this is deja vu 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 of el monte but doesn't survive. also coming up. as called in 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 rock. and more rage in india over a new controversial citizenship law the death toll from weeks of clashes between

demonstrators and police surpasses $25.00 that's huge crowds around the country protest the law which they say discriminates against muslims. welcome to the program. authorities in kazakhstan are trying to determine what caused an airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from the city of all bhatti the back air jet was bound for kazakhstan's capital or so tom was 98 passengers and crew on board 12 were killed in the crash more than 50 have been hospitalized 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 small

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 national grid the rule of the patients was seriously traumatized 11 people were hospitalized in the intensive care unit and 6 patients and the wind surgery you know unfortunately 2 people died due to very serious injuries psychologists are on hand to mrs strain this hooves and patients who. can sack authorities immediately grounded the country's fokker $100.00 models and launched an investigation they say the plane had difficulty during takeoff he'll be breaking the aircraft touched the runway with its tail twice a technical commission will establish whether this was pilot error or for technical

reasons because you know. what you're going to have for the government of kazakhstan i would like to express my condolences to the families of the victims but nobody will be left without the support of the state of the. board 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 are all there might be some

of the actual control system not a fork or 100 is a it's a good old course and widely used in africa but 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 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 it. 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 operating near a plane. well the airlines started off as a v.i.p. transit for government officials and lately it's been listening itself as a budget airline because all of this the they've got to chase the revenue and that is probably the best way to do it they have 8 of these aircraft is falco $100.00.

tween engines set told 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 crowd scenes of calm down. it seems to hit a concrete barrier a barrier maka before it plowed into the side of the house the pictures i seem suggest that the front section came off completely and the rear section. 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 julian bray there an aviation specialist speaking to us from cambridge now the australian military has been called up to help fight wildfires burning near the

country's largest city said me 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 at least 9 people have been chills. 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 and the smoke from a nearby push for ice fills the air. the iconic rock formations are barely visible in the face. it's really disappointing to really looking forward to seeing that you always want to see the flame out in search of shame when we. all know it's like this. but that problem is small compared to the challenge firefighters in new south wales are set to face at the weekend. after a brief or 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 central australia 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 is going 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 inhabited areas. way just putting it back in time and law in detroit prevent the fallout from getting towards coastal villages already more than 850 homes have been raised in new south wales. authorities are also working to protect infrastructure surrounding

a vital dam west of sydney that provides water to around 4000000 people in the city but which could be at risk if the fire spread. and now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the death toll from a christmas day typhoon in the philippines has risen to at least 28 and authorities say the number of victims is likely to rise typhoon phone forced many families to spend christmas sheltering in the open air and has left scores of travelers stranded. muslims in indonesia have been protesting outside the chinese embassy in jakarta demanding an end to detentions of ethnic weaker muslims an estimated $1000000.00 readers are believed to be detained in camps in china subjected to political indoctrination indonesia is the world's largest majority muslim nation. india is simmering in fresh protest over a new citizenship law that critics say is unconstitutional and islamophobia the law

fast track citizenship for non muslim migrants from afghanistan bangladesh and pakistan all muslim majority countries india is largely hindu but home to one of the world's biggest muslim populations at least 25 have been killed since parliament passed the law 2 weeks ago with thousands of police in parliament paramilitary forces deployed to confront the protests. a sea of defiance it is the biggest challenge. since he came to power in 2044 this year it is a bottom for india's constitution. what. is different. also argues the hindu if this is. for people in. their. own weak protests have raged against a law that would grant citizenship to refugees from neighboring countries but not

muslims some see it islamophobia all those are worried it will lead to white scale emigration. the backlash. provoked a heavy handed response delhi dozens were arrested for protesting. 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. to. a militaristic group of hindu hardliners marching in the capital beating the drum for rent a movie and his nationalist government. journalists are feeling the heat a vigil at the moment by the press club they say they are being targeted by police

as they try to cover these to mull to a sevenpence. when you actually cut off communication when you don't allow people to report when you cut off the internet you increase rumormongering you increase fear and you increase riots and this is what something which the establishment should understand india finds itself in a standoff and still far no signs of even a flicker of greek conciliation. where the population barely over 2000000 gambia is the smallest country in continental africa high youth unemployment is forcing many of its young people to look for opportunities abroad but one young is determined to stay and he's encouraging others to do the same funny fashion reports on the capital budget. it's known for its beautiful coastline and the sex tourism that it attracts but for some young man prostitution is the only opportunity they have to make any kind of living one in 2 people live in poverty here young people

dream of a better future. i thought about leaving gambia but i don't have any money if i had the money i would go to. youth unemployment is high roughly 40 percent in the past people mainly wanted to leave the gambia because of its former president rules with fear and suppression until 2070 now there's a new government in placing a new freedoms but there aren't enough jobs and that is what keeps pushing young people away. is different he has no intention of leaving 2 years ago at the age of 23 he launched an online newspaper called the storm circle its aim to give the youth of voice the morning everyone is coming to be. a very tedious read because re read of some stories that we're doing morning

conference the team of 5 for free they all juggle of 2nd jobs they want to make sure the paper can keep going they focus mainly on unemployment and irregular migration an estimated 3 and a half 1000 migrants have returned to the gambia in recent yes and say khun is interviewing one of them today. so this is your home mom. oh. really. good stuff returned last year the 26 year old says he endured beatings for months in a prison in libya but missa do have full potential migrants but. you know. it's not like. you know until. after his return mustafa set up an association to advise other migrants about the

benefits of staying at home sekou is all too familiar with the stories he strolled in writes about all his brothers who left the country but only to return to one never made it back to life from libya who tells me why did you stay in gambia. i'm a believer that. is my country and where a lot of people in america are going to make it into the supreme to make my wealth of my country he's proud that mood has $75000.00 people read his website per month when does he think it will be a true success then we will to reach out to every young person in the country and we're able to. remove them and produce a walking corps and really able to influence the government and what is more sekou says he intends to keep pushing young people in his country to stay while also holding the government accountable for helping the next generation. you're watching

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