female strangers stores in we feel. this is g.w. news live from berlin a deadly typhoon batters the central philippines typhoon found falling tore across a number of popular holiday islands destroying property and killing at least 16 people will bring you the latest on the devastation also coming up remembering the 2004 indian ocean tsunami which killed more than 200000 people 15 years on we

meet one woman who lost almost her entire family. and syrian forces pound is a live province forcing residents to flee for their lives government troops backed by tanks are mounting a ground assault on the last talk of resistance hundreds of thousands of people in rebel held areas have taken to the road but with nowhere to go but makeshift camps where conditions are squalid. i'm there in evanston welcome to the program. a deadly typhoon has struck the central philippines at least 16 people have been killed and the fear is that the death toll could rise many buildings and other properties have been flattened law.

arge areas are without internet or electricity telephone found phone brought severe rain and wind speeds of up to 195 kilometers an hour on christmas day. the extent of the damage caused by the typhoon is beginning to emerge. fun phone destroyed many homes leaving families to spend christmas sheltering in the open air authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people ahead of the storm's arrival as a precaution. sun phones powerful winds wrecked havoc conservative provinces in central philippines the same part of the country where thousands of people died when it was hit by typhoon haiyan around 6 years ago. damage from fan phone blocked roads and cut communication lines there are reports of people taking shelter in the region's airports. now that the storm has passed for those who are returning home the job of cleaning up and rebuilding their lives

has begun although the philippines is hit by storms several times a year typhoon fun phone has made this christmas one that will be remembered. we're joined now on the line by richard gordon he's from the philippine red cross and he joins us from a mental long city thank you very much richard can you tell us what the situation is right now. or of the situation there several people are beginning to go back to their own. and to the onslaught of the guys who are. but really are there a lot of people that walk there will. be people in the coastal areas the really got well up there do you know how serious their ramshackle sort though that this story there who share brought away their water brought away so a lot of people would have to do without and that's why we're there for that paper waiting. which to the folks out there also they would need food because every

day they have their quote. sunday identify cooking utensils. there without that so the personal impact of their questions be provided. trucks that provide the ready made meals so again this is going to be a recurring problem but we don't have enough corruption right the way we're trying to bring in all the foodstuffs that we can bring including i'm sure it's creeping kids imagine your home being lonely you need your blankets you need a mosquito match and that's what they need right now apart from the fact that they would. so this is what we have thousands of people have lost their homes and a lot of people would have to require as quickly as we can and that's a measure of them i would damage we would have been flooded in middle east well at the same time you need to really look out that there might be. another situation because we've been having a series of day was in the last 3 weeks. are well tested and are unfortunately

quite common in the philippines do you feel that the saudis were prepared this time around. i think they are already is are prepared but i think because of the christmas season everybody's travel to everybody expecting that they will be home for the holidays for the city to the probably strange. if anyone was as witnesses none americans don't want but i myself was told is not going to be strong adult but the moment there is a bit of an area of responsibility or form a major typhoon commanded for us to be. that was richard gordon from the red cross in the sailplane. communities across asia are marking the 15th anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami on the morning of december 26th 2004 a 9 point one magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that hit coastlines across the region the disaster killed more than

200000 people in thailand people place flowers at a memorial to the victims of the tsunami in the village of cam that village was the worst hit place in thailand with at least 1400 people who died there. sri lanka's eastern coast was hit especially hard more than 10000 people died in the southern un potter region. can die a solvent yohji who looks out over the indian ocean nearly every day. and deterred by 15 years ago when she lost almost her entire family to the massive tsunami. only a little bit good if not good all 9 of us lived near the beach so many tonight when i think about the children i get very sad i only managed to save one little girl that i never saw the of us again when i got back at my house was destroyed. i.

can die and now shares her home with the one granddaughter she rescued and her small child the waters forced their way some one and a half kilometers inland the town of power in sri lanka south was worst affected thousands of children were among the victims. his help many survivors back then he was the only psychiatrist in the worst affected areas southern sri lanka he treated adults and children like. children as you have a huge amount of lucien's and they have a lot of the mess trying to come out of these things and that be. on the adults at all. sure couldn't draw. and. the problems with children's anxiety and stress much much less. after the tsunami sri lankan psychiatry is formed to network with the help of the world health

organization today elementary school teachers are being taught how to recognize signs of trauma in children but talking about the effects of trauma is still to do . the country has installed an early warning system for tsunamis the fear of another giant wave has never gone away nor has the memory of the victims of 2004. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world at least 11 soldiers have been killed in another terrorist attack and working a faso earlier the country's president called for 2 days of mourning after 35 civilians almost all of them women were killed by jihadists near the town of are banned. more than $200.00 homes have been destroyed after forest fires swept through the port city of the east so in chile several districts have been evacuated and more than $3000.00 people are without electricity authorities believe the fires

were started intentionally. israel says its fighter jets have struck a number of hamas terror targets in gaza the announcement comes hours after rockets were fired from palestinian militants towards israel an election rally by prime minister benjamin netanyahu was allegedly interrupted by an incoming rocket. in syria a relief group says more than 200000 people have fled a government assault on it live province most of them have been heading towards the turkish border syrian regime forces backed by tanks are continuing their ground advance against rebel held areas in southern and eastern a blip about $250.00 people have been killed. in the latest flare up of violence. syrian tanks fire on targets as the ground assault and it lead province advances. government forces captured village after village their immediate opening

a major highway that's been closed to 7 years the army ultimately wants to recapture in the province from the outside of the militias which control its. massive troops push forward civilians try to flee the line of fire tens of thousands are on the run. that are we are leaving because of the shelling we're worried about our children and that the situation. why else would we leave why would anyone leave his house. a regiment table. with the turkish border closed the only option for shelter is makeshift camps like these it's cold and the conditions a desperate. scam for because of the shelling. can hardly survive here in the sort of mud. people are suffering because of the work record.

the situation in the camps is likely to deteriorate tens of thousands of syrians are already stuck in places like these. and every day thousands more take to the roads to get out of the war zone. well for more i'm joined now by correspondent dorian jones who is standing by in istanbul dorian as we've been reporting many of those displaced from italy are heading towards turkey just how hard is it going to be for them to actually cross the border into turkey itself. well that's right well we're getting reports his all the road seeing it leave having tool to turkish border and. filled with people streaming away from the fighting south we understand that thousands more people ready to put in some agencies as many as 200000 people who have fled the fighting and heading towards

the turkish border and the turkish border is currently sealed as a large partition has been erected since the start of the civil war so these refugees are now being trapped on the other side of near the turkish border there's refugee camps of already housing over 200000 people but escaped earlier fighting earlier in the year now those camps are fake face being overwhelmed in what is now winter conditions where it cold even getting reports of people even burning their clothes that they have to keep warm. in the very difficult situation facing them and turkish president type heard one says his country simply cannot take anymore refugees turkey heart currently is hosting over 3 and a half 1000000 syrians more than anyone else in the world and president says the country cannot cope with any more. europe 30 if they are facing another exodus europe could toothpaste another exodus of refugees with turkey threaten to open its borders to europe this is a many ways

a plea for help they basically expect europe to do more more financial support for turkey's plan to resettle syrians in another area of syria currently under turkish military control the situation is seen to be critical given the fact that turkey could be facing another several $100000.00 people entering turkey if this current continues. can what other options. have. what i think they will be pinning on the hopes. diplomatic efforts with moscow to this current offensive turkey delegation was in moscow earlier this week and we understand that those talks are still continuing. to use his influence of the muskets regime to end its offensive i also understand it took a russian military planes are at the forefront of this offensive will expect the mosque has to be reined in from this current offensive those to promote to give us

hope in the policy exceeded and stopping previous damascus offenses amid lips and talking will bring to you all these relations with moscow to end this current offensive and prevent a further exodus of refugees into turkey dorian jones in istanbul we appreciate it . all right look closely for this one because if the last eclipse you'll see this decade people in the middle east and asia have witnessed a rare solar eclipse that was visible today what's known as an annular eclipse or ring of fire darkens skies over the united arab emirates and other parts of the arabian peninsula it's part of his ability then moved east words across the indian ocean before ending over the pacific. well no holiday season is complete without a brave swimmers taking their annual plunge in i.c.u. waters take a look at this in northwest china $200.00 people from around the world did the ice of bucket challenge in minus 20 degree weather before hitting the outdoor pool.

in hyde park in london at the serpentine swimming club its annual christmas day race. and here in berlin revelers in santa outfits jumped into a lake at the city's edge but some complained that it 5 degrees celsius the water was too warm. definitely not too warm for me they're up to date now and news up next is business with stephen beardsley thanks for watching. carefully.