this is. from berlin tonight after that deadly metro accident in mexico with the words promising there will be a full investigation it happened monday night the train plunging on to a road when an overpass collapsed killing at least 24 people will bring you the latest from mexico city also coming up tonight india's hospitals struggling to cope

as the number of coronavirus infections reaches more than 20000000 and calls for a nationwide lockdown are growing and for right crime here in germany hitting a record high with. virus denial movement adding fuel to the fire plus. making the. species extinct the story of a polluted planet that strikes back with a pandemic that's just one of the hot topics as a stupid animated film festival gets under way. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin tonight in mexico city authorities there are promising a full and. to gauge into

a deadly metro accident at least 24 people died dozens were injured when an elevated section of track collapsed on monday night local residents have been expressing concerns about cracks in the structure for years. to keep operation is underway to train carriage just hanging above the road creating a daunting rescue operation for emergency workers line 12 is the newest of mexico city's metro system the train was traveling between stops when the overpass gave way sending rubble and carriages tumbling down onto a busy road well it says of those trapped to face another us wait for any news one of. my daughter in law told us she was with my son and she told us the structure fell down over them. thinking of the mother. but. we don't have any news about my sister they don't have her name in the list we called

her cell phone and there was no answer. so some of us are looking for her in different hospitals. god willing we'll find her a little remote. rescue workers initially use ladders to gain access to the survivors the 4th artie's halted the rescue operation due to concerns the train could fall at any moment a crane later arrived to secure the carriages. and then the other way you've got a car as always the attorney general's office must carry out an investigation that began just last night but we are also looking today for an international company that is certified in both subway and structural matters to carry out an external technical investigation so that we can get to the bottom of this unfortunate incident. line twelve's construction was plagued by complaints and there are reports that damage was noticed on the overpass many years ago. we want to bring in

now and lucy a can also offer she's a journalist in mexico city it's good to have you with us what more do we know about this accident. well we know that people are very very upset about it because this was not an accident that it had been reported that the structure was damaged in 2017 when there was an earthquake and it is unclear if this was attended to and whether or not there there was a main column right where the overpass was that collapsed and pictures have emerged showing that it was already leaning down and that wondering why this was not based and as was mentioned in the report this metro line is new modern it's an elevated line that serves half a 1000000 people in the most working class neighborhoods of mexico city people that spend hours in the metro every day because they live on the outskirts of the city and the metro when it opened in 2012

a year later it had to close for 21 months because it was improperly built from the beginning so it has its there's many questions of how did it happen that was improperly built in the beginning why was it not think since that earthquake and or how is that this kind of lack of maintenance also we know that earlier this year in january a main control center caught fire and last year person died when 2 trains crashed so it is just giving the context what we know more is that everyone has been brought to hospitals. another person died in the hospital and 24 people have died there are around 80 people injured and there are still people that are trying to locate their family members that they have not been able to find out what hospital in or you know died i want to just be clear on this so you're saying that the metro authority knew of belt problems in this section of track where the train derailed yesterday correct. yet that it is correct that it definitely it's been circulating

on social networks of posts that came out in 2018 also in 202-2700 showing that there is damage today in a morning press conference the mayor of mexico city cloudy a time bomb was asked what the government had done and what the authorities had done to respond to this issue and she said we are investigating it she did not give more details so it is not clear what happened when they knew that there was a structural damage but it is clear that there really is a problem of maintenance and right now 8000 subway workers have announced that they are going on strike and shutting down the whole metro system that serves 6000000 people every single day from the biggest metro systems in the entire world and there are very few details that have come out about this strike but it is possible that the whole subway system will shut down because the workers are protesting the negligence in the system and that it has not been maintained properly you have

a struggle certainly going to cause major headaches that are across the city i understand that an independent organization has been asked to come in and conduct an investigation into this tragedy i'm wondering how much faith do the people in mexico city have in giving an accurate assessment of what happened yesterday. people have very little faith in the government in general because of incidents like this and the corruption who was the mayor of mexico city at the time that this was inaugurated marcello of brad is today one of the most important politicians in mexico he's the minister of foreign affairs and he believed to be the next presidential candidate for the party in power morena so people are questioning what was his role in it people don't trust in the government but i know you people may ask ok well people taking the subway it's very important to mention that here in mexico the subway there's no option for the people that take the subway the subway is largely the lower middle class and lower class working people take the subway

because they have no other option to get to work so it's not that they will if they feel that it's not safe which many people in the pandemic felt that it was not safe to be with so many people caught in a subway but they don't have any other option they have to go to work and will take this and wait that public line will be closed for a long time and adding hours of trance meantime for the commuters journalism to see you can also offer the latest tonight from mexico city thank you thank you for having me on. well calls are growing for a national walk down in india after it passed more than $28000000.00 reported coronavirus infections today experts say the real numbers likely to be much higher than that hospitals are struggling to treat patients as they run out of beds in oxygen and crematoria cannot keep up with the numbers of dead. every few minutes the bodies of the dead arrive here. relatives what sean as their loved ones and the lives they once knew go up in flames. new hires are being built rapidly to

keep up with the demand. it's not just the crematoriums that are at their limit. an influx of medical equipment including desperately needed oxygen supply as has been arriving from abroad but medical staff say it's not enough to stem the flow of critically ill patients trying and often failing to find hospital beds. you have reached the limits of what we could do as a hospital for the next i mean if it should have started earlier is that the government has to intervene in more ways than just providing all the oxygen is only one thing what we need is so it's capacity building that what is so its capacity building in new hospitals we believe prefabricated hospitals with beds regulators

ice use stuff in which people have to be moved like it or disaster management situation we have to look at it a badge of it like in our quick almost. it's a message that is resonating in the sports world to the hugely popular indian premier league has now been suspended indefinitely to play is recently tested positive for the virus. this development has sent international cricket team scrambling to get home amid border closures and travel restrictions but some found say it was necessary you have old bodies it's a huge decision but it should have been made earlier the pandemic is getting more severe every day the country and its people should always come fast sports can happen any time it's more important save the country leave this with an eye with a slight fall in new infections there are tentative signs of hope but for those who need help now time and oxygen is running out. well in the struggles to

bring infections under control bangladesh's coronavirus lockdown appears to be working infection numbers there have started to drop the government is extending the restrictions until mid may but the country's poorest residents they are struggling to find work in some cases even food. there are many new mouths to feed in the bangladeshi capital dhaka. the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown are hitting people hard. especially those already straining to make ends meet. so many the food provided by this charity is all they have to eat at the end of their daily ramadan fast or if tell. i mean if i've lost my job in this coronavirus pandemic i have no earnings so i come here for if tar them to go buy orders are staying i pull my rickshaw under the sun but i make very little money and i'm too poor to buy if they are so i come here for free food

. the government imposed districts nationwide lockdown in april to try to contain a massive surge in infections. they're optimistic that the measures are working as cases appear to be falling. but the restrictions are taking a heavy toll. more than 2 thirds of people in bangladesh have been forced to stop work or close their businesses at least for a time because of the pandemic. downs are hitting our bread and butter my stock dates around me down because of the lockdown i had to keep my shop closed the dates are rotting as i was unable to sell them this is difficult for us these lockdowns and the with the recovery in my purview and skullcaps i still inside my closed shop i was expecting to sell them all during the month of ramadan before he'd but i doubt that's going to happen it is very problematic for us. but the government is

resisting pressure to open up more quickly saying this would lead to more casualties especially with the end of ramadan approaching in the middle of may. they're also concerned that what's happening in india could come to bangladesh. they say if the indian variant is allowed to circulate on the streets of bangladesh the consequences would be devastating. the edging bangladeshis not to let their guard down despite their desire to get back to normal. for many though the situation is already dire and will only get worse if the pandemic is not brought under control. we hear some of the other developments in the pandemic the government in nepal has issued an urgent appeal for answers in the back scenes so we can complete its program of 2nd doses more than one of the have 1000000 nepalese have received their 1st shots and they now need a 2nd for full protection u.s.

president joe biden has set a goal of vaccinating 70 percent of american adults with at least one shot by the 4th of july now if that goal is achieved it would mean that half of the entire u.s. population will have been vaccinated by early july the head of italy's medicine agency says his country could be administering shots to 1000000 people per day by the end of this month italy had one of the highest death tolls from the virus in europe at just over $120000.00 deaths. you're watching news still to come the italian capital rome is getting back to normal outdoor dining is a well again but one key ingredient is missing the tourists that story in just a moment. or let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world of foreign ministers from the g. 7 group of industrialized countries wrapped up a 2nd day of talks ahead of the leaders' summit this coming june relations with

russia and china took up much of their agenda u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken also reaffirmed washington's loyalty to its allies turning the page on the previous administration's america for policy lebanon and israel have resumed in direct talks over their disputed sea border under u.s. mediation begin she ages between the long standing enemies stalled last year because of disagreements over demarcation lines the 2 sides are officially at war and there are recurring a flare ups along the border tanzania's a new president sunday a salute to his son has arrived in nairobi for talks with her kenyan counterpart to promote trade and to patch up relations after years of turf wars relations between the 2 countries deteriorated during the tenure of president assad's predecessor who died suddenly back in march french far right leader penn has been acquitted of breaking hate speech laws the charges stem from tweets that she posted in 2015 of

islamic state atrocities le pen has said and she tweeted the images after a prominent french journalist compared her party to the islamist militant group. here in germany officials are warning of a rise in far right extremism police recorded more than 23000 far right crimes in 2020 that was a record high now the new statistics were published on the same day that police arrested a suspected neo nazi accused of sending threats and hate mail to politicians and public figures. he's accused of sending more than $100.00 threatening letters signed in a huge $2.00 in reference to a right wing terror group his letters went out to politicians artists and lawyers it's unclear if the 53 year old man acted alone what is clear however is that the man espoused unmistakable right wing extremist ideology according to authorities

it's part of a dangerous trend in germany politically motivated crimes have reached the highest levels in 20 years and in terry a minister horsey hoffa is now raising the alarm it's extremely. rightwing motivations were behind $23064.00 of the crimes committed last year. this is just me that's more than half 52 percent of all politically motivated crimes. an increase of 5.7 percent from what's it. i want to be clear here the number of right wing motivated crimes has reached the highest level since we began keeping records. say that. for. one example last year a man sort out various locations in the city of how now looking for people with

known german heritage he murdered 9 people. shortly after that the global coronavirus pandemic arrived in germany but restrictions on public life did nothing to decrease the number of rightwing attacks quite the opposite right wing extremists began taking part in demonstrations against lockdown measures it's a development that worries experts. these are. maturing the pandemic we've seen an ugly normalisation of anti semitic crimes and racism that threatens our collective society and the participation of those who are attacked one certain lines are crossed there's no going back. authorities doubt that the situation will improve this year and they're pushing to broaden their fight against right wing crimes. change topics it's time to book your holidays in italy that was the message from prime minister mario draghi on tuesday

one year ago italy was the epicenter of the pandemic the country suffered the highest death toll in all of the european union things have changed now it's starting to relax coronavirus restrictions and there are hopes that the return of tourism can give the economy a much needed boost our correspondent max reports tonight from. its spirits time in rome. after the government eased some of the coronavirus restrictions in most parts of the country the streets are finally bustling again. life seems almost as if it has gone back to normal here in the streets of rome letting people down outside and restaurants is one of the 1st steps of the government's reopening plan that seems to hasty for so and too cautious for others . before the pen demick this square in front of the coliseum would be packed with visitors on peak days they would wait in line for up to 2 and

a half hours to guide and he tells us now that archaeological sites have reopened she could be back in business if only there were visitors. many of them at travel companies that mostly were king and mostly getting new kings a full the 2022 because we help with this with the racial world be. sad because of that vaccine sim if open the borders probably we can speak of a change. but the numbers within the cause is that is before culture as well is taking center stage in the country's reopening efforts like all the tell. cultural institutions. has had a difficulty here having to rely on streaming and a few outdoor events. sylvia

a member of the women's choir is certain better times are coming. and we have great expectations we hope that this moment will mark the end of the dark times we're living on. her choir is practicing for his 1st performance coming up in front of a life audience with far fewer visitors allowed and singers having to keep distance from each other it's not ideal but even having this opportunity means a lot to her. seeing again the public it will be a great moment of great hope and a great shore for everyone. italy was hit hard during the penn demick and 14 months in people are experiencing fatigue they're reopening is welcomed by many but this calculated risk as italy's prime minister mahathir argue put it could have an forseeable consequences according to experts. it's very

difficult to take a calculated risk during an epidemic because at the very moment we realise the virus is reemerging it's always too late. tourguide ellen and i only on the other hand would like to see a further easing of restrictions such as official guidelines on tourism that would make it easier for people from other regions of italy and even overseas to visit and connect with the city's rich heritage i want to go back to my job i want to actually show the people all the visitors that are coming to all these i want to may not all my camelot for that and i would be waiting newco for. everybody to see everybody here pretty soon italy's government is planning to further east restrictions in the coming weeks. how this will influence the pandemic only time will tell but for now these small steps are inspiring hope

for the future. help to understand the year was the pandemic at the state guard international festival of animated film starting today you may just find some answers the festival is being held virtually because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions the short film program is especially popular several of this year's entries make some rather astute observations about our will world in 2021. the great winged blackbirds and the common black bird making the entire range of black that species now extinct. what would the world be like if all the beauty of nature could only be seen in the museum this animated film takes species loss of plants and animals due to pollution and environmental destruction to an extreme at some point nature strikes back with a pandemic but the film sad beauty was made in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic

. i did not know that covert 1000 was coming and it doesn't deal with a virus in this film but with bacteria and you will see that for the story that this is an important difference as a title suggests it's a sad story but it challenges you to find some consolation in a certain kind of beauty. the film's unmistakable message is that we humans cannot destroy nature completely and we can only survive with nature not in opposition to it. being empty places the somber chords of beethoven's. moonlight sonata provide the soundtrack as machines operate the perspective expands showing spaces

utterly devoid of people what now seems like a metaphor for lockdowns was actually also completed before the pandemic it's a melancholy meditation on machines continuing in their mechanical loops independent of the humans whose lives they were meant to improve. 2 polar bears flee their home and arrive in the world of brown bears. the animated short migrants addresses the heavy topics of climate change the migrant crisis and racism so it's french creative team deliberately opted for a playful aesthetic style. the use of those. highly charged and very sensitive topics.

these artistic choice were made with the reason they. and discus and think about these. and the filmmakers cleverly use images that have become part of our global visual memory to bring their message home. combining slapstick with better satire finn ice features a t.v. presenter and his camera man she's the. spaceship and. because the. boy if you group us i will pass on on. this year stock got festival of animated film features a strong program of short films with a lasting impact it would get you. but as you saw on the sofa united.

piece the piece also leaves. our this time now for just one item of sports news just in morning joe who is widely considered one of the greatest football coaches of all time is to take charge of roma after this season you tell your club is given the portuguese coach a 3 year contract and 2 weeks after he was fired by english premiership side tottenham hotspur has won dozens of titles in on us including the champions league with porto and inter milan. you're watching news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight bill and melinda gates are divorcing in the philanthropic world is worried we're right back.

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