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i investigates sugar and the bbc investigates sugar added to baby food in low income countries in asia, and asks — if there's a link to the rises in obesity and disease. —— and diabetes. hello there. you're welcome to bbc news. we start in spain, where at least 158 people are now known to have died in catastrophic floods, the country's worst in decades. residents are told to stay at home, because of rising waters, and the prospect of yet more rain. and officials say there are still many people missing. the valencia region was devastated by an entire year's worth of rain injust a devastated by an entire year's worth of rain in just a few hours. it triggered flash flooding and swollen rivers in the mountains flowed down to the mountains flowed down to the coast, bursting river banks
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and sweeping away bridges and roads. the flood came and rearranged valencia. boats on the streets, streets turned into scrap heaps. homes inside out. bridges brushed aside. all this by a flood as fast as a mudslide, and packing the punch of a tsunami. for many here, the warnings came much too late the water came very fast. we had so much water coming down, coming out. we were safely at home. and watching from the balconies. and seeing the cars moving, moving. we can't do anything. but it wasn't raining. it was all the water coming from, from inland. that's it. coming from, from inland. that's it— coming from, from inland. that's it. �* , that's it. almost inevitably, the true death _ that's it. almost inevitably, the true death toll - that's it. almost inevitably, the true death toll has - that's it. almost inevitably, the true death toll has only| the true death toll has only now begun to reveal itself.
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alongside happier stories of the vulnerable pulled to safety. from this height, you can see the scale of what hit eastern spain. and of what nearby regions are still bracing themselves for. a small town stood in the floods path. miguel�*s pharmacy swamped, no family here left untouched. everyone has someone who lost someone. ifeel worse everyone has someone who lost someone. i feel worse than yesterday. i couldn't sleep. it's like a nightmare. it's a really big nightmare. a, really big nightmare. a nightmare for which this prosperous region seemed woefully unprepared. as the rescue work ramps up here, so do the questions. could the authorities have warned people earlier and more urgently to
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move to safer ground? siren sounds and at a deeper level, how do we prepare for what scientists all agree is the more menacing climate heading our way? meanwhile, supplies of food and water in some areas here is scarce. the internet is limited: we won't be able to start repairing. i can't contact my work. no—one in this area can contact each other because we have no internet. tonight in towns and suburbs like this, people say they feel abandoned. the darkness masking the damage to a major european city. our news correspondent has also been travelling across the affected areas and sent us this update from valencia. i'm in the local church in one of the worst hit areas in the city of valencia. and as you can see,
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there are lots of donations here. we have baby items, we've got baby food, we have toiletries as well as bread and crackers and other items here. now, all of this has come from the local community. this has been organised by the city council for people who have been badly hit by the flooding in this area. so people from the city and there's been a steady stream of them, have been bringing items in, including clothing, we can see some fresh fruit here, and milk as well, which will be needed. one of the volunteers is here. what is your name? tell us what is going on in this church? we collected _ is going on in this church? we collected a — is going on in this church? - collected a lot of food for people around town and even from other towns, they come and walk in to get all the food they need. and this food comes from organisations, even the
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supermarkets, or people, individuals, who bring food here. . , ., individuals, who bring food here. . , individuals, who bring food here. ., , , , , here. have you been surprised b how here. have you been surprised by how much _ here. have you been surprised by how much you _ here. have you been surprised by how much you have - here. have you been surprised by how much you have got - here. have you been surprised i by how much you have got here? yes. actually, yes. but we are very grateful of everything we've got here. it's something that i have never seen before. and one of the key things i've seen a lot of is bottled water. that really is needed, isn't it? it that really is needed, isn't it? , �* it? it is. but in the supermarkets - it? it is. but in the i supermarkets there's it? it is. but in the _ supermarkets there's actually none. and this is a problem also because people who, who want to buy and actually needs, don't have any when they got to the supermarkets. but now we've seen they're here, so, it's better. �* ., , ., , better. and have you ever seen floodin: better. and have you ever seen flooding like — better. and have you ever seen flooding like this _ better. and have you ever seen flooding like this and _ better. and have you ever seen flooding like this and what - better. and have you ever seen flooding like this and what was | flooding like this and what was your reaction to it?— your reaction to it? never. i mean, your reaction to it? never. i mean. i— your reaction to it? never. i mean. i live _ your reaction to it? never. i mean, i live in _ your reaction to it? never. i mean, i live in the - your reaction to it? never. i mean, i live in the city - your reaction to it? never. i mean, i live in the city of. mean, i live in the city of valencia, so it hasn't personally affected me. but i mean, it's my city. and i have never seen anything like this before. the images are shocking. people are really suffering. and i don't think that they're actually conscious
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of what happened here. because they actually got — we got an alert on our phones when the flooding was already happening. and now seeing everything, such a beautiful city, so devastated, and everything, it's a mess. devastated, and everything, it's a mess-_ devastated, and everything, it's a mem— devastated, and everything, it's a mess. and you're going to have to — it's a mess. and you're going to have to be _ it's a mess. and you're going to have to be here _ it's a mess. and you're going to have to be here for - it's a mess. and you're going to have to be here for quite l it's a mess. and you're going j to have to be here for quite a while to help these people, aren't you?— while to help these people, aren't ou? ~ �* , aren't you? we'll be here some hours more- — aren't you? we'll be here some hours more. to _ aren't you? we'll be here some hours more. to help _ aren't you? we'll be here some hours more. to help everyone l hours more. to help everyone that comes. maybe they come from more far away, so they take longer. and tomorrow also for breakfast, and everything they're going to need. you can see the volunteers _ they're going to need. you can see the volunteers are - they're going to need. you can see the volunteers are out. . they're going to need. you can see the volunteers are out. asj see the volunteers are out. as you've seen, lots of people are already here picking up items because as i said, this is one of the worst hit areas in the city itself. it is a scene of utter devastation, there's no power, and there is a lack of that drinking water and there's just mud everywhere. so this, a little bit of community spirit after all the devastation they've had. more from spain
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throughout the day here on bbc news. now, it'sjust four days to go until election day in the united states. and both candidates have been focusing on the south—west. donald trump has been visiting nevada, which is a crucial swing state. kamala harris was also in nevada. these pictures are from her rally in the city of reno. here's a flavour of what she had to say to supporters there. and we know we have an opportunity in this election to turn the page on a decade of donald trump trying to keep us divided and afraid of each other. we're done with that. we're exhausted by it. cheering we're done with that. wean done with it. —— we're done with it. reno, we know this is not who we are. that's not who we are. and it is time for a new generation of leadership in america.
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cheering donald trump was also in nevada. here's what he told his supporters. nevada. here's what he told his suoporters-_ supporters. i've come today with a message _ supporters. i've come today with a message of - supporters. i've come today with a message of hope - supporters. i've come today with a message of hope for| supporters. i've come today i with a message of hope for all americans, with your vote, this election, i will end americans, with your vote, this election, iwill end inflation. i will stop the massive criminal, and you can see it, you see it, the criminal invasion, horrible, some horrible deathly people, we're not going to allow it — they're destroying our country. we'll stop it immediately. and i will bring back something that you haven't heard of for about four years, we're going to bring back the american dream. and i want tojust thank back the american dream. and i want to just thank you. we're going to bring it back.- going to bring it back. we've also been — going to bring it back. we've also been travelling - going to bring it back. we've also been travelling across l going to bring it back. we've l also been travelling across the us with bbc radio 1's newsbeat, speaking to younger voters about their priorities. political reporterjordan kenny political reporter jordan kenny started political reporterjordan kenny
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started his road trip in atlanta, georgia, and has now gone to greensborough in north carolina, one of the swing states where this election will be won and lost. donald trump won north carolina by 711,000 votes, but there's a wafer thin margin now in the polls. here's whatjordan found. what jordan found. # whatjordan found. # i'm not ok # country music, sometimes known as three chords and the truth — we've come to a gig to speak to some young voters about what the truth means to them. we're completely _ the truth means to them. we're completely different. _ the truth means to them. we're completely different. 0h, - completely different. 0h, reall ? completely different. oh, really? i'm _ completely different. oh, really? i'm kamala - completely different. oh, really? i'm kamala all. completely different. 0h, | really? i'm kamala all the completely different. 0h, - really? i'm kamala all the way. richt, really? i'm kamala all the way. right. you? — really? i'm kamala all the way. right, you? republican, - really? i'm kamala all the way. right, you? republican, hard l right, you? republican, hard core. in the _ right, you? republican, hard core. in the queue, _ right, you? republican, hard core. in the queue, brother. right, you? republican, hard l core. in the queue, brother and sister britney _ core. in the queue, brother and sister britney and _ core. in the queue, brother and sister britney and rusty. - core. in the queue, brother and sister britney and rusty. what l sister britney and rusty. what are some of the things that have made you decide what you want to vote for?— want to vote for? women's ri . hts. want to vote for? women's rights- a — want to vote for? women's rights. a woman _ want to vote for? women's rights. a woman has - want to vote for? women's rights. a woman has the i want to vote for? women's i rights. a woman has the right to choose what she does with
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her body, 1,000%. i’m to choose what she does with her body, 1,000%.— her body, 1,000%. i'm a republican, _ her body, 1,000%. i'm a republican, but - her body, 1,000%. i'm a republican, but there's. her body, 1,000%. i'm a - republican, but there's some things— republican, but there's some things with both sides i do agree _ things with both sides i do agree with. things with both sides i do agree with-— agree with. north carolina chanced agree with. north carolina changed its _ agree with. north carolina changed its laws - agree with. north carolina changed its laws on - agree with. north carolina i changed its laws on abortion after the national right to have one was scrapped in 2022. i mean, i'm excited. abet have one was scrapped in 2022. i mean, i'm excited.— i mean, i'm excited. at 17, mason and _ i mean, i'm excited. at 17, mason and cameron - i mean, i'm excited. at 17, mason and cameron are i i mean, i'm excited. at 17,. mason and cameron are too i mean, i'm excited. at 17, - mason and cameron are too young to vote. �* , . to vote. i'm definitely a republican. _ to vote. i'm definitely a republican. but - to vote. i'm definitely a republican. but i'm i to vote. i'm definitely a republican. but i'm in i to vote. i'm definitely a i republican. but i'm in that same boat. abortion... that's a big issue. same boat. abortion... that's a big issue-— big issue. heading into this election- — big issue. heading into this election. how _ big issue. heading into this election. how do _ big issue. heading into this election. how do you - big issue. heading into this election. how do you guysl big issue. heading into this i election. how do you guys feel about that? i’m election. how do you guys feel about that?— election. how do you guys feel about that? i'm not a woman so it's a little _ about that? i'm not a woman so it's a little harder _ about that? i'm not a woman so it's a little harder to _ about that? i'm not a woman so it's a little harder to form - about that? i'm not a woman so it's a little harder to form an i it's a little harder to form an opinion _ it's a little harder to form an opinion i _ it's a little harder to form an oinion. ~ , ., , opinion. i think it should be an issue — opinion. i think it should be an issue handled _ opinion. i think it should be an issue handled at - opinion. i think it should be an issue handled at the i opinion. i think it should be. an issue handled at the state level. an issue handled at the state level, ., . an issue handled at the state level. , ., level. so each state should decide for— level. so each state should decide for itself? _ level. so each state should decide for itself? exactly. l level. so each state should i decide for itself? exactly. i'm still 100% _ decide for itself? exactly. i'm still 100% undecided. - decide for itself? exactly. i'm still 100% undecided. i- decide for itself? exactly. i'm still 100% undecided. i was i decide for itself? exactly. i'm| still 10096 undecided. i was on still 100% undecided. i was on tiktok trying to do more research on issues that presidents are focusing on. that was when it came upton —— came up. that was when it came upton -- came lip-— came up. i'm going to pass on that one- —
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came up. i'm going to pass on that one- i— came up. i'm going to pass on that one. iwill— came up. i'm going to pass on that one. i will probably - came up. i'm going to pass on that one. i will probably also l that one. i will probably also ass. that one. i will probably also pass. although _ that one. i will probably also pass. although a _ that one. i will probably also pass. although a big - that one. i will probably also pass. although a big issue, | that one. i will probably also i pass. although a big issue, not eve one pass. although a big issue, not everyone is _ pass. although a big issue, not everyone is comfortable - pass. although a big issue, notj everyone is comfortable talking about it, but thoughts on the election overall?— about it, but thoughts on the election overall? 1525
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