this is deja vu news live from berlin a deadly typhoon batters the central philippines typhoon fan film tore across a number of popular holiday islands destroying property and killing at least 16 people we'll bring you the latest on the devastation also coming up. syrian forces pound live province forcing residents to flee for their lives. government troops backed by tanks are mounting a ground assault on the last pockets of resistance hundreds of thousands of people in rebel held areas have taken to the road with nowhere to go but makeshift camps

where conditions are being described as squalid. and a ring of fire in places across the middle east and asian skies will have everything you need to know about the last solar eclipse of the decade and whether you can see it where you are. all next peiser welcome to the program. a deadly typhoon has stricken the central philippines at least 16 people have been killed and the fear is that more people may have died many buildings and other properties were flattened large areas are without internet or electricity a tropical storm at 1st found phone was upgraded to a typhoon when it made landfall on christmas eve it brought pounding rains and winds speeds up to 195 kilometers an hour on christmas day. and as you can see it's

now moving towards viet nam. the extent of the damage caused by the typhoon is beginning to emerge. fun film destroyed many homes leaving families to spend christmas sheltering in the open air authorities are back you waited tens of thousands of people ahead of the storm's arrival as a precaution. sun phones powerful winds wrecked have a 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 become. the philippines is hit by storm several times a year typhoon fun phone has made this christmas one that will be remembered.

and earlier we spoke to richard gordon of the red cross in the philippines he told us about the aftermath of the storm so far and how those affected by the typhoon are dealing with it people are beginning to go back to their own. and to the parks a lot of the day last night. but really there are a lot of people that. the people in the coastal areas they really got walloped. you know this ramshackle of all sort of this story there who should have brought away their walls are blown away so a lot of people would have to do without it that's why we're at that paper writing . showed it to the folks out there also they would think they got everything there. that you need them are still. there. i don't dance with the

personal impact of direct questions because i. trust that that provides a ready made meals so again this is going to be a recurring problem we don't have enough right the way we're trying to bring in all the food stuff that we can bring including i'm sure it's creeping kinch imagine your home being blown away you need your blankets you need a mosquito match and that's what they need right now apart from the fact that they would be. 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 they are developing an area of responsibility. for a major typhoon commended for it all should be. and that was it richard gordon of the red cross in the philippines. communities across asia are marking the 15th anniversary of another storm the indian ocean tsunami on the morning of the december 26th 2004 a 9 point one magnitude earthquake triggered

a tsunami that hit coastlines across a vast area the disaster killed more than 200000 people and so to remember in thailand people placed a flowers at a memorial to the victims of the tsunami in the village of. the village was the worst hit places in the country with at least 1400 people moving losing their lives . some 2000 kilometers away sri lanka's eastern coast was hit especially hard more than 10000 people died in the southern power region. can. you look out over the indian ocean nearly every day. and deter life 15 years ago when she lost almost her entire family to the massive tsunami. owned a little bit if not good all 9 of us lived near the beach on done so many tonight when i think about the children i get very sad i only managed to save one little go

and i never saw the others again when i got back 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's south was worst affected thousands of children were among the victims. has helped many survivors back then he was the only psychiatrist in the worst affected area of southern sri lanka he treated adults and children alike. children as you know will have a huge amount of france indians and they have got the thing that's trying to come out of these things and that depends a lot on the adults at them. couldn't draw. and compete with the problems the children's anxiety and stress much much less.

after the tsunami sri lankan psychiatrist formed a 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. and it's time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. israel's right wing likud party are voting for a new leader today ahead of a general election in march former interior minister gideon's r. is expected to present a strong challenge to incumbent and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu but polls suggest the challenger probably won't unseat. at least 11 soldiers have been killed in another terrorist attack in burkean a fossil earlier the country's president rushed or

a call for 2 days of warning after 35 civilians almost all of them women were killed by jihadists near the town of our band. a boat carrying migrants has capsized in eastern turkey and killed at least 7 people on board officials say at least 60 margarines were rescued from the waters of lake friend near to the border with iran the boat was carrying migrants from afghanistan pakistan and bangladesh. in syria a relief group says more than 200000 people have fled a government assault on the province most 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 and about 250 people have been killed in the attack. syrian tanks fire on targets as the ground assault in italy province advances. government forces captured village after village their immediate

opening a major highway there's been close to 7 years the army ultimately wants to recapture the province from the outside of the militias which control it. as the 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 out that 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 damp the conditions a desperate. because of the shelling. you 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. and for more on this i'm joined by new correspondent darren johns in istanbul dorrian many of the displaced people from it are heading towards turkey how hard is it for them to actually cross the border. well the situation is very grim we understand that nearly all the roads that are heading to the turkish border are now filled with cars and people are scaping the. the beginning of the week said around 80000 people have been displaced by fighting now that bigger point at least one aid group has written recent to over 200000 people will be heading to the turkish front here where there are makeshift camps

and official count how hosting over 200000 people who had escaped previous are offensive by the damascus led forces now the question is at the moment those people are unable to cross the turkish bronte if there is a large concrete wall that is protecting the border and preventing any further crossings into turkey but as these numbers they continue to escalate and the situation there in freezing conditions where it even getting reports of people burning close to stay warm as that situation. the question is that turkey is bracing itself for another exodus into the country and turkish president type one has warned his country cannot take any more refugees with the country hosting over 3 and a half 1000000 ok just briefly what other options just to come back to the refugees here what are the options they have. what i think everyone will be paying hopes on turkish diplomatic. offensive with his corporate with its ongoing talks of

moscow there was a turkish led delegation at the beginning of the week that met held talks in moscow there are further talks still continuing those talks in the past has seen russia use its influence on damascus to end its offensive on who will be banking on that again that they will end this offensive and prevent a further exodus of refugees into turkey but everyone is aware that this over hosting around 3000000 people is living on borrowed time with forces intent on taking control of the whole area. ok. thanks for that insight. people across the middle east and asia have been witnessing a rare solar eclipse what's known as an annular eclipse provided spectacular views to people from saudi arabia to india and singapore many had special goggles on so they could look straight at the sun without endangering their eyesight. a ring of fire in the sky seen by lucky viewers along

a narrow path of visibility in saudi arabia sun chasers from around the world started preparing in darkness i'm eclipse chooses it's my 11th eclipse thing that specifically came to saudi arabia to see is a tenuous will eclipse didn't sunrise for me and my family will live in london where come to saudi arabia especially to see this event because this race is very rare in every missing and we have to wait for another 30 years more sun watchers travelled to a remote desert area of abu dhabi for the best view. iting i wanted to come here only to victim is this once in a lifetime moment and it looks so amazing why you see it it's like it's come completely go. as the path of visibility moved eastward people in western indonesia set up here to watch. and to record.

singaporeans who are amongst the last to be able to see it. in the next one is going to be when i'm in my sixty's so i might as well take my youth and look at this lovely ring of fire but only 2 minutes but it's so intense that you talk about it with your friends and family for the next months. the eclipse then moved out over the ocean and disappeared. and here's a quick reminder of the top stories we're following for you. typhoon found phoned batters the central philippines the storm tore across a number of popular holiday islands destroying property and killing at least 16 people. syrian forces have begun pounding rebel held areas in its live province as hundreds of thousands of people flee the fighting most are heading north to the turkish border. and you are of course watching

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