this is the day of you news live from berlin a deadly typhoon batters the central philippines typhoon fan phone 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. 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 a ring of fire blazes across the middle east and asian skies we'll have everything

you need to know about the last solar eclipse of the decade and whether you can see it where you are. on next pfizer welcome to the program. a deadly typhoon has struck in 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 rain and wind speeds up to 195 kilometers an hour on christmas day as you can see it's moving towards if now no. 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 both or she's evacuated tens of thousands of people ahead of the storm's arrival as a precaution. severe rain caused major flooding forcing people to wade through the deluge or thorson's or seeking need to deal with the typhoons aftermath that would get toiletries whatever items that can be useful and helpful to us and that's what we're appealing for i hope we receive help. from sun phones powerful winds rex have a conceptual provinces in central philippines the same part of the country where thousands of people died when it was hit by typhoon haiyan and 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 fan phone has made this christmas one that will be remembered. and it says more light on the situation i'm now joined by did santos in manila and as people and authorities there are coming to terms with the damage do we know the extent of it. they found of the damage is still unfolding nick i spoke to the natural disaster council fed earlier and he said that clearing and relief operations are underway but they're being slowed down by continuous rain and there are still some areas that are blocked by slugs they're on watch for possible landslides so that means that those who are in the evacuation centers still cannot go back home but we should also remember that there are those who are affected that they are not in the evacuation centers i spoke to after all but resident mr edwards

may be honest and he told me that there's no and it in his part of town he's very anxious he has limited access to news and updates about the relief offer. and about the time for him and he told me that out on the streets it is total chaos there are long long lines to the gasoline stations and the a.t.m. and and it's to bring out this is worried that his cattle class and his food supply is going to run out he doesn't know until when the situation is going to last many establishment are still you know it's so for him it's very much touch and go and how are authorities helping with the recovery. but authorities get a lot of evacuations before the type 4 and that's become a standard now for the philippines which suffered a lot of natural calamities so there were a lot of people that were have to be evacuated and casualties were minimized because of that the government tells me but you have to remember also in it that

last couple of months in the plains was also battered by an earthquake and also weeks before that another typhoon reported archipelago have been battered by natural calamity so it's been asking months that's very terrorism and its resources are really be very stretched well thank you for that santos in minutes. the african country of birth is reeling after a pair of jihadist attacks killed dozens of people the deadliest violence there in years militants 1st attacked a military base in the town of a window earlier this week killing 35 civilians the army later said 80 assailants were killed in that operation then last night a dozen soldiers died in a nighttime ambush the country is observing a 2 day mourning period. and for more of the situation in burkina faso in the waters the whole region i'm joined in the studio now by. thanks for joining us 2 attacks in 2 days how significant is this well it's very significant not because of

the number of attacks but the quality of the attacks it's especially that region been the region in the sume area. these types of attacks have actually build been building up since june and each time it's been it's increasing and since august we're talking about large scale attacks so 405-0600 fighters attacking specific areas bases and so following the attack 2 weeks ago a new jail and a region where over nearly 100 people were killed. you have this attack now large scale attack and now been done and so we're seeing pretty much the culmination of a process that's been going on for a year a bit longer and so it's very significant and why isn't the government of burkean if i was so quick for this kind of incident well it's not being equipped it's more being able to react to i think there are so many factors that it's 1st of all we're doing with a great deal so in terms of smuggling crime terrorism i think everything's mixed so you'll have people wearing different hats and just including within security

services which affects how the intelligence how the information is gathered how it's protected to come to the end challis of it that creates a lot of problems but also we are talking about if we can state especially since the 2 years ago a state that us female 2 or is failing to. restore and strengthen security structure that creates off problems and that's not just booking a fossil that's molly that's nice yeah that's chad and we're seeing a lot of spillover and yet the conflicts and everywhere else is acting as a catalyst for booking office which in turn affects its security structure. as you know is of course part of an organization called the g 5 to hell which includes some of the countries you mentioned. they're also getting help from the united states military help drone observation and from some european union countries why can't they get on top of this jihadist insurgency well the help that's provided is

actually more on paper than on the ground so the money that's been pledged by france by the u.s. in different g 5 conferences over the last 2 years as not really been given that includes germany the military help is essentially confined to back and that's the french operation there that's a french operation and it's not a multinational operation that effect of all the u.s. support has been slightly financial bit more technology but that's for me so every right now it's trying to get everybody's help coordinated to be able to affect the situation in the tri border area so she'd be in the. region in mali so that area that's been most affected to make sure that it works properly but too many interests involved especially national interest create a disturbance in the coming dynamic to protect the area ok security expert thanks for that insight thank you. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. israel's right wing likud party is now voting for a new leader ahead of

a general election in march former interior minister gideon sars expected to present a strong challenge to incumbent benjamin netanyahu but he is not expected to unseat the prime minister. more than 200 homes have been destroyed after forest fires swept through the port city of. valparaiso in chile several districts have been evacuated and more than $3000.00 people are without electricity authorities believe the fires were started intentionally. russian opposition politician alex in a volley says one of his key staff has been forcibly conscripted into the military the military said ruth lunch a veteran of see me here with the valley earlier this year is being made to perform his obligatory military service at an arctic base the valley said the move amounted to quote kidnapping. israel says its fighter jets have struck what it calls a number of hamas terror targets in gaza you know it's meant 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. communities across asia are marking the 15th anniversary of another disaster the indian ocean tsunami on the morning of december 26th 2004 a 9 point one magnitude earthquake triggered a powerful ocean wave that hit coastlines across a vast area the disaster killed more than 200000 people in thailand people lit candles on a beach to remember the victims around 8000 are estimated to have lost their lives in the country although many bodies were never recovered. some 2000 kilometers away sri lanka's eastern coast was especially hard hit more than 10000 people died in the southern region. looks

out over the indian ocean nearly every day. and to turn 55 years ago when she lost almost her entire family to the massive tsunami. all 9 of us live near the beach so many when i think about the children i go. it's very sad i only managed to save one little go but i never saw the others 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 area of southern sri lanka he treated adults and children alike. children as you know will have

a huge amount often simians and they have brought up the mess trying to come out of these things and that. on the adults that. control and complete then steuben with the problems the children's anxiety and stress that's much much less. after the tsunami sri lankan psychiatry's 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. people across the middle east in 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 they had to wear special also

they can 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 a glimpse it's my 11 eclipse and that's because of the. 2 see is that they knew little eclipse didn't see me and my family will live in london come to saudi arabia especially to see this event because it's very rare you know we're missing here 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 to you only to victim is a once in a lifetime moment and it looks so amazing why you see it it's like it's gone completely go. as the path of visibility moved eastward people in western indonesia

set up gear to watch. and to record. singaporeans were amongst the last to be able to see it. in the next one is going to be when i'm in the my sixty's so i might as well take my youth and look at this lovely ring of fire that's only 2 minutes but it's so intense that you talk about it with your friends and family for the next month. the eclipse then moved out over the ocean and disappeared. while millions stared at the sky a few others put some longstanding myths to the test social media users in malaysia and indonesia uploaded videos of themselves attempting to balance eggs on their narrow ends with the help of the eclipse although they cracked it is says to say

the science is nothing more than a legend the threat of out of patience balancing is in fact possible all year round . and you are of course watching t.v. news live from berlin bill have more news at the top of the hour. cool be produced. from my perch in your garden.