it's like winning the lottery. what is for more unique start september 18th on d w. this is d w news coming to you live from berlin fire rips through a greek migrant camp under coronavirus law firefighters fault the blaze overnight as thousands fled the morea sillett the overcrowded camp on the often of less false was notorious for its poor conditions for their complicity or for some powerful firestorm also coming up another opposition leader in belarus has been seized by

masked men authorities say he was detained on wednesday morning this follows the similar disappearance of protest leader mario kolesnikov 2 days ago witnesses have now provided more details on her detention. and the culprit scars are healing but many children in beirut or at risk of long term problems if there are trauma from last month's explosion goes on treat. hello i'm terry march and get heavy with this fire has swept through greece's largest migrant camp on the island of les pauls thousands of refugees morea have been evacuated from the overcrowded facility there are no immediate reports of casualties local media reports suggest the fires may have been started deliberately to protest lockdown measures and. posed on the camp earlier this week. was.

more on fire after several shots went off in flames almost the entire camp began to burn in the early hours of the morning flames were found by 70 kilometer per hour winds. thousands of migrants were evacuated once more in their lives they have nowhere to go. from here out there a few days apart for the night here. or are. you know. some firefighters said they were met with resistance from residents as they work to tackle the blaze the inhabitants of fled to nearby hills and woods some are believed to be heading for the island's capital mytilene e. human rights groups have long criticized greek authorities for failing to prevent overcrowding at island camps morea was designed for around 3000 migrants

but most recently housed more than 12000 last week a coronavirus case calls the whole camp to be quarantined according to latest reports $35.00 cases have been detected. as the fire forced people to flee riot police were deployed along the roads amid fears that the camp's residents might spread the virus across the island. next for moria is a question many have been posing for years with the camp now gutted by flames and on so for a more thorough tease becomes ever more urgent. for the very latest now we're joined by in athens and you've been to more frequently what are your sources telling you there about the situation on the ground right. well it's still very precarious saudis have been speaking to are telling me that the camp is literally

been wiped out no injuries at this point counted but there are nearly 13000 people out there on the streets refugees in the signed him adding on the fact of this covert pandemic and that there's been an outbreak of of coke at 19 in that particular camp this is on top of a security issue also health hazard and that's why we have the prime minister now holding an urgent. meeting of eating and ministers to discuss what he's going to do and how he's going to sort out the situation but overall this is been a situation speaking to several people on the ground here that's been waiting to happen simply because this facility has been overcrowded for so many years it was built to house about 2000 asylum seekers now it's housing more than

12500 and it just underscores the failure of the greek government successive governments to really address this issue of overcrowded refugee camps before the fire broke out the camp was under quarantine because some of the residents had tested positive for the crown of iris how is that being dealt with in this situation. as i say that the understanding is according to some tours is that bacchis the reason that led to these fires breaking out it's not the 1st fire we've seen in a more i guess it's been a method of protests pride people asylum seekers who are in there either frustrated by delays in the asylum process and now by the isolation process that was going into the. because of several cases that had been detected that there was an

attempt to draw about $35.00 of them of these cases outside the camp taking them to undisclosed locations and that triggered apparently some kind of protest and many of these people started setting up fires around gardening the actual cap and not just the ritz through into the camp because if these gale force winds that were seen here and within minutes you know just a tragedy on scene. and say thank you very much for talking with those that was a car sob out there in athens. take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world today at least 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a bombing in the capital kabul officials say the attack targeted the country's vice president to sustain moderate injuries no group has claimed responsibility and the taliban denied involvement. to me army desert have confessed to atrocities against revenge of muslims in what appears to be the 1st such confession

of involvement in massacres and rape against the minority group the confession was recorded when the 2 were being held up a militia group and cannot be independently verified. rescue workers have recovered $22.00 bodies from a rock slide at a marble mine in pakistan more than a dozen miners remain trapped under the rubble of a mine in the north west of the country the calls of the cave in which happened on tuesday has not been determined. and hollywood's most coveted film awards the also revealed new diversity of rules from 2024 films by for the top prize best picture need to include people from minority backgrounds both all in and off screen the autonomy awards have been criticized often for mainly nominating white filmmakers and. years. and better roosts interior ministry says more than 120

protesters have been detained across the country this follows reports that one of the last remaining opposition leaders has been seized by masked men colleagues of maxime said he was detained outside his office on monday another prominent opposition council member maria kolesnikov a disappeared belarusian officials say she is in custody after trying to escape into ukraine but 2 opposition members who were with her have spoken out providing different details. chants of maria you are a hero people in delhi rousseau once again on the streets of minsk mancini in support of leading opposition figure maria kolesnik if. she went missing on monday lucian authorities claimed she and allies even chrestos in and on robben cove tried to flee the country they published this video saying they detained as she tried to cross the border to ukraine crossed off and running calls tell

a different story they say the 3 were arrested by security forces in minsk on monday interrogated for hours and driven to the border with ukraine early on cheese date. there they say authorities ordered them to enter ukraine they wanted their departure to look involuntary. so. soon as she got into the car and saw her passport she immediately took it and tore it up into many small pieces. she threw the pieces of paper out the window at people surrounding the car. after that she left the car through the back window and headed towards that revolution border. a move that made it impossible for officials to expel her kolesnik of

a has been in the custody of belorussian authorities had a since christ often running cough are in ukraine. kolesnikov a has been a leader of the month long protest against the russian president alexander lukashenko. protesters say his victory in august election was rigged and a calling for a new vote. but look at these holding on to power that he claims he is the only leader able to steer the country and maintain order in the region. you know what we concluded with the russian establishment and leadership if bellerose falls russia will be next. with kolesnik of a detained most of bill route his main opposition figures are now a broad or in jail. for a little wind that lana taken off. his main opponent called for international sanctions against him and other officials she said international pressure is needed for the country to finally move forward. and marks.

last month a massive explosion rocked the lebanese capital beirut killing more than 100 people and injuring many more the city is still reeling from the destruction effects are particularly hard on children can develop long term problems if their trauma is not treated soon. met the family of one girl who is still suffering from the aftershocks. yet outside is just 4 years old but she's suffering from post-traumatic stress despite her apparent good mood she's easily triggered. today for example we wanted to go to hospital for her treatment but we couldn't because she was too scared when we drive she sees broken glass everywhere back memories and she gets scared when she sleeps she sometimes wakes up with a start when she hears a noise or something but when she sleeps alone she screams we try to calm her down

. the trauma of the port explosion is on view across the city an unrelenting reminder of how fast lives can be ripped apart. child psychologist please stand by. danny is part of a red cross team that tends to the youngest and most fragile to help prepare their emotional damage before it's too late she's trained in methods to help survivors of wars and torture rebuild their lives. so the aftermath of this huge shock on children has impact on their daily functioning but also in their life and this is why with the intervention that the i.c.r.c. does at this level is to help contain the whole family so that the parents feel safe and be assured in order for them to be assured the children in return. but yeah saeed lives in a country that already had many problems before the explosion that makes getting

back to normal even more complicated had. we can't continue to live like this in this country i am very concerned about my daughter because there is neither stability nor security i would like to take my son or daughter and wife with me and leave the country. but it's too early to tell with jada but if you stand my danny says there's reason for hope. but we also know that children are better so with grow up with kids and with proper the intervention most of the children hopefully will overcome this this trauma and will not develop. further symptoms and further mental health difficulties. recovery and overcoming trauma a complex task both for jada and the city she calls home.

japan's a lympics minister says the tokyo games will happen next year quote at any cost the olympics were postponed by year until next july because of the coronavirus endemic and there had been media speculation that the event could be scrapped but psyko hashimoto's said japan owed it to the athletes to host the games no decisions have been taken yet on how many spectators will be allowed to attend the officials are considering over $200.00 proposals on how best to deal with the bottoms. in athletics caster semenya has lost her latest appeal against rules that seek to control naturally high testosterone levels in female athletes so many of whose a double olympic champion over 800 meters had taken her case to switzerland's supreme court decision means she won't be able to defend her olympic title unless she takes testosterone reducing drops world of latics says the rules are necessary

to ensure a level playing field so many has voted has bowed quote to continue to fight for the human rights of people athletes. this is d.w. news coming up next our documentary luxury behind the mirror goes behind the glamorous assault of high fashion. i'm terry martin get hold of us will be with you at the top of the next hour with another full news bulletins thanks for being with us. i'm neal. welcome to the 2nd season of. the planet on the brink of disaster we. interview experts about one question how.

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