this is the w. news live from but a heavy snow blanket censure europe causing all villages in triggering avalanche its helicopter crews use a break in the weather to help clear the mountainside but the risk of avalanches remains high and more winter weather is expected also coming up. they were warm so most extinct but now the great wolf has made a comeback in germany have become so numerous that they're threatening rhinestone

can some farmers according to go hunting to believe that on. land at a felt so angry just wanted to smash stuff we take you to the anger remain beijing when people pay an entrance fee to let all city. i'm have a home free glad you could join me weather experts are warning of more storms heavy snow and avalanches across the alps soft a brief rest fights in the down fall across southern austria across southern germany rather and austria emergency services all taking advantage of the window better weather to clear the snow and reopen transport links but full cost is fair that the let up could just be temporary arctic conditions have brought some parts of southern europe to a standstill some twenty four weather related deaths have been. did say fall.

and our report on the n s of travel to the alps to cover this story for us he joins us from a military base in northern austria i mean you've been speaking to those affected by these difficult weather conditions or you've also met rescue workers in the areas they must have their hands full that's right helen i'm on the military base and in austria they are working around the clock to do with this no problem there's three hundred soldiers alone three hundred soldiers dedicated to clearing grooves in the area alone in this state but there's even more helicopters actually the number one tool against the snow crisis this military base has three helicopters behind me is the blackhawk helicopter if you can see that's austria's largest military helicopter and they use that for various things to check out the avalanche situation to drop bombs on possible avalanches to trigger them in a controlled avalanche and also to do

a thing called down washing and what down washing is when they hover over a tree really close to shake off the snow to make sure that the tree doesn't snap and fall in power lines and people now this is a serious situation in the area we talked to a military officer commander yesterday and this is what he said as a ship this said you know my time in the air force off never known a situation like this or anything on this scale it's been quite an experience. so i mean i mean how is the situation developing for them now. well the military has told us they have it in control nobody is in panic mode here but it has been like he said the worst snow in a long time and they're worried about the heaviest of rain if the rain falls then it can make roofs extremely the snow on routes extremely heavy up to six seven eight times heavier so snow can weigh about fifty to one hundred kilograms per

cubic metre with rain it could be up to six hundred so that's a serious situation and also for flying in the helicopter they can only do that when the weather permits and what that means is sometimes on tuesday and wednesday for example they could not fly because it was so overcast the snow was coming down so heavy they couldn't get out there and they couldn't do their job which needs me to my next question i mean what about the full cost is it going to get any easier for the people in the area. no one knows i mean this is this is weather changes day to day but it doesn't look good the snow is still coming down another meter expected in some areas and like i said the biggest worry is rain which is forecast it's actually warmer today than it has been and that means rain is possible and so they're going to be dealing with a totally different situation yeah so we have to wait and see all right i'm in for now thanks a lot for that update that was i mean as if a report in the austrian alps. has taken it now some of the other stories making

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than one hundred fifty years ago the last of germany's gray wolves were driven from the country but now the predators are making a comeback over the last few years they've been returning to their old hunting grounds in growing numbers it's good news the consolation is that not the farm is in fact some want to legalize wolf hunting once again government officials met early this week but are still struggling to find a way to deal with the rise of the protected species. they have come to state it has been almost twenty years since the first eastern european rules returned to germany in just two decades the population has grown fast now more than seventy packs are living here and the more wolves the more pray the sick. two to three killers of meat that's how much food grown wolf meets every single day well here in the national park they're being fed by the rangers but they're wild peers have to hunt their own food and for that they're roaming white parts of

northern and eastern germany they're turning into a problem for farmers in shepherds especially since the population is growing. even the wolves prefer deer and bores they don't hesitate to tech livestock in recent years the predators have targeted shepherd would of thinking that he has flogged three times somebody spotted the wolf couple just hours ago close to his sheep the last time the wolves attacked he lost thirty two animals worth about three thousand euros it's not easy to obtain compensation if he got his good here dog more politicians are discussing legalizing the wall front do you think that would be a good idea too. no you put the muslims on what i think we should hunt wolves just like we hunt other wild game we have to agree on an upper limit for wolves how many are good for germany and many farmers share this opinion but environmentalists are anything but thrilled about allowing hunters to shoot rules in his phone and the wolf center where farmers can learn how to protect their cattle and sheep with

wolves proof fences and sheep dogs she believes in peaceful coexistence between humans and wolves. and. the missing by the way isn't feeling because we humans are meddling too often with nature instead we should respect the rights of the wild animals i hope we don't panic just because we're afraid of the big bad wolf we know from fairy tales of the muslims we have to think critically is this animal a real threat for us or is this just coming from stories like red riding hood that trigger our primal fears and willing some for untried. hunting rules is strictly forbidden in germany for now shooting one can be punished by up to five years of jail time now it is up to the federal government to decide on how to deal with the return of the wild predators people and wolves who have to share the same territory once more. well the australian open starts on monday and

the first time his grand slam tournament of the year will have special meaning for some of the big names roger federer is looking for a special milestone as he defends his men's title at the ripe old age of thirty seven germany's already kava hopes for another triumph in a melbourne and that would secure secure number one spot and ask andy murray what it could be the end of a collision regalia would make him the first man to reach a century in the a.t.p. tour era. yeah i mean look ninety nine years or an incredible number i could live happily ever after with one you know two but if you're so close and knowing that i'm going to be playing this season you know give it a go but the defending champion will face competition from a resurgent novak djokovic. and old rival rafa nadal. andy murray has also long been part of the big four. but he announced that injury

means this might be his final tournament german twenty one year old alexander spann i've weights in the wings for his first grand slam title. among the women caroline wozniacki is defending the crown she would last january the dane believes she's well primed to add to her so grand slam trophy it's amazing i think you know it's something i've always hoped for and tripped off and then being back here it just feels so great i feel like the first time i came in and hit on the court so i think ok i feel at home i feel good i feel like these courts are suited for me serena williams is looking to equal the record of twenty four grand slam singles titles but needs to avoid the meltdown which caused the last year's u.s. open world number one simona halep has a tough draw while germany's angelica campbell is looking to kick on after winning wimbledon last year the battle is on to stop wozniacki sailing away with another

title all right how about this space is known as anger rooms are becoming increasingly popular in some parts of the world to give people a chance to vent their frustrations by safety destroying everyday objects and you recently opened in the chinese capital beijing and it's proving a smashing success. if you're the kind of person who tends to bottle up your rage then you may want to look at this. welcome to the anger room in beijing. it's a place where people can go to let off steam by smashing up every day objects this custom explains why it's such a good crack. to the legal course of this place gives you the pleasure of breaking things in other places after you smash the item you might find the stuff

still there or you get fined but it won't happen here here you only need to pay the money. to talk to a lot. of the beijing anger in the set up by former p.r. executive john manning. customers sign a safety form before being allowed to let drip. gin sales people visit the anger into many different reasons mainly to reduce stress. for the daughter show that brave cordial the woman at all her wedding photos here and smash them all we encourage people to bring their own stuff to vent their anger because we also see it as a place to say goodbye to a stage in life so excited over a show. jean says the new space is proving so popular with the chinese that she's already planning on opening up a second venue in the city. i

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