this is due to the news coming to you live from berlin and hasn't wait to be rescued from devastating floods in india the task is overwhelming local authorities in the state of para they're appealing to the government to send more equipment over a quarter of a million people have taken refuge in emergency shelters and more rain are on the way. it's a once in a lifetime spiritual journey over two million muslims are right in mecca in saudi arabia to begin the fight a harsh look at those the challenges facing the pogroms. and the new

attraction the german capital puts perceptions attached to the museum all the nation's environmentally sound the world of optical trickery and proof that you can shift thirty truck drivers. i got on a welcome to the program authorities in southern india are struggling to cope with some of the worst floods in over a century more than three hundred people are dead and more than three hundred thousand have been displaced rescuers in the state of carrot are stepping up efforts to bring food and water to the many people still stranded by the high waters. with much of the state underwater thousands across carol are still waiting for rescue ten days of relentless monsoon rains have brought chaos to this popular tourist destination. landslides and bridge collapses have left many

areas cut off boats and helicopters the only way out but rescue is not always possible the water flow is very. very difficult to go towards that. you can give into. the water to them so that they can be so way in the water recedes a nationwide drive isn't the way to send relief equipment to carry. out a neighboring state is suffering a lot i need to give you all my energy and my time to do help them a lot. with parents communication lines down and essential supplies running short trains carrying clean drinking water and rice have also been pressed into service. after taking to the air to assess the damage for himself india's prime minister narendra modi has promised more than seventy million dollars in aid. for more on

the story now we're going to cross over to our india correspondent tanya holocaust anya how has the situation in effect west developed. well you know the reason for leave is likely in catalog this morning which is of course a particular site that often after days of heavy rains but in dealing with office have gone for continued heavy rain in isolated pockets and of course the rescue work there will continue around the clock in what is still seen as months old emergency i mean as you said in your call causes the people remain stranded across the city and the hundreds of thousands of them have converged on you know holds belonging to schools and to improve churches and mosques and we're hearing that there are a little over twenty six cities there are some police can find it difficult to access and water and many people are also using satish media to release great information and connect people to build who can help them catch up in the course of a major lack of feuding with the teams because many asked ations and from these

remain for much and i think the biggest challenge now to provide clean drinking water to rescue teams for the men go to trickle down to the state of remember what the has the monsoon is of course a recurring events so why is this particular one so dramatic. you're right that you know cattle particular is really no stranger to heavy rain due to its location of india's fault western edge usually gets extremely heavy rain throughout the entire monsoon season greitens of the temple but this time the reason to be unusually heavy lydian says dented and then is to just eclipse a solution which is you know received almost as much rain as the entire state really expects to get in this time so i think the scale of the problem is simply masses and also kind of compounded it is the fact that the center of government has still been so also open doesn't advance and reza going green prostates as the waters reach dangerous levels and that's brenda's up inundating many many villages downstream and the correspondence on if on the covering is up to date on carola

thank you. here in germany where i'm going to america has held talks with russian president vladimir putin the crises in both syria and ukraine and a key joint energy projects were high on the agenda the leaders released no statements on the talks but ahead of the meeting they both indicators a willingness to compromise on issues that have soured relations between their countries and recent years merkel emphasized russia's importance as a global power while putin cold in europe to help rebuild war torn syria it was the two leaders second meeting in three months. and thanks them of the other stories making news around the world. italian rescuers and as their search for survivors from the genoa bridge collapse the official death toll now stands at forty three after three more bodies were discovered over a nice section of the morandi bridge gave way last tuesday with dozens of cars punching fifty meters to the ground below. the indonesian island of lombok has been

struck by a magnitude six point three earthquake its epicenter was in the audience dorthy east the quake caused panic and local damage so far no serious injuries have been reported as this is the latest in a number of quakes to his lombok the most severe on august fifth killing nearly five hundred people. the first family reunions between south and north koreans in three years are set to go ahead in preparation south koreans have been gathering in a border town tomorrow two hundred south and north koreans will have a rare chance to see family members the reunions program was put on hold political tension in twenty fifty. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has announced a series of economic reforms aimed at curbing hyperinflation which this year could hit one million percent well the new currency starts trading this week and the country's protracted economic crisis has prompters hundreds of thousands of

venezuelans to seek a new life in america they're facing ever tighter restrictions on getting into other countries. brazilians in the border town of powder turn on venezuelan immigrants forcing hundreds to flee back across the frontier violence flared after an alleged attack on a local restaurant owner but tensions have been building for years as huge numbers of venezuelans escaping turmoil at home have poor it into brazil. chaotic scenes also on the border between colombia and ecuador which has tightened passport requirements for venezuelans wanting to enter the country like many fifty year old gabriele malo volta wants to travel through ecuador and then into peru but the authorities there too are cracking down on venezuelans. i'm here with my wife we're hoping for some kind of humanitarian measure from the ecuadorian government

that allows us to enter so we can continue our journey to peru. we really want to contribute. if we don't work our kids will starve. we're going to stick together until we get to our destination in peru so we can work and fight for our kids. that may now be more difficult but with the venezuelan economy in tatters and no guarantee president maduro is reforms will succeed there's little incentive for would be emigrants to return home. the annual just under way and thirty arabia over two million faithful across the world are expected to jury the five day event that represents one of the five feathers that is required of all able bodied muslims once in their life. it is by no means an easy

journey walking up to fifteen kilometers a day in more than forty degree heat but for the more than two million muslims taking part this year it will be the trip of a lifetime. this is the first time that i've performed the hajj and it's been one of my greatest wishes for a long time i prayed to allah to help me to perform the whole ritual i hope this year will be a good one for the islamic nations. he said so. the hajj poses a great logistical challenge for saudi arabia and twenty fifteen more than two thousand four hundred people were killed in a stampede and subsequent crush authorities say they are prepared we have done everything possible to prevent any kind of a stampede. the new oil john mara. project is just. one evidence of how much saudi arabia is willing to

do to protect the security and safety of polygamy and make people flock to circle the cube shaped islam's holiest site it's what ms thems all over the world turned towards cheering their five daily prayers and a place that all hope to see in the flesh at least once in their lives. and felt all the german cup first strands continued on fashion day and there have been some shock results reigning champions on trash vying for suffrage the biggest upset with fourth year all and beating them to one shocker out also made an early exit losing to know to hundreds are all stuck but by and munich managed to avoid embarrassment against an obscure fourth division club called truckers and that make goal from the hunting byan a one trick. well for one motor racing ferrari is trailing defending

champion lewis hamilton in the driver's standings but there's plenty of time left to bridge the gap the ferrari team is closer to the title this year than they have been for a long time. this year's ferrari is nothing if not fast be not told the new chief technical officer has overseen the creation of an innovative machine the early results were positive ferrari started the season with two. we have all the reasons to be confident but i think it will cause great stuff to come so plenty to look forward to but as of yet for all we have failed to fully capitalise on their technical superiority sebastian vettel looks unusually vulnerable on four occasions mistakes have cost him the win like the german graham greene when federal threw away the lead with a steering error and crashed out of the race eleven years without a title have obviously ramped up the pressure at ferrari. this year is the first

time in a long time that my c.d.'s don't have the technical advantage but the team is making up for it with effort and ingenuity and of course they can rely on four time world champion lewis hamilton he's delivered a driving must across so far this season the spirit within the team is stronger than it's ever been and these experiences that we've been having and how we've been handling them have really united us more than any other year hamilton is currently top of the driver standings ahead of second placed sebastian vettel with nine races left to run this season the jewel between these two is already heating up. and. pressed hundreds of years in crimea as they took part in the cliff diving called the black sea resort ten provided a stunning backdrop while the twelve competitors where the crowds lining the beach diverse knowledge themselves a twenty seven major high platform and the winner was familiar face reigning

champion gary holland from great britain once again one first prize six u.s. dollars. on a track that has opened up here in berlin this weekend the museum of illusions test visitors perceptions and promises and veneration through a world turned upside down. something doesn't quite look right here or doesn't optical illusions twisted world playing with the senses all of this can be found in the newly opened museum of illusions in berlin. it's the first of its kind in germany there are only eight such places in the world it's eighty exhibits playfully challenge the human brain. in most museums you have to be quiet can't take photographs in order stop assuming you can have fun be noisy show your emotions take pictures. visitors are invited to get involved test out their

feelings for example their balance such experiences cannot be found on the internet only here say the museum's founders proudly. can physically weeks when physics. there wouldn't toys throughout the museum and with them you can make three d. puzzles or ten grams another thing here it's not about gathering numbers data and facts but rather going about things in a playful and humorous was. a poker party with yourself here in the museum of illusions you can only win. and just your mind of the top story that we're following for you flooding in india is showing no signs of easing rescuers in the southern state of paranoia are stepping off efforts to bring food and water to hundreds of peasants people stranded by the high water and more than three hundred fifty people have died. here

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