this is g w news live from berlin a deadly plane crash in kazakhstan at least 12 people were killed when a passenger jet came down shortly after takeoff from the city. but dozens of passengers survived. also coming up in india over a new controversial citizenship law the death toll from weeks of clashes between demonstrators and police surpasses 25 as huge crowds around the country protest the

law which they say discriminates against muslims. and australia has called on the army to help battle brush fires raging in much of the country conditions are expected to worsen this weekend as an extreme heat wave and stronger winds are. welcome to the program authorities in kazakhstan are investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed at least 12 people the back air jet with 98 passengers and crew onboard came down shortly after takeoff from the city of el monte and route to the capital north. more than 60 others on board have survived some with serious injuries. searching for signs of life in subfreezing temperatures the plane was ripped into pieces after losing altitude during takeoff it crashed

into this house which was vacant due to construction the airliner was destined for the capital nor seoul town but it fell off the radar just minutes after departing from almaty airport on friday morning 98 people were on board. friends and family of the passengers waited anxiously for updates the hospital revealed the extent of the injuries. on the ship the will of the patients all seriously traumatized 11 people hospitalized in the intensive care unit and 6 patients and the winds. even unfortunately 2 people died due to very serious injuries psychologists are on hand to assist relatives and patients. on the kazakh authorities immediately grounded the country's fokker $100.00 models and launched an investigation they say the plane had difficulty during takeoff. we'll be

breaking the aircraft touch the runway with its tail twice a technical commission will establish whether this was pilot error or for technical reasons he's good enough. for you on behalf of the government of kazakhstan i would like to express my condolences to the families of the victims. nobody will be left without the support of the state of the. force the plane was 23 years old and officials say it passed safety checks in may the president has declared saturday as a day of mourning. for more now i'm joined by aviation expert julian bray julian some initial details are starting to come in about the final moments of the crash from what you're hearing what do you make of the possible cause that could have could have led to this accident. as you say the information is coming in your

own report says that the tile touched the runway twice on takeoff and this is rather disturbing because either that could be pilots and all that might be some of the actual control system not a fork a 100 is a it's a good old course and widely used in africa the company itself went out of business during the ninety's but there are many well there's hundreds of these aircrafts do in daily use and so they are maintained certain places and maintained very well in other places not so well but also it's the training of the pilots as well that you have to look at you you mention that there are these planes are in service all around the world can you tell us more about their safety record and also this airline in particular what do you know about the airline that was a operating near plane. well the potato airlines started off as a v.i.p. transit for government officials and lately its business itself as

a budget airline goes all of its lee they've got to chase the revenue and that is probably the best way to do it they have 8 of these aircraft these focker $100.00 and this has twin engines set towards the rear of the aircraft unlike the max a which has engines set well forward and this probably helps to ensure that the aircraft didn't catch fire so that is one saving grace the whole point that this aircraft scenes have come down. it seems to hit a concrete barrier or barrier maka before it plowed into the side of a house the pictures i seem suggest that the front section came off completely and the rear section. tail end came off and they're separated from the hole in the middle which seems to be on its belly so people could actually step off that part

of the plane which is quite remarkable now they'll be an investigation walk us through that what kind of things can we expect. well what normally happens is that countries like would call on their allies who have got a very experienced and have a geisha in the center and these investigators will go in the 1st thing is to secure the area to put those cordon sanitaire if you like around the area to preserve the scene because to all intents and purposes it is treated as a crime scene until they can establish what is happens it could be sabotage it could be pilot error it could be mechanical error and that is what they have to do once they have recovered all the pieces of the aircraft they will then reassemble it in a in a warehouse somewhere somewhere secure and try and find out exactly what blew which parts failed and why it acted the way it did they also recover what to known as the

black boxes although they're prey and painted bright orange and these are the voice data recorders and that record all the conversations between the pilots and ground control air traffic control and also a 2nd recorder records every electrical impulse which what i was working within the aircraft so on with those 2 tapes they can actually piece together what actually happened in the moments before the actual incident right julian break thank you very much for all those details thank you. india is simmering in fresh protests over a new immigration law that critics say is anti muslim it grants and the state to undocumented migrants from 3 neighboring countries in less they are muslims prime minister narendra modi says the law aims to help willet just minorities from those

countries which have muslim majority hindus make up india's majority but the country is home to one of the world's largest muslim populations the new law has outraged many indians with for the protest so far leading to at least $25.00 deaths . a sea of defiance it is the biggest challenge to new read since he came to power in 2044 this year it is a bottle for india's constitution to look at. what. is different. what also argues the hindraf if this is. 40 percent of you know. if richter. phone weeks protests have raged against a law that would run citizenship to refugees from neighboring countries but not muslims some see it as lama fullback all those are worried it will lead to white

scale emigration. the backlash has provoked a heavy handed response delhi dozens were arrested for protesting. about a live thousands of people have been detained we are protesting against that people who have been detained for no reason must be released immediately. and amid heightened fears in muslim communities of revenge attacks police were caught breaking c.c.t.v. cameras. and the government soldiers are right to the ira say a militaristic group of hindu hardliners marching in the capital beating the drum for no rent or movie and taste. nationalist government. journalists are feeling the heat. they see they are being targeted by police i try to cover these.

people who report when you got off the internet. and this is what. india finds itself and. no signs of even a flicker of conciliation. while joins us in delhi with more on the michigan given the massive protests against this new citizenship law we've seen 25 people killed is the government not considering withdrawing more or revising it in some way. well delimits pretty safe to say that the government will not be for drawing the slow every time that he does off the government off the market have talked about the slow they have had a very aggressive and defensive stance the prime minister for example came out in a statement earlier saying that this is simply tactics from the opposition that

this is simply a protest from dole trying to divide the country that the process of based on lies and that he appealed to people not to destroy public property so the focus is on the while and so on the focus is on what the government is claiming is anti-social elements within society however it is important to note that the prime minister said that the national the gist of citizens one of the most controversial off that effects of this law will not be implemented nationwide he's actually said that there's no clear plan and that this would be something that is just an extrapolation but this is something his government and his leaders have repeatedly talked about in the past so this back that this would draw in a fashion is seen as perhaps a weekly off the protests even though the government is not willing to admit it as such so that's the government reaction let's turn to the police and security forces what kind of taxes tactics are they been using to get this situation under control . well your strong allegations of brutality against the

police in different parts of the country the delhi police was criticized for coming down and the very heavy handed manner overstored and protests and actually the good decision has been even stronger today there was there's been a widespread internet shut down and multiple districts off the largest state of the country which isn't that the dish that they're using internet shutdowns to as they claim and to handle a lot of that have also been a strong crackdown that have been allegations that police has been entering homes and lives and people who are not even participating in the process are brought to us so why they're saying that many of these started such a mundane piece that allegations think that they're going too far to crush down dissent ok mr giles while in delhi thank you very much with your update. the australian military has been called up to help fight wildfires burning near the country's largest city sydney authorities are bracing for an extreme heat wave this

weekend following a few days of cooler weather fire has consumed millions of hectares of land across the country over the last 6 weeks and at least 9 people have been killed. not just what you might expect at one of australia's most popular tourist sites visitors to the blue mountains west of sydney are forced to wear face masks as the smoke from nearby bushfires fills the air. the iconic rock formations are barely visible in the face. to supporters who are looking forward to see if you always want to see the blue mountains. but that problem is small compared to the challenge firefighters in new south wales are set to face at the weekend. after a brief for spite securing a few days of damp weather over christmas temperatures are again expected to soar bringing new risks. that's going to bring not just the heat of the service we're

going to see the temperatures up into the larger mid forty's across a lot of areas but it's going to bring a very dry year as well so that's going to elevate far by inches and we know the winds are going to start turning around to the west in the northwest which is war so much work has been going on over this last week walking visions of more more out . some 70 fires are burning near sydney new south wales more than 1000 firefighters and now the military are in action across the state trying to contain the fires and prevent them from reaching more and habited areas. way just putting it back in time and law in detroit prevent the far from coming towards coastal villages already more than $850.00 homes have been raised in new south wales. authorities are also working to protect infrastructure surrounding a vital dam west of state me that provides mortar to around 4000000 people in the city but which could be at risk if the fire spread. and

a reminder of the top stories we're following for you at least 12 people are confirmed dead after a plane crash during takeoff in kazakhstan the flight operated by back erol was carrying at least 98 passengers and crew members and was scheduled to fly from south of the southern city of el monte to the capital or so tongue. you're watching t.v. news from berlin wall have more news at the top of the hour coming up in a minute doc film let it snow winter on 3 continents they took. what secrets lie behind these walls. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. g.w. world heritage 360 get the maps now.