this is day that the news live from billing cycle and precious social standing millions in india and bangladesh fleeing for safety this storm has already claimed several lives as it continues to push in the end and the coronavirus pandemic is making it even more difficult to keep people safe also coming up. pushes ahead with a tense presidential vote despite a krone virus outbreak voters choose a replacement for the nation's longtime leader amid worries about the coast election violence. will rule. as

the muslim holy month of ramadan winds down a 1000000000 church has been helping muslims to keep the faith during the pandemic i'll show you hala. hello i'm christine want to welcome to the program cycloid has said northeastern india and bangladesh where millions are hunkering down in emergency shelters has at least 3 deaths have been blamed on the storm so far at all the words he say there's a risk for devastating floods along the coast although as he's also worried about the spread of the coronavirus inside. where they say social distancing is impossible. in our league wins and driving rain cycling unleashed its formidable force as it made landfall. the storm 1st touched down in

the indian state of west bengal the coastline there and neighboring bangladesh of bearing the brunt of the cycle and. with wind gusts of up to 190 kilometers per hour the storm is the strongest to hit the area in over a decade the flood prone region is densely populated with many vulnerable communities. over 2 and a half 1000000 people have been evacuated from low lying areas and are being housed in shelters. the coronavirus pandemic has further complicated matters. there. is only makes 2 days we're going to expect is there and that the survey we have heard is that the secretary brought in their sleeve or let it. out it was. social distancing is nearly impossible in such cramped quarters and authorities

fear combating the virus will be hampered by the destruction wrought by the site plan it's an unprecedented challenge even for people living in an area prone to regular cyclons a challenge that will remain long after the storm has passed. ok let's bring in these have a correspondent initiative as well who is in daily form on the story high in the misha what more are you hearing from the region. but it was 100. 0000 am in. lots of. building barracks in the. well and that's an expectation of. well still be. on any force as to why it's a little bit over 40 east on the i'll let this up but i'll. let

you know it's only due in yet but was that a little expectation from people looking to. see people must not munch on their hands until an. expected. because now it's just like when i'm well let's talk why it was so it's largely because you * also cite all the next one. and then she talked about evacuations they have but how difficult is it proving to evacuate people and get them to safety during a pandemic. in the few minutes i. have been in a month. that's only needs beginning well it just didn't go the studio bethink my want to hundreds and so to us all which to us and their family once again shipped vitamin d. . to the fact of what if you somehow well eat. and

many people actually i'm willing to do gotcha on their what i owe who knows them to leave it as an excuse and then. what about the the hundreds of thousands of early hinge of people living in refugee camps in neighboring bangladesh. as christine that's not the something it actually got medications i read that there. was like one dance and that's all something. or so. but it was important to me. and. they are. very like candy in the cycle doesn't actually eat what's so those are just things that would be the one for food if you know what. let's get

a quick maggie i don't want skinny if i ask you or even if it doesn't. that's. going to be ground. all right that's. reporting for us in daily thank you. let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world police have fired tear gas and used battens to disperse hundreds of protesting because in the bank the day she capital dhaka the workers are demanding wages some say they have not been paid for 3 months upon a virus pandemic has made factories to furlough or lay off of the country's $4000000.00 gone and with his. german chancellor angela merkel has said her government is in talks with new tonnesen and the european commission of a potential bailout for the airline according to the news weekly spiegel the government has proposed taking a 25 percent stake in the carrier and the package will be worth around 9000000000 euros. voters in the african nation of indy have been voting in

a crucial presidential election that could see the 1st democratic transfer of power in decades the vote is taking place despite fears of political violence and the spread of hiv at 19 a local reporter says social distancing and hygiene rules are not being off of in many polling stations or india's government expelled w.h.o. experts last week following criticism of its handling of the pandemic fear and couldn't see it has ruled veterans e since 2005 but surprised many by not seeking a 4th term is annoying to its successor every sunday show media is an army general considered as neither too close to the government's alleged crimes nor as someone who tried to stop them in other words a compromise candidate that's not one of new that i would like to tell you that since rudy's founding no president has supported his successor because i too have never benefited from the support of my predecessors. that sentiment

reflects her own decent truest history in the transfer of political power including caesar rose to the top in 2005 as the result of a peace deal that ended over a decade of civil war critics say his decision to run for another 5 year term in 2015. violated that deal the resulting violence cost at least $1200.00 lives that's on top of hundreds of thousands of deaths from ethnic strife in the decades since it came from belgium in $1062.00 landlocked as one of africa's smallest and poorest countries the world bank estimates that 75 percent of its 11000000 people live in poverty. there's no money or nothing since morning we've just been sitting here looking but we can't find any customers and. the un has worn the government's efforts to repress criticism a new cycle of violence. has been accused of rape torture and murder

rights groups say the president himself has encouraged crimes against humanity and campaigning has gone ahead without regard for the coronavirus pandemic as has public life in general critics accuse the government of covering up the true scale of the public health crisis something the winner of today's vote might not have the luxury to ignore. now the vote has been peaceful but criticism of the election process is becoming for a different reason a number of election observers say the country has failed to meet conditions for free and credible polls is. africa desk. people and the international community. they international. and then number 2. even. before this suspended some international media organizations like the. media houses and then there is also.

the. guys if you want to come on the result of these elections you have to stay you have to be for 14 days and this was announced just one week before the. ok. africa desk for more in-depth coverage and an exclusive interview on the subject with the chair of the un investigation on the human rights situation head to our web site state of utah. germany is moving to science and regulation of its meat industry after a flare up in corona virus infections in several slaughterhouses sparked a storm of criticism the government today agreed on a draft law that would force need plants to stop hiring foreigners on short term contracts the move is in response to accusations that eastern european workers were being exploited to keep the price of meat. in germany neat is always been a serious business the average german consumes more than 50 kilos of it per year

over half the population eats meat every day i live for me i work in the morning and i think. where's the me to keep their product cheap firms rely on cheap labor in particular workers from eastern europe they often live in cramped accommodation this building houses many remaining and meet workers and in the factories they work in close proximity that has led to corona breaks more than $600.00 meat processing workers have tested positive for the disease now the government says it's time to take action. a meat industry is an important sector for our country. tolerance in germany for a business model which relies on exploitation and risks being this pandemic and the . slaughtering and butchering will now have to be done by

employees not sub contractors that should make it easier to enforce hygiene rules and checks on meat plants will be more frequent the measures could help improve things during the pandemic but some say what is needed is a more profound change in the industry. this team agriculture is focused on producing ever more ever more cheaply the conditions animals are kept in and the continual postponement of improvements for animals and all that now needs to be addressed i'm going down higher standards could mean higher prices but would can she must be willing to pay and it's often done a lot of mates and i'm in favor of more checks than off the good of american foreign goods i want them willing to pay more actually yes i mean i don't want to have low standards i don't want people working in dangerous conditions if enough germans think the same one result of the corona pandemic could be a healthier and safer meat industry in the future. muslims around the world have

been observing ramadan the holy time of fostering and praying it's traditionally a time of community and a chance together with family and friends but this year has been complicated by widespread knocked out regulations so here in berlin christians have offered muslims a unique place to pray. the call to prayer from inside the church of saint martha in berlin every friday throughout ramadan. or. the higher than how much. we see ramadan as a very valuable thing. we think that prayer and opening ourselves to each other and to god helps reinforce humanity and peace shall we it's just that. as a sign of solidarity they thought it would be a good idea to give muslims

a chance to cry in the church. where it's a great initiative and we thank them for it. to have met with the school in germany has allowed places of worship to reopen but with a restriction only a maximum of 50 people are allowed to pray at a time in this church around $100.00 people want to pray so they're divided into 2 time slots one in german and the other in arabic. for the want to go but i was a bit surprised by the idea but it's a beautiful feeling at a time where mosques it's a beautiful initiative. americans it's a beautiful indescribable feeling it gives us a sense of brotherhood between people. ramadan prayers in a christian church. contemplation during corona time. and you

have today if i my self-esteem will go and the team it's been great having your company still galen's back to the top of the hour with more news next time i buy. and on demand. language courses. where.