this is news live from berlin thousands of people are trapped on australian beaches as wildfires close and the blazes cutting off escape routes forcing people to flee to the shoreline and hope of rescue authorities are struggling to keep the firestorms at bay we'll go live to one of the worst affected areas also want to show. us airstrikes in iraq provokes angry reactions in baghdad and tehran to american warplanes hit targets flown into iraq ran by

a backlash rather tell the story raids protect u.s. forces provoke more violence. and a chilly and dangerous smog envelops delhi as india shivers through its coldest state in december more than a century the toxic bodges breeding. time brian thomas great to have you with us well fears are growing for residents and tourists trapped by raging fires in a number of coastal towns in australia where people are sheltering at this hour on the waterfront preparing for possible back to asians by sea is an unprecedented situation across the country the areas worst affected are australia's 2 most populous states in the south east new south wales and victoria the blazes have

claims 2 more victims a father in a song trying to protect their home several other people remain missing. stranded by the seaside thousands of tourists and locals are being held hostage by raging wildfires in the town of malik. it's too late to leave so all they can do is wait along the beach for help to come but rescue conditions are dangerous when fars are crowding there on whether you have. super hot columns that go to the unfolding 15 kilometers in the air it's not saif then there's obviously the the very commonsense issue of not being out of the city so much my son much so much impact in terms of moving around access policy is also something else that we had well and truly for cost the most working with home runs your own services to try and ensure that that happens australia has been battling huge bushfires for several months mostly on its east coast places have consumed more than 40000 square kilometers of

land the disaster has prompted australia's capital camera to cancel the new year's fireworks show in contrast to sydney which has decided to go ahead with their fireworks spectacle over the harbor bridge and the opera house despite a petition signed by more than a quarter 1000000 people to cancel be event they want the money instead to go to emergency services and bushfire victims. let's get more now from melbourne by luke haggerty spokesman for victoria's state center for emergency management looks thanks so much for joining us can you tell us what you know about the people who are sheltering right now we understand is about $4000.00 of them at various locations at the seashore. that's right there. is that the wind triangle that moved through that area you know it was that far to continue just sprint towards the town of melik which is way forward hasn't people

of bayan show on the foreshore and seen in this surrounding and the good news is that now that we're trying to move through and conditions have been nice some more inside the you maybe threshed guys has passed but that was a very very challenging trouble so i was for the artist meetings he got it together and protected themselves along with far far it is from a very significant. look we've seen a number of fatalities now from extreme winds and fires are the fire tornadoes and the dry lightning we've been hearing about a threat to life and property and the volunteer and professional firefighters as well of course where you are. this is a very serious challenges with the weather conditions that way of saying cross sad faces trial as i found out this year we're only into after the month of summer ending to die and already we're seeing more activity than we'd normally say needing

tara for i say seen throughout the summer period there is far too an idea is ending typical of the draw army corps us significant concern and that was actually the cause of they so far as you know. drawing moving through with that lightning striking very very for all right for our student areas far as can sometimes burn undetected can die as you know sorts of conditions. when the wind picks out that spirit's eyes far as very quickly and that's what's resulted in these very very large far as we've had in east start ok well the media all just saying that the weather for the next 5 days is expected to include high winds high temperatures and how are you preparing for the ongoing threat extending through the week. it's not just in the next few days but that moving point thread is some a period he's working very closely with ak meeting in business and giving him

a strong understanding of what we believe will happen we things far as far as stop the the far as we have been many of them i mean a largely continued. for a couple of months small unlikely until we say significant rainfall thankfully we've got a couple of guys in the tory on our way conditions out more 5 year old chris to start to work on can tiny based far as but i add a cylon genes our eyes it would be impossible to get that word done in the next few days before we say the hate and we need and so i and challenge is going to be ongoing for a number of fights making sure that we've got half our foreign resources on the ground and now i've played in the great guard to respond you far as continue to support a far as we already have burning in continuing to monitor this situation and provide the community with a farce as quickly as we can look all the best you and all of your team there in

the days ahead look agony for a spokesman for a merge and see control center in victoria thank you very much. preview on from the o's doors breaking news this hour turkey has moved a step closer to point troops in libya parliament's fast tracking a bill to authorize sending military to back libya's internationally recognized government it's fighting for its survival against the forces of a powerful were lord khalifa haftar. bolivia's interim president has expelled top mexican and spanish diplomats over allegations they're attempting to help former libyan officials flee the country libyans have sought refuge in the mexican embassies and some change of government spain is expelled libyan diplomats in response. or bank down until ron have condemned u.s. airstrikes against an iraqi militia supported by iran iraq says the strikes violate

the sovereignty could provoke more conflict in the region american forces hit 5 targets flying to group called. hizbullah the american retaliation came after a rocket attack that killed a u.s. civilian contractor at an american base in iraq. this hezbollah base near the border between iraq and syria was one of 5 targets of u.s. fighter jets they destroyed the iran backed militias weapons caches and command and control centers in iraq and syria the strikes are be telling ation for friday's killing of a u.s. civilian contractor near the northern iraqi city of kirkuk. iran's foreign minister condemned the u.s. airstrikes during a visit to moscow he said the targeted hezbollah was part of an alliance against the so-called islamic state terror group officially the iran backed militia is under the command of the iraqi army. about hollow form because at the

recent actions by americans in iraq are unacceptable while the u.s. does this iran and russia are making efforts to establish peace both in syria and in iraq i mean it will check it but the u.s. defense secretary views the operation as a success and hopes to discourage further attacks but i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran. u.s. soldiers and pro iranian fighters are in close proximity and politically unstable iraq there are reported to be about $150000.00 pro iranian militiamen in iraq. the u.s. has about 5000 soldiers deployed in the country. the iraqi prime minister has warned that a dangerous escalation could follow the most recent reprisal and the could tie of hezbollah militia has volunteer retaliate. it's to india now where the capital

delhi has registered its coldest december day more than 100 years temperatures have dropped as low as one very. this winter weather is affecting everything from traveling to breathing. it's a cold wave in northern india. after many days of this kind of cold weather we are prepared we were lots of layers of clothing at the bus stop. the capital delhi and the rest of the region haven't been gripped by conditions in this frigid since 1001 and not only has the mercury dropped so high as visibility low temperatures have collided with hazardous levels of air pollution causing a thick toxic blanket of smaug to hover over several states seeing through it is nearly impossible. as it when we go to school we're not able to see in front or

behind us so we face problems going to school that's why they should be closed and it's just getting into delhi has been a challenge hundreds of flights have been delayed and train travel paralyzed person here temperatures have made breathing even harder. but it has increased coughs and colds and has affected businesses because people are not leaving their homes to go out and shop. still in the middle of record cold a little more leeway going to visit all the places in delhi and enjoy this cold weather where having lots of fun the weather is also a. meteorologist predict the bitter cold will stick around through the new year. while here in germany just all a machall has warned of the threat posed by climate change in her traditional new year's address the past decade as seen 9 of the 10 hottest years on record in german history say temperatures could rise even further over the coming years in

her dress the chasseur said global warming is real and threatens us as caused by human activity as are the crises that arise out of global warming so we must do all that's humanly possible to combat the challenge to humanity there is still time. now that warning comes as germany debates whether to scale back its famous new year's eve fireworks celebration spying fireworks is permitted for 3 days before the big day and while critics argue that fireworks cause serious injuries create air pollution and harm while life setting off your own fireworks for mains immensely popular the sale of rockets and firecrackers for personal use has gone up considerably year on year the berlin night sky lit up by cascades of fireworks over the brandenburg gate the new year's eve display has drawn legions of locals and visitors for decades some wonder if fireworks are still appropriate but

many want to keep their tradition. no money off this is if they say we have to wait until 10 pm that might help a lot but if they limit or ban the whole thing that's wrong. that's finished and he said mr thought i don't think the environmental hama's severe enough to ban the fireworks if and for it's terrible i don't care if i can't see the stars i'd rather look at the sky some other day when there is no fireworks so i'm against the band. it's fireworks in germany are big business at new years 100000000 euros worth. some people like these fireworks fans near cologne are so passionate about them that they camp out the night before to make sure they can buy the biggest and the best but this year in germany over 30 cities have placed either a partial or a total ban on new year's fireworks. health experts warn that fire crackers and rockets release over 4500 tons of fine particle emissions on

a single night. fine particles are extremely harmful to the lungs especially for small children and people with lung problems as my patients and the elderly they can experience acute shortness of breath. but for the foreseeable future fireworks will continue to pollute the air while they dazzle the eyes it's no use holding one's breath until eco friendly rockets and fire crackers are available. well still to come here on d w carlos go and is gone the former boss of this has fled japan or is facing trial for financial. he says he left the country to quote escape injustice saying he would be kept. talking jones has more on that in our business. and don't forget you can always get more of these other stories at

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