this is deja news coming from a massive disaster in laos with hundreds missing. billions of legions of water have . a hard to say several people have to. go to the region. to. region one find spread. at least sixty people have been killed pretty rapidly near the capital. the government has declared a state of emergency and the european union. and the day before national elections

in pakistan can songs of the country's military is using intimidation tactics to influence the we take a look at how press freedom has been under attack ahead of the vote. stong midfielder. from the national team is still making. the german football association has rejected his claims of racism. there saying the. state media in laos is saying several people are dead and hundreds more missing after a hydroelectric dam collapsed in the country's southeast the dam was under construction in the provinces. true but it collapsed on monday releasing five billion cubic

meters of water over six thousand people are now reportedly homeless after seven villages were flooded many have been evacuated but thousands remain stranded the dam was shaded to begin operating deleted the c.m. . i spoke to genesis frederick's paul who is monitoring the situation from bangkok and asked him first for an update on the casualties and how many people are affected where we don't have the full picture yet as you said several. deaths hundreds are missing and thousands lost their whole it's a pretty remote area and loss and it might take some time until the picture is becomes clear and we have your personal death toll and. our economy. we see the pictures five billion liters of water have plotted the area and it was a very big project it cost one billion u.s.

dollar investment which is quite a lot for a small country such as miles so you see already the size of the project now the area has been declared. disaster relief zone all authorities are all of their help people to operate rescue missions. so there's more food because i think our government handling the situation you said has been declared as a disaster relief zone tell us more about the rescue operation. well to be honest i don't know how the rescue operations are going on you have to know that glass is kind of a. communist regime the information is coming very slowly out of this remote area so to be honest i don't know how the rescue operations go on but i know that laos has quite limited resources and this is a huge disaster that will be a huge challenge for this country they seems at the building of dams is

a big industry in the country what can you tell us about that yes and this is why i also think that this disaster might have bigger implications for the future because hydro power is one of the key development strategies of the country thirty percent of its exports are actually energy it's also called the battery of asia and in the recent years the power generation and the export of power has multiplied it's one of the few advantages that the lao economy has and everything was concentrated on this so there was a lot of foreign investment coming in. this project was so korean tie the ocean project but also a lot of chinese investments are coming in and this was a big factor for the whole country and a big push for the economy of the whole economy and certainly this might come to a stop because right now there are more than fifty dams dams being built all around the country and they must come under scrutiny now genizah frederick's paula thank

you very much for that assessment off the dam burst in laois. and we have some more breaking news coming in for you israel says it has shot down a syrian fighter jet that entered its airspace an army spokesman says the plane entered two kilometers into israeli territory before being intercepted by two patriot surface to air missiles israeli media say the crew's condition is still not clear and of course we'll keep an eye on that story and bring you more as soon as it comes in turning out to greece which has declared a state of emergency as wildfires around the capital athens raged through residential areas at least sixty people have been killed and more than one hundred seventy injured strong winds are fanning multiple fires across the country the government is announced three days of national mourning. they're the worst wildfires greece has seen in over

a decade moving quickly and taking many by surprise strong winds and temperatures of up to forty degrees have stoke the flames several people died trying to escape and they are. in coastal towns residents on holiday make a scramble to the ocean the shock still visible on their faces hours after being rescued. four zero zero pm what can i say. to you it's over we're live here to prove. they are your figures are going to tell us the flames were chasing us all the way to the water it was like going to our backs and we dive into the sea it will help us for others the fire moved too fast. a state of emergency has been declared in the attic of region the deadliest fire sweeping through matti east of athens there are reports the grave of twenty six people were trapped by the flames in one house the images are too graphic to show.

grace is in crisis mode. but everyone a must if it is to me we must all be in a constant state of alert we must be unified and make an effort to face an exceptionally difficult situation for our country. here you have to go to. athens has already asked for help and europe is answering spain is sending water carrying aircraft cyprus is dispatching fire crews. but for many people the help is coming to light. now george. is a journalist with the daily really in athens which is very close to where the fires have been raging georgia these are the worst fires since two thousand and seven and they've been some horrific incidents as people fled for their lives to want to see what could you tell us. situation. from

a. tragic stories have come in and have been coming out of the. situation especially the case over twenty six people who perished might be about this little baby. as we try to see one that wasn't caused by place they wanted into the open for nearly another set of people who managed to escape or trust. when they realized that the let. alone gives them the warehouse and they just hope that other guys like the story because we've heard. a few dozen people who have died there was one thousand homes and. several hundred. now get killed this is not the first time the greece is being affected by wind five

apologies handling it. it's. quite an experience as you mentioned before two thousand and seven when again there were scores of. i talked to the people who speak over a lot of. many ways that one must fork over the five. hundred over. there is great. support by the. munchkin how did. you come to. the fight. over the days. and what are people there is saying to you you know very close to where the fires have been vision what are you hearing about how residents a coping with a situation. where there's been a lot of trying to. very quirky and hate to think of return to the

sport but reminding them all forget that they've held it looks like three they are trying to find some of their relatives some of their friends some of their it belongs of course many people have been lifted. i don't see over us who are quite close to the area we are going to go because it's not going to work and george greece has called on the european union for head and it has got some immediate chance is it making a difference on the ground. no not yet it can make an difference on the growth. of . the tragedy has already happened as your report correctly point out however the fact that the greek fired said it has been overstretched. forty seven forty five lately over the last twenty four hours. we do welcome

variety and he joins you get out of a cup on us thank you very much for that update from athens. let me bring you up to some other stories making news around the world and listen the u.s. north korea has begun taking down key facilities at a missile test site these satellite images reportedly show dismantling underway at the saw his satellite launch station north korean leader kim jong un had promised to dismantle the site at a summit with u.s. president donald trump in june. japanese officials say an unprecedented heatwave has killed at least sixty five people in just one week more than twenty thousand have been hospitalized with heat related illnesses in the same period soaring temperatures have been blamed for at least eighty deaths since the start of july the countries where there is now classifying the heatwave as a natural disaster. several people are seriously injured after rockets were fired

at of qana stance capital kabul no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack it comes just two days after a suicide bomber blew himself up near kabul airport killing at least twenty three people in that attack was claimed by the so-called islamic state. to pakistan now where journalists are facing an unprecedented crackdown by the country's powerful army that's as the country gears up for national elections tomorrow wednesday the military wants to boost the chances of its alleged favored candidate form a critical critical cricketer i beg your pardon imran khan those who report on his main driving face intimidation and worse as we hear from the w.'s and iommi conrad and ask him celine reporting from lahore. in pakistan second largest city hall election campaigning is in full swing but behind

the scenes many fear strings are being pulled to favor one kunda that iran called. his party p.t.i. is in a neck and neck race with the pakistani muslim league run by one of the country's most high profile politicians now once or read sharif angered the country's powerful military with his attempts to improve relations with pakistan's arch rival india and rein in the army support of islam missed earlier this month he was jailed on corruption charges. and now journalists like sorry julio are bearing the brunt of the standoff those who dared to openly criticize the p.t.i. or appear to support now while sharif risk the wrath of the security agencies. and the party of the talk about the pm eleven if you speak for it in any way which are not suppose really in a very balanced manner to speak for it there's going to be trouble brewing

somewhere down the line really like i said there were there were certain areas you can speak about but it was never about political parties not to death of stand you just kind of reporter the balance mother and here you're at it you know they're at it they're after you and there's this was really startling to many of the editors but but then of carrying on some of us some of us are really really struggling. many of her colleagues have received intimidating calls and threats on social media and journalists know all too well which stories editors want to afraid to run but on the record few dad to point their finger. well. i'll take the safest route out of this ok. they're human rights international human rights organizations and the local human rights organizations have repeatedly called out the military for doing this and the military would mean the intelligence

agencies that are associated with the military and. this field of human rights organizations and i'm quoting them i mean quoting them on those that diffuse the ball of too much power over the civil demoed government a democratic government a democratic set up and the awful real this power to get the you know really. something that serves i don't want to speak more about those. issues to be on the safe side in pakistan the generals have always pulled the political strings and dictated the red lines that journalists trust in peril but talk to human rights activists and they agree that the degree of meddling in this election is unprecedented they made it clear that recorder often deferring and each and every election that has been held in pakistan this is part of her.

plan to regulate everything. we wanted to confront the military with the accusations but our interview requests were turned down in the past the generals have tonight any involvement in pakistani politics and with the d.t.i. and give mélanie neck and neck the outcome of the elections is far from so. you're watching the news coming up ahead china's president xi jinping is on a state visit to south africa while indian prime minister narendra modi is headed for a while what do the leaders of the once two most populous countries want in africa . the trust turkish president richard avedon has praised the decision by german football or. to quit the german national team the star midfielder made the announcement at the weekend ozy who has turkish roots was heavily criticised back in may for being photographed with the turkish president

but he said that quickly turned into reeses and disrespect from the public and the media following the team's disappointing world cup performance was also criticised by the german football association. resignation from the german national side has also been hotly debated in his own town of girls inclusion in reston germany which is a large turkish community people there feel the case highlights ongoing problems with integration in the country. this is where a young message often had a kick about a training ground in the german city of dance initiation. today an amateur team is playing here about the resignation of the german national player is on everyone's mind. is new to get so for him it's a brave move by him but as i see it he's only criticized others without accepting

that he might have made an error in my view of his mistake was not to have spoken out earlier little that's a glimpse as i'm going off that's all gone wrong to say it's all about resigning it's made things with integration even worse for a while i had the feeling that we were all coming together this is german turkish and spanish italian. it all began here at the club best folly as zero four as it was grandparents were coal miners who moved from the black sea coast to get into action he was the first footballer of turkish descent to play for germany after world cup america langer used to play football with ozil and his home town. he was a great introverted when we met his kids he was a very quiet boy always carrying a ball around always with his father near the pitch. or. an example to follow until recently ozil had been a proud poster boy for integration today many germans with turkish heritage can

understand how one photo could change everything. by germany's own fans all because of a photo he also took a photo with article a medical it's his business and he takes a photo with her to watch the scope it's a catastrophe how bad things have gone and because of one photo for me it's try to . turkish german or both integration research is from the essence center of the techer studies say young people feel close to germany but also different from the non migrant population they say germans and german politics struggle with people who don't want to commit to just one nationality. research alarm in a car door has called for a reasonable debate on identity she says the integration policy of the german football association has failed. we have a real racism problem in germany it's not something we can say is exclusively on the far right racism has long existed at the center of this society. she says

those who have the interests of both sides at heart have lost the winners of the debate nationalistic turks and the german far right. turning out a tour de france and stayed sixteen of the tour de france was briefly interrupted by a protest with several lighters riders requiring medical attention farmers tried to block the road bales of hay police attempting to control the protests in advertently sprayed several riders with what appeared to be pepper spray defending champion chris froome and overall leader guarding thomas were amongst those receiving treatment before continuing the race. and we stay with sport and we bring you news of a daring adventure a polish mountaineer has made history by becoming the first person to ski down the k two it's the one second highest mountain and why do you recognize as the most difficult one to climb underage about again faced extremely difficult conditions

and reaching the summit of the eight thousand six hundred eleven meter peak from there he put on his skis and made his fractured wrist descent to the key to base camp. amazing that adventure and now to business serious with monica and big business deals going on in south africa for the term warmer climes there are talks between south africa's president cyril ramaphosa and china ping seem to have been fruitful the two leaders met in pretoria to discuss business relations china will reportedly invest fourteen point seven billion dollars in south africa to take active measures to expand imports from africa's most industrialized economy china's president xi jinping is in africa for this week's brics summit in johannesburg south africa she's the third stop on the continent after visiting senegal and wonder as to is meant to further strengthen economic

ties china is a ready africa's largest trading partner with total trade worth one hundred and seventy billion dollars. and thing isn't the only leader of a brick economy currently visiting africa india prime minister narendra modi is it's been seen as an important move towards reconciliation forty six years since asians were expelled from the country. a moment that shocked the world august one nine hundred seventy two uganda's president. orders all asians to leave uganda. most of them were of indian origin they dominated the economy owning large businesses i mean accuse them of economic exploitation forcing over forty thousand asians to leave the country most of them left the country those who having a passport they went of

a just to the day you will be killed if you. like my brother. he became a refugee he was taken to the camp and from there he ended up in malta. but forty six years on many indians have returned today uganda's capital kampala is a bustling city with hundreds of businesses owned by indians like rajni tailor indians own many large factories and have created jobs for the locals this success is a highlight for prime minister narendra modi's visit to uganda his meeting with host president yoweri museveni is highly anticipated so we would anticipate that. sector of tourism now you see so many people going for treatment. and we have the transfer of technology in this part of the world. trading yes we would like to see

trading but trading can come later. when farmers have been very successful families and we have been farmers transfer themselves here with their technology train our people. ahead of modi's address to uganda parliament lawmakers want him to present more trade opportunities and strengthen existing ones we have some in their young people in this country was troubling to us with the startups they have the ideas that his idea that a b.h. abated. i believe it's in the weeds experience of generation has evolved. approach for what would it if it from a b. expertize modi's visit is backed by the african union to promote trade between africa and india which is currently valued at ninety billion dollars annually africans hope this can be improved as times with delhi deepen. ten percent of

nike's workforce can look forward to a hike in salary following an outcry over inequality from next month more than seven thousand people will be getting a raise and this comes after an internal review of the company's pay structure earlier this year nike c.e.o. said he would be changing compensation to reflect goals for equal pay and workforce diversity. night is slogan just do it may be inspirational but the company appears to have done little to inspire its female employees earlier this year a scathing report by the new york times revealed widespread gender discrimination at nike female stuff reported being overlooked for promotion in addition to being bullied and excluded knight his decision to raise salaries of several workers may be an effort to address some of those concerns nike isn't alone when it comes to an equal pay that men continue to earn more in several countries within the o.e.c.d.

south korea is the worst for working women japan comes in second and even countries like the u.s. and germany do not fare much better but awareness about the gender pay gap is increasing the me too movement has helped shed light on gender discrimination women in companies across the world are speaking up and they have been sharing stories about hostile work environment that's why some global brands like nike are now in a race to act. and to have been impressive results for google's parent company second quarter earnings trans profit estimates boosted by strong growth in its advertising business google ad revenues rose twenty four percent at a record ante trust fund from the e.u. is said to cost the internet giant to billions european regulators accused google of forcing a mobile device makers to take its products when using its android operating system

alphabet says it will appear. and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you the collapse of a hydroelectric dam in the province off a pool in southeast laos has left a several people dead and hundreds missing the down still under construction released five billion cubic meters of water sweeping buildings away and leaving thousands homeless. you're watching g.w. news live from them and more coming up at the top of the our.

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