i would have died of hunger and i wanted down. just stored for journey to st joe. this is news live from berlin scrambling to escape the flames mass evacuations are underway in a stretch as people flee deadly wildfires thousands are on the road i was awaiting to be ferried to safety the hot dry and windy conditions are expected to get worse also coming up. mike has voted to send troops to war torn libya accuracy as it's

protecting its own interest but many fear the move could escalate the conflict. plus the paralympian pair who found love on the dance floor because it's up at the top with his survived polio to become one of the world's best wheelchair dance couples and to feel for each other in the process. i'm anthony how to welcome to the program 1st up breaking news from iraq american officials have confirmed that u.s. forces carried out strikes against 2 targets in iraq early friday morning several missiles hit an area near baghdad international airport killing 7 people including a top iranian general iraqi militia group the chabi confirmed that its defeated leader as well as prominent iranian general money. are among the casualties so the

money was head of iran's elite could force and had a key role in fighting in syria and iraq the incident that could amid tensions with the u.s. after a rocky protest is backed by iran attacked the us embassy in baghdad. in a stretch have declared emergencies and ordered mass evacuations in new south wales and victoria the states hit hardest by some of the worst wildfires on record the evacuation orders lockley to last for days as the focused as warned that high temperatures and strong winds are expected to return this weekend i think people have died in the in the crisis and thousands of homes have been destroyed. this is what firefighters in australia have been dealing with for months in some cases and this is an example of the aftermath the town of moloch or what was the town a blaze tore through here on new year's eve. since then thousands

have been awaiting rescue relief anything the plan is for the navy to use ships and helicopters to bring them to melbourne about a 17 hour journey by water. and destruction devastation and this is just one of so many talents in the southeastern states of new south wales and victoria that have felt the fury of the latest wave of bushfires. side anybody died. in my eyes and i had parents just get it. people have died but a final count hasn't been tallied yet some are still listed as missing one of the dead is fireman jeff keaton who passed away battling a blaze just before christmas at his funeral on thursday his young son received an award for bravery on behalf of his dead father. forecasters say it'll be the end of

the month before there's any significant rain and a possible end to the crisis the next catastrophic conditions are forecast for this coming weekend with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees celsius. well let's go straight to journalist roger man out in sydney where strivings have been working up to yet another difficult day or to give us an update on the mass evacuation of thousands stranded in malik is that under way yet it could under way a couple of hours ago there are people standing in the molecules or us and about $800.00 of them who managed to be 3rd out to the naval vessel at this stage they now face the boys were both 17 hours they're going to settle down because of the juror who will school then the book return as it were turns to mullah couture i think and then more taken off the problem is in there's no other way to get out of the city the town is surrounded by far is closed and locked but falling trees very

dangerous to the issue so they have no alternative but to other state or. roger people have also been ordered to leave many holiday town south of sydney ahead of the next think wife what progress like on that front. well it's certainly been underway now for the past 12 hours and all the police have left on them and no doubt they've got to get out and get out quickly about 50000 people stranded down in the south because of new south wales many of them of course are resistance and some of them may well decide to stay behind and try to protect their own or the vast majority of tourists of sirte the busiest time of year for all it is in january and a lot of them are trying to get out of town get back to their homes in canberra and sydney and other parts of australia well that's proving to go too because there's a lack of fuel and those petrol stations that do have fuel have had mar long queues to get into those to get to the actual farms and then once they get the fuel they

face a long long cruel or oh there's a massive tailback of cars on the on the full a few roads that remain open but the evacuation is happening and by any luck by the end of today most of those who want to leave will have left with that in mind roger there are more catastrophic conditions that are forecast for this coming weekend what will that be in maine for those evacuations well the evacuations will continue if needs be able there will come a time when if the 1st of this is correct then it will be impossible to deal with any more we're getting more people out because they fear that more fires will break out those existing files will get even worse the temperatures expected to be in the mid forty's centigrade and that's going to be accompanied by a very strong winds too so they fear not only a repeat of what happened a few days ago but a far worse situation developing not only on the south coast of new south wales but

inland abuse in parts of in a new south wales as well to be truthful nobody really knows how extensive this fire is going to be but it's obviously going to be extremely dangerous journals roger may not in sydney many thanks and grant and. now to some of the other stories making news around the world people in the indonesian capital jakarta have begun returning to their homes after severe flooding forced tens of thousands to evacuate at least 30 people were killed others are still missing monsoon rains and rising rivers inundated thousands of homes and cut off electricity of world wide area. cattle and separatist party has agreed to help break the deadlock in spanish politics and abstain in a confidence vote in parliament next week allowing spanish prime minister pedro sanchez to win sanchez the socialist party reached a coalition deal last month with another left wing party but parliament still needs

to confirm him as prime minister. police in paris have used tear gas to disperse protesters from a man room party headquarters as the standoff over the president's planned pension reform continues trade unions have called on the public to step up their protests national train services have been destructive strike action for 29 days now making up the country's longest struck since 960 yet. my kids have passed a bill allowing the country to deploy troops to war torn libya the movies i ended shoring up the u.n. recognize government in tripoli against rebel leader khalifa haftar and his so-called libyan national army the bill passed despite objections from turkey's main opposition groups and there are fears that a turkish troop deployment could further they stabilize libya. but let's work on it it's the bill was expected to pass through parliament and eventually it did giving

the government a green light for a one year military deployment. but not before heavy debate in the house with opposition parties arguing vigorously against it and that is libya's internationally recognized government their government of national accord based in tripoli is a regional ally to turkey last friday turkish president one confirmed had received a request for military assistance from the un backed administration for months on the outskirts of the capital the government has been facing off against the forces of rebel leader general khalifa haftar. a leads a rival administration to the east of the country and is said to be preparing an assault to take the capital. the general has already taken control of its outer suburbs and has support internationally from egypt and russia. the fighting is threatening to plunge libya into violent chaos not seen since the 2011 al sting of

long time dictator moammar gadhafi some 2000 people have been killed in the conflict so far. ankara says by intervening it wants to reduce the risk of further instability in the region and protect its cultural and commercial ties there. meanwhile nations on the other side of the mediterranean are concerned any foreign interference could lead to more civilian deaths and a new wave of refugees making their way to europe. they wus dork dorian jones is covering this story for us earlier we asked him why turkey is getting involved libya well whole variety of reasons have been given by president heard one in the run up to this vote he has been campaigning very strongly to convince not only the political parties but also to white a country where there does appear to be a great deal of skepticism he says that turkey has historical ties to libya libya was part of turkey's want ottoman empire and one says it is still a large ethnic turkish population that needs to be protected on top of that turkey does have deep financial and business interests with libya major 1000000000 dollar

contracts in the construction industry still remain open but the key factor behind turkey's involvement in libya is these recent agreements signed with the libyan government one of which gives control of a large swathe of the eastern mediterranean which is the center of all of our competition between regional countries in the search for hydrocarbons and also the question of how to distribute any recently found hydrocarbons through pipelines turkey has to be part of this process and it ceases deal with libya ensuring its interests of that's why it's committed to supporting this government and the agreements that they have agreed to. that was they wus dorian jones in istanbul. to football now and star struck him of it has touched down in italy ahead of his return to ac milan after i think months playing in the u.s. for l.a. galaxy the 38 year old struck a new deal with the italian side he previously played for from 2010 to 2012 and he

remains firmly a fan favorite they're rated by chanting supporters at the airport is expected to start training on friday but the club currently struggling stuck in 11th place. how many leaders. of fallen sherrick made international headlines last month after becoming the 1st woman to bait a man at the p.t.c. dot's world championship she's now been named as one of 9 challenges to compete alongside the top 9 players in this year's premier league darts competition the 25 year old become an overnight celebrity after making it to the 3rd round of the world championships and it's all the more impressive given that charity is a form a hairdresser and when they started playing darts in her team. on next report is about finding love on the dance floor make taiwan's paralympic will chair dances who 1st teamed up and then fell in love. they're

a perfect match on the dance floor as well as in life. i.v. one woman vinson quote discovered their talent for wheelchair dancing on their own but it was finding each other that added the extra spark to them moves. who was way past 5 years quite humorous. like a woman who has a sense of humor. joy talking to each other slowly as we got to know each other better. i started like a girl out. and that chemistry has made them one of the most successful couples in wheelchair dance they're currently ranked number 2 in the world. but to perfect their dizzying moves also takes hours of training their trainers are able bodied

volunteers who also perform with wheelchair users and what's called the combi category. vincent and i.v. are part of taiwan's last generation of polio survivors dancing is a way to keep up their physical fitness and to help fight the effects of the illness. or espalier patients physical deterioration can happen quite quickly. to exercise we're hoping to stow down the speed of deterioration so. we're hoping we'll be able to dance for a long time and to hold on to our good rankings and. send to them.

a couple recently tied the knot. let's hope that married life sees them up together as easily as they do on the dance floor. you're watching the news from perth then coming up the w business with my colleague stephen for now on behalf of the whole team here i'm at the house thanks for watching. the for. what secrets lie behind swaps. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. p.w. world heritage 316 get kidnapped now.

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