in blue, also then derailed. the government has said, in total, 17 coaches from the two passenger trains were derailed and severely damaged. anubav das, who survived the derailment, told the bbc that he feels fortunate to have survived the crash without injuries. i was seated in the very last coach of the train, and behind me wasjust the security guards coach. so i was pretty much far away from the accident that occurred in the front.
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the train that i was on, that is the one that derailed. the only thing that we heard just at the moment of the incident was that — it was around 6:30 in the evening. so, we heard a loud bang noise, and after that we experienced a very jerk—like braking. and this lasted for about 30, a0 seconds and suddenly the train came to a halt. now, at this moment, we knew that something had happened, some kind of an incident had happened. and we started to get down the train to find out what exactly had happened, because there was some smoke coming out, some smell of something burning. and when we got out, we first saw three different coaches that were derailed. three coaches that were derailed, besides our train, on the opposite train track. now, at this point of time, we thought that these three coaches, were they part of our train that we were travelling in, or were they part of some other train? after talking to those people who were coming out
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of their coaches, we got to know that those three coaches that we saw were part of another train. so at this point of time, we understood that there were two trains that were involved in this incident. the first reaction was definitely fear, because fear of the unknown, not understanding what is happening. then we went down, we tried to help those people who were coming out of these derailed coaches. and after about 15, 20 minutes, we thought that, let's see what exactly has happened to our train, the train that we were on. about ten to 12 of us, we started walking towards the front of the train. this was late evening, and it was really, really dark, as well. night had set in, so we used the flashlights on our phone. we were travelling to the front. after passing about two to three coaches in front of our coach that we were sitting in, we found out that the majority of the accident, the brunt of the mishap, was actually borne by our train. this is when we found out
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that this whole incident involved three different trains. and earlier today, one of the rescuers shared a harrowing account of what he saw at the crash site. just a warning — some viewers may find the details upsetting. translation: there was a small child amongst them, whose - parents were killed. he was crying, and eventually died. many people were there, asking desperately for water. i offered water to each and every one of them. lots of people, including women from my village, came out to help. there were many injured people at the accident site. we successfully rescued many of them and escorted them to the bus stop. they expressed immense gratitude towards us, referring to our aid as a godsend.
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witnessing the scene of the accident caused my mind to go numb. i was completely covered all over in blood. to hong kong now, where several rights activists have been detained by the police on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre in beijing. the activists were stopped near a key location, where vigils used to be held for the pro—democracy protesters, who were killed by the military in 1989. such vigils have now been banned, after china imposed a national security law on the territory. the artist, sanmu chen, who had been chanting, "don't forgetjune 4th", was amongst those put into police vans, after peacefully walking in the neighbourhood, where thousands once gathered annually for a tiananmen memorial. live now to zhou fengsuo, former student leader of the 1989 tiananmen
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square protest. thank you for being with us. just to begin with, can you tell us what's going on where you are? tell us what's going on where ou are? ., tell us what's going on where ou are? . g. tell us what's going on where ou are? . ., you are? here i am in japan at the chinese — you are? here i am in japan at the chinese embassy. - you are? here i am in japan at the chinese embassy. we - you are? here i am in japan at the chinese embassy. we are| the chinese embassy. we are here protesting. so with me we have about 30 people. we are just standing together, and there are police. you can see a lot of people around us. that's the other side. this is the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. for me, it is always a wish, because this is one of the closest places to beijing that i can commemorate. fiend closest places to bei'ing that i can commemorate. and what kind of reaction _ i can commemorate. and what kind of reaction have - i can commemorate. and what kind of reaction have you - i can commemorate. and what kind of reaction have you beenj kind of reaction have you been getting there? we can see some of the authorities on the other side of the road. what kind of reaction have you been getting from them?— from them? they are trying to be helpful- —
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from them? they are trying to be helpful. in _ from them? they are trying to be helpful. in japan _ from them? they are trying to be helpful. in japan there - from them? they are trying to be helpful. in japan there is i be helpful. injapan there is order, they're trying to facilitate our event. and when ou hear facilitate our event. and when you hehr that _ facilitate our event. and when you hear that people - facilitate our event. and when you hear that people in - facilitate our event. and when you hear that people in hongl you hear that people in hong kong have been detained while trying to keep the legacy of the tiananmen massacre alive, what is your reaction to that? well, watching the video of people walking around hong kong streets, chanting don't be afraid, hong kong people, tomorrow isjune four. there tomorrow is june four. there are always brave people who remember to challenge the leadership. this commemoration of tiananmen square. that is the last battle ground. that is why a lot of people are doing so much. for me, especially the
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arrest of the law student at chinese university in hong kong. she was arrested because she took this during the fourth commemoration banner actually, like this banner here. fiend commemoration banner actually, like this banner here.— like this banner here. and can i ask yom -- — like this banner here. and can i ask you... yeah, _ like this banner here. and can i ask you... yeah, from - like this banner here. and can i ask you... yeah, from e. - like this banner here. and can| i ask you... yeah, from e. you mention _ i ask you... yeah, from e. you mention some _ i ask you... yeah, from e. you mention some of _ i ask you... yeah, from e. you mention some of the - i ask you... yeah, from e. you mention some of the things i mention some of the things people are trying to do even covertly to keep the memory of this event alive, just tell us about some of the things people have been trying to do to keep the memory of the selive. yeah, so over the _ the memory of the selive. yeah, so over the world, _ the memory of the selive. yeah, so over the world, this _ the memory of the selive. yeah, so over the world, this year, - so over the world, this year, this banner that originally was the sculpture that is in the hong kong university for about 20 more years before it was taken away as evidence of
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subversion. this time it will be displayed in over a0 places over the world. we have displayed it in new york times square, golden gate bridge, and backin square, golden gate bridge, and back in tokyo as well. that is why people in hong kong, this woman, she took one from me, and now she is arrested for possession of this banner. and what have _ possession of this banner. and what have chinese authorities been doing to try and suppress these protests, to try and suppress any kind of memorial of the tiananmen square massacre?— of the tiananmen square massacre? ., ., , ., massacre? there are millions of --eole massacre? there are millions of peeple are _ massacre? there are millions of people are spending _ massacre? there are millions of people are spending billions - massacre? there are millions of people are spending billions of i people are spending billions of
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money to a racist, not only in china, in beijing. a chinese national was arrested in laos by chinese police, two lao shi and police in laos, and he disappeared. but we are seeing a lot of people challenging it. today there is one video about a woman displaying an american flag, and throwing the flyers and declaration of independence when she was arrested, and she actually made a great statement basically, saying that we are human, we need to embrace freedom of democracy, we want to make china a place where we want to stay. we
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to make china a place where we want to stay-— to make china a place where we want to stay. we are decades on from those _ want to stay. we are decades on from those tiananmen _ want to stay. we are decades on from those tiananmen square i from those tiananmen square protests. has any progress been made on what you were calling for back then?— made on what you were calling for back then? well, i think we are continuing _ for back then? well, i think we are continuing the _ for back then? well, i think we are continuing the fight. - for back then? well, i think we are continuing the fight. we i are continuing the fight. we are continuing the fight. we are definitely seeing a pick—up in the participation of young people from all over the world. last year, there was a record number for example last year, there was a record numberfor example in last year, there was a record number for example in the last year, there was a record numberfor example in the uk, in toronto, in new york city, and this year we are seeing more participation, from the chinese students, after the 8a weight paper movement. in particular, we successfully started a tiananmen square museum in new york city, it officially opened on the 2nd of june yesterday, with overwhelming visitors. former
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student leader _ overwhelming visitors. former student leader of _ overwhelming visitors. former student leader of the - overwhelming visitors. former student leader of the 1989 - student leader of the 1989 tiananmen square protest, speaking to us there from tokyo. thank you so much for your time. tokyo. thank you so much for your time-— tokyo. thank you so much for our time. ., ,, i. ., ., your time. thank you for having me. of the turkish president was sworn in. he promised to call for unity following a hostile campaign. he also unveiled a new cabinet line—up. earning his 20th year in power, turkey�*s longest serving leader has about mass protest, and a failed coup attempt. he now faces immediate challenges, including a slowing economy and tensions with the west. earlier, i spoke to asli aydintasbas. she's a visiting fellow at the brookings institution's center on the united states and europe. what do you think that another five years of president erdogan looks like for turkey? hi, helena. this has been an interesting day.
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erdogan's swearing in ceremony i think gave us an indication of what turkey's aspiring to be. you had leaders from all around the world, except the west, but very much from the former 0ttoman lands, from africa, from central asia, all really applauding erdogan, and i think that president erdogan will now be thinking of his legacy. he has five years ahead of him to deal with some of the more fundamental issues, including the economy, but it won'tjust be that. i think, in his mind, president erdogan really wants to see the rebirth of the turkish empire, whether we call it an empire or a turkish republic, "erdogan 3.0" will be all about a rising turkey, which has been the theme throughout this campaign. he says the 21st century will be the century of turkey, and i think the sort of swearing in ceremony is in some sense an indication of that, with african leaders,
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with central asian leaders, with leaders from former 0ttoman territories really celebrating his election. i think that will be important but he will also have to deal with some of the difficult issues, ahead of turkish society. let's touch on his cabinet then, a lot of speculation as to whether he would change course with economic policies, at a time when the country is seeing a cost—of—living crisis. he has named mehmet simsek to the treasury. what kind of finance minister do you think he'll be? this was very interesting all along. his pick for foreign minister, deputy president and mehmet simsek, the formerfinance person, coming very much from the markets, a market—friendly person — someone who's actually long argued turkey should return to a rules—based understanding of the economy, do away with sort of some of
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the more eccentric theories on the economy and interest rates that president erdogan has had. i think it shows us that erdogan is surprisingly in touch with reality. he understands that after this campaign, despite narrative on rising turkey, turkish economy is bankrupt, and he's brought in, again, surprisingly moderates, to build both on the foreign policy side and the economy side, to move through a reconstruction effort. so potentially a change of course domestically speaking, at least when it comes to economic policies, but i do want to touch on foreign policy and what we can understand and glean from who attended that swearing—in ceremony in terms of some of those international leaders. there'd been a lot of speculation as to whether erdogan would continue to walk the diplomatic tightrope he's been doing particular between countries like russia and the west.
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what is your assessment, taking a look at that guestlist? i think that president erdogan will try to continue the balancing act between russia and the west but this is not a pro russia or eurasianist cabinet, it's a cabinet to me, the fact that he has moderates and people like hakan fidan, his former intel chief which he's now made the foreign minister. the fact he has people like him is probably a signal that he wants to establish better relations, a more stable relationship with the west. he is known as someone who has worked well with his western counterparts. i would say, again, somewhat of a cautiously optimistic in the fact that it's a more moderate cabinet. more hardliners, hardliner figures like his former interior minister, suleyman soylu, is gone. to me this signals a better set of — an improved relationship with western countries and europe. and what about
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the country then? taking a look at the result of the presidential run—off, the fact that it even went to a run—off, seems to signal there's some polarisation going on. the opposition and their supporters, they've had around a week to come to terms with the idea of their defeat. but where do you think they go in the next five years, the next year ahead ? well, as you've said, the country is really divided. in his victory speech on the night of elections, erdogan was not very magnanimous — he continued on with the more combative narrative that he's had throughout the election campaign. today he talked about reconciliation which was of course important. i think it would be very important for both the incumbent president erdogan and his team, and the opposition leaders to take the lessons they need to take from this election. for the opposition it probably means starting to think
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of change of leadership, starting to think of why they haven't got the majority despite the fact that the country basically has hyperinflation, and there will be some reluctance but i think it will be very important for the opposition leaders to also come up with accountability, as you have in your country and in many other countries — if you lose an election you have to start questioning yourself. for president erdogan he has to rule with the knowledge that almost half the country has not voted for him. and i hope his turn of reconciliation today continues on over the next few months. officials in the ukrainian city of dnipro say an explosion has destroyed a residential building, injuring at least 13 people, including three children. there are reports the explosion was caused by a missile although the military has not confirmed this. footage from the scene shows
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rescue workers digging through smouldering wreckage in the dark. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, said on social media that russia had attacked, hitting buildings, and that residents had been trapped in the rubble. to the world of fashion now and british vogue editor in chief edward enninful is stepping down from his role after six years at the top magazine. the ghanian—british creative is the first black man to hold the title and will now move into a newly created role aimed at growing the brand globally. joining me now from new york is chrissy rutherford, former special projects director at harper's bazaar. we are seeing him stepping down after six years of managing the magazine. do we know why and what his newjob will entail? i don't know the specifics but i don't know the specifics but i do know he is obviously transitioning into more of an
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advisor role where he will still report to anna but i think he will be more advising what is going on at british vogue and also taking on other projects, it seems. int: vogue and also taking on other projects, it seems.— projects, it seems. inc there are always — projects, it seems. inc there are always a _ projects, it seems. inc there are always a lot _ projects, it seems. inc there are always a lot of _ are always a lot of opportunities floating around in the fashion world so i think this will give him an opportunity to still have a hand in what is going on at british vogue but also to perhaps work more closely with some brands that he has, relationships with, or who knows what is possible for him. describing his vision for the magazine, enninful said: "i wanted to reflect what i saw growing up, to show the world as this incredibly rich, cultured place. i wanted every woman to be able to find themselves in the magazine." talk to us about how he did that, how he championed diversity and inclusivity in all its forms. we really saw edward raise the barfor we really saw edward raise the bar for what a fashion magazine
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could look like at a time when i think a lot of magazines are struggling, whether it is layoffs, being folded, very small teams and budgets but he also really showed us what an inclusive magazine looks like, whether it was raised, size, relatives and other identities, i think from his very first issue with the british model on the cover who is a black model. there are so many ways in which he helped to reflect what the world really looks like. he gave us rhianna in a do rag which i think most white people never imagined they would see on the cover of a major fashion magazine and i think edward really was able to still give us that fashion fantasy while tackling issues that are really important to us around the world. including elevated —— elevating marginalised voices. and just talking about himself,
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being the first man, the first black person to hold the title as editor—in—chief in british vogue. he himself broke boundaries.— vogue. he himself broke boundaries. ~ , ., boundaries. absolutely. he got his start as _ boundaries. absolutely. he got his start as a _ boundaries. absolutely. he got his start as a model _ boundaries. absolutely. he got his start as a model and - boundaries. absolutely. he got his start as a model and then i his start as a model and then became the fashion direct at id at around 18, i believe. and seeing him become the editor—in—chief of british vogue in 20171 think was just a really proud moment for the entire black community in the fashion industry and i think he really made the most of that opportunity as i mentioned before. he is really —— he has really helped to raise the bar on what fashion magazines should look like and that includes reflecting what the world really looks like. band includes reflecting what the world really looks like. and in terms then — world really looks like. and in terms then on _ world really looks like. and in terms then on his _ world really looks like. and in terms then on his impact - world really looks like. and in terms then on his impact on | terms then on his impact on retailers as well do you think who he chose to put on the front of vogue and its covers
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then changed retailers�* views of celebrating people�*s bodies in all of their diversity? absolutely. i think the fashion industry rate responsibility when it comes to decisions like this because the fashion industry really sets the tone for what the public tends to view as desirable and wordy and so seeing black women and other, as i said, other women of different sizes, a relative identities, on the cover of british vogue is a really, really big deal and i think that helps to expand for people what is really possible and what is really possible and what is really possible and what is beautiful and what is workable. what is beautiful and what is workable-— what is beautiful and what is workable. , , ., workable. chrissie rutherford, former special _ workable. chrissie rutherford, former special projects - former special projects director at harper�*s bazaar. great to have your views. thank you so much. stay with us here on bbc news. i am helena humphrey in washington. i�*ll see you again at the top of the
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hour. bye for now. hello there. this fine, settled, dry and sunny spell set to continue throughout this weekend and indeed into much of next week as well. so largely dry and settled thanks to high pressure. always warmest and sunniest out towards the west, a little bit cool and cloudy at times closer to the north sea coasts but many places will stay dry bar the odd shower. the centre of our high pressure system sitting out towards the north—west of the uk, so we�*ll always have this east, north—easterly airflow which will be fresh over the next few days across the southeast corner, and it will drag in low cloud into eastern england and the midlands for the early part of sunday. northern and eastern scotland also cloudy, but clearer skies further west temperatures a—9 degrees. sunday morning starting off
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a little bit grey in central and eastern areas, the cloud should burn back to the coast. elsewhere plenty of sunshine, just the chance of an afternoon shower developing across scotland and northern ireland. very isolated, mind you, most places will stay dry, and again, the best of the temperatures towards the north and the west, bit cooler along north sea coasts. and then through sunday night, with that breeze in place across east—southeast england, it�*ll drag that low cloud back westwards across much of central, southern and eastern england, also northern and eastern scotland. clearer skies out towards the west. and temperatures again ranging from around a—9 degrees for many of us. we do it all again to start the new week monday. a bit of a grey start central and eastern areas, that cloud slowly burning back to the coast, a bit more breeze again across the southeast, just pegging temperatures back. the chance of an isolated shower again for scotland and northern ireland, but very isolated, most places dry. top temperatures again up to close to the mid 20s but generally the low 20s here, cooler along north sea coasts. same too for tuesday, a bit more cloud across eastern scotland, eastern england, with more of a breeze here.
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the best of the sunshine towards the south and the west. again, the low 20s at best but low to mid or high—teens along some north sea coasts. then some subtle changes towards the end of the week — this area of low pressure will hurtle towards our shores, throwing up some showers to southern and western areas but with a change in wind direction coming in from the south or southeast we could import some warmer air off the near continent towards the end of the week, certainly across parts of england. so many places will be dry but showers could increase across southern and western areas towards the end of the week but it�*ll be noticeably warming up.
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