the. love and respect. isn't g.w. news eliab from berlin a race to save lives in beirut a day after a massive blast it devastated the city the explosion it flattened the capital's port leaving at least $130.00 people and injuring the thousands more there it's residents are demanding answers and some port officials are now under house arrest also coming up. india's prime minister integrates the building of

a hindu temple on the site of a demolished mosque many fear the construction will stoke religious tensions. and in japan it marks the 75th anniversary of the russian obama the 1st atomic bomb remains the deadliest single act ever perpetrated by humans we need to point to the survivors. and direct hits and welcome to the show rescuers in beirut are digging through the rubble in a desperate search for survivors following explosions that left much of the city in ruins at least 135 people are dead thousands more are injured and nearly 300000 people became homeless in an instant the blast took place at a warehouse store in highly explosive chemicals under little oversight authorities have now placed a number of port officials under house arrest and declared

a 2 week state of emergency for the capital. a day of grief for lebanon as the country reckons with the losses and destruction caused by tuesday's explosion. with many people still missing rescue workers are desperately searching for anyone still alive under the collapsed buildings. that this man was rescued after over 16 hours under the rubble. a glimmer of hope amid the devastation. shops and homes were destroyed across beirut hundreds of thousands of people likely unable to return to their homes for months. as the lebanese begin to deal with the aftermath a strong sense of community is emerging but a feeling of disbelief still lingers. he the year we've never seen anything like this in our lives it's difficult and the scene is shocking and

scary i took everything in after all the destruction i look for my family and gathered them and went out to the balcony to take a look it was a massacre. was the little extra 15 minutes of i saw a lot of her if it scenes i saw dead people i saw people running and screaming all the carrying their children you know people who had lost their children others looking for their mom or their sister and it was horrific it was difficult. to get much that's all. planes carrying rescue teams and aid have begun to arrive from countries around the world the lebanese government announced the 2 week state of emergency and ordered a number of court officials to be placed under house arrest they include any officials involved with guarding and storing the explosive chemical ammonia nitrate that seems to have caused the blast in. this raid feet we are determined to investigate. and reveal what happened. as soon

as possible well let's not even ish those responsible. investigators have begun searching the wreckage at beirut's airport the 1st step towards fulfilling the president's promise to deliver justice. from beirut our correspondent i read it describes how people there are coping a day after the disaster let me use this word it's like it will. be. citizens specific been on the internet or they are still under to on the show they are still bringing their pieces together 300000 citizen lost their own partially or completely displaced they left alone they are seeking for homes i don't bathe with in different areas so you can imagine how dramatic the situation is especially that

we are talking about damages goals billions we cost billions of dollars to rebuild well let's go now to some of the other stories making news around the world 12 people have died in a bus accident in morocco around 30 others were seriously injured when the bus overturned close to a good deal on tuesday on the country's southwest coast local reports say the crash was due to dangerous driving on difficult mountainous roads. in the u.s. at least 6 people died as tropical storm battered the country's east coast millions were left without power as driving winds and heavy rains retasking across several u.s. states a storm is now and moving across canada. former u.s. vice president joe biden has announced he won't be traveling to to milwaukee to accept the democratic party's presidential nomination do it to coronavirus fears instead he will give a speech from his home state delaware the nominating convention at the end of this

month will now be almost entirely virtual. well today marks the 75th anniversary of the u.s. bombing of hiroshima the world's 1st atomic bomb that killed more than 140000 people many suffered a devastating burns and injuries only a few survivors are still alive today and their stories are speak of horrors that will hopefully never be repeated. jiro home a tsunami is. in japanese that means a survivor of the bomb. he was exposed to radiation in his mother's womb as she walked around ground 0 in hiroshima looking for his father. but his father had been killed. the part about us that if we don't speak the bombing will be forgotten as if it had never happened that's why we must keep the history and people's testimonies on record with us. on august 6th 1945 u.s.

president harry truman gave the orders to drop an atomic bomb on the japanese port city of hiroshima. the blast and shock wave instantly killed tens of thousands of people tens of thousands more died from strange new diseases caused by radiation. 3 days later the u.s. dropped a 2nd bomb on the city of nagasaki. truman succeeded in winning a decisive victory over japan and an end to the 2nd world war. but not a painless one the white house and the us military were well aware that their celebrations came at the cost of over 100000 civilian lives here oshima bombing remains to this day the deadliest single act ever perpetrated by humans. if you here are still alive to tell their stories how masooma hopes their memories will live on but that his generation will have been the last to endure such horror. well as cross now is your alley and noorani a journalist based in tokyo

a ceremony marking 75 years a since her russia is scheduled to begin soon can you give us a preview of what's about to take place. thank you for having me yes. ceremony begin it is opening and then there is the dedication of the producer of the day of those who have fallen. on the bomb then there will be needed dedication of the flowers and there will be sol and long lines of silence at 816 it is this is the exact moment when the bomb was dropped 75 years ago on hiroshima so there will be only. silence at the time and then the current mayor who were a few miles. you call the world and japan who. found you about that and you called for in the right time and we are seeing footage

now of the participants this is preparing that's fine we are waiting now we are seeing now footage and we just saw pictures of people awaiting the start of the ceremony but of course coronavirus has touched almost every aspect of the life what does it mean for how japan is remembering the u.s. bombing of hiroshima. yes this ceremony is indeed taking place this year too but of course scaled down significantly because of the sort of virus . have been. spaced about 2 metres apart so which reduces the number of people who can sit on the main lawn and unlike many . many previous years where tens of thousands of people like general audience would be in the park going into the parks really viewing the ceremony from

a close proximity this year there will be no general audience so the park is restricted and they cannot enter the grounds of the park and. it's the same there are 4 many i'm embarrassed measures everyone has who we're like passed out of respect for the ceremony and ceremony as it scaled down significantly. and we're seeing a reach being laid out to commemorate those victims in japan eleanor i know it was speaking to you again as the ceremony continues for now thanks so much they wish. you. well india has bolstered security in kashmir as it marks one year since the scrapping of the disputed regions a semi autonomous status the government stripped of jammu and kashmir india's only muslim majority states of its special rights last august modi's government

a said the move was necessary to better integrate the region and boost its economy but the imposition of direct rule caused anger a security restrictions choked to the economy and kashmiris face to lockdowns communication blackouts and mass detentions parallel to the anniversary indian prime minister narendra modi led a ceremony to inaugurate the building of a hindu temple that has been the focus of a bitter a decades long dispute between hindus and muslims. lol this hit stands for an historic triumph for india's hindu nationalist government after a decades long dispute prime minister narendra modi led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new hindu temple at the flashpoint holy site of a yoda. well marty this temple will become the modern symbol of our culture i'm using the word modern deliberately it will be the symbol of our perennial faith our nationalism this temple will also be symbolic of

the united strength of millions. security was tight in a u.t.i. leading up to the ceremony the city has long been a religious fault line at the center of intense sectarian violence in 1902 a hindu nationalist mob raised the barbary ms ji mosque in najaf the incident triggered religious riots that left over 2000 people dead most of the muslims. hindus believe ram one of their major deedes was born at the site and claimed the mosque was built on a temple there. but this race has been going on for 71 years but now finally the divine moment has arrived and everyone is very happy to be able to witness this temple for lord where extatic. modi's b j p had long been rallying for the construction of a temple on the site after a lengthy legal battle india's supreme court awarded the disputed

a lot to hindus in november of last year the verdict caused disappointment among india's muslim community but many have since come to terms with the decision. to import the muslim community has accepted the verdict and we want to help with the construction of the temple and. as muslims will be able to build a new mosque on a nearby plot but prominent muslim leaders feared the new temple could have bold new hindu nationalists to target other mosques in the region. well let's go to sports now where the formula e a lecturer racing series has held its 1st race since february here in berlin it was the 1st of 6 races in 9 days in the german capital as organizers quickly finished the season and at the coronavirus pandemic championship leader antonio took the checkered flag on the site of berlin's former tempelhof airport. the formula

had to be overhauled because of the coronavirus crisis instead of races around the world but then stepped up to host every round for the remainder of the season. to formulate personnel tested positive for the virus this week they were quarantined and racing went ahead as planned. fans are not allowed to attend the 6 races in 9 days due to the pandemic but the drive to still make sure they put on a show for those watching on television and online. some looked a little rusty after 5 months away. portugal's antonino felixstowe costa won the previous race in morocco in february and he led from pole to triumph at berlin's disused temple over. the extends his lead at the top of the standings but he can't get too comfortable to keep racing interesting the layout of the berlin circuit will be changed twice in the coming days. what

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