the ability of the food supply we have at the moment. this is g.w. news live from barely more than eight hundred thousand people are just placed by record floods in south india emergency workers are struggling to rescue the thousands still trapped by rising water a quarter of a million people have already lost their homes or don't want to is in short supply and more rain is on the way also coming up. the plight of venezuelans feeling the

country's deepening economic crisis is growing unemployment has prompted hundreds of thousands of people to leave but neighboring countries are not always ball coming. and the new attraction in the german capital puts perception to the test the museum of all illusions in berlin examines the world of optical trickery and proves that you can't turn society trust you i. welcome to the show authorities insolvent india a struggling to cope with some of the worst floods in over a century more than three hundred people are dead and hundreds of thousands have been displaced rescuers in the state of kerala stepping up efforts to bring food and water to the many people still stranded by the high water more rains are forecast for the coming days. 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 fast and it is very difficult then to go towards that open area that you can give into. there is to provide food and water to them so that they can be so i do the water recedes a nationwide drive is underway to send relief equipment to carola. our neighboring state is suffering a lot i need to give you all my you know idea and my time and rice have also been pressed into service. after taking to the air to assess the damage for himself india's prime minister and the render

a movie has promised more than seventy million dollars in aid. or less i'll bring in our india correspondents on your phone it costs money it's good to see you so bring us up to speed has a situation in the southwest developed. well egypt earlier today the rains of cared not eased somewhat we're getting reports that the flood waters have receded in some places that has come as as a bit of a spike after these days of torrential rains the weather office is want to pay the rains in the coming days and isolated pockets but regardless of that of course the rescue operation continues really in a walk in what is still considered an unfolding emergency you know like you said in your report thousands of people remain stranded in the state and those who have made it into relief camps hundreds of thousands of but now it is a lack of food and water even even basic toilet facilities that are also reports that there was a lack of fuel and medicines in certain areas because many gas stations and power cuts pharmacies across the state remain under water and i think some of the biggest

challenges now are really trying to avoid an outbreak of disease and trying to get clean drinking water to the population since many of the what if we can plant in the steves remain under water in the waters of damage so sonia we've been reporting that rescuers are struggling what challenges are they facing. what i think the biggest challenge means in getting access to those areas that are that are flooded you know entire districts have been cut off on the mainland because the roads of either been washed away or damaged in the in the landslides and so rescue workers have yet to reach many flooded areas some of them are considered too narrow for boats to navigate the hundreds of fishermen have diligence of also joined the effort the indian levy and the army has also pitched in the troops and resources and diving teams so also that operation continues the monsoon it is obviously a recurring event but sania why is a situation so dramatic this year. that's right and look at

a lot really gets a copious amounts of grains to our entire wants and season quite until september but this time making the rainfall has simply been really unprecedented really heavy you know just to give you an example just two districts a lot of cattle have received as much we fall as the entire state scenes during this time so i think that scale of the problem is simply massive and the government of getting was also been forced to relieve you know water from about twenty five dangerously small and bands and reza was because of high water levels and that has created for the problems downstream you know with villages. india correspondence on your phone a car thank you so look at some of the other stories making news around the world italian rescuers have ended their search for survivors from the general bridge collapse the official death toll now stands at forty three after three more bodies were discovered overnight a section of the more randy bridge gave way last tuesday with dozens of cars

plunging fifty meters to the ground below. the indonesian island of lombok has been struck by a six point three magnitude earthquake its epicenter was in the island's northeast the quake caused panic and local damage now so far no serious injuries have been reported this is the latest in a number of quakes to hit long book the most severe being on august fifth which killed nearly five hundred people. the first family reunions between south and north koreans in three years a set to go ahead in preparation south koreans have been gathering in a border town and tomorrow two hundred south and north koreans will have a rare chance to see family members their unions program was put on hold due to political tensions in two in twenty fifteen. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has announced a series of economic reforms aimed at curbing hyperinflation which this year could hit one million percent

a new currency starts trading this week the country's protracted economic crisis however has prompted hundreds of thousands of venezuelans to seek a new life elsewhere in latin america but they're facing ever tighter restrictions on getting into other countries. brazilians in the border town of pot a kind 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 poort 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. 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 as reforms will succeed there is little incentive for would be emigrants to return home. the annual had go grim ages getting underway in saudi arabia over two million faithful from across the world are expected during the five day events now the pilgrimage of presents one of the five pillars of islam and is required of all able bodied was games once and then 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. the hodge 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 mecca people flock to circle the cube shaped islam's holiest site it's what muslims all over the world turn towards cheering their five daily prayers and a place that all hope to see in the flesh at least once in their lives. in football the german cup first round continued on saturday and they've been some shock results reigning champions i trust frankfurt suffered the biggest upset with fourth to all my betting them to one shot got also made an early exit losing to neil too has a rostock but by in munich managed to avoid embarrassment against an obscure fourth division club doctors and acil with a late goal from robert levin dusky handing by in

a one nil victory. and in formula one motor racing ferrari sebastian vettel is training defending champion lewis hamilton in the driver standings but based plenty of time to bridge that 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. 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 i think will cause great stuff to come so plenty to look forward to but as of yet for already have failed to fully capitalize on their technical superiority sebastian vettel looks unusually vulnerable on four occasions mistakes have cost him the win like at the german grand prix 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 missy these 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 master class so far this season the spirit within the team is stronger that it's over them 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 annoying races left to run this season the jewel between these two is already heating up. dive as impressed hundreds of spectators in crimea as they took part in the cliff diving world cup now the black sea resort town of seema is provided a stunning backdrop while the twelve competitors while out the crowds lining the beach the divers launch themselves off

a twenty seven need to high platform and the window was a familiar face reigning champion garry hunt from the a from great britain once again won first prize and to cold six thousand u.s. dollars. twenty attraction that has opened here in berlin this weekend at the museum of illusions which tests visitors perception and promises an exhilarating trip through a world turned upside down. something doesn't quite look right here or does it 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 clients can take photographs can order here's the opposite and you can have fun us

be noisy show your emotions take pictures and. 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 attend let me explain physics magic items in their wooden toys throughout the museum and with them you can make three d. puzzles or ten grams and other things here it's not about gathering numbers data and facts but rather going about things in a playful and schumer's business riveting speech. that's just comes to. a poker party with yourself here in the museum of illusions you can only win. definitely something i've added to my bucket list and remind of the top stories we're following for you flooding in india is showing no signs of easing rescuers in the south end state of kerala stepping up efforts to bring food i want to hundreds

of thousands of people stranded by the high board fence more than three hundred fifty people have breaking died in a forest useful as the death toll could rise. you're watching the news from berlin wall coming up the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information from the crocodile website about dot com thank you for watching. your smart t.v. smarter with the w. for sure. what you watch what you want to talk to do extraordinary. and you decide what's on sunday morning that dot com smart.