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why are people more concerned. first. of. this is. another accident involving another boeing seven hundred. twenty one people are injured as the jet slides off the runway at a u.s. naval station in florida as it arrives from cuba also coming up. ceremonies take place. in seven decades correspondent what to expect from
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king rama. india braces for more devastation as one of the worst storms in memory smashes into the east coast. welcome to. a boeing seven thirty seven has crashed on landing. passengers said it was terrifying they described how in the middle of a thunderstorm the seven thirty seven bounced twice on the runway and skidded into the st john's river but the plane did not submerge and all one hundred forty three people aboard survived authorities said disaster had been averted i just want to emphasize yet again we transported twenty one people all adults from this incident
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involving an aircraft a commercial boeing seven thirty seven aircraft and it is jacks the twenty one individuals that we transported were all listed good condition no critical injuries sustained by any of those twenty one the plane had traveled to jacksonville florida from the u.s. naval station at guantanamo bay in cuba it's likely it was carrying mostly military personnel and their families there are no details yet as to why the airliner crashed the plane's manufacturer boeing is under scrutiny over two deadly crashes of different model planes in recent months. now to some of the other stories making news around the world south korea's military says north korea has fired several unidentified projectiles from its eastern coast it said they flew up to two hundred kilometers before landing in the water it could be the first missile launch since a failed summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong. the death toll from
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a bola outbreak in congo has risen above one thousand attacks on treatment centers are hampering efforts to control the nine month epidemic the second worst on record the world health organization is expanding its vaccination program in the eastern part of the country. japan's new. address the public for the first time since ascending the throne on wednesday tens of thousands of well wishers gathered at the imperial palace in tokyo to see. in his speech the emperor urged japan to work for world peace elaborate ceremonies are underway in bangkok to. nuking vaal he. also known as rama the tenth the king was officially crowned as a divine monarch the first the country has seen in seven decades the c.c.
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six year old ascended to the throne after the death of his widely reviewed father in two thousand and sixty. seven pageantry is the start of a three day ceremony that formally invest same with power symbolizing his consecration as the holder of buddhism in thailand. and. harvard you're a long calm is taking over the throne also known as rama the tenth he was born in the summer of nine hundred fifty two and is the only son of tonnes long serving king bumi palladone a day and queen sirica it. he has been the crown prince since the age of twenty and will now officially take over as the king of thailand after his three day coronation. but you're a long calm was educated in private schools in britain and australia he later joined the time military according to the prince's official biography he is
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a qualified helicopter and fighter pilot he holds the honorary military ranks of general of the royal thai army as well as the air force and admiral of the navy. just days before his official crowning the palace named the prince's consul as the new queen so if also the deputy head of security was declared the tour along khan's fourth wife and will take on the new royal status the previous monarch who ruled thailand for seven decades and was widely adored by the thai people. now it is up to king the general long calm and his new queen to win the hearts of a nation that spend years divided by political turmoil. is following the festive set festivities for us in bangkok. this is the first day day one of
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a three day ceremony to cotchin create the king as god's representative how is the ceremony going so far. well let's bear in mind if a nice tight here that this is the first time they have watched a king being crowned and in a country whether it's high monikers afforded divine status this really is a hugely significant moment here in thailand now a short time ago. we witness the purification ceremonies and the anointment ceremonies that's where the holy water is poured on the king he was sitting in a in a white robe having this a water poured on to him he then issued his first royal kamandi way he promised to reign with righteousness for the benefits and happiness of the thai people now that is something that is very similar to what his father said almost sixty nine years ago today promised to look for missing to see the thai people later on today he will be appointed the royal patron of buddhism he will then take up his official
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residence at the grand palace behind me that will be a ceremony marking that he'll then spend the night that this evening ready for more celebrations tomorrow morning which the symbolism of today's rituals. yes there is a lot of symbolism is involved in coronations a day in thailand earlier on today the king was presented with five royal items that were meant to mark the different roles of being a monic if for example he was given the crown the crown of the great royal crown that's actually seven seven kilograms heavy the weight of that is meant to mark the burden of monaco a the burden of being a king he was also given the royal fan in the royal whisk and that meant to mark how the king is responsible how the king or the way problems for the thai people a lot of symbolism that just a quick note as well on the wall to the holy water that was put out and that's been gathered from over one hundred different locations across thailand from thailand
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seventy six provinces and bangkok that was something that involved a lot of ceremonies they were several weeks ago they were gathered and then brought to bangkok and consecrated so this really is a ceremony that is rife with culture and tradition dating back centuries here in thailand and again the first time in seven decades so how have the type people responded. there is going to huge amount of excitement among people that we've spoken to here ahead of this coronation we actually spoke to one man a couple of days ago he was walking six hundred kilometers to try and from southern thailand up to bangkok to try and make it in time for this car a nation of people here. wearing yellow that is a mark of respect for the money king but mari really is a day that a lot of people here are looking forward to and that is because that will be a procession involving the king around thank all the tens of thousands of people are expected on the streets here trying to count she glimpse of the monic and try
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to show their respect as well for the new the crowned king on monday then he will appear behind me again on the ground another chance for people to catch a glimpse of him because of course the people hey this is about witnessing history that's our charlotte charleston pill in bangkok thank you so much cycling funny has battered india's eastern coastline with winds blowing at more than two hundred kilometers an hour it's one of the biggest storms to hit the region in decades claiming several lives so far the cyclon is also likely to cause widespread disruption in bangladesh where more than two million people are supposed to be moved to safety. they knew it was coming. india's coastal state of addition was braced for the west. more than a million people were evacuated ahead of the storm but the coastal resort of poori
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still suffered extensive damage. the storm brought down trees and power lines as it moved inland in bhubaneswar odisha state capital the streets were deserted the storm left chaos behind it which is expected to weaken over the coming hours with ortiz is still warning people to be careful along the coastline. just don't prevent the people not to go inside the c.v.s. going to do that because if you do now you're high sensitive so just on to the police that you see a sun on there the. remaining go all the local people and the viewers not to go inside the c.v.s. study done and that is dangerous for now it seems that the evacuation plans have paid off but once the storm has died down people in addition will have to be ready for a lengthy cleanup operation. is covering the story for us from delhi we just heard in the piece that evacuations have largely paid off but clearly
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evacuations alone couldn't prevent other problems could you tell us more about that . well of course iraq creations have had a positive impact on that comes to the cost of human lives bought into our structure has been damaged heavily all across the state over the shah and now the cycling is moving into the state of west bengal because today areas have been heavily inundated but in fact some of the loss of life that has been reported has occurred because of falling communication poles falling telephone poles train stop pulling over buildings being impacted the the construction of the houses not being studied enough now i have to draw combat of them to the last super cycle on that hit or to stop in one thousand nine hundred ninety two decades ago two decades india has actually perfected its response system when it comes to human cost because ten thousand like of the last back in ninety nine but when it comes to infrastructure costs india has moved the edge of the slowly it has committed more
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recently to improving resilient the doctor visit infrastructure because with global warming extreme weather events e.w. ease are becoming more frequent but given how slow and arduous the processes of building up infrastructure is the door ahead is going to be a tough one for india how it's a situation now. well as i mentioned there is heavy damage all along the coast in many of the cities in addition as well as of course because the houses are patched many people have been displaced a million people were evacuated in advance which is about the human cost has been reduced but these people now are have to be have to have to be supported by central authorities the indian navy and the indian coast guard was deployed the national disaster relief force if it has one of the largest in the world and they are bringing medicines and food to the people they have deployed generators to the people can have electricity but when it comes to when these people can actually go
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back to their homes if their homes are still standing they do it go ahead is going to be an arduous one because it's going to require a lot of iraq story too. what can you tell us about how this cycle will develop within the next twenty four hours or so. well today already the cycle has reached the state of west bengal india as i mentioned and as a test proceeded been continuously weakening in the first six hours off it made landfall yesterday it was extremely but as the time passes it is being downgraded to. categories there is heavy rain investing goal and this wind but it is no not at all as damaging as it was yesterday however both parties have said that people must be careful and must not get complacent because. often they could still be crossing one hundred one we just bought and of course it is now expected to be even the bottom of the ocean which also has to make sure that its own people are not
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impacted by. thanks so much for joining us appreciate that update. this weekend marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the opening of the channel tunnel that established a truly groundbreaking rail link between england and france beneath the english channel hailed as a feat of engineering it took more than thirteen thousand workers from both sides to realize their vision dating back to new poll when it's the longest undersea tunnel in the world and was inaugurated by queen elizabeth and french president french while major hole in back on may sixth one thousand nine hundred four the channel cut travel time between london and paris to two hours today its services carry more than twenty million passengers a year. you're watching the news live from berlin coming up
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