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 of hama dozens made it out alive also coming off australia has 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 that stronger winds arrive. passengers on germany's biggest airline times a good face delays and cancellations in the coming days flight attendants are

planning to go on strike before the video. i'm away and go across 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 kazakstan capital nor seoul time with 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 seoul 10 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. the national bring the rule of the patients all seriously traumatized 11 people hospitalized in the intensive care unit and 6 patients and a wind. you know unfortunately 2 people died due to very serious injuries psychologists are on hand to assist relatives and patients. cassock 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 working the aircraft touched 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 people both. for the plane was 23 years old and officials say it passed safety checks inmate 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 occurred 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 cause either that could be pilots in a role that might be some there are the actual control system now the focal 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 mentioned 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 airplane. well the airlines started off as a v.i.p. transit for government officials and lately it's business so as a budget airline goes 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. twin engines set told the rear of the aircraft unlike the max

a which has the engine 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 scene sort of calmed down. it seems to hit a concrete barrier a barrier mach 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 there 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 that was julian bream 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 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 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 play not insert such a 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 response might 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 out 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 distance 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 heading 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 sydney that provides mortar to around $4000000.00 people in the city but which could be at risk if the fires spread. 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 weekers are believed to be detained in camps in china subject to political indoctrination and tunisia has the world's largest muslim population. japan says it's delaying a cleanup plan for the stricken fukushima daiichi nuclear plant by up to 5 years that means removal of spent radioactive fuel still inside the facility won't begin before 2024 the plant suffered meltdowns meltdowns at 3 of its 6 reactors in 2011

after an earthquake and tsunami. israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu has won a landslide victory in a leadership contest for his ruling likud party with just about half the party's members voting netanyahu took 72 percent of the vote fending off a challenge by the former interior minister gideon saw our leadership challenge comes ahead of a general election in march it will be israel's 3rd in a year after netanyahu failed to form a government following the 1st to. its earlier we spoke with israeli political columnist akiva eldar he explained why 2 failed attempts to build a government and a number of corruption charges have not hurt binyamin netanyahu support within his right wing likud party. he was very attractive to people who much more.

his adversary when it comes to selling people you. love and respect. he is very very professional. he doesn't have to talk about this he just have to use his home and convince people that he can is about them and indictments and peace. in the best carries. you know worst case they completely irrelevant that was political analyst akiva eldar joining us earlier from tell of these germany's biggest airline loof tons and is bracing for strikes by its cabin crew the union representing flight attendants has warned members to prepare for walkouts before the end of the year strike dates will be announced in a few hours the strike to be the latest in

a long running labor dispute over pay and benefits a $2.00 day strike in november stranded thousands of travelers. at 1st it was all about a 2 percent wage increase for cabin crew that the cabin crew union u.f.o. demanded from lufthansa in addition to more benefits and allowances for flight attendants but the 2 parties can't seem to find common ground the union feels like it's been treated unfairly by love turns up and it's looking more and more like a personal dispute between the airline and the union that puts look at times a c.e.o. cost and spore in a bad light he can't put the company's worries to rest and that despite his plans to radically restructure lufthansa for years his main problems have been the budget carriers and the brutal price competition in the 1st 9 months of this year lufthansa transported 3400000 passengers more than it did last year revenue increased 3 percent but profits slumped because tickets were cheaper than ever

before. it's the same picture for budget carriers ryan is profit fell by 40 percent for the 2018 business year and easyjet also had a big loss the airlines are carrying more passengers but ticket prices have fallen and there's an overcapacity in the budget carrier market segment the price war also affected the remuneration of workers leading to strikes at the airlines. $1500.00 flights were canceled last month when look tons of stuff went on strike it's the customer who ends up paying when that happens and while they're happy about the low prices they'd probably be more willing to pay for reliability. russia's anti-doping agency rosado has filed an appeal against the world anti-doping agency wada for its 4 year ban on russian participation in

international sporting events now earlier this month for starters board voted in favor of appealing to the court of arbitration for sport in switzerland senior russian political figures including president vladimir putin had indicated they wanted an appeal filed following the water ruling. europe's top tier basketball competition the euro leak is in action on the days after christmas top speed rail madrid were among the teams who took to the court for the games on thursday. league leaders real madrid were held to a close game for much of their fixture in athens made to work for their points in the early stages former n.b.a. player jim a for a debt kept kind of thing michael's close here with a 3 in the 2nd quarter scoring 18 overall but reale forward anthony rudolph's 22 point performance proved decisive as the favorites sealed the win by a margin of 12.

fs istanbul remain a close 2nd in the table after a very win over 4th seed macabre television french shooting god will do the good beaubois dazzled with several steals and a season high 22 points. in berlin albo way to snap a full game losing streak against spanish side ceci best tonia mocks in the hammam song lead the score. with 18 points at the capital club by $24.00. thanks. last year's winners c.s.k. leaned heavily on daniel hackett as they narrowly defeated milan by just 3 points his 28 proved decisive stay close to the top with an 11th wind of the season i'm robert and a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you. take off.

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