this is d. w. news that live from berlin a blow to indian attempts to put a robot on the moon engineers at mission control have lost communication with their live in a land signal from the chandrayaan 2 spacecraft disappeared offered and to its final descent to the surface also coming up more than 70000 people are in need of food and water and the bahamas off the bat homes and communities were completely destroyed by hearts and dorian authorities say the final death toll will be staggering. and russians head to the polls for regional elections put off positions

supporters fear a repeat of recent police crackdowns critics say the vote won't be free for fat. i'm on you tube as mckinnon thanks so much for joining us. it was an ambitious plan from the very start to india wanted to be the 1st country to shed light on the dark side of the moon the chandrayaan 2 mission set house in july to explore the uncharted territory of the lunar south pole but shortly before the scheduled touchdown the space center in bangalore lost contact with the land now mission control is trying to figure out whether the spacecraft crashed or landed while no one was watching. devastation at india's space agency as the scientists

news contacted the chandrayaan to only seconds before its landing. the spacecraft was meant to become the 1st ever to touch down on the unexplored south pole of the moon indian prime minister narendra modi came to see the landing from the control room later he found console a terrier worse as he addressed the nation. on earth few of us that i'm tired of the nation by the way. we were not made. any sold out 80 in solidarity with governor signed peace who hired embark. on one of the most ambitious mission of our space program victim very close but we will need to cover more ground on. the landing of the space craft was also broadcast life on television

across the country tensions were running high ahead of the event. the chandrayaan 2 was successfully launched in july after a previous attempt was called off due to technical problems. chandrayaan which means moon craft in ancient sanskrit spent the last few weeks traveling to what's the south side of the moon. on monday the landing robot vic separated from the craft ahead of its planned touchdown it was supposed to measure the surface and locate water deposits india would have been only the 4th country in the world to achieve a controlled soft landing its previous mission in 2008 and it with a spacecraft probe intentionally crashing into the moon. for now india's invasions to become a global space superpower appear to have suffered

a setback but scientists hope to get the communication to the spacecraft back up and find out what happened and we're joined now by the delhi correspondent in the misha gys while he said the loss of contact doesn't mean the mission has failed does it do we have any more information. well that's right and now the loss of contact is with the landowner and the rover or the all bit or the 3rd part of the mission is still up and running it will continue all but in the morning for the next year and taking photographs of the day when the surface we've already seen a few of these and that of course the land and all of a void of important because it would have made india just the 4th privately after the us russia and china now to successfully soft land on the surface of the moon and explored the southern pole of the lunar surface so this of course has been a disappointment scientists continued to try to establish contact and also to find out and analyze the data to find out what exactly happened right when the lander

was supposed to touch the lunar surface as you said india was sent to become only the 4th country in history to land on the moon just how significant would it be if this mission indeed turns out to have failed also from an emotional point of view thing to india. i learned it's definitely significant there was a lot of hopes pegged to this mission and i don't just speak of the scientific community it had also inspired the civilians in the country schoolchildren as well there were many projects the launch was who watched very closely but after the destroyed the space organization lost contact with the land there was also an outpouring of support not just by the prime minister but by many other people on social media as well india was of course trying to establish itself as an important player in the space tourist but critics off the current government have also said

that this was simply another way to distract from the larger problems that india's piecing with the struggling economy falling g.d.p. numbers job losses and of course the conflict in the den situation and so focus will be brought back to these aspects now that the focus will shift from the more mission now if this does work out what will happen next is in the render mode he certainly has some ambitious plans doesn't mean. that's right on out to if this mission is a failure or different walks how it will not dampen. visions in any way it's true of the space organization was originally mandated to make me to a logical proof prediction agricultural which it has done but now it wants to take the next big step forward there's already been a successful mas mission there's been a successful mission in the past and india and the prime minister are hoping to put a man on the moon by 2022 missions also planned to be us as well as the sun so it's

true we continue striving on and that seems to have the full support off the government from the looks of it from the response it has had from the government today all right mr jones well from delhi thanks so much. let's take a now let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world german chancellor angela merkel has called for the rights and freedoms of hong kong residents to be respected during a visit to china she made the comments after meeting with chinese premier. in the capital beijing games to strengthen business ties with china during a visit to. wildfires in northeastern australia have forced the evacuation of hundreds of people and destroyed a number of homes with strong winds and dry conditions expected to continue over the coming days say it could take a week to get the fires under control. now hearken dorian is speeding towards canada off to making landfall in the us states

of north and south carolina full cost as expect it's to bring hurrican force winds to parts of nova scotia late on saturday it's a ready left a trail of devastation in the bahamas thousands of people have been fleeing the islands by boat plane and cruise ship to escape the catastrophic off the mouth of the storm the death toll is now 43 but it's expected to grow significantly. in shock and in pain people on the bahamas are desperately trying to leave the islands ravaged by hurricane dorian. for many the meager possessions they're carrying are all they have left. you know our no power over water are. by it's by everything we have everything is i mean everyone trying their best but it seemed they were doing going to a good enough job to go after a few people just the police. would for no one any of them it's good if. the people

who once called this shanty town home are among the most desperate of dorian's victims. national and international aid organizations have begun moving in to airlift the injured to toss spittles and bring food water and other staples to those who have no means to leave. but the widespread destruction poses for medical logistical challenges to teams scrambling to distribute supplies. in the u.s. dorian made landfall as a category one storm hitting the coast of north carolina with battering waves storm surge and heavy rain caused extensive flooding powerful winds and a series of tornadoes ripped the roofs off houses and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people. dorian has lost a little steam as it barrels on toward eastern canada packing sustained winds of up to 145 kilometers an hour it's forecast to touch down in nova scotia later on

saturday. russians are voting in regional elections across the country this weekend but critics are already saying the vote will neither be free nor fair they're accusing local governments of keeping opposition candidates off the ballots now opposition supporters have held a series of protests in the run up to the vote much of the focus has been on elections in the capital moscow which has seen the biggest police crackdown on protesters in nearly a decade he doesn't use your ears better has this report. this is the most moscow city parliament elections are just their own to the caller and to the fight for a seat in parliament. the fiercest moscow has ever seen. it all began in july when practically no opposition candidates were now out to run for election. not even the usually young of the party allegedly due to

a technicality dozens of other candidates experienced similar problems this has outraged their supporters. for weeks of the war protests like here with 20000 taking part at the beginning of august just then you pushed a new club or the fact that not a single opposition candidate got through something we really didn't expect. that's quite a foolish politically. if i were on the other side i would never have allowed a development like that yeah but soon a says about the oh but she was allowed to run for office with no problems. because some are a position to herself from the very outset as a loyal supporter of incumbent mayor syrup is so beyond him and as someone who knows how to score points with photos of all move it appears the civil war the people are concerned about their daily lives running smoothly about the replacing of trees that have been cut down in their yards about their neighborhoods staying

safe to hear about improvements in their standard of living above the sea and they want relations a little far at least to be trustworthy when you believe it is in the us gnashing yes. but is that a reliable relationship with the public or so it is only benefited candidates loyal to the government and the opposition turns to protests even when the city refused to issue them the permits the result more than 2000 arrests many of which took place here on pushkin square in downtown moscow. police acted rigorously and at times brutally among their arrested or innocent passers by. my nurse and john the next. most 2 were released after several hours but some remained behind bars for weeks such as humanly are going to be enough she was in custody for $33.00 days that they were in the uprising was suing them where to

stuff me to go berserk i'm not the system forces us to take to the streets but the our media is controlled you were not allowed to take part in the elections we have left is the streets in order to make our ideas public even that's restricted yes of who requested the call it sold at stores or this remote. village that i'm categorically against the opposition provoking dorothy's remaining close to dialogue about it instead organizing demonstrations that are not approved and during which innocent people have to suffer. just like they counted at risk has forum to between moscow bites who supported the current system and if those who want change but is there conflict is unlikely to influence the outcome of this weekend's election. the next and results are basically already clear off to the exclusion of most of the independent candidates.

some football news now and the netherlands have managed to embarrass germany at home by winning 42 in their euro 2020 qualifier surged gnabry gave germany and early lead scoring after only 9 minutes but 2 quick fire goals turned the game on its head in the 2nd half and although toni kroos equalized from the penalty spot for germany the netherlands had the last laugh they scored twice in the last 10 minutes and majors are all the damning score for your human lives team. ok here's a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you the indian engineers have lost communication with ledger. ground to live in the land of a signal from the spacecraft disappeared after it ends with its final descent to the moon stuff it's. you watching fly from berlin coming up next the tiny heroes killing drug resistant bacteria and

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