criticism of morocco's official response to friday's earthquake — as the red cross and red crescent launch an emergency appeal. we are seeking 100 million swiss francs to be able to deliver on the most pressing needs at this time. and a new report in the uk describes sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape as an "open secret" within surgery. we've spoken to one of the doctors about the abuse she suffered. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in libya and the devastating situation there. floods are reported

to have killed 2,800 after a powerful storm swept through the east of the country. as many as 10,000 people are reported to be missing. much of the country has been declared a �*disaster zone�* and three days of mourning have begun. the un has said, they are deeply concerned by the situation and are mobilizing emergency teams. widespread flooding and mudslides, caused by torrential rain, have destroyed many roads and homes. a minister in the eastern government — which is not internationally recognised — said more than a thousand bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. the eastern cities of benghazi and al marj are also among the worst hit. tamer ramadan of the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies says the death toll from the disaster is likely to increase dramatically. the death toll is huge. it might reach 2,000s really. but we don't have a definite number. we confirm

from our independent sources that the number of missing people is 10,000 persons so far. anna foster has the latest. a torrent of water washing away everything in its path. the devastation is clear to see. the death toll is harder to quantify. the red crescent and red cross say as many as 10,000 people are missing. but in a country without a single functioning government, getting accurate information is hard. since muammar gaddafi was deposed as its leader in 2011, libya has been in turmoil. there are two rival governments and regular fighting for control between factions in the east and west. libya has effectively been stuck in a political quagmire now for at least eight, nine years. and really, even though there has been no major outbreak of violence since 2020, sporadic violence has taken place.

but there's been no settlement really to that conflict. the lack of internationally recognised government sources makes it difficult to know which details to trust. all the videos you see here have been checked by bbc verify. now the authorities need to get help to the people who filmed them. but the ongoing conflict makes access to libya difficult, and any aid that arrives will be far slower than its desperate survivors need. anna foster, bbc news. live now to dax roque, libya country director at the norwegian refugee council. he is live in tunis. thank you for being here on the programme. what is the latest that you are hearing? yeah, thank you for having me. i want to express my thoughts and condolences to the thousands who have died in libya and also to a

number of front line emergency workers who have also lost their lives. the storm daniel has swept across libya, causing heavy floods. many cities have been impacted. benghazi, misra and tripoli. according to reports confirmed more than 2,000 people have died. almost 10,000 are missing and the numbers are rising. we have received reports that 25,000 people have been displaced. and two dams have reportedly collapsed that have resulted in significant flooding and destruction of neighbourhoods and residential buildings. the norwegian refugee council have around more than 100 colleagues in libya and we have teams in benghazi and we want to expand support working with local

partners and authorities. in to expand support working with local partners and authorities.— partners and authorities. in terms ofthe partners and authorities. in terms of the numbers, _ partners and authorities. in terms of the numbers, they _ partners and authorities. in terms of the numbers, they are - partners and authorities. in terms of the numbers, they are vast - partners and authorities. in termsi of the numbers, they are vast and likely to grow considerably in the coming days. is that partly because of simply the speed of the way the waters hit? ., . ., , ., waters hit? correct. our teams are on the ground. _ waters hit? correct. our teams are on the ground, they're _ waters hit? correct. our teams are on the ground, they're reporting i waters hit? correct. our teams are on the ground, they're reporting a | on the ground, they're reporting a disastrous situation in these communities. as i mentioned before, dams have been reportedly to collapse in derna causing widespread flooding. very inspiring and dedicating search and rescue workers are looking for people. but the reports are coming in that more than 2,000 people have died and 10,000 people are feared missing. in 2,000 people have died and 10,000 people are feared missing.— people are feared missing. in terms of what help — people are feared missing. in terms of what help you're _ people are feared missing. in terms of what help you're trying _ people are feared missing. in terms of what help you're trying to - people are feared missing. in terms of what help you're trying to get - of what help you're trying to get there on the ground, what have you got already in place and how much is actually needed?— actually needed? correct, so we are workin: actually needed? correct, so we are working with — actually needed? correct, so we are working with the _ actually needed? correct, so we are working with the local _ actually needed? correct, so we are working with the local partners, - actually needed? correct, so we are working with the local partners, the | working with the local partners, the local authority and the un who have

mobilised resources. 0ur local authority and the un who have mobilised resources. our team are looking to provide emergency relief, including emergency shelter and food and water and support for young people who have been impacted by this conflict. 0bviously, people who have been impacted by this conflict. obviously, it is quite challenging, given the speed of this disaster, but the teams on the ground are working quite del gently to get the support that is required. gently to get the support that is re . uired. gently to get the support that is reuuired. ,., . , gently to get the support that is reuuired. ., ., required. the politics in libya are complicated. _ required. the politics in libya are complicated, is _ required. the politics in libya are complicated, is that _ required. the politics in libya are complicated, is that another - complicated, is that another impediment of trying to have a rapid targeted response? i impediment of trying to have a rapid targeted response?— impediment of trying to have a rapid targeted response? i think everybody in lib a is targeted response? i think everybody in libya is working _ targeted response? i think everybody in libya is working to _ targeted response? i think everybody in libya is working to support - in libya is working to support people in need. what i want to communicate is that funding is required immediately. we are calling on the international community, the un, donors, to mobilise funding that

will allow actors and local organisations to support the people that need it the most.— rescue efforts in morocco continue in search of any survivors or bodies after an earthquake hit the atlas mountains area on friday night. bbc arabic has been to one of the closest towns to the epicentre of the quake where people are still digging to pull their loved ones out from under the rubble. bbc arabics' careen torbey sends us this from the atlas mountains. in this village there were about 100 homes. people have been digging through the rubble since the deadly earthquake hit on friday. now that the rescue teams have arrived, the search continues for any bodies.

days after the earthquake, there is no more hope to find any survivors in this village. these rescuers are looking for a three bodies, a grandfather, father and a toddler. they are doing so with their bare hands. this is also how this man searched for his wife, son and daughter, whose bodies he recovered hours after the earthquake hit. translation: my wife was here. there was my daughter. she was like this. and over there, my son. i dug with my own hands and with the help of some people here, we pulled their bodies out. i lost my kids, i lost everything. i appeal for the authorities and his majesty the king to help me. may they rest in peace. amen.

the only people trapped under the rubble who survived were those rescued by the villagers. the night the earthquake struck. translation: there were five of us. we went from one home to another, calling the residents by name, from door to door. we only focused on houses from which people answered. where we didn't get a reply, we moved on. we had to. residents of the town are now refugees living on the road. during the day, they take shelter from the sun in the shade of a tree or under a makeshift tent. but at night the bitter cold reminds them that winter is coming and they have no shelter. careen torbey, bbc news.

live now to hassaan ghani sheikh from islamic relief worldwide. thank you so much for taking time from that work that you are doing. describe where you are heading and what you've seen so far?— describe where you are heading and what you've seen so far? yeah, now we are heading _ what you've seen so far? yeah, now we are heading to _ what you've seen so far? yeah, now we are heading to a _ what you've seen so far? yeah, now we are heading to a location - what you've seen so far? yeah, now we are heading to a location in - we are heading to a location in between many villages that have been struck by the disaster. we have been to many villages, we made assessments, trying to get them relevant aid. but the destruction is complete. it's vast. we have been to villages where 90% of the population have been wiped out. houses have been levelled. people are just helpless. they don't even know where to begin, who to ask and when you have people who support them show

up, they'rejust, even before asking for anything, they're just there to talk to you. you know there is that trauma you can see in their eyes and theyjust trauma you can see in their eyes and they just want someone to talk to. we are seeing people just lined up on streets outside the levelled homes and just looking for someone and something. that homes and just looking for someone and something-— and something. that is a really a-rahic and something. that is a really graphic account. _ and something. that is a really graphic account. where - and something. that is a really graphic account. where do - and something. that is a really graphic account. where do you | and something. that is a really - graphic account. where do you start your work then?— your work then? yeah, so currently we are distributing _ your work then? yeah, so currently we are distributing blankets - your work then? yeah, so currently we are distributing blankets and . we are distributing blankets and beds. we are working on hygiene items and food and make sure the aid is relevant, it is there on time and it is relevant to the communities so we are not overlapping other work. it is definitely urgent. right now, in the mountains especially it gets chilly at night and the weather's getting colder. it is urgent that we make sure they're warm and fed. the numbers that you are trying to help are vast. in terms of your own supplies, where are you with that?

yeah, we have currently distributed hundreds of mattresses and blankets. we are working with local partners to distribute something in the thousands. we are working with local partners on something a bit more long—term in terms of tents and hygiene items. we long-term in terms of tents and hygiene item-— long-term in terms of tents and hygiene items. long-term in terms of tents and h aiene items. ~ . , ., hygiene items. we heard in terms of that relief that _ hygiene items. we heard in terms of that relief that they're _ hygiene items. we heard in terms of that relief that they're talking - that relief that they're talking about 110 million dollars, how long is help going to be needed by these communities? what are you actually planning, is it months, is it year, where do you start? we planning, is it months, is it year, where do you start?— planning, is it months, is it year, where do you start? we start in the now, we where do you start? we start in the now. we make _ where do you start? we start in the now, we make sure _ where do you start? we start in the| now, we make sure implementation where do you start? we start in the i now, we make sure implementation is right away. we are not waiting on that, it is happening now. let me tell you something about the disaster. just i guess two nights ago, there was still aftershocks and people running out. this need will only grow. we had messages in our chat, in our network that during that aftershock other houses were coming down, if they didn't come

down from the first earthquake. in terms of timeline, it is a continuous thing, we are monitoring it, even as we implement the aid and the distributions, it is definitely a long—term effort. it is not something that is in the days or weeks. ., ,. , . ., , , weeks. you describe clearly physical hel , weeks. you describe clearly physical hel, but weeks. you describe clearly physical help. but your _ weeks. you describe clearly physical help, but your description _ weeks. you describe clearly physical help, but your description also - help, but your description also tilts towards psychological help that people need. are you able to do anything at all for them in that particular area? anything at all for them in that particulararea? i anything at all for them in that particular area?— particular area? i think mental health in general— particular area? i think mental health in general is _ particular area? i think mental health in general is a - particular area? i think mental health in general is a big - particular area? i think mental| health in general is a big thing. particular area? i think mental. health in general is a big thing. a lot of these individuals, they do live you know... in inaccessible areas. so mental health is a big thing. we arejust areas. so mental health is a big thing. we are just there to hear them out and again before they even ask for anything, theyjust them out and again before they even ask for anything, they just want to talk to us and they want to grieve. what is that like for you and your colleagues on a human level? again, it's literally what _ colleagues on a human level? again, it's literally what you _ colleagues on a human level? again, it's literally what you said, _ colleagues on a human level? again, it's literally what you said, it - colleagues on a human level? again, it's literally what you said, it is - it's literally what you said, it is just being human with them, treating

them with dignity and compassion and making sure we are there for them. we are not here to tick off boxes. we are not here to tick off boxes. we are not here to tick off boxes. we are here to give them an ear and be really with them as humans during this time of need. xyour be really with them as humans during this time of need.— this time of need. your descriptions sound like the _ this time of need. your descriptions sound like the work— this time of need. your descriptions sound like the work is _ this time of need. your descriptions sound like the work is so _ this time of need. your descriptions sound like the work is so enormous| sound like the work is so enormous and so in terms of the places you get to, how quickly are you able to move from one to the other, because there is an enormity of geographic area to cover?— there is an enormity of geographic area to cover? yeah, absolutely. a lot of these — area to cover? yeah, absolutely. a lot of these roads _ area to cover? yeah, absolutely. a lot of these roads are _ area to cover? yeah, absolutely. aj lot of these roads are inaccessible, because parts of roads, we are driving up mountains hours and parts of the road, because of mountains next to the roads, rocks have fallen, something like a landslide and you can't get big trucks up there. it is an enormous task. but we are here to help those people and

want to make sure they're not sleeping under open skies and they're not getting sick and trying to uplift them from their current situation. and we are just trying our best here. there is villages kilometres apart that need help and some still no one has got into. just about yesterday we were in a village and this was closer to the city, we were walking through the roads, and were walking through the roads, and we kind of had, we smelt something and villagers were telling me there is still people under that rubble. there was a hotel that caked and we, thatis there was a hotel that caked and we, that is what we are dealing with now. it is a matter of urgency and it is a matter of response. so what we are doing, we are trying to do it before it is too late. it is incredible _ before it is too late. it is incredible work, - before it is too late. it is incredible work, thank . before it is too late. it is l incredible work, thank you before it is too late. it is incredible work, thank you so much for taking time to speak to us as you continue with that work. thank

you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the biggest uk pub chain will charge more during its peak hours, due to cost increases, including extra security. stonegate — which owns slug & lettuce and yates's bars — will add 20p to a pint during the busy periods. it says 800 of its 4,000 pubs will introduce "dynamic pricing" during the evenings and weekends. the state pension is set to rise by 8.5% next year, on the back of new earnings figures under the triple lock. the policy means the increase in the state pension is the highest of average earnings, inflation or 2.5%.the triple lock is designed to ensure pensioners are able to afford rising prices. official figures show that wage growth has caught up with rising prices,

for the first time in over a year. regular pay — excluding bonuses — rose by 7.8% from may to july, compared with a year earlier. you're live with bbc news. female surgeons, working in nhs hospitals, are subjected to a culture of �*sexual harassment�* and assaults by male colleagues — according to a major new report shared exclusively with bbc news. the research, described by the royal college of surgeons as "truly shocking", identifies a pattern of female trainees�* being abused by senior male surgeons. one example that i�*ve got when i was a junior surgeon, so the person with the least power in the operating theatre is, i was i was assisting a consultant on a case. i guess he�*d got a bit sweaty but turned around and just buried his head right

into my breasts. and i realised he was wiping his brow on me. and you just freeze, right? why is his face in my cleavage, you know? and then a little while later, he turns around, he does exactly the same thing all over again. so i said, "excuse me, do you want me to get you a towel?" and he said, "no, this is much more fun." and it was the smirk and that, you know, just everything about it. i felt dirty. i felt humiliated. the operating theatre — home of life—saving surgery performed by our brightest minds and now revealed to be the scene of sexual assault. there were four consultants in that room, two registrars, a whole surgical scrub nurse team, and not a single person thought that that was wrong. this person wasn�*t even the most senior person in the operating theatre, but he knew that that behaviour was ok, and that�*s just rotten. judith�*s experience was over a decade ago, but this report

invited surgeons to share what happened in just the past five years. 1,400 responded. the experience of women surgeons is rarely talked about openly. for the first time, this report reveals the problem. more than 60% were sexually harassed, such as receiving suggestive messages. almost 30% were sexually assaulted by a colleague, including instances of groping. nearly 11% experienced forced physical contact linked to the progression of their careers. the report states men and women surgeons are living a different reality. female surgeons have had their breasts fondled underneath their scrubs, and in the most serious cases, have even been raped by their colleagues. i didn't know him well, but i trusted him. i looked up to him. he walked me back to the place i was staying. he just suddenly turned on me

and he had sex with me. i froze. i couldn't... i couldn't stop him. it had never been what i'd wanted. it was totally unexpected. and you were a trainee? yes. and he was a consultant? yes. the next day, when i saw him, i was barely able to hold myself together. i didn't feel i could make a fuss. i felt like there was a very strong culture ofjust putting up with whatever was done to you. more women choosing surgery as a career and getting into senior positions is helping to drive culture change. but these figures show that sexual assault and harassment are not yesterday�*s problem. so what needs to change? one of the report�*s authors tells me there�*s little faith that incidents will be properly investigated. the commonest scenario is that a juniorfemale trainee is abused by a senior male perpetrator who is often their supervisor. people are in realfear of their future in their careers if they do speak up. we need there to be major

change in investigation processes so that they become external and independent and are trusted in order for health care to become a safe place to work. the royal college of surgeons of england said the findings were truly shocking, incredibly upsetting, and that such abhorrent behaviour will not be tolerated. is surgery a safe place for women? not always. and that's a dreadful thing to have to admit. i spoke to dr liz 0�*riordan, a retired surgeon, about her experience of sexual harrassment. it started when i was a junior doctor and in half of myjobs i was harassed. that ranged from being in an operator theatre where the consultant asked me who i was having sex with, to being at a party and a

married consultant grabbed me and put his erection against me and said that it put his erection against me and said thatitis put his erection against me and said that it is not cheating if its on a dance floor.— that it is not cheating if its on a dance floor. , ,. , ., , dance floor. describe your memories of what you — dance floor. describe your memories of what you then _ dance floor. describe your memories of what you then did _ dance floor. describe your memories of what you then did and _ dance floor. describe your memories of what you then did and thought - dance floor. describe your memories| of what you then did and thought and felt? , ., , , felt? the first feeling was “ust shock. my fl felt? the first feeling was “ust shock. my consultant �* felt? the first feeling was “ust shock. my consultantjust h felt? the first feeling wasjust shock. my consultantjust said felt? the first feeling wasjust - shock. my consultantjust said that to me in a room full of people while we are operating. it was the fact that no one else in the room did anything. this was apparently 0k behaviour. and i had to put up with it. when your brain thinks, this is not right, you can�*t do anything, because there is a patient awake on the table. their life depends on that operation going smoothly. after, so many times i wanted to speak up. but as a trainee your career depends on that person harassing you saying you�*ve reached

the competencies and the fear of calling them out and them stopping you operating and rumours spreading that you�*re a difficult person to work with. that you're a difficult person to work with-— work with. you felt it was career-ending _ work with. you felt it was career-ending if- work with. you felt it was career-ending if you - work with. you felt it was l career-ending if you spoke work with. you felt it was - career-ending if you spoke up. did career—ending if you spoke up. did you complain at any stage over the years about these incidents? it was hard to know _ years about these incidents? it was hard to know if _ years about these incidents? it was hard to know if it _ years about these incidents? it was hard to know if it was _ years about these incidents? it was hard to know if it was happening i years about these incidents? it m3 hard to know if it was happening to me or anywhere else, because there was so few women in surgery. but i had a meeting with hr and that ended up had a meeting with hr and that ended up with a meeting with them and the consultant who was harassing me and it was excruciating and i backed down and i said i was exaggerating, because i had to carry on working with that man for another three months before i could move on. that is why so many women don�*t speak out, because they�*re scared of what happen to their to future. what will happen to their future.

you said when you described how you reacted a lot of young women thought now that that wasn�*t good enough. do you think attitudes are actually changing and this report of course shines a huge light in this area now? i shines a huge light in this area now? ~' ., , �* shines a huge light in this area now? ~' ., , ~ . ,, now? i think it does. after the back ofthe now? i think it does. after the back of the me too _ now? i think it does. after the back of the me too movement _ now? i think it does. after the back of the me too movement what - now? i think it does. after the back of the me too movement what we | of the me too movement what we assumed was normal behaviour is not and it is right for people to be disciplined and i hope this report will make surgery a safer place for everybody. we will make surgery a safer place for eve bod . ~ ~' ., will make surgery a safer place for eve bod . ~ ~ ., ., everybody. we know though within the medical profession _ everybody. we know though within the medical profession there _ everybody. we know though within the medical profession there is _ everybody. we know though within the medical profession there is a _ everybody. we know though within the medical profession there is a hire - medical profession there is a hire —— hierarchy of doctors, this that part of the problem? -- hierarchy of doctors, this that part of the problem?— -- hierarchy of doctors, this that part of the problem? surgery has alwa s part of the problem? surgery has always been _ part of the problem? surgery has always been a — part of the problem? surgery has always been a male-dominated l part of the problem? surgery has - always been a male-dominated male always been a male—dominated male and only 15% of consultants now are women and it is easy to get away

with that behaviour. but i hope it becomes a safer space and we can weed out the rotten apples that are ruining the job. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, has arrived in russia for a meeting with president putin. he travelled to the far east town of khasan where we believe the two leaders will hold talks. but there�*s also speculation on another possible meeting point. putin is already in vladivostok — which is around 200km from the north korean border. this is kim�*s first trip abroad in four years — since he met putin in 2019. this is the pair back then. the kremlin said this trip will "strengthen the friendship" according to the us — moscow wants to buy north korean ammunition for the war in ukraine. stay with us here on bbc news. tuesday brought a day of contrast with heavy rain in northern england.

but after a chilly start, some sunshine. in aberdeen it was a beautiful afternoon. sunshine. in aberdeen it was a beautifulafternoon. if sunshine. in aberdeen it was a beautiful afternoon. if we look at the satellite, you can see the sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. but the heaviest of rain in east yorkshire and norfolk. this front will drift south and east and clear that humidity from the south—east corner. high pressure will build, keeping things largely fine and quiet. a murky start in the south—east. a chilly start in scotland. but a lot of dry and sunny weather to start with. and then clouding over from weather to start with. and then clouding overfrom northern ireland and into western scotland. some of the rain turning heavy. temperatures here 1a to 16 degrees. fresher as we have lost that humidity in the south—east. 21 the high. through wednesday evening the rain will turn heavy and some gale force winds at times close toast the low pressure.

as we move through thursday, that front will continue to slip south and east and will weaken. down to the south—east, again we will tap into more heat and humidity. temperatures will climb again. we could see 2a degrees. that is 75 fahrenheit. further north and west we keep the fresher feel and 1a to 17 celsius. 0n we keep the fresher feel and 1a to 17 celsius. on thursday that front will linger and the position of front still subject to a bit of change. but it is the dividing line between this warmer more humid air pushing in from england and wales and the fresher air through scotland and the fresher air through scotland and northern ireland. friday will see some rain and some of that slow—moving and there could be some issues with rain fall. to the north cooler and fresher. to the south

temperatures up to 25 degrees. the system will cause issues into the weekend, so it is likely that the weekend, so it is likely that the weekend is going to stay showery with heavier rain at times further north.

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a massive jump in a massivejump in the number of dead in libya after a powerful storm sweeps the country. at least 2800 people are thought to have died and 10,000 still missing. there�*s been criticism of morocco�*s official response to friday�*s earthquake as the red cross and red crescent launch an emergency appeal. we are seeking 100 million swiss francs to be able to deliver on the most pressing needs at this time. and we�*ll talk to the award—winning bollywood producer, director and actor farhan akhtar ahead of a new crime series on amazon prime. time for a look at the business news now. to the us and what�*s being billed as a blockbuster tech trial. the search giant google is due in court today,

facing antitrust charges from the us government.