this is d w news live from berlin trapped in limbo and full of frustration migrants on the greek island of lesbos raise their voices in protest thousands are demanding to be allowed to leave the island after a massive fire destroys the warrior refugee camp also coming out dozens of people are missing as deadly wildfires sweep across the western united states hundreds of thousands have fled their homes as the blazes ravaged through oregon washington and california.

omarion i haven't seen it's good to have you with us thousands of migrants and refugees on the greek island of lesbos are demanding more permanent housing elsewhere after a fire destroyed the overcrowded morea camp a massive blaze 3 days ago left more than 12000 camp residents homeless the rig army has begun building replacement shelter but many of the migrants are opposed to the construction of another camp they want permission to leave the island alexandra phenomenon sent us this report. maybe a manual is just 3 weeks old born in moria when they cam started burning parents ran for their lives now and there are sleeping on the roadside. just so i am so disappointed because the european union could have helped us after all this time

it's been 4 dates no one is taking care of us what are they thinking how can they abandon us the european union to i don't know what they are doing in europe in most years they're back at. the family fled the democratic republic of congo others came from afghanistan or syria now they're all stranded here kathleen leader of the greens in the german parliament is one of the few politicians who visit the island up. let this is their last chance to say we urgently need to change our asylum poles it's all about law and humanity humanity and law it's the only way we can really live up to our european values. a few kilometers away tents are being set up at an old shooting range but refugees gathered here tell us they don't want another camp like moore yeah. we need big government support us to be of a maybe you know we've got

a. jam on the. way to be good i decided to be there maybe 2 days ago. to fight. and there how many here feel their frustration leads to hours long protests. they chant freedom and on not afraid to confront the greek riot police. here what is the. force situation for the fugitive who don't have too little know what their religion of doing and when it does freedom freedom. people here our patty murray impatient there are marching back and forth to bedlam trade fair anger they tell us we all want to stay here and we've kept up take care of us. we were. right. this time everything remains peaceful but the loner

understand of continues the bigger of the risk that the situation could get out of hand. and let's bring in alexander phenomena who filed that report she's standing by near the site of the morea refugee camp on lesbos hello to you alexandra so we've heard it's already been nearly 4 days since the fire destroyed the camp describe the situation there now. so the moment it's quite quiet here compared to yesterday people are getting ready for what is going to be another hot day here by cleaning their make shift a tense and actually i was struck by by that that they were able to put them up so . quickly while we are still waiting for the greek government to live up to its promise to provide housing for the refugees but of course the conditions here are grim sanitary conditions there is only little running water no toilets and people

really think that they have been abandoned by by the european union and they are getting increasingly frustrated as we saw in the reports we saw protestant yesterday and of course i can assume that we are going to see them protesting today again now is anger at what have you been hearing from the local authorities what is their plan to provide food and shelter to the refugees how are they going to do all of that. well what we saw here on the ground were mainly n.g.o.s distributing food and water but many refugees told us that they don't have enough food that they are hungry that they don't have enough water or are really myself didn't see any local authorities here on the ground although we know that there are also distributing food they started as we thought in the reports setting up those tents if you kilometers away from from here the greek government has sent

3 ships to provide housing to talk to the people but it's got out take a while and many of the refugees here told us that they just don't want to stay here they want to move on they wanted to leave the island because they don't believe that the greek authorities can really take care of that and if you are here on the ground you see that that's really the case well what about the greek local residents in the residents of lesbos themselves how are they reacting to what's going on. well there are very upset and angry they say they don't want an arbor of camp to be built here they say they have been facing this situation for 5 years now and someone else needs to bird this barden a burden we ran actually yesterday into the local blockade everything was peaceful we could pass through this blockade but that can change any day if the soroti

is here will push through with their plans to. build another camp in moria w.'s alexander phenomenon on the greek island of lesbos thank you so much for your reporting. now wildfires have forced mass evacuations across several western u.s. states half a 1000000 people in oregon have been ordered to leave their homes or prepare to do so the governor says dozens of people are missing firefighters are battling to prevent 2 large fires from merging near the most populated parts of the state washington and california are also seeing the worst fires on record. as if 2020 wasn't a strange enough already this sad francisco golden gate bridge remains shrouded in smoke and a pale comparison to what the morning commute looked like this week smoke and ash

from wildfires mixed with the cool pacific ocean air to produce an otherworldly effect 1115. crazy 11 in the morning and it's. like the middle of the night. historic fires are ripping through 3 western states in california almost 5000 square kilometers have burned firefighters don't expect to bring the blazes under control until the middle of october some villages have already been incinerated. the governor to herd one scorched forest making up a point about climate change as he surveyed the damage. this is a climate damn emergency this is real. it's happening this is the perfect storm is happening precedented waged year in year out the debate is over for how climate

change just come to the state of california. driver in oregon filmed the dramatic scenes as an inferno engulfed the forests. while disputed reveals the total obliteration the fires left in their wake. the governor told residents to brace for a huge loss of life and property and said that many residents were missing. in washington state 2 fires have wrecked havoc and heartbreak everything gone close beds everything. the weather conditions are gradually improving meteorologists are warning that it is not yet even peak wildfire season. members of the afghan government and the taliban are meeting face to face in the gulf state of qatar to negotiate a new path towards peace for afghanistan the talks will take place over the coming

days it's hoped a deal could finally bring an end to the conflict that started after $911.00 drawing in u.s. and nato forces and costing tens of thousands of lives there cautious signs of optimism after the afghan government agreed to release the last 400 taliban prisoners which was a central demand of the islamists in a moment we'll speak to journalist t.v. in kabul but 1st this report on why peace has been so difficult to achieve. for. the taliban prisoners greet one another as they prepared to leave this jail in afghanistan's capital kabul. freeing them has been a controversial decision. but it's part of the deal the united states signed with the taliban insurgents at the end of february in order to try to bring peace to this war torn country. and get u.s.

forces out for good. i'll be back. in early august afghan president ashraf ghani even agreed to release the last 400 taliban prisoners considered the most dangerous. this war of attrition has lost almost 2 decades. leaving more than 40000 dead. it began after the $911.00 attacks on the u.s. outcry did the terrorist group responsible was based in afghanistan and the ruling taliban with blamed for shielding them but it wasn't until may 20 levin that the some of bin laden the mastermind behind those attacks was eventually killed in pakistan. it was in june that year that time made cause i who was president of afghanistan at the time confirmed secret talks between the u.s.

led taliban had taken place but they later collapsed. in 2014 most foreign troops were withdrawn a resurgent and ruthless taliban quickly filled the vacuum. retaking territory. and mounting more attacks. in july 28th in the us held direct talks with taliban representatives in doha further rounds followed. now there was hope a peace deal can be agreed between afghans themselves. even if the price is meant freeing taliban prisoners like these. and we're joined now by journalist allie latif a who's in kabul hello to you always so what can we expect from the talks between the taliban and the afghan government officials. it's

hard to know exactly what they're going to speak about we do know that you know that the taliban have taken it very seriously actually changing their negotiating team around one government has fulfilled all of the final needs to begin these talks so it seems as of both sides are taking them seriously but the central question of these talks is what does peace mean right so you have people in afghanistan who have different definitions of peace you have some people most affected by the war in the violence saying it's just an absence of war as long as we get rid of the war and the fighting we can figure out everything else later then you have others who feel like it's an absence of war plus retaining the rights of the last 20 years and the gains in the freedoms in the regains and things like that and then you have another layer of people who are going to say it's those things plus justice which is something that's of a did this country since the soviet occupation began right since the content the

brutal communist coup when the oppression of the communist governments since then you know we've never had a chance at culprits of violence and destruction and things like that being held responsible they've always been given some kind of amnesty and brought into the fold and in this case you know we have communists amongst the negotiating team we have communism the government we have warlords in the government and so to the average person it's a question of kind of peace will it be. journalist we're going to have to leave it there thank you so very much for your reporting. and before we go a quick reminder of our top story. sounds of refugees are demanding to be allowed to leave the greek island of lesbos more than $12000.00 people were left homeless after a fire destroyed the notoriously overcrowded morier refugee camp france and germany have agreed to take in 400 unaccompanied children. that's the latest on

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