in the country. the death toll currently stands at more than 2,000. us presidentjoe biden is visiting vietnam to sign a new diplomatic partnership, amid china's growing influence in the asia—pacific region. we don't mean to hurt china, sincerely. we are all better off if china does well, if china does well by the international rules. and world leaders have formally adopted the joint declaration as the 620 summit in delhi comes to an end , with india passing to an end, with india passing on the presidency to brazil. hello i'm tanya becket. in morocco, the race is on to clear debris from roads up into the atlas mountains — the epicentre of the massive earthquake — with the red cross warning that the first 48 hours

are vital in preventing what it calls a "disaster within a disaster" if water and food aid don't reach survivors. the death toll continues to rise and is now past 2,000 with a similar number injured in hospitals. this is the small town of asni in the atlas mountains. very few buildings have been left undamaged. friday's 6.8—magnitude earthquake struck 45 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh. 0ur correspondent anna hooligan reports from marrakesh. essential aid is on the way. the moroccan military has been deployed to distribute food and clear the landslides. international assistance is starting to arrive. spain and the czech republic have sent search and rescue teams. british aid charities are coming, too. inside the ancient city of marrakesh, miles away from the epicentre of the quake, a quarter of the population

has been affected. this man told me he would rather be at home with his family but he can't afford not to work. if you want to help the people of this country, come to this country because this country, especially this city, need the tourists more than in the past. this is a unesco world heritage site. the un's cultural agency says it will help morocco to assess the damage and come up with a repair strategy to reconstruct these cherished cultural assets that attract visitors from around the world. everything just started shaking, the whole room is going like this. this couple are here for their honeymoon. everyone was just panicking, women were in tears. there was just so much uncertainty on what was going to happen next, do we go back, do we wait here? there are building surrounding us so we are scared they are going to fall down. all the buildings have

cracks in them now. tourists have been queueing up to donate blood, hoping their presence here can help those who have nowhere else to go. the moroccan authorities have now accepted offers of support from spain, qatar, the united kingdom and the united arab emirates. as we mentioned, rescue teams have reached the town of asni after the moroccan army cleared a landslide on the access road. but other small rural communities remain cut off by rock falls and there are reports of entire villages flattened. 0ur correspondent nick beake has made it to another community in the atlas mountains. she sobs. the grief was unbearable. and found in every corner of this tiny community. their spirit crushed a little more every time news arrived

of another body recovered. the bricks and stones of their traditional houses no match for the size of this quake. the village of tafeghaghte levelled in seconds. abu rahman was being comforted by everyone who saw him. he tells us he's lost his wife and his three boys. he wants to take us to where his family lived so happily until friday night. a walk through the rubble of this remote atlas mountain wilderness. "our house was up there", abu rahman tells us. "you can see the white blankets and the furniture, too. "everything else has gone." he ran home after the earthquake and says he started screaming out for his kids but there was nothing. "we buried them yesterday", he says. "i felt so sorry for them.

"when we found them, they were all huddled together, "the three boys asleep. "they all went down with the earthquake." we've been told that about 200 people used to live here in this village. of those, 90 are already confirmed to have died. many more are missing, somewhere here beneath the rubble. others are in hospital. and when you look at this and try and take it all in, you realise people simply didn't stand a chance and the scene of devastation is replicated right across this vast mountainous region. sitting among the only possessions she now has left, we meet this woman, mourning her son—in—law. translation: we pray for god to help us - and the government too, and the king. the first professional emergency teams to arrive here are spanish firefighters.

it's not a search for signs of life but for the dead. there are no miracle rescues here in tafeghaghte — this epicentre of pain and suffering. nick beake, bbc news, in the atlas mountains. some breaking news this hour. luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation, has told a british television station that he will resign following the women's world cup football scandal. it follows outrage after rubiales kissed midfielderjenni hermoso after the spanish team's win — a kiss she said was not consensual. hermoso filed a legal complaint over the kiss on tuesday. it means the 46—year—old could face criminal charges. new this is the interview that rubialies gave to talktv host piers morgan

you have come under pressure recently, it's very difficult for your daughter, for your young girls. i have a daughter who is around the age of one of your girls, incredibly difficult. there comes a point perhaps that the pressure is so relentless that you do think about what you should do with yourself and your future. what you should do with yourself and yourfuture. many people what you should do with yourself and your future. many people think you should resign as president, what are you going to do? i should resign as president, what are you going to do?— you going to do? i also love my daughters _ you going to do? i also love my daughters and _ you going to do? i also love my daughters and they _ you going to do? i also love my daughters and they love - you going to do? i also love my daughters and they love me - you going to do? i also love my| daughters and they love me so, so much. very happy and very proud of them, very very proud of them. yes i am going to do. yes, because i cannot continue my work. what was the final moment _ cannot continue my work. what was the final moment for _ cannot continue my work. what was the final moment for you, _ cannot continue my work. what was the final moment for you, wasn't i the final moment for you, wasn't talking to yourfamily,

the final moment for you, wasn't talking to your family, dad the final moment for you, wasn't talking to yourfamily, dad perhaps? my talking to yourfamily, dad perhaps? my daughters, i spoke with them, it's not, they know it's not a question on me, some friends very close to me, and they say to me, luis, you have to focus on your identity, to continue or your life. on the sport you love, that you 0n the sport you love, that you built with some people a long time ago, now it's a very near the solution september one year. then when someone is not thinking only about himself, i have to support a lot this three weeks, but this more a question of not only me and an attitude of me reflect third party

is very important in this discussion now the more intelligent thing i have to do. 50 now the more intelligent thing i have to do— have to do. so that was luis rubiales. — have to do. so that was luis rubiales, reflecting - have to do. so that was luis rubiales, reflecting on - have to do. so that was luis rubiales, reflecting on a - have to do. so that was luis | rubiales, reflecting on a kiss have to do. so that was luis - rubiales, reflecting on a kiss after the lady's team won. and the controversy surrounding that case, and the midfielderjenni hermoso says it was not consensual. on a visit to vietnam, president biden has defended the united states' engagement in the pacific, against a background of rising chinese influence in the region. mr biden told reporters in hanoi that american actions were not about containing or isolating china, but about maintaining stability in accordance with international rules. i don't want to contain china, i just want to make sure we have a relationship with china that is on the up

and up, squared away, and everybody knows what it's all about. and one of the ways you do that, is you make sure that we are talking about the same things. the centrepiece of president biden's visit to vietnam is an upgraded strategic partnership between the two countries, almost 50 years after the end of the vietnam war. so what do ordinary people make of the american leader stopping by? the bbc has been allowed rare access to hanoi for the visit, accompanied by vietnamese government officials. 0ur asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker has this report. star-spangled banner plays. from wartime foes to firm friends. the united states is drawing china's neighbour closer. chanting and cheering. this new relationship excites vietnam's next generation. even as they sing songs about appreciating what they have, it's clear they want more. this country's young and talented

workforce has attracted foreign business here instead of china. a lot of, like, korean and then japanese technology is pumping money into vietnam to develop, like, technology centres. and then they come to us. i can see in the future vietnam will become another like silicon valley for the us and for everyone to come here and work, and can't wait for it to happen. vietnam was once one of the world's poorest nations, but is now one of the fastest—growing economies in asia, and it wants to stay that way. this e—scooter start—up was built by a vietnamese entrepreneur who learned his craft in the us. because i want to realise my vietnamese dream. i was exposed to the american dream, but i think i have a stronger desire for my vietnamese dream. it's the right time, the right generation to make the vietnamese dream come true. that drive to succeed is attractive to america.

the deal being done will bring washington and hanoi closer than they've ever been before. it's all part of a us strategy to try to contain china. but while vietnam might be wary of its largest neighbour, it's certainly not going to walk away from beijing. vietnam will try to balance the two superpowers. this communist country with its own brand of capitalism will not want to pick a side. laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi. russia has praised the wording of the joint declaration by leaders at the g20 summit in india, after it made no direct reference to moscow's involvement in the war in ukraine. the statement was substantially watered down compared to last year's summit. india has maintained a neutral stance on the war, and it took the lead in getting consensus on the declaration. 0ur south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports from delhi.

a poignant start to the final day of india's g20 presidency, a moment to remember the country's most revered leader, mahatma gandhi, and his message of peace. but war and regional conflict has meant the summit wasn't a full house. the presidents of russia and china didn't attend. and whatever national views these countries might hold about the war in ukraine, when it came down to business, concessions were made. g20 leaders summit declaration. we've reached a consensus on the joint declaration. "we've reached a consensus on the joint declaration." india's prime minister, narendra modi said. it was a statement that significantly watered down moscow's role in the war. the paragraph about ukraine made no mention of russia, and today, in response to a bbc question, its foreign minister said they were surprised that

all countries agreed to it. translation: speakingj frankly, we didn't expect that we were 100% ready to defend our honest wording of the text, she said. to defend our honest wording of the text. the indian presidency played a decisive role and other countries also played a part. the fact that western countries consented to the language is a step in the right direction. later in the day, the french president responded to questions about the summit being seen as a win for russia. translation: personally, i don't think it's a massive | diplomatic victory or anything other than the reality | of isolation and minority status. | many questions were asked about what could really be accomplished at a summit where both the russian and chinese presidents were not attending. but what india has effectively done is it's displayed its influence. the evidence in the paragraph about the war in ukraine, in the joint statement, consistent with india's own stance on the war and the inclusion of the african union into the g20, something which india has been advocating for.

this summit is a big step forward in this country's effort to project itself as the voice of the developing world. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi. more on that breaking story this hour luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation, has told a british television station that he will resign following the women's world cup football scandal. it follows outrage after rubiales kissed midfielderjenni hermoso after the spanish team's win — a kiss she said was not consensual. hermoso filed a legal complaint over the kiss on tuesday. it means the 46—year—old could face criminal charges. with more on this we are joined by sergi forcada so the reason that he gave was simply the pressure on his family, was too much?— simply the pressure on his family, was too much? yes, he said that he does not want _

was too much? yes, he said that he does not want to _ was too much? yes, he said that he does not want to affect _ was too much? yes, he said that he does not want to affect third - does not want to affect third parties, meaning his family, he said that this has been what he calls a disproportionate campaign against him, and finally he has decided to resign. he had become more and more isolated in the past few weeks, just a few weeks you'll remember he attended a press conference in which he said i am not going to resign, i am not going to resign, he repeated that again and again and again. tonight with his interview with piers morgan, many sports journalists are now sharing on social media, he is going to go and the main reason as he said the pressure and all the impact that this is having in his family. and those who are close to him. in the statement he also said that he doesn't want to hurt spanish football, that he is proud of the work that he has done as the head of the spanish football association in the spanish football association in

the past few years and the best for him now is to go. 50 the past few years and the best for him now is to go.— him now is to go. so what happens now? clearly _ him now is to go. so what happens now? clearly he _ him now is to go. so what happens now? clearly he needs _ him now is to go. so what happens now? clearly he needs to - now? clearly he needs to be replaced, would it be fair to say that spain is largely in support of this move?— this move? yet, as i said, i think he was extremely _ this move? yet, as i said, i think he was extremely extremely - this move? yet, as i said, i think- he was extremely extremely isolated. even those who are at the beginning were very supportive of luis rubiales, in the last few weeks had been either criticising or trying to look that they were not as close as they initially thought towards timbuktu. he is not the head of the federation any more after the suspension by fifa so there is already an interim president in spain and that interim president has already made some changes because just a few days ago the coach of the spanish national team thatjust a few weeks ago won the world cup, was sacked. so there is already some

movement going on in the spanish football association, but definitely now they will have to choose a new president for the federation. thank ou ve president for the federation. thank you very much _ president for the federation. thank you very much indeed. _ president for the federation. thank you very much indeed. we'll - president for the federation. thank you very much indeed. we'll keep you “p you very much indeed. we'll keep you up to date even more so with the rest of the day's sport from lizzie. let's start at the rugby world cup, wales have just kicked off against fiji. but they are well ahead now at 25 points— ia there. earlier the joint favourites and defending champions — south africa put in a typically ruthless and powerful display to beat scotland in their opening game in marseille. after a physical first half two quick springbok tries took the game away from gregor townsend's side. south africa get their title defence off to a perfect start and face romania next sunday. scotland have a two—week wait to right their wrongs when they take on tonga in nice. japan began their world cup campaign

with a a2—i2 win over tournament debutants chile in toulouse. amato fakatava scored two first—half tries and was named player of the match. the bonus—point victory lifts japan to the top of the pool d standings above england. but it was an impressive performance from chile on their debut. for me, it's exactly what we thought we were going to get from chile, based on the world cup, very proud country. they were always going to get, a performance, they succeeded a spirited performance, they succeeded and put us under a lot of pressure. germany have sacked hansi flick as manager of the men's national football team. flick�*s position was under pressure after a poor showing at last year's world cup where they crashed out of the tournament in the group stages in qatar. then a 4—1 defeat to japan on saturday proved to be the final straw. so germany are on the hunt

for a new boss just nine months out from hosting euro 202a. injury—hit northern ireland's euro 2024 qualifier misery continued as a 1—0 defeat away to kazakhstan stretched their losing streak to five matches. a superb first—half goal by maxim samoro—dov was the difference in a tight encounter in astana. northern ireland havejust three points from their opening six group matches and will almost certainly fail to qualify. elsewhere denmark beat finland and there were wins for montenegro and moldova. all the latest scores on the bbc sport website. the manchester united winger antony has been given time off to answer allegations of domestic abuse made against him. the brazilian was due to return to training on monday having been dropped from his national squad after the claims made by his former girlfriend, which he denies, are being investigated by police. united say he has a leave of absence until further notice. given antony hasn't been

charged or arrested, his club don't consider this a suspension and he remains on full pay. 34 3a overs per side, record equalling 24th grand slam,

all—time record two months after losing to carlos alcaraz in that thriller. the match isjust getting under way you can follow it and the rest of the day's sport on the bbc website and app. and that's all the sport for now. more now on that breaking news, luis rubiales has resigned as the president of the spanish football federation. for kissing jenni hermoso after the women's world cup final. it's good to see you, what do you make of the timing of the resignation?— resignation? well it's all a bit bizarre, and _ resignation? well it's all a bit bizarre, and no _ resignation? well it's all a bit bizarre, and no one _ resignation? well it's all a bit bizarre, and no one expected| resignation? well it's all a bit - bizarre, and no one expected this. actually the announcements was made in a uk media which is really unexpected after all the controversy that came up in spain with all the, with all the ensuing noise. it seems

like luis rubiales had sent a letter to the president of the spanish fa and then announced that in a personal interview in london. it was unexpected because it seemed like luis rubiales was trying to hold to the position as much as he could. his successor was someone who he had appointed previously so it looked like this was going to last a lot longer than it actually has. did it come down _ longer than it actually has. did it come down to, _ longer than it actually has. did it come down to, in _ longer than it actually has. did it come down to, in the _ longer than it actually has. did it come down to, in the end, - longer than it actually has. did it come down to, in the end, public opinion being against him? yes. come down to, in the end, public opinion being against him? yes, in fact his position _ opinion being against him? yes, in fact his position was _ opinion being against him? yes, in fact his position was untenable. i opinion being against him? yes, inj fact his position was untenable. he said so in the letter that there was no way he could actually come back to lead the spanish fa after you if had basically suspended him. he had no way to go back and he had accepted that, and it took him some time to accept that but he has accepted that and he's going to

fight for his innocence and the courts, and he is going to step aside from football for the time being. aside from football for the time beinu. ~ ., aside from football for the time beinul. ., ., , aside from football for the time beina.~ ., ., , , aside from football for the time beina.~ ., .,, , aside from football for the time beinu. ., .,, , being. what does this say about women's football? _ being. what does this say about women's football? is _ being. what does this say about women's football? is there - being. what does this say about women's football? is there a . being. what does this say about i women's football? is there a moral to the story? it women's football? is there a moral to the story?— to the story? it is something that really happen to _ to the story? it is something that really happen to women's - to the story? it is something that l really happen to women's football. even something as embarrassing as this, that actually put an end to luis rubiales's tenure as the president of the fa. he had very questionable things before, and none of that actually managed to see him go. i mean there was 20 of controversy around his decision with public money. he had been in very dodgy relations with players of specific teams. and none of that had actually made him resign. and this

probably showed that the female football has gone a long way and has earned the spotlight, and actually has an impact, a definite impact on timbuktu's career. that has an impact, a definite impact on timbuktu's career.— timbuktu's career. at the very beginning _ timbuktu's career. at the very beginning he _ timbuktu's career. at the very beginning he could _ timbuktu's career. at the very beginning he could have i timbuktu's career. at the very beginning he could have said i timbuktu's career. at the very i beginning he could have saidjust beginning he could have said just briefly, sorry, that was super estate behaviour, but he chose not to do that. hat estate behaviour, but he chose not to do that. ., ., , , , to do that. not only in this case, but the previous _ to do that. not only in this case, but the previous controversies . but the previous controversies regarding the use of public funds and associations with saudi arabia and associations with saudi arabia and the decision to move the spanish super cup agreement with former barcelona player when he was still playing for personal enough. we have to leave it, sadly, _ playing for personal enough. we have to leave it, sadly, thank— playing for personal enough. we have to leave it, sadly, thank you - playing for personal enough. we have to leave it, sadly, thank you so i to leave it, sadly, thank you so much forjoining us, this is bbc news. hello there. the storm clouds have

been brewing today. we've had some intense downpours already. it'll be quite nasty on the road. so the met office do have warnings out for those thunderstorms which are likely to give some sudden flash flooding, frequent lightning. more details on the website. but as i say, there are some quite torrential downpours out there. no surprise really when you consider today has been the seventh consecutive day where temperatures have reached 30 degrees or above. that's a record for september here in the uk, and it's really quite unbearable for some. but behind this weather front in the north, there is relief on the way. behind it, much fresher air as we start to introduce winds down from the north and the west. but it's going to take probably until tuesday to clear the south, but it is going to eventually freshen up through the next few days. but for this evening, some fairly widespread thunderstorms, possibly even more further south to start with. and then our weather front, which has been more potent in the north as well today, will start to push southwards. so there will be some unsettled weather around, some tricky driving conditions through this evening and overnight. and for most, again, it will be really quite

uncomfortable and close for sleeping because the humidity remains high. so there's mistiness and fog around first thing in the morning, which will take a while to clear. then we'll see some brighter skies, butjust generally more cloud, i think, for england and wales tomorrow. 0ur weather front close by to northern ireland and southern scotland and northern england for much of the day, brighter skies with a few showers behind and fresher here across the north of scotland. but for most, again, the humidity is high and we'll still see temperatures into the mid to high 20s for the south and east. however, it's unlikely that we're going to see 30 degrees again. then through monday evening and overnight, that weatherfront may well pep up again. now, there'll be a few thunderstorms anyway developing during monday ahead of this weather system, combining with that weather front slipping south. so, again, another humid night in southern areas, but in the north, much fresher in scotland, northern ireland, even a touch of ground frost potentially in the glens in the north this week. tuesday again sees that weather front pushing southwards. it will eventually reach more southern areas later in the day. ahead of that, some brightness lifting the temperatures

into the low 20s, but for most, it will be a more manageable day. the humidity gone, quite pleasant with the sunshine in the north, scotland, northern ireland much, much brighter. but you can see the outlook. the temperatures are a little lower. the humidity�*s gone, but it's a generally changeable, showery picture.

rescue teams in morocco are trying to reach remote communities destroyed by the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the country. aid agencies warn of a "disaster within a disaster" if people aren't able to access clean safe water. the death toll currently stands at more than 2,000. us presidentjoe biden visits vietnam to sign a new diplomatic partnership amid china's growing influence in the asia—pacific region. mr biden has met the communist party leader and further talks are scheduled on monday. and a top—ranking us military officer warns that ukraine's army has little more than 30 days left of fighting before the weather hinders its counter—offensive. general mark milley told the bbc that the ukrainian attack was going more slowly than hoped, but was progressing at a steady pace. now on bbc news, out of shape.