this is deja vu news live from berlin taiwan's deadliest train disaster in decades authorities now confirm at least 48 people have died and dozens more are injured the train packed with holiday travelers darrelle day after colliding with a truck we'll have the latest also coming up. mark protesters respond to an internet blackout with marches to remember the dead the u.n. security council has condemned the violence used against demonstrators but the junta shows no sign of stopping its lethal crackdown. and german tourists flock to

the spanish island of mallorca for the easter holidays despite coronavirus travel warnings just how risky is this get away. i'm exposed or thanks for joining us. at least 48 people have been killed in a train crash in taiwan dozens more were injured in the accident which happened in eastern taiwan's while u.n. county the train derailed after emerging from a tunnel and colliding with a truck rescuers are still trying to reach people trapped in some of the carriages more than 350 passengers were on board. and correspondent william yang has the latest for us from taipei wm thanks for joining us dozens of death deaths already reported is that number expected to increase.

yeah i think the next few hours will be critical at least the only good news so far is the no one is still trapped in the train which means that all passengers have been evacuated but the death toll could increase if those in critical condition now in the hospital might not be able to make it through the night there are also actually more information about why and how the accident happened so apparently the railway authorities informed construction site the around the tunnel since it's a long weekend so they don't expect any constructions to happen during this time so they just told media now that they are not sure why a construction worker still went up to the site to inspect and he you know his mistake of not properly parked in the truck caused it to slide down the slope and run into the train and caused the accident do we have any more details about this this truck i mean this just it was not supposed to be there did somebody forget to

put the brakes on or is that all you know for. yeah so the construction worker he went up to a site that's about 300 meters away from the truck and where he parked it and he did not put the break up properly and calls the truck just down the slope and ran into the truck a train that was just coming in through the tunnel and what we also know is the truck hit a car carriage number 8 off the train and caused it to crash into the tunnel which is why we initially seen only the 1st 2 carriages of the train was outside of the tunnel and then the rest of the 6 carry just were inside a tunnel creating an increasingly difficult scene for rescuers to back away all the passengers and what we also know is that most of the carriages inside the tone award the ones that were deformed and making it very hard for rescuers to try to

evacuate all the truck passengers in the dark and at the same time trying to use utensils think wittman's to cut through the did formed carriages sounds like a horrible situation for the survivors i suppose authorities and grieving relatives want to find out if it is indeed human error but is there a precedent for this kind of accident in taiwan would it what is the the history of train accidents on the island. so about 3 years ago the same model of the train actually also had a serious accident that's just a live in the north off a section of the same that we saw the accident happened today the difference is that today's action is called mostly by truck that's like there are a slow but the last one in $28.00 was pure it was more of the human error. committed by the conductors and the government actually conduct that there is investigation that's actually still going on and the transportation minister said

earlier that he was very sorry that his team could not finalized the. investigation early enough so he expects some political consequences that might calm after the end of today's tragedy ok doobies william yang reporting for us from taipei thanks so much for that. thank you. and we turned out to mean mar where the military has shut down wireless internet services across the country until further notice protesters have responded with marches and events remembering those killed by the army daily protests against the hunter's takeover have become increasingly deadly more than 500 people have been killed in the past 2 months the u.n. security council is expressing deep concern about the deteriorating situation in myanmar as worries spread of a potential civil war. up to 2 months of daily street protests a symbolic act brings new hope to the cause protesters in cities around me on my

bench the 2008 constitution a constitution that was designed by the military opponents of the one to have declared void and have written an alternative charta but with members of the democratically elected government detained finding a diplomatic resolution is becoming increasingly difficult elected leader aung sun suu chain now faces new charges if convicted she could be barred from ever holding office again her lawyers have only been able to see her briefly 5 video link. them on i'm not able to say whether she is aware of what is happening in the country due to the circumstances yesterday and today court she may know or not i can't guess. it was good to see her today and yesterday by a conference saying she is healthy. the u.n. special envoy for me on my has urged the u.n. security council to act she wanted the country is at risk of falling into civil war

activists on the ground say the situation is dire with this kind of oppression from the military and continuous effort from our forces to this very. civil war you know must try and i i would like you know a few to the united nations to do something about it because we could see a lot of sanctions coming from the u.k. them the united states and japan and i'll tell you a few countries but they hasn't been any form sanctions coming from that you and. many demonstrators now believe an alternative force is the only way to return democracy to me. several of the country's minority ethnic groups already have militias some have denounced the coup saying they will protect their territories and protesters. and joining us now for more insight on this from london is kaylee

long a researcher with amnesty international as long the u.n. security council is condemning the are the army violence and britain is imposing sanctions on any company dealing with the military but it's not going to have any impact what we really need to see out of the security council isn't just what it's called a great resolution that calls for global housing and for referral to the international criminal court the situation as a whole the situation really couldn't be more critical. and the army is accused of disappearing people and targeting children what's the objective there. obviously it's impossible to get any insight into the mind of man the military but this is me that conducts itself with absolutely impunity now if we're going to post abductions widespread and this is something they have done in the past we are very much of the view that the reason we are in this situation today is because they has

been this comprehensive failure to hold them to account previous crimes. and it is we just saw in the report some protesters are creating local armed militias and there are long embattled ethnic groups already armed getting ready for a fight how close do you feel we are to some kind of civil war and myanmar it's a really really dangerous situation the conflict already are on the periphery as they have been you know but there are these places where that had died down and there was a ceasefire is in place we're hearing credible reports of mass strikes inside the territory of the southeast so with these armed groups they into the fray it's a very dangerous situation and this could be a full blown crisis that i don't think you would even have imagined a month or 2 ago. you know it seems really to have come tragically out of nowhere can you can you tell us a bit more what's happening with the last democratic leader neymar songs hoochie

who is now in detention if you think he's likely to stay there again it's really it would be unwise of me to speculate and he has been in serious charges and so we calling for the release of all those unjustly detained including outsiders who cheat and there are thousands of people who have been arrested since the coup and the crackdown started not to mention all of those people who've just been shot in the streets. would you be able to tell us about those charges so that we're able to follow that case against her what she accused by the army. and she's been accused of basically there suggesting that that is corruption and and there was going to lynch that they were irregularities with the election they've also hit her with charges are very high treason and breaches of the official secrets act so these are really serious charges and and it's something that not sure that she was able to have proper access to her lawyer i understand there was a video link and that that's something that hasn't it hasn't been sustained access

but it bears repeating that there are thousands of people who are being denied access to not only legal representation but today families sometimes in some cases families don't know where their loved ones off. ok the long thank you for shedding a light on their stories can be long from amnesty international joining us from london. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world american president joe biden has held his 1st cabinet meeting at the white house by use the gathering to promote his new 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan the senate confirmed the full cabinet last week biden has hailed it as the most diverse in u.s. history. a dutch prime minister mark who has survived one of the biggest political fights of his decade in power he's narrowly survived a no confidence vote over claims that he lied about coalition talks who had to has not been forced to resign but his chances of forming

a new government have been dealt a serious blow for. belgian police have clashed with a large crowd gathered in a brussels park after a fake concert was announced on social media as an april fool's day prank police said that 3 officers were hurt $22.00 people arrested large gatherings are banned in belgium due to surging infection numbers. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter by leading a mass in st peter's cathedral in rome but the pontiff skipped the traditional service commemorating the last supper other events over the weekend will be restricted. thousands of germans have traveled to the spanish island of new york at this year for spring break for many it's an annual tradition but in the middle of a pandemic the chancellor angela merkel has warned against this they cation in times of the coronavirus as controversial as it is considered

a so-called pandemic driver our reporter again philip schultz finds out from tourists and locals whether all the fun is worth all the risk. slowly but surely. filling up with tourists this is where most germans who could trip to majorca choose to stay. restaurant owners up at least every day more beach open up their outdoor terraces. but it's not just the beach that is popular activity has picked up at doctors' offices as well starting this week tourists must get tested for corona virus before returning to germany. you have various options you can make an appointment at the airport then you don't have to wait at all but you pay more as far as i know there are also 2 other places near here where you can take a test so personally i don't think it's all that bad to be honest we won't be doing this again it was nice to get away for a few days but the hoops we have to jump through to return and the fear that comes

with being tested is too much what if it comes back positive the whole thing is just exhausting thank. despite virus fears the island expects over 40000 german guests this easter about things locum pleat lee different in the city of just a few kilometers away normally this location is firmly in the hands of british vacationers but unlike the germans they are not allowed to travel at the moment those who do face have the fines so the mood in town is. 50 just 60 percent of the businesses here will have to close completely. it's simply become impossible to pay rent without any revenue. right now the infection rate on my ankle remains low but it has been slowly rising some feel that the island will soon close again completely the fear of the virus in one place and the fear of complete economic ruin in the other no where in the world is the

typical dynamic of the pandemic as obvious as in majorca where 80 percent of the people directly or indirectly from tourism. powered out that he gets comments on the back and forth between reopening tourist attractions and reimposing. restrictions with his biting caricatures in my local newspapers for him the pandemic has shown that mass tourism on the island is a thing off the past it's like a medicine the right dose is great but too much is dangerous he used to work well on the island but then suddenly 5 times as many tourists came many in the tourism industry are exploited in the eighty's it was better less tourism the to a better quality of life and. in the meantime several hotels on the island have already been converted into quarantine accommodations this is where some german vacationers who tested positive for

a state they are required to wait at least 2 weeks before they are to return to germany. and our correspondent is in new york why are so many germans willing to vacation abroad where you are in the middle of a pandemic. well a lot of people say they just want to get away from everything for a few days and right here at the beach there's actually something like a holiday shieling you can see it behind me it's a beautiful sunny day but apart from this everything is different in majorca beginning of the season there is nothing left of my orchids reputation it's a notorious party place people can sit outside and have a drink but at 5 pm sharp everything has to close all the bars all the restaurants and people can just go for a walk or can go back to a bit of a challenge there's also something else that is very different this year. a lot of

tourists really don't want to speak to journalists of course there's been egypt's debates in the past 2 weeks in germany it's really responsible to travel during a lot of people say almost feel as if they're considered as criminals and they really don't want to appear on t.v. . i guess. difficult. health and safety measures seem to be working. actually my arca has imposed very strict anti covert measures and they are also forced in a very disciplined way i could see it myself experience that it almost took me one hour to fill out all the declaration forms to go through all the house tests and also to show a justification that i'm travelling as a journalist so majorca is really taking this very seriously the island once the.

holidays are possible in terms of the content and of course the upcoming summer season is even much more important than the easter season so they really don't. put that at stake by any means. you were mentioning all of the measures that the spanish authorities are taking to stop the spread are they worried about another wave of infections yes they are indeed especially on the mainland of spain a lot of politicians say that they think. we are already at the beginning of short wave. here in spain and numbers. rising more than 20 percent of i.c.u. beds. again by cope with patients and a lot of health experts say. station measures of the past 2 weeks. contributed to this the schools are open restaurants are open shops are open here

on my yard the numbers are still very low but they are all still slowly starting to rise but on a much lower level compared to other parts. philip schultz reporting from majorca. and now for a roundup of some of the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic india reported more than $80000.00 new cases on friday the biggest daily rise in 6 months experts say a new variant and a disregard for safety measures are to blame chile has closed its borders for the month of april despite vaccinating over a 3rd of its population infection numbers are still rising and intensive care beds are at 95 percent capacity several other south american nations are also tightening restrictions in response to brazil's new variant and soaring infection rates these include ecuador peru and bolivia. fear and frustration are growing in terminal

cases increasing number of authorities reported nearly 22000 new infections on friday even though germans have lived in some form of lockdown since last year our correspondent. asked people in berlin to describe the government's pandemic management and here's what they said confusing. your sick. given the circumstances. it's difficult for everyone terrible. terrible. these berliners are not alone according to the monthly national survey. and from the polling institute in fact test team up 79 percent of germans are critical of all the countries managing the crisis it's the highest numbers since the start of the pen demick only 24 percent are ok with the measures as they are about the same say they go too far while half of germans think current measures are not restrictive enough the country is in the middle of its 3rd wave of

the pandemic the number of new infections exponentially with a highly contagious u.k. virus varian now dominant but the vaccination will all test been slow and the chancellor and state premiers can't seem to agree on a course of action. so many people are so frustrated with the government that maybe they have better ideas of how to handle the pandemic if you were to ask. what would you do differently. i actually i would look to countries like. or singapore or even thailand you know and just. what they do differ and. nobody likes like a hard lock down the takes a lot of quality of life away from a lot of people it makes people feel lonely and i want to deal with that with the very well from the start opening it up for open discussion letting the ideas come

back and go and go back and forth and finding out which is the best idea that's what i would do i would get us makes a nation as possible for like everyone. just to make everyone feel safe. feel like we can get out of this because it doesn't look like it's like it's going to be over soon and that's really frustrating. a lot of ideas for the chancellor her party is under pressure to show a way for what if elections were this sunday the conservatives would only get 27 percent of the votes 6 percentage points down from one month ago. party still has some time to prove it can get it right until september when germany's general elections are held. and bring in a do you have your correspondent bench or not is covered for some more insight on this it seems as if the mood in germany in the past 4 weeks has just crashed

completely why is that. it is shifting indeed but not only in the past 4 weeks if we look back to december of last year i'm like george you will still approving of the government's handling of the pandemic in january we had an overturn into then we have seen this negative this negative trend increasing to the point that we now have 4 out of 5 germans that are really critical off the way that currently is handling the pandemic and as we just heard in the report there's a lot of confusion on the way forward and on the way out of this pandemic. well despite all that confusion chancellor merkel is sticking to her guns and urging germans to adhere to the tough restrictions over easter german president frank meyers delivering his easter message to morrow is expected to echo what she says. he's expected to echo it and also to be have a similar speech to the one that he held exactly one year ago on easter were called

the coronavirus pandemic a test for humanity and asked germans also to show solidarity with their fellow citizens and he is also expected to thank the people that have helped germany to overcome this pandemic and as we've heard it germany germany's chancellor angela merkel also said that this new virus mutations mean that the 3rd wave in germany is actually a new pandemic so those are the voices that that's what we expected to hear tomorrow from president from german president from quite a shy man who said that this is extremely challenging times but specially on easter with christians all around the world celebrate lives victory over death we should restrict i was activated as well ok thanks for the look ahead and inside the debut correspondent benjamin alvarez gruber. next we turn to the sport that will get you even closer to nature than surfing is body surfing in the world's coastal regions

that pride themselves on big waves often written on surfboards costing thousands of dollars body surfers need next to no equipment and have little to no pretension either. in the early morning light in the bay off of cape town the cool kids are on surfboards. less cool those using little more than their bodies in wetsuits body surfers. freedom if your freedom is 2 and the 3rd is just a child you know it's nothing serious about it just fun. to destroy the iraq the rod. being the students it's great. they may employ small hand paddles in the water to better navigate a wave and stay stable but that's it for what is likely the oldest water blading sport on earth from likely not. what he said thing as

a long history into pre-colonial polynesian culture and even into pre-colonial african culture because the cultures which have documented ships records from the europeans were coming to the ne voyage of discovery and starting to try to long the way skies of africa today it is far removed from the image of board surfing body surfing is ultra low key i guess i've always liked it because. these people do it so it's not us proud it is easy it. can't get more low key than that or simpler if you have it that it should it's fun. simply surfers without the boards. and a reminder of the top stories this hour at least $48.00 people have been killed in a train crash in eastern taiwan dozens more were injured authorities say the train derailed inside a tunnel after colliding with a truck crash comes during

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