live from london, this is bbc news. more than 630 people have died after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake in central morocco. the death toll is expected to rise. uk police have confirmed sightings of missing prisoner daniel khalife in west london, as the search enters its fourth day. indian prime minister narendra modi welcomes the african union into the 620 as a permanent member during the opening of the summit in delhi. hello and welcome. i'm samantha simmonds. we start in morocco which has been hit by a powerful earthquake. the country's interior ministry says at least 632 people have been killed, with more than 300 injured. residents and tourists in the city of marrakesh were forced to flee their homes when the 6.8 magnitude quake struck shortly after 11

o'clock last night, causing the quake's epicentre was in a remote area of the high atlas mountains, and tremors were also reportedly felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away, as well as casablanca and essaouira. charlotte winfield has this report. streets filled with rubble and destruction. the earthquake struck central morocco shortly after 11pm on friday with an aftershock less than 20 minutes later. the quake's epicentre is in a remote area of the high atlas mountains but tremors are said to have been felt in the capital, rabat, more than 200 miles away. there's reports that buildings in marrakesh's old city have been destroyed and one family was trapped in the rubble of a collapsed house. many people are now said to be staying outside their homes in case the city is rocked by further powerful aftershocks. one man described feeling a violent

tremor and seeing buildings moving, whilst another told reporters that people were in shock and panic. holiday—makers in marrakesh described feelings of terror as the earthquake hit. the room just started going mental and shaking. i think at first, it felt like — i don't know, it felt like there was, like, someone, like, hoovering, like, the walls in the room next to us and then, we thought maybe it's like a massive helicopter. i think your brain doesn't register straight away, like, what's happening until, like, the picture frames are shaking and the beds shaking and everything else in between. it's feared the death toll will continue to rise as some of the worst—affected areas are in remote mountain villages that are difficult to reach. charlotte winfield, bbc news. here in the uk, police have confirmed new sightings of the missing terror suspect daniel khalife in west london following his escape

from prison four days ago. officers are focusing on the chiswick area after confirmed sightings there overnight, including calls from members of the public. they say they'll be carrying out intensive searches throughout the day. the metropolitan police insist they're closing in on the former soldier. the family of the 21—year—old have urged him to give himself up. live now to policing and crime commentator danny shaw. we had an update from police in the last half an hour or so and it seems more specific information we have had since escaped on wednesday of his whereabouts. this had since escaped on wednesday of his whereabouts.— his whereabouts. this is a significant _ his whereabouts. this is a significant use _ his whereabouts. this is a significant use of- his whereabouts. this is a i significant use of information his whereabouts. this is a - significant use of information from the metropolitan police and my sense is the net is closing in on daniel khalife because these sightings are overnight sightings, confirmed sightings in the chiswick area. the met is also seeing intelligence led

activity has led them to that part of london. a significant piece of information. chiswick, for people who don't know the geography of london, is about six or seven miles away from wandsworth prison and wandsworth roundabout, the last confirmed sighting of daniel khalife on wednesday morning, and north of the river thames switch some point he has obviously crossed the thames, whether on foot or in a train are managed to get into a car or taxi. there is also a description of the clothes he is apparently willing, a black baseball cap, a black t—shirt, dark bottoms and carrying a small bag or small case. that is very different from the close he escaped

from wandsworth then. he was in a white t—shirt and checked trousers, a sort of cook uniform so at some point he has had some close he has managed to carry with them or has obtained a from somewhere. clearly this is now a very focused manhunt in a specific area and i sense a police must be pretty close to tracking him down. irate police must be pretty close to tracking him down.— police must be pretty close to tracking him down. police must be pretty close to trackin: him down. ~ ., . tracking him down. we are looking at aerial pictures _ tracking him down. we are looking at aerial pictures of _ tracking him down. we are looking at aerial pictures of chiswick. _ tracking him down. we are looking at aerial pictures of chiswick. as - tracking him down. we are looking at aerial pictures of chiswick. as you - aerial pictures of chiswick. as you say, they may be confident but how do they go about conducting a search of what is still a pretty loggia? first of all, members of the public, people will be on alert in that area to look out for any sightings or give further information, that is really important. there will be more police officers deployed, they will use helicopters, as we can see. they

have other sorts of technology. if he has access to a full, will he try to make a call to an associate or friend or colleague? probably a small possibility of that but something they will monitor, phone numbers of other people and so on. and they will look to see if he has any connections in that area at all. so there will be obvious places they might search, for example sheds and outbuildings. the key thing is, if they can keep them in that area, at some point he has to emerge to get food or waterfor other some point he has to emerge to get food or water for other reasons. under pressure as cranking up on him. there has been a public appeal from the met under relative to give himself up. if he is aware of media reports, he will know the pressure is cranking up and police will hope

at some point he might emerge and give himself up rather than face the ordeal of having to wait it out. clearly the help from the public has been crucial so far and could prove a turning point for the police. in the subsequent hours office escape on wednesday, there was very little information on the policing at a loss where he could be and when sure if he had left the country and yesterday we had a confirmed sighting of him coming out from underneath a truck in the minutes after he escaped so clearly getting help from the public is crucial but police have said the public should not approach them if they do see him. i not approach them if they do see him. ~' , ., . not approach them if they do see him. ~' . ,, him. i think the police assessment of daniel khalife _ him. i think the police assessment of daniel khalife as _ him. i think the police assessment of daniel khalife as he _ him. i think the police assessment of daniel khalife as he is _ him. i think the police assessment of daniel khalife as he is not - him. i think the police assessment of daniel khalife as he is not a - of daniel khalife as he is not a threat to a member of the public in terms of violence and they would assess he is not god access to a weapon, to have done to a knife ——

he has not got access to a weapon, to a gun or a knife. and he does not pose a threat with an explosive device but clearly someone in that situation, a fugitive on the run no for three days plus, he might be pretty desperate and might be desperate and scared and worried about the consequences and if they are cornered or if a member of the public approaches them in an aggressive way, it is possible they may react and could become violent so that is why the police warning as if you see him, dial 999, don't try to engage but they say there is no wider threat to the public. i make this 21—year—old ex soldier was on remand accused of trying to spy for

the iranian state. those are various accusations. he was being held in a category b prison at wandsworth and has been a lot of comment about that, perhaps it should have been in category a high security establishment such as belmarsh. that is being looked out by thejustice secretary, to the decision making while he was placed in a category b prison. the other thing is why he was working in the kitchens as a cook. it is a privilege prisonjob, there are not manyjobs going on wandsworth and he was able to secure access to the kitchens, matt damon —— and that gave them access to the food van which was coming and going with supplies and so on. it's the

kind ofjob only given to trusted inmates. he is a former soldier so will be well used to the sort of thing you have to do to ensure compliance with a regime and the rules and probably spotted a weak point in prison security at wandsworth and it seems took advantage of it. let's turn to delhi, where the african union has been welcomed into the g20 as a permanent member during the opening of the group's summit in india. the announcement was made by the host, prime minister narendra modi, who's keen to focus the discussions on issues that disproportionately impact developing countries. but the summit is likely to be overshadowed by different positions on russia's invasion of ukraine. in his opening remarks, mr modi noted that the world was suffering a crisis of trust. the g20 is comprised of 19 countries and the european union. together they account for an estimated 86% of the world's gross domestic product and two—thirds of its population.

they are set to tackle issues including global food security, climate change, trade, and the war in ukraine. russian president vladimir putin and chinese president xijinping are notably absent from this year's summit. here's indian prime minister narendra modi announcing the african union's membership of g20. translation: it is in the spirit of together with all _ that, india proposed permanent membership for the african union in the g20. i am confident that we have a consensus on this proposal. i would like to invite the chair of the african union to take his place as a permanent member of the g20.

live now to our south asia correspondent samira hussain. what is the possibility of an agreement on their approach to ukraine? ., agreement on their approach to ukraine? . , ., ukraine? the headline is of the a- roach ukraine? the headline is of the approach to _ ukraine? the headline is of the approach to the _ ukraine? the headline is of the approach to the african - ukraine? the headline is of the approach to the african union l ukraine? the headline is of the l approach to the african union but all eyes are on the thorny issue of ukraine. the leaders are trying to come together to find some language with which they can mention the war in ukraine. any reference to there being some sort of inflation would not be something that russia would agree to —— invasion. the language is being ironed out by world leaders get the sense that in terms of everything else on the joint statement has been worked out. the

issue as there are so many divisions when it comes to ukraine. any mention of ukraine has been rejected by russia and china remains unaligned and nd right now is trying to play the role of interlocutor trying to soften the language from the west in terms of a statement and they want people to come up with some sort ofjoint statement had the african union agreeing tojoin g20, what else will be on the agenda. 0bviously what else will be on the agenda. obviously there will be a lot of issues that focus on the developing world and this has been the focus for india during their presidency of the g20. while there is a lot of talk about ukraine, andy has really been trying to frame meetings and discussions in the lead up to the

summitaround discussions in the lead up to the summit around issues that impact the global, such as poverty and debt restructuring especially climate change because it is disproportionately impacting developing countries. there are a lot of those kinds of issues definitely on the table. the other thing happening is all the bilateral meetings that happen on the sidelines of the g20 summit and we know right now prime minister rishi sunak is meeting with prime minister narendra modi and we can expect the possible trade deal between the two countries will be on the table. thank you very much. let's return to our top story: the powerful earthquake which has struck central morocco. the country's interior ministry says at least 632 people have been killed, with more than 300 injured.

live now to rabat and dina anwar, a news reporter for morrocco world news. what have you been seeing? we all felt the earthquake _ what have you been seeing? we all felt the earthquake throughout - what have you been seeing? - all felt the earthquake throughout the country and lucky here and rabat to be evacuated. unfortunately it was not the same for other cities. everyone was panicking and right now the tallest reaching 1700 dead. we are trying to keep up with the updates on the people entered who are very much need of blood donations, that is the most important part. personally,

essaouira as my city and i have tried to check with everyone i have them back home and it has struck us overnight. them back home and it has struck us overniaht. ., , ., them back home and it has struck us overniaht. . , ., ., ., them back home and it has struck us overniaht. ., , ., ., ., ., them back home and it has struck us overniaht. . , ., ., ., ., overnight. have you managed to reach our loved overnight. have you managed to reach your loved ones _ overnight. have you managed to reach your loved ones and _ overnight. have you managed to reach your loved ones and friends _ overnight. have you managed to reach your loved ones and friends and - your loved ones and friends and family? how are communications impacted? family? how are communications imacted? ~ ., , , impacted? munication is definitely im acted. impacted? munication is definitely impacted. there _ impacted? munication is definitely impacted. there is _ impacted? munication is definitely impacted. there is an _ impacted? munication is definitely impacted. there is an issue - impacted? munication is definitely impacted. there is an issue trying | impacted. there is an issue trying to reach anyone. there are so many old buildings destroyed due to the earthquake. sources struggle to try to track —— so it is a struggle to try to check on your loved ones but what is most important know is blood donations. irate what is most important know is blood donations. ~ ~' ., what is most important know is blood donations. ~ ~ ., ., donations. we know the tremor has im acted a donations. we know the tremor has impacted a huge — donations. we know the tremor has impacted a huge area _ donations. we know the tremor has impacted a huge area of— donations. we know the tremor has impacted a huge area of the - donations. we know the tremor has| impacted a huge area of the country but in terms of buildings and infrastructure, do you get a sense

of the areas most badly impacted and whether they thought might be greatest? whether they thought might be createst? ., ., , ., greatest? unfortunately the areas most impacted — greatest? unfortunately the areas most impacted other _ greatest? unfortunately the areas most impacted other areas - greatest? unfortunately the areas most impacted other areas where | greatest? unfortunately the areas i most impacted other areas where we have a lot of old buildings, and it raises a lot of concerns and prompts us to really make an effort hidden morocco —— here in morocco to fix this issue because the toll unfortunately is also linked to the fact that we definitely have an infrastructure issue and it is very sad we got to see it this way, but small villages near marrakesh and deftly the ones most impacted. more rural areas than _ deftly the ones most impacted. more rural areas than the _ deftly the ones most impacted. more rural areas than the cities? _ rural areas than the cities? absolutely. from my experience in

rabat, everyone left and the toll and the damage and everything was mild compared to the rural areas. did you get out warning saying you were evacuated, did you know this was coming? absolutely not. we were evacuated as soon as we felt it and we left our places —— we were not evacuated and everybody looked at each other completely shocked and did not know what to do and each other completely shocked and did not know what to do— each other completely shocked and did not know what to do and knew we should not be — did not know what to do and knew we should not be in _ did not know what to do and knew we should not be in our— did not know what to do and knew we should not be in our homes. - did not know what to do and knew we should not be in our homes. what - should not be in our homes. what kind of help _ should not be in our homes. what kind of help to _ should not be in our homes. what kind of help to you _ should not be in our homes. what kind of help to you see _ should not be in our homes. what kind of help to you see being sent out to the areas that need it? idiatribe out to the areas that need it? write no the government _ out to the areas that need it? write no the government is _ out to the areas that need it? write no the government is making -- i out to the areas that need it? its: no the government is making —— right now, the government is making a tremendous effort in helping and sending out ambulances are looking

for donors for people in hospital but it is still a call for help at the moment. in greece rising floodwaters continue to hamper rescue and recovery efforts, following some of the worst storms ever recorded in the country. authorities in the city of larissa have ordered the evacuation of a district threatened by floodwaters. ten people are known to have died in the flooding though some villages have yet to be reached by the emergency services. earlier i spoke to our correspondent sofia bettiza who is in larissa, we are here in larissa, and this is one of the biggest cities in greece. and you can see the damage everywhere around me if you look that way.

several cars are now entirely submerged. you can just about see the top of those trees. and we have seen so many houses engulfed by water. we spoke to a woman who lives here and her house is completely underwater now. she said that that's all she has in life, her children who live with her and her home. and now that's gone. and you hear so many stories like hers here in this part of greece. now, if you come over here, you can see first—aiders waiting to receive people who are still being rescued. there's a big search and rescue operation that is ongoing here in this part of the country. people have been getting on canoes like that one, on dinghies, on boats all morning. they go that way and they look for people who are still stranded, stuck on the balconies, stuck on the rooftops. but most of those boats are coming back empty. and that's because this search and rescue operation is very, very difficult.

in some parts of this area, the water is so deep and that means that entire villages are still completely cut off with no power, no electricity. and it's been very, very difficult to reach the hardest—hit areas. now, ten people have died here in greece because of the flooding, but several people are still missing. and so the fear is that the death toll could rise. let's turn to hong kong, where roads have been turned into rivers after rainfall officials describe as �*once in a century'. in some areas, more than 15 centimetres of rain fell in just one hour. vehicles were submerged and some metro stations and shops flooded in the deluge. millions in hong kong and the neighbouring hub of shenzhen has been sheltering inside following warnings of potential landslides. officials ordered schools to close and encouraged emplyers to allow staff to stay at home. here in the uk, the september heatwave is expected to peak today. temperatures could reach almost 33 degrees celsius, the highest this year. figures published by nhs england show there's been a five—fold increase in the number of people seeking advice about heat exhaustion over the past week.

live now to caroline abrahams, a charity directorfrom age uk. when it comes to advice to try to stay cool and safe in the seat, what do you suggest? i stay cool and safe in the seat, what do you suggest?— stay cool and safe in the seat, what do you suggest? i guess we have to obe the do you suggest? i guess we have to obey the old — do you suggest? i guess we have to obey the old adage _ do you suggest? i guess we have to obey the old adage not _ do you suggest? i guess we have to obey the old adage not to _ do you suggest? i guess we have to obey the old adage not to be - do you suggest? i guess we have to obey the old adage not to be a - do you suggest? i guess we have to obey the old adage not to be a mad| obey the old adage not to be a mad dog of englishman who goes so in the midday sun. as we age our bodies find it much harder to adapt to extremes in temperature stop we are very familiar of that in terms of cold but also true with extremes of heat and that is what we will get today for much of the country. it makes a lot of sense if you are an older person, particularly with an underlying health condition or cardiovascular or lung problem take real care and be cautious and not overdo it. it is a really good excuse to have a chilled out day at home. probably best to stay out of the sun and stay indoors if you can't. the sun will be really strong

today and really one. if you have to go out, take it easy but wear sunscreen and wear thin clothes and a heart and drink plenty of liquids whether you are in or out and have a good shoulder day. this is probably the last day of the heatwave, seriously, a bit more tomorrow and then back to normal september weather. ~ ., ., . then back to normal september weather. ~ . . . ., then back to normal september weather. ~ . ., . ., ., weather. what advice to give to eo - le weather. what advice to give to people staying _ weather. what advice to give to people staying at _ weather. what advice to give to people staying at home - weather. what advice to give to people staying at home in - weather. what advice to give to | people staying at home in terms weather. what advice to give to . people staying at home in terms of closing curtains or blinds and keeping windows shut and keep the heat from coming in. irate keeping windows shut and keep the heat from coming in.— heat from coming in. we need to learn from _ heat from coming in. we need to learn from our _ heat from coming in. we need to learn from our friends _ heat from coming in. we need to learn from our friends in - heat from coming in. we need to learn from our friends in the - learn from our friends in the mediterranean who at night open their windows and let the cool air and ensuring the day the close the curtains and that traps the cold air at home and that makes quite a big difference and it also makes a difference and it also makes a difference if you have a van or something like that to help you stay cool something like that to help you stay cool. our messaged today will be there are some older people who think they need to go shopping to pick up something but even this

afternoon when it gets really hot so if you go out and get a bit of shopping it would be great if you could check on the neighbour next door and offered to do it. it would see them getting terribly hot and possibly unwell at the going to get too hot. ~ ., ., . possibly unwell at the going to get too hot. ~ . ., . ., possibly unwell at the going to get toohot. . ., . ., , too hot. what advice of people find themselves — too hot. what advice of people find themselves suffering _ too hot. what advice of people find themselves suffering from - too hot. what advice of people find themselves suffering from heat - themselves suffering from heat exhaustion, how do you know and what do you do? exhaustion, how do you know and what do ou do? , ., exhaustion, how do you know and what do oudo? ,~ , ., , do you do? they are serious medical conditions and _ do you do? they are serious medical conditions and it _ do you do? they are serious medical conditions and it is _ do you do? they are serious medical conditions and it is not _ do you do? they are serious medical conditions and it is not surprising - conditions and it is not surprising with the heat in the last few days people are checking the nhs website for the symptoms. the trick is to become cooler much quicker so use called flannels to cool yourself down and certainly go to the coolest place in your home wherever you are and if you're seriously worried seek medical attention. and if you're seriously worried seek medicalattention. do and if you're seriously worried seek medical attention.— medical attention. do you feel we are getting _ medical attention. do you feel we are getting used _ medical attention. do you feel we are getting used to _ medical attention. do you feel we are getting used to what - medical attention. do you feel we are getting used to what feels - medical attention. do you feel we| are getting used to what feels like increasing spikes and high temperatures? i don't think quite yeti temperatures? i don't think quite e - ~' temperatures? i don't think quite e. ~' ., , temperatures? i don't think quite yet i think that news coverage is a mixture of— yet i think that news coverage is a mixture of fantastic, _ yet i think that news coverage is a mixture of fantastic, we _ yet i think that news coverage is a mixture of fantastic, we will- yet i think that news coverage is a mixture of fantastic, we will all. mixture of fantastic, we will all have a wonderful time in the sun and

rather more emphasis on that than the need to take care. for lots of people, they can go out and enjoy it but as you get older and if you have got an underlying health condition it is a real rest. a friend of mine was an accident and emergency a few days ago and it was full of people with serious breathing problems caused in part by the sun, people already not terribly well having to seek urgent medical attention so it is a real risk and something to be taken seriously. uk police have confirmed sightings of the terror suspect khalife daniel and police are working on reports of

sightings including from the public. we are likely to see the hottest day of today, 33 degrees possible and a sixth consecutive day of temperatures above 30 celsius. if you're not a fan of heat and humidity, gradually through the weekend it will ease with thundery showers on away as well. this is a weather front moving on to the north—west but also cloud down towards the bay of biscay and will approach our shores through the weekend and with a few heavy showers. 12 showers today for parts of wales in the midlands and parts of wales in the midlands and parts of northern ireland and scotland, temperatures in the mid 20s, not as hot chastity and 32 or possibly 33 for london on the south was the day. with the heat the threat of heavy showers particularly towards east wales and the midlands of lincolnshire with the chance of

flash flooding. that is the line of cloud across the north—west of scotland and mist and fog towards the west and a few showers working in the south—west stop temperatures 17 or 18 degrees overnight at the lowest so it will feel quite muggy. sunday is the rate north run and if you're running and that are watching the weather looks pretty decent, perhaps a bit on the warm side are generally the low 20s. the threat of a thunderstorm but generally later in the day. in the morning the threat should be for wales and the south—west of england and maybe northern ireland in south—west scotland later. in the south and east staying dry once again. not as hot as today but still 3132 degrees, the seventh day in a row above 30 degrees but we are looking at the low to mid 20s for the north. heavy thundery showers are possible for northern ireland and parts of in the scotland and more persistent when in

the far north—west so you might hear the far north—west so you might hear the odd rumble of thunder and towards the south—east muggy and sticky and 16 or 17 degrees into monday morning. gradually into next week the orange colours, the warm air get skweze away towards the south and we will start to see something fresher and more welcoming. we are typically looking at the high teens and low 20s for the rest of the week.

more than 600 people are so far known to have been killed in a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake in morocco, with marrakesh among the hardest hit areas. the epicentre was in the high atlas mountains. police have confirmed sightings of missing prisoner daniel khalife in chiswick, west london. in a new description, he is said to be wearing a black baseball cap and a black t—shirt. the african union has been welcomed into the g20 as a permanent member during the opening of the group's summit in delhi. the announcement was made by the host, prime minister narendra modi. you are watching bbc news. let's return now to morocco where an earthquake has killed more than 600 people. the epicentre was in the high atlas mountains — 71 kilometres south—west of marrakesh. but tremors were said to have been felt in the capital rabat. many of the fatalities are said to be in hard—to—reach areas south of marrakesh. earlier i spoke to bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha

about the situation in morocco.