expedition into the secret language of the exciting part of the underwater listening. if you're getting your window into their, their life that you would never, you would never see a company, a research team to the pacific to the language of wales june 4th on d. w. the news. hello and welcome to focus on europe. i'm laura bella. thanks for joining us today . coven, 19 vaccines are giving people here in europe. hope that a return to normality is soon within reach. a corona virus pandemic has put an

unprecedented strain on doctors and nurses, but on some parts of the continent, the pressure in hospital wards is now eating with fewer patients being admitted into intensive care. still some european nation like romania are struggling despite a drop and infection numbers. their health care systems are crumbling, and the pandemic has laid bare the decades of negligence. and patrick the m cove at 900 patients died and intensive care, but not from the virus. it's a debacle that has deanna but sheeka hard at both a personal and professional level. emanuel and diana bet you could have lost a close relative in the panoramic. but diana's grandfather did not die from covered 19 last thought, and he was admitted to hospital because of his corona virus infection. he was due to be released when a fire broke out in the ward, killing him. emmanuel and diana learned of the tragedy for media reports to

download the daughter him what we were nervously sitting in front of the television to something we didn't know what was going on. exactly. i'm the one that was that. i mean, we didn't know if diana's grandfather was there a ton of moments sticky. so know diana patrick is are self a doctor working with covert 19 patients in a different hospital. she was scheduled to take her specialist medical exam the day after the blaze up before i called my sister and told her that listen to i worked very hard preparing for this exam and it is the most important exam in my life off home. but i don't want to find out tomorrow morning whether or not my grandfather died in the fire. please tell me more. is he dead or alive? that way i have a few hours to process the situation. so then my sister told me he is dead disco comedy. on the 9th of to fire 10, covered 1900 patients died and the intensive care unit at the piazza nance hospital

in the flames and toxic smoke. one medical expert thinks that the ventilators for the intensive care of patients could have overloaded, the power grid. but hospital authorities are still awaiting the results of the investigation into the doors. on july, the police sealed off both rooms were not allowed inside. the investigation is still ongoing. both parties, there was thick smoke that made it impossible to see anything. none of the patients were able to move, otherwise they would have fled along. but they were too hill thought a grovel at the oxygen supply to the patients further fed the flames, but it is unclear whether or not the blaze was actually caused by short circuit. and faulty wiring, either way the medical staff know the hospital equipment was in poor condition, find out when they tried using fire extinguishers to be blake. but they had problem solving and they were later found to have been faulty since then with all the fire

extinguishers in the hospital have been replaced and you know, look up, watch that maxima this wasn't the 1st fire, and the romanian covert 19 ward in late january a fire broke out in an intensive care units into grass here to the per state of the medical facility. could be to blame stuff say, because the heating didn't work. medics had installed electric radiators in rooms with high levels of oxygen. an explosion that occurred here to the investigation is still ongoing. lab mix which a doctor and public health experts with the european union says it is highly likely the fires are linked to the per state of remaining hospitals. only a large number of patients were being treated an intensive care unit of demand for oxygen was very high and it just started the hospitals with electrical systems from

the 1970 s simply cannot handle the amount of power modern medical devices. no, not there. was no political desire to invest in hospitals. the only door in the past decades, decision makers have not pushed for improvement. and our suffering from the consequences. itching shock was support them, cottage and over the past 3 months, romania has seen 3 new health ministers. the current minister confirms the connection between hospital shortcomings and the tragedies into the buyers are connected to the state of the hospitals and they're poor infrastructure doing for us to do this. i think the main reason for this is political instability doctor that we in to put out a form of reforms need to be initiated and seen through that regardless which government or minister succeed one another who plan a better is devastated by the thought that her colleagues lost patience, due to faulty equipment. we've been, we cannot believe it. you go to hospital,

you're trained on us because then you die. there is fire and it's going to mail in when i just cannot fathom that his family assuming the hospital, but she wants to keep working as a doctor despite to shortcomings in romania health system. chris, come, i was about the shy hope that what happened will give me the energy to effect positive change, but i hope i can soon process this shock so that i can devote myself fully to the people in intensive care warm and they don't have any relative by their side, him and they're fighting for their lives through the library. warm and like my grandfather did, he play asked. the corona virus pandemic has revealed the dire state of remaining his health system in a tragic way. the country will need years to bring it up to date. it's an election with an outcome that many say is all but guaranteed. syrian president bashar alas,

that is running for reelection at the end of may. but many syrians have been displaced due to the civil war and can't cast their ballots. more than 3 and a half 1000000 people fled to neighboring turkey. some fear they will never be able to return to their homeland. the l a v family have spent the last 10 years and it's the rule. but there longing for syria remains as strong as ever. there are moments in life in exile is especially like on holidays. when mohammed allow it and his family can only call their relatives not celebrate with him years ago, and i'm on the allowing sled to turkey to escape serious assad regime and hope to return home soon after monaco. but to this day with their relatives can offer them little. they think president bashar assad continue to rule syria. move michelle.

one moment long as aside remains in power. i won't consider returning. miss smith don't know that this government stands for murder, destruction, an expulsion who had with him and power that will never be peace with bucket, with my name feet. but this is what aside calls peace. many parts of a level the allow is home city. lion ruins. aleppo is under the control of government troops. but most of its presidents have fled. many live in turkey, like the allow is in syria. mohammed allow we earned a good living as a sign painter. in istanbul, he repairs motorcycles to get by his children haven't been able to go to school for 2 years now. yeah, and i knew what the money i earned just covers the parent necessities as you can on the again this year we couldn't buy a children new clothes, the holidays. but in syria it's even harder than here today. there's virtually no

work should be a month or a 100 and then a level in particular, basic foods and a few short supply relatives to keep them informed about what the mood is like in their homeland. the president, bashar al assad is standing for reelection is like a slap in the face for many refugees. the hub at the brochure is elections. he's clinging to power and won't go of his own accord accuracy. after every election, they claim to be elected by the people during the holiday. the people have led abroad just in reality, the only received few votes during the whole year. the allow we can't wait to return home. but mohammed has lost all faith in the syrian opposition. were left on the revolution, took place under wouldn't flag, and for would go a little by little, they were joined by new flags and opinions,

theater. more and more groups got involved and the revolution failed was they say too many cooks spoil the broth. they allow, we say their children's memories of syria are fading fast in turkey, the family can live without the fear of bomb, yet their future is anything but certain. the corona virus pandemic, and turkey's economic crisis had hit these refugees, especially hard and made them even more homesick. the style on jamal, i miss my relatives and all the gatherings and celebrations before the war with their hey, we were happy and life was good. here i feel lonely in holly without my mother, father or sister, one of one of my heart a because they're not here and especially in holidays. awesome, get them all done. it's really hard to have to live in a foreign country, the sabi, but with the syrian regime clinging to power. it seems millions of refugees like the allow is. we'll have to continue to wait before they can return home. they were

once on the brink of extinction, but now germany's wolf population is booming. conservationists are thrilled with their come back and they are now a protected species. but not everyone is howling with excitement. their next meal could mean big losses for animal farmers. well, usually 100 year in the forest, but sometimes they also target sheep, goats, and cows on the past year. well, in the state of lower saxony, a wolf named radi is dividing opinion officials have authorized his slaughter. yet despite an extensive hunt, he remains at large. many farmers feel helpless. very easy are following the wolf trail alongside wolf experts. christiane burger. the 2 wolfhounds are roaming through the roosevelt heath. thrown the look out for wolf, g, w 717 m, also known as ruddy. both wars ruddy. the i won't tell you, ruddy,

has definitely been here before as a dna analysis, as shown. he's occasionally helped himself to some of stuff on rosa sheep. what a do you know where he is? i know if i don't know much to the joy of animal rights advocates who regularly catch the wolf and comrade where exactly if this rare footage was recorded, remains a secret, but ruddy is known all over northern germany. this is the most notorious male wolf and wrote a vote of idol luda analysis was confirmed that he just finished the 1st time's about me and it was him about us. rosa says, buddy, and this attack, especially large numbers of animals, even cars and horses as the mobile fence around his posture is no obstacle for them. the shepherd had to keep watch at night. i had no

other choice but to sleep next to the sheep. so i slept in the car and i had a baseball bear with me in case of an emergency. and a bit of the geese in the nearby opponent started cackling the 1st time they came on. and i remember thinking what's going on yet, but then the sheep started bleating obviously, and i knew that the walls were here, office on, so i got out of the car and chased them away on the thumbs came 3 times that night . since then, the wolf has returned here in occasions they have even named this area after him, ruddy. the authorities say the leader of the pack poses a problem and shooting him is permitted but so far, ruddy has managed to escape, even if he does leave traces. got on definitely wolves, vcs, yes. can definitely does that. you can tell from his consistency when your son has

dried out now. but if it were fresh, think that it would still horribly so it could be really design exactly that. this could be roadies. is this ruddy? no. this wolf is fenced in and belongs to hunter frank fast. frank isn't sure if he's ever seen ruddy, but hunting them down is difficult. when you see a pack of 5 or 6 wounds, nobody can tell them apart. i would anybody be able to tell which move to shoot and as hunters who are here every day, and we don't come across wolves every day for germany's will, population has grown considerably in recent years. according to official numbers, about 120 wolf packs. currently live here with more expected to come. hunter frank fuss believes in erecting higher fences than the wounds stefan rosa uses to

safeguard animals. if it's definitely possible to live in harmony with wolves, germany conflicts. so some slim bob. so why don't you, why the life? because i can't afford to exist as we put up around 40 fences on the day at the heavy and they keep getting heavier. so it's a lot of work. maggie. hi, offenses me more away. we have to do it whole by hand, but my employees say they will quit if we have to continue putting up more fences and i will quit to bice clinic and i support them. it's impossible to continue this way. so was there a struggle for survival? shepherds versus wolves in ronnie's territory. now when we'll see an unprotected sheep and they go for it, that's just a coincidence. but it's like if you and i are on the highway and we'd say i'm hungry, we've got another 100 kilometers to go. why didn't we stop to eat breakfast and then you stop in the next service area to have a snack. it's basically the same thing. it's not like wolfing. i'm going to go get

some sheet from the pasture because they can't escape. so i'll target them very clever and they can learn, but when they get into the other one it's all you can eat and helping them. sure. chasing after a deer is more work. but radi and his pocket don't show away from putting in the work wolves. primarily it came for woods and meadows. the men dodged, unselfish. we've got so much hoofs game in germany like deers, dogs or wild pause the manner. that's what guides for all population and their density and limit. there was this to the audience you more, pray, more warns live over the lose on i don't know my solution. if only i had a crystal ball cycle, which i'm happy to become vegetarians, stefan roses, animals don't seem convinced. they can only hope that shy and cunning ruddy and his pack will leave them alone in the future or move on to

a new hunting ground. did you know that it takes more than 700 gallons of water to make a t shirt? well, that's not drinking water for a person to live on for 2 and a half years. the fashion industry is a major contributor to pollution, and the pandemic has only made things worse, with fewer clothes being sold during locked downs. many collections are gathering dust and are destined for the trash. well, it's a problem that's long been on the radar and leads drug, a sustainable fashion designer from sweden. her goal is to stop fast fashion by breathing new life into old garments. you can start the revolution with a sewing machine. at least a small one set of instrument. the swedish designer is looking to take the fashion industry in a different direction. instead of producing new things, she thinks the fashion industry needs to do

a rethink and use what's already for my media means that it would benefit the environment if we up cycled old pieces of clothing instead of destroying them on the chopping them into little bits and starting all over again to propose that we need to extend the lifespan of the goods we produce from and not only does that help the environmental meet in my view. it also unlocks creative potential times the, on the swedish school of textiles in bordeaux, in southwest. and sweden, she aims to unleash this creative potential, have what is called redesigning and closing manufacturers discard unsold goods or old stock work begins because one person is trash is another person treasure. it means all the shirts like this were discarded by a company that rents out weren't where council because they had holes in them or the buttons were loose produce. and so i took them and created a new design for

a young brand yada. in this case, even design, we added a colorful theme and a logo dentist, and we died them terrible on social media. i'm a lindstrom shows what can be done without closed. she's either holt at these pieces will combine them differently. anna says at 1st she was, belittle was an oxy cross, c type that many companies now realize how important sustainability is. also their image. when enlarge swedish fashion chain called and wanted to work with her and only agreed if they used exclusively 2nd time. good. she makes old clothes new again now on a grand scale. spinning collection of shirts and blazes comprises 5000 pieces. and the company also believes in its commercial success. you have it and if we launch a small collection and it doesn't pay off financially, it will always remain a nice. but if we do it on a large scale and approach it as a business model,

we can earn just as much with it as with a conventional collection. i think it can be quite rewarding. month after month, new collection is flood into stores. production keeps getting cheaper and quicker. the result is fast. fashion doesn't sell, gets thrown away. but this machine could help to reduce the mountains of textile waste at a recycling facility and melma their testing how old clothes can be industrial, recycled. this machine is able to precisely analyze the exact proportions of, for example, cotton polyester fibers. that information is vital for their subsequent processing . this enables the production of new fibers, which could in future eliminate the need for cotton plantations. the problem is that textiles are very cheap. that's why there's been little economic incentive to deal with old clothes on the cost. now everyone is setting themselves ambitious goals in terms of sustainability and wants to employ more recycled

material because also, so the volume is rising, which is another reason why we need the automatic fibers starting off to reduce textile ways that consumers also need to change says design and it's true in a project, she's called on people to forego buying new clothes for 6 months. john, bosco zuba agreed to take part. it has been a learning experience for him and his friends home to visit your abroad, getting more so to do something good. he need to start with yourself. so i think part and talk with my friends about it. i mean, for example, my best friend always bought lots of expensive shoes. toast, now he's starting to ask himself why, why do i shut off so much for shoes when i could get them 2nd time, susan, put on school, not analysts to me says the quality of old clothes is often so good. they can easily compete with new items, spend on the foot hacienda,

like lena. it's so exciting because you can see that these pieces don't stick out and the, the all to have they fit in here. but it was like, i've always said it's all about the fabrics that are available to you. but again, we need to gather experiences, which is what i do with my work force. and this is great because it shows us how this works. and the, the goal, the ending up in landfills the show some places are back in stores with the new design analyst from rescue. and she's sure she can save even more items. she feels we must act more responsibly for the sake of future generations and make the production of new clothing a thing of the past. well, this garment is unlikely to be transformed into something new, but it's still serves an important purpose. the underwear are part of a soil fertility project in switzerland. much can be gleaned from planting a pair of brief necks to

a carrot bed. so how does this unorthodox gardening method work? take a look. i today, the whitfield family is on an important mission. they're taking holes in the family garden as part of a scientific project. log were digging a whole bearing underpants. last name is it, and her 2 children are bearing 2 pair of underpants in their car and they are not the only swift people to partake in this unconventional experiment all across the country. people have been burying some 2000 pairs of underpants in fields, flower beds and metals. everyone i'm showing the you want to check the quality of our soil. want to see how many animals live there. and if the soil is healthy on

that goes on. and we'll see it on the field study was jumped up by researches from zurich university and the swift institute for sustainability sciences. they want to find out how healthy with soil is and how many micro organisms inhabited microorganisms and fun guy have an appetite for cotton. so burying cotton underpants and later checking their state of decomposition should be an indicator of soil quality. the more holes, the better. who does this here is a great example. a cotton has been broken down almost entirely up to you, but the only bits left are made from synthetic materials boldly. this means the soil is very healthy. good aboard this pair of underpants and contrast for too much more cotton remained from almost off. so the sun was not of such good quality. and

when you go aboard and each and every pair of decomposed underpants offers researchers valuable insights into the quality of the soil, a master data we want to find out where the soil, se, why this is the case and what we can do to protect it in the future and even if it's the researchers send all participants identical pairs of organic cotton briefs which makes comparing results much easier. the fun experiment has been quite educational for the family. why do i think it's good for the kids to learn that there's more than what happens up here at all. but there's also like inside the soil and stick i in 2 months time they'll be digging up the cotton underpants and finding out just how healthy their garden soil really is.

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