this is g.w. news coming to you live from berlin bangladesh is calling it paradise but revenge of refugees say it's for them death. meant into the french to send tens of thousands of bringing it by force to a remote island. children might be drowned today meets another trap with no use their minds if we go there will time help us to stay here and in fact let. the government does says the refugees have no choice a reporter was one of the 1st

journalist to gain access to the site also coming up. at least 5 are killed as hurricane dorian devastates the bahamas forecasters are calling the damage on president bush and the u.s. over a 1000000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. plus tragedy at sea of fire tears through a california diving boat in the dead of night killing at least $25.00 people 9 others are feared dead. and not just one but 2 long births twins have been born to maine making the berlin series giant panda its 1st full of zoos and a major breakthrough it's creating progress. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the government in bangladesh is threatening to send tens of thousands. for him to refugees to

a remote island by force despite warnings from environmentalists and rights groups accommodation on the island of basilan char has been specially constructed for refugees the government says it will offer a new start for the richenda but the low lying island in the bay of bengal is vulnerable to erosion and flooding and critics have condemned the plan our correspondent naomi conrad was granted access to the site. in the world's largest refugee camp in southern bangladesh fear is rife 2 years ago the government welcomed the influx of behavior fleeing me and mom today it is planning to send tens of thousands of them to an island in an area prone to slightly. that does not matter now and we don't want to go to bars and char because it gets flooded and then people will die children will be drowned for them it's another trap where they'll lose their lives if we go they will die help us to stay here and

get it back you won't let us i don't we lost our parents here to save our lives don't send us to pass on char just kill us here. after lengthy negotiations with the authorities d.w. was taken to pass on charge by bangladesh navy which is overseeing the construction works throughout us day we were accompanied by naval officers it took us 3 hours to reach us on charlie a naval ship the sea was choppy but relatively calm for this time of the year. what is the longest period that you think ships might not be able to reach the i did in one really bad weather condition leave the 2nd he was talking warning that maybe one or 2 days or 3 days maximum not want to. have. nobody would be evacuated from this. that is because the navy says they have built sufficient protection against floods under roshan including

a 3 metre high embankment. inside this space 410-0000 housed in clusters of identical shelters human rights organizations fear that refugees may be contained on the remote by in 4 years. sometimes this island is described as a jail does that offend you yes it. the people who makes comments like floating island. and yes the they don't understand the island they didn't see the island and they don't know about us and if you are providing. the islands 120 cyclists in shelters can be used as hospitals primary schools and community centers to provide security there will be police posts and cameras monitoring the island we will put part something to that they will remember it for be alive and if in the crisis we have if they come here it is paradise for burma is

there no doubt about that from what we've seen conditions here do seem to be better than in cox bazaar but questions remain around what daily life might be like will there be secondary education for young people what will they do all day can the refugees earn their living and will they be able to leave the island without a special permit and of course what happens here when a cyclon hits. didn't exist 20 years ago islands in the bay of being cool formed by sediments and make up an ever changing ecosystem we showed the footage we took to an expert in sea irrigation. so it can be in orbit it can. be got there

it. needs. to borrow money. without an embankment but on china would be too dangerous for habitation experts to w. contacted disagreed with the barriers high enough but the government seems adamant to relocate talking get to the island. that we don't have space for them. if they're not willing for them. and once the decision has been taken refugees could be relocated in a matter of weeks even against their will. and d.-w. sammy conrad who filed that report is with us here in the studio great to see you. so what's your impression of the camp when you were there were you not thinking well this is going to be a lot better for the refugees than cox's bazar were hundreds of thousands are living in really difficult conditions well if you look at the settlement itself yes

it's an improvement the people would have more space the rooms are area they have the camps and stiflingly hot in the summer i mean i went inside some of the huts it's really difficult to spend for me to even just spend half an hour for an interview inside this hurts so if you look at the settlement itself yes the infrastructure is a lot better the security the roads are secured but then you have to look at the island itself and the questions that you know we try to. so onsen the reports of whether this island is actually safe whether the flood embankment is high enough so the settlement itself looks a lot better but the bigger questions around the island and also whether there fiji's would be allowed off the island of the they would have free movement those are the questions you spoke of bangladesh's foreign minister about the relocation plans he suggested that the route hinge or could be moved to the island even if the un objects lisp listen to what he had said what is the most extreme step you could

take if the un disagrees with you kick the un agencies out and. lou. i don't think that's it's really. there to be clear if they don't support your plan it doesn't shy you will tell them to we have to make a decision a member will talk to them and see. so it sounds like bangladesh the government is absolutely determined to send refugees to this island what is the u.n. saying about it is i mean bangladesh built this settlement full the writing go they spent a lot of money on it so of course they want to move the range of that but it's difficult because the u.n. i mean the agencies the footing the bill of this multimillion dollar humanitarian effort i talked has been since bizarre so they they depend on international donors to feed the refugees to provide schooling for the refugees to you know provide all the basic health cattle the basic necessities that the refugees needs it would be

incredibly difficult to to force the refugees to leave against the against the un's wishes it's a difficult situation diplomatically very sensitive at this point apparently a number of the refugees really are saying that they do not want to go to the island they are afraid to go there for the reasons you mentioned what if not enough volunteers are found among the refugees how would the government go about forcing them to go yes it's very difficult to imagine them sending in tanks all soldiers of course but what they seem to be doing right now and this just came a couple of days ago is that they want to make the living conditions or difficult in cox's bazaar so we just heard that they are forcing the telecommunications providers to turn off the internet not to sell some calls during any mall which would basically cut them off from any kind of communication so there seems to be that kind of pressure you know putting pressure on the refugees to make the living conditions even harder in cox's bazar which may then lead to a certain number of for hundreds and maybe sign up voluntarily to move to this

island which then suddenly looks maybe more attractive than it does now very quickly how soon do you think we could see those refugees move to the well and there was talk of after the monsoons in the coming weeks ok naomi thank you so much correspondent and we can read. now at some other stories making headlines around the world today in hong kong thousands of students have gone on strike it comes at the start of the new semester and after months of anti-government protests there's little sign of tensions easing as protesters push to ensure hong kong's democratic freedoms are protected from china's central authoritarian gov. at least 16 people have been killed and over $100.00 more wounded in a bomb blast in the afghan capital kabul the taliban has claimed responsibility tak occurred just hours after a u.s. envoy confirmed a deal in principle with the taliban i would see 5000 u.s. troops leave the country within months. and british prime minister boris johnson

faces a rebellion from within his own party today over his brights it strategy as despite his warning that he would respond to any defeat by calling an early election some lawmakers are pushing for a parliamentary vote that would ban a no deal bragg's it and delay britain's departure from e.u. . at least 5 people have been killed in the bahamas as hurricane dorian continues to batter the islands the storm has weakened slightly but it's still packing winds of over 200 kilometers an hour is hovering over the territory more than a 1000000 people on the southeast coast of the united states have been ordered to leave their homes. in bashing the bahamas the 2nd strongest storm on record has crushed cars snapped trees and ripped the roofs off homes floodwaters continue to choke roadways making it dangerous for residents to survey the damage the slow moving storm is expected to keep thrashing the island chain bahamian prime

minister hubert minutes called the devastation unprecedented tweeting during remains an extremely dangerous storm our focus right now is rescue recovery and prayer and just to the west and up the coast the southeastern u.s. is bracing itself and taking no chances airports canceling thousands of flights. we had to change our flight every single flight we changed it again yesterday we changed again this morning so i'm hoping this is once the charm we just started out by doing 6 mil plastic all around the house and people like brittany vitello boarding up their homes in the hopes that they'll have something to come back to once the storm passes if it works it's totally worth it but florida's governor is warning residents against sticking around. when if you're ordered to evacuate you need to do that from palm beach county all the way up to nassau the florida georgia border all those coastal counties have issued evacuation orders and and it's

important that residents heed those calls get out now while you have time. florida south carolina and georgia have all issued evacuation orders during it's on track to reach their coast between late monday and wednesday night until then people here continue to prepare for whatever dorian brings. to a tragedy off the california coast at least 25 people have been killed after a fire swept through a boat packed with scuba divers not all those remain unaccounted for and are presumed dead but is really very serious serious serious this this early morning just driscoll's sounded the alarm bot there was little california's coast guard could do the fire quickly told through the bug does it sleeping passengers recreational scuba divers were trapped below dig 5 crew members who were awake jumped into the water and were rescued authorities don't yet know what coles the fi

about they signed a defense will was sea worthy. the vessel has been complying and has been in full compliance we are working we are working to liberally with the vessel owner operator who is with us at this time the 23 may have boats called conception was operated by the truth aquatics diving company a floor plan shows passengers slept in a single room packed we've bunk beds below dig divisible has now completely sunk the coast guard has recovered a number of bodies from the ocean floor and is continuing to scour the area with many still unaccounted for sadly families and locals are having to prepare for the worst. you're watching news still to come. racism in an italian football stadium fans taunted star striker romelu lukaku with

racist monkey chants the belgian is demanding more be done to stall races to be just. in central germany the arolsen archives an international center on nazi persecution safeguards more than 30000000 documents related to the victims of the nazi regime it's also home to some 3000 objects that belong to concentration camp inmates in 2016 the archives launched the stolen memory initiative and investigation team assisted by volunteers works tirelessly to track down relatives of those who suffered at the hands of the aussies and give back their personal belongings 80 years after the outbreak of world war 2 it is a race against time to reunite the objects with their lawful. he's the son of a prisoner of war he drove for 2 days some friends together with his wife to visit

the hours in archives a few months ago a team of investigators there informed him that they had found some of his father's possessions. and tony and his primary joined a french resistance during world war 2. denounces imprisoned him you know in government and have been concentrated in camps this is a very emotional moment for. he he was arrested in cups. in france i think after his boss denounced him he was a resistor during the war he was involved in the resistance. just. shoppers seize his father's possessions for the 1st time. a ring with a pen i watch and a russian card because of that there were some what did you feel when you held as

objects in your hands. well i felt he had played by had prepared myself a little bit for. how young my father once was. and he used to say in my life i took more blows than a drum ever could lose. is one victim among millions but i'm like many others he spoke about his ordeal to his family it is to the hard though for example to come to terms with what his father went through. the archives to hold fire on some 17000000 victims of the nazis. in many cases all that remains are yellowed cards whose dieter's of each individual their rest their transport to

a concentration camp everything that felt was worth recording written proof of their systematic horror for free and as a way the archives will in keeping this horror for being forgotten is paramount we are witnessing a transition period where there are less and less witnesses in life and the question is really how are we going to transmit this knowledge how are we going to talk to younger generations who have no personal connections with this time dispirit of time so this is where we have to be active and be there to safeguard i think the memory of those who suffered and transmit what we can about the lessons of history. 8 decades after world war 2 began. to hope to hand back personal belongings to the families of the nazis victims. say it upon receiving his father's personal effects we need to forgive but we will never forget dealing with

the past is no easy task but especially here in germany it is a duty of remembrance. star football striker romelu lukaku from inter milan has called on football authorities to do more to combat racism who was jacked it to racist chance before taking a penalty against in their italian league match on sunday of which interval on one to one other footballers have sent messages of support to luke aka dortmund's jayden sanchez said the racism affects players confidence and their love for the sport. racist taunting of a black footballer in a sardine in capital county eerie a mistake of all but sadly not unfamiliar after interest scored a penalty for his side a chorus of monkey noises rang out. of

the back in april moyes the keane received a similar treatment at the hands of the same spectators italian football's problem with racism is a persistent one. and if you sold your. icons comments on this episode because i didn't hear the chants and many other situations i believe that in italy we must improve a lot and be more educated and respectful of. who arrived in italy just under a month ago after his big money transfer from manchester united in a statement on instagram lukaku said it's 2019 instead of going forward we're going backwards he called for professional footballers to unite in the cause of anti-racism. in an e-mail to d.w. the italian league syria condemned the abusive lukaku but failed to answer whether or not they intend to take any measures against the club or issue any penalty as a result calgary themselves say they intend to identify and ban the fans

responsible for the racist abuse directed at lukaku italian football is under pressure to show that it's taking the issue seriously. giant panda has given birth to twins so a 1st for the mother and zoo and a major breakthrough for its breeding program banging in the cubs are said to be doing fine. they are no bigger than the size of your hand but they are over 30 the new stars of the. 50 years of trying to pretend the cups without success. is now taking care of not just one new poems even though the moment her baby's still be shielded from the public visitors at the berlin zoo i'm more than thrilled. i want to see them but i'm assuming i won't get to see them quite yet but so so exciting especially for the the kids that are running around and being able to see

these animals that you would only see on television and their eyes actually be able to see them is such a wonderful thing. and i think i think that in time as a born it's you know it's fantastic isn't it you know. the programs and the populace and all the rest. is good for the 00 draw people. here like i'm an animal lover so of course i'm just thrilled it's just a shame that we can't see them today they're probably too small. and like his young family members. cho ching is already out in sowing the sun and his daily portion of pam who shoots he's done his job because the pandas the mother praises the offspring. the management is happy to see how fulfilling how much he spoke the 1st time you've offered me for me it was important meaning immediately did the right thing instinctively she got into a good routine of behavior from the very beginning and that's just

a great thing that's what i put on because. pandas are notoriously difficult to breed as females are only fertile 3 days a year that's why artificial insemination was used to complement property personal efforts mom and dad arrived in germany 2 years ago on loan from china and they are due to return that in 13 kids just like the cubs who will only stay in berlin for up to 4 years but that they will ever be released into the wild is unclear. well kiran stan lee has contributed to this success he was the architect who designed the newborns home the panda enclosure at the berlin zoo and he's with us here in the studio good morning good morning so pandas are rare in the wild so it's really important that they be given a good environment to live in if they have to be kept in captivity so how do you go about creating a good panda environment i guess it's a team effort really i mean we have

a lot of experience in designing and aquariums worldwide but we really are reliant on the know how of the team. and his team. around surrounding us basically reset down together and created a space where the animals can feel. as comfortable as possible and have everything at their means to help them. with. agility with their comfort so i guess it's a team effort at the end of the day so you course have to work very closely with the zoo itself and people who know a lot about pandas. sort of tortoise lee badgett reproducing here we've got a case. the twins being born and of course there's a great reason for celebration of the brilliance you can get a good suit environment maybe the one you created actually encourage this reproductive behavior absolutely i think if we can offer an environment that really

makes them feel at home basically it's we want to reproduce the natural habitat as much as possible humanly possible and offer them as much space and as much as. an interaction and environmental richmond as we can do then and you will automatically see it within their own behavior you will see that affecting the affection of that was in their behavior so i think the fact that my man has become pregnant and has given birth to these amazingly. twins i think it's a reflection of the work that we've done i lead a really happy for everybody who's been involved i can't wait to see them myself the panda cubs are going to be in the berlin zoo for a couple of years i understand but then i'm told that they will have to go back to china while i write yeah it's all part of a global breeding and conservation program so they're on loan basically.

to draw attention to the need for habitat protection and for this specific species which is seoul and they are so sensitive to their environment that we really want to focus on some. species to actually draw attention to this so i guess this part of the program or fortunately we can keep them forever if not to go home at some stage to the natural habitat rather they get released to the wild is a different question i suppose only the future or the answer that question so finally what to pen just like bamboo bamboo and bamboo i guess and sleeping. and sleeping carrion stanley architects and the man who perhaps helped to contribute to berlin having a baby panda the rest of things thank you so much for being with us through our. coming up next is d w a business with britain said believe me keep you in less than

2 months time there's a lot of uncertainty people are worried and the economy is tumbling our business james looks at the latest numbers and offer some expert analysis. this is deja vu news from berlin i'm terry martins you can find all our stories online and t w dot com thanks walked. to.

the floor. will germany's car industry survive. electoral mobility is picking up speed. around the world the market but he calls. but germany has been putting on the brakes. the automotive powerhouse is stuck in the slow lane. running on empty. cousteau. s.o.s.

europe the european idea is in crisis. if it's to have a future people need champions young champions meet foreign journalists from 4 countries. say they are fighting for the dream of a united. they stand a chance can they save the european idea of the 5 minutes on d w. natural riches and precious resources some tender rewarding investment farmland has been called easy openness gringo the country has an abundant supply of leases it too international ever for joins. the government this after high export revenues

for corporations high profit margins. but not everyone benefits from the booming business. the selling out of a country dead donkey. starts september 18th on d.w. . imagine a country that takes its climate protection goals seriously that became rich on oil yet still claims to ban cars that run on fossil fuels in just 6 years time. that country exists. no we just aren't crazy they have a plan.