after severe floods devastate parts of wales. lam i am live in south wales, one of the worst hit areas where residents are angry about what they see as a lack of warning about the floods as the first amana —— minister will come on are to visit some of the visitors that have been affected. pakistan's capital, islamabad, is in lockdown as protestors call for imran khan to be released from prison. a bbc undercover investigation uncovers a fertility scam. a bestselling novelist has died at the age of 91.

hello, welcome to bbc news. an extensive search is under way for survivors in egypt. 28 people have been rescued. we can show you a map of where this happened. it was on a diving trip from port had lived and was due to dock in the town of... it included 1a egyptian crewmembers and the red sea, to remind you is a major tourist destination in egypt. let's take you straight to cairo who —— much to our correspondents who was covering the story for us. what is elated that you are hearing? us. what is elated that you are hearin: ? ~ . . us. what is elated that you are hearinu? ~ . . ~ ., hearing? watching we know so far is that _ hearing? watching we know so far is that eight _ hearing? watching we know so far is that eight people - hearing? watching we know so far is that eight people have i far is that eight people have been rescued and we do not know that the british tories are amongst them. we understand that the ship had 31 tourists on board and among them, for british tourists and germans and americans among other

nationalities. since the early hours of the morning, the boat to set an alarm at 5:30am local time and since then, rescue operations have been under way. we know a helicopter has been established —— are dispatched. egyptian navy ships are taking part in such and rescue operations. 28 people have been rescued so far and we understand that they are receiving the due medical care in a number of hospitals in the area. 17 people are still missing, but information generally speaking is still very sketchy and it is taking the egyptian authorities a lot to release official statements, including details about what exactly happened. we do not know yet what caused the boat to sink. it was meant to go and a diving trip that should have lasted five days in the red sea, but since it sailed off, alarms have been sent and they

are still searching for the 17 missing people. we do not know who has made it and who is still missing, which nationalities exactly. but to give a broad idea about the situation, it is known for being a very popular tourist destination. it is surrounded by a lot of diving spots, popular among european tourists in particular. the fact that this incident took place may have a negative impact on the tourism industry, especially that we are now in the high season for the tourism sector in egypt, which is a lifeline to the egyptian economy. as long as rescue operations are still ongoing, there are concerns amongst those working in the sector about the repercussions that such an incident might have on their livelihoods.— incident might have on their livelihoods. ., ~ , ., . livelihoods. thank you so much for their livelihood. _ livelihoods. thank you so much for their livelihood. if _ livelihoods. thank you so much for their livelihood. if we - for their livelihood. if we have any updates, will be back to you in cairo.

protestors are closing in on pakistan's capital, islamabad, as part of nationwide protests calling for the release of the former prime minister, imran khan. the march is in response to a call made by khan to his supporters, calling on them to remain in the capital until the government addresses their demands. police clashed with the protesters, using tear gas and reportedly arresting hundreds, on the march which began on sunday. i spent the last two hours see what the situation was like. if got a large amount of the closed —— road closed here. the internment has been sporadic at best. even when you are on wi—fi, exciting apps like instagram and whatsapp, people have been reported difficulties and problems trying to be able to access those as well. to bearin to access those as well. to

bear in mind the main thing is that actually, we have seen that actually, we have seen that several of these protests before here in s lamb a bad relatively recently and the city has been started to do known as this —— monkey in sm are bad. there are so many containers a patch on the side of the road ready at any point to shut the city down. we saw a protest by imran khan support is that happened earlier in october when we saw an earlier shut down. it is going to be any different to that previous protest? there are slight seeds that they could be but we are waiting to see what could happen. one particularly crucial thing is that imran khan's wife is no longer in a prison and she is leading this march and report that you are getting from the protesters is that she is quite often urging people and keeping the pressure up, to keep people moving forward to get into the city. bearin forward to get into the city. bear in mind that imran khan himself called for this protest, calling it a last stand, putting a lot of

pressure on the leadership of the party to show a commitment to the cause. is that going to make this a different sort of protest? there was that we have seen previously... i was right in the centre as his place which is thought to be the area that protesters will probably aim to try to reach. they've got a large amount of security in place, paramilitaries, with the right to clear, i was a cunning standing ready and there are shipping containers three levels high. they are all there to try and stop any predators from getting any further closer to the parliamentary buildings. the crucial thing is that which side will manage to persevere and get further? —— stop any predators from getting any further to the parliamentary buildings. they are outside as a doubt —— is a paddock. how close were they get to the capital? close were they get to the ca - ital? ~ . , close were they get to the caital? ~ . , . capital? what is it that the writers actually _ capital? what is it that the writers actually want? - capital? what is it that the j writers actually want? why capital? what is it that the - writers actually want? why are they protesting? fine writers actually want? why are they protesting?— writers actually want? why are they protesting? one of the key thins is they protesting? one of the key things is exactly _ they protesting? one of the key things is exactly they _ they protesting? one of the key things is exactly they want - they protesting? one of the key things is exactly they want the i things is exactly they want the release of imran, who has been

impressing since august 2023, well over a year. he has different charges against him and those charges has been dismissed but he still impressing on different charges and those cases do keep coming up and those cases do keep coming up against imran, and he is saying that these are politically motivated and the government is saying that they are not. if you want to prove his innocence, he should do so through the courts of law. at least 16 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in indonesia. the country's national disaster agency said many more were missing after the floods swept across four districts of the island of sumatra. indonesia has suffered a string of recent extreme weather events in its rainy season, which meterorologists say are made more likely by climate change. here in the uk, at least five are known to have died after storm bert in the uk. some areas receive close to a

month's worth of rain in less than 48 hours up to 100 and 90 millimetres in dartmoor. —— 190 millimetres. another camera causing... the local headdresses is among those affected. we local headdresses is among those affected.— local headdresses is among those affected. we should not have this devastation - those affected. we should not have this devastation is - those affected. we should not have this devastation is time i have this devastation is time it rains a little bit. yesterday, the wall fell down so when it came down, it flooded all the businesses in market street and in the deep water, a green tractor drove through and it made it a lot worse. ~ , ~ . ., through and it made it a lot worse. , ~ . through and it made it a lot worse. , ~ worse. west murcia police say that they are _ worse. west murcia police say that they are investigating - that they are investigating what happened but for those left of the aftermath, the tension has now turned to the clean—up. in wales, the

severely flooded town are also assessing the damage and tackling the mess. up to 300 homes in this town and commercial premises were flooded. the owner of this garage worried about the future of his business after because of his business after because of a cot. i of his business after because of a cot. ., ., , , of a cot. i would not bring my car down _ of a cot. i would not bring my car down here. _ of a cot. i would not bring my car down here. it _ of a cot. i would not bring my car down here. it is _ of a cot. i would not bring my car down here. it is not - of a cot. i would not bring my car down here. it is not a - of a cot. i would not bring my| car down here. it is not a safe place — car down here. it is not a safe place to— car down here. it is not a safe place to leave your vehicle save — place to leave your vehicle save you _ place to leave your vehicle save you have got to try to explain — save you have got to try to explain to customers now and i do not — explain to customers now and i do not know where to go from here~ — do not know where to go from here. �* , ., ., here. anger is growing over the level of warning _ here. anger is growing over the level of warning given - here. anger is growing over the level of warning given to - here. anger is growing over the level of warning given to these | level of warning given to these communities. we do not have an amber last night and when you consider the amount of rain that came, i am over it is that it has not been a red warning ivar. last hit four years ago, emergency services say they are trained to respond but the past 24 trained to respond but the past 2a hours have been a challenge. this is has been a very testing period~ — this is has been a very testing period~ it _ this is has been a very testing period~ it is_ this is has been a very testing period. it is quite _ this is has been a very testing

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that. .,, _ that. those hit by extreme weather hit _ that. those hit by extreme weather hit by _ that. those hit by extreme weather hit by storm - that. those hit by extreme weather hit by storm bertl that. those hit by extreme . weather hit by storm bert and pick—up the pieces as a race like this become more common. we can take you live to join our correspondent there. how are things they?— are things they? you can see behind me — are things they? you can see behind me the _ are things they? you can see behind me the river - are things they? you can see behind me the river taff. - are things they? you can see| behind me the river taff. this is the river that best its banks over the weekend after we had that month's worth of rain in just two had that month's worth of rain injust two —— days. can see now that the 1524 00:11:35,357 --> 00:11:35,