ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin disaster and afghanistan rescue teams race to get aid to survivors a day after a powerful earthquake left a 1000 people did and many more injured. also coming up ukrainian president vladimir zalinski urges allies to send more heavy weapons faster. he warned that

moscow is trying to destroy the done bath, as russian troops closed in on key cities in the region. and today's summit, the e u is set to put you praying on the path to membership. there's frustration about western balkan countries who say they've been left for too long in the waiting room . ah, unlike spicer, welcome to the program. rescuers are racing to reach survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck eastern afghanistan on wednesday. at least 1000 people were killed and many more injured. international aid has now started arriving after tough weather conditions. initially hampered access to the remote mountain region. since the taliban took power last august, it has become harder for agencies to operate and the country is already facing

several other humanitarian crises. ah, they survived the deadly earthquake and were taken to safety. hospitals and practica province near the pakistani border are filling up with the injured many of them, recount stories of horror and terrible loss. mad mobile the press. when the roof came down on me, i thought i'd been shot with my body was in pain. it took me awhile to get up, but i lost feeling in my body when i saw the rest of my family under the debris, with people digging with their bare hands through the rubber just in the hopes of finding someone still alive or to recover their dead with houses and other buildings have been flattened by the powerful quake. it struck in the middle of the night when most people were at home sound asleep. the number of dead an injured is expected to rise as news slowly trickles in from these remote parts

of afghanistan. rescue efforts have been directed towards the area, but the need for support is huge. at least $15000000.00 will be required immediately to to respond more sexual needs. they're concerned about not just non food items and getting people into shelters and providing medical law, but it also preventing waterborne diseases. the taliban lead government has called for international support. but it might prove hard to get since the taliban seized power last year, some international agencies have left afghanistan and billions of euros in development. aid were held back. more than 60 percent of the population relies on aid to survive the earthquake and only worse in their dire, tremendous, terry and situation with

journalists, france, marty, and cavil has more. i spoke to a taliban from bomb all. one of the rios, the most hate, he said they're old people to bear them the injured. have you been buried from under the rubble bob, the burials off to that is still ongoing. given the large number of casualties have you rated fortunately? stopped? well, yesterday weather was a really bad and i impeded 8 air force. now there are clear blue skies above afghanistan. i'm so this makes it a bit easier, more ambulances and some heavy cultures in addition to the ones that already were dispatched yesterday reached areas. ah, so the ada ford is ramping up. i've canister, as we know, as a country that is already on its knees. is the taliban lead government equipped to

deal with such an emergency? not fully, as you rightly say already before it was the human humanitarian crisis. the polygon already did before the end of that bonded a to for all the international community. most public services have since years already before to polygon to power. been funded by international aid and state of course, and compound to situation. now with with these many people that lost their homes and are in other dire need of help. and the taliban are now calling for international aid or the aid agencies and the governments that stop sending money, perhaps inclined to change their minds and help out this time. do you think any indication of that? first of all, it has to be remembered. it is not that most agencies left off to taliban takeover . so right that to take over

a lot of programming of aids agencies was really suspended. but this started already month ago. the un has been pumping cash into afghanistan since to paul 78 maam, um some agencies have already before because of the looming famine and drought expanded their program. so it's not that aid organizations have to start from scratch. of course this adds to the to could needs that are, they are across of count hassan. but it's not that it's that, that 8 organizations would be completely unprepared. um and the polygon today, for example, states at that top thought, and you don't already sent planes with aids to afghanistan and that pakistan dispatched a convoy with um aid material over land. um, so this is adding to the ada fords that were anyway already ongoing. okay, france, marty reporting force from a capital and we turned to the war in ukraine now. where president vladimir

zalinski has renewed his call for faster arms shipments to his country. russian troops are intensifying their assault in the don bass region. they are closing in on the city of lucy chance. in the eastern part of dawn bass russian troops are now less than 3 kilometers from the city limits. they've already captured almost all the neighboring city of soviet don't ask. russian troops have also resumed pounding ukraine's 2nd biggest city. harkey located near the russian order. miss l strikes there on tuesday and wednesday were the worst in week's in his nightly address. president landscape. describe the situation in dumbass madden, michael muscle. when the i thing massive air in our calories dragged down by flying, give that to me. the occupiers goal isn't. he hasn't changed the group. they want to destroy entire don bas, wait and step by step way was

a chance all of it was a chance. can sluggish on both parameters game meet him. they want to make every city look like mario, call him yet. my completely destroy nice to rosewood. that's why we're repeating. always celebration of arms delivery. nasa, ukraine was genuine brewing no grain. earlier i spoke to d. w. rebecca ritters, who's in ukraine's capital keith. i asked her, what we know about the humanitarian situation in lithia chance, the last stronghold. well, we know that is incredibly dire, near carrying. you just have to hear it there. what's happening to that city? it's being completely bombarded, constantly people really having to live on the ground only being able to come up for air. you know, in the few moments between bombardments, between bombings from the russian forces. we know that little chance gets really the last ukrainian stronghold in the hans as service ever done. it, as you mentioned, is already almost completely captured by russia. now there's just one small hold

out in the as all chemical plant where russian for, sorry to be cranium forces. and some civilians, including children, are still holding out their very unlikely to be able to get out without a complete faith, fire or humanitarian cordele. so situation in that city also pretty dia and lucy chance lies on the other side of the river to separate on it. and it has been being bombarded for weeks. now. we know there around about somewhere around 10000 people out of 100000 people still living there. we're trying to live getting by. there's very little humanitarian i being able to be brought in. they're struggling to find running water drinking water. there's little medication. they're really running out of all supplies. they've been cut off from internet, from all the utilities for weeks. now they have only getting very little access to information when people are managing to get in. we know that russia is now encroaching on that city from

a couple of sides. and they've also trying to strike the supply route into their, the back road, which they are doing relatively successfully. i mean, ukraine has been holding out. they've been doing quite a remarkable job, considering how gum they are in, you know, completely in this war. and as you said, calling desperately for more weapons to try and stop the russian advancement at this stage. really doing all they can just to stop them coming ad but yeah, for the civilians there it's an incredibly tough situation. e u leaders and the leaders of the 6 western balkan countries are meeting in brussels to discuss a new pan european political area proposed to bring aspiring members closer to existing e u. members. this comes as ukraine and malden are expected to be designated as official candidates for european union membership, leaving some balkan countries frustrated by their own past you exception, which they say is taking too long. in brussels, german chancellor,

ola sholtes addressed the frustration express by the balkan nations waiting for e u membership. so the most important question is that we all work together and the that the states from the west americans will have a good opportunity to become really members of european union. there worked so hot . so just our common toss to make this something that will happen. thank you. dw correspondent barbara visa has more from brussels. purpose of the meeting is of course to sort of full boiled down this anger a bit to tell the western boykin states one more time. now just wait, we are on your side the trying to do our best, but i fear that more than words will not be at the end of this meeting and the anger will keep on bubbling. and it's justified anger, particularly on, on the side of the country. like, for instance, north macedonia. they have been in the waiting room for 17 years. they have been bending over backwards to do everything that the demand that they've changed their

name even. they've tried to do all the reforms. everybody in russell says, yes, of course they're ready to to come closer for accession talks and to sort of really become a human the relatively quickly. but nothing is because bulgaria is blocking it. and as we have seen last night, the government in sophia collapsed and now the compromise that had been on the table and put on the table by the french presidency. it will obviously not happen because the prime minister is the caretaker and can't really make decisions. so this game's going to go on and if everyone here talks about the candidacy for ukraine is a big geostrategic move now or the or the other side of this failing the better. the western bargains is the really big juice strategic failure. and let's look at the summit itself and the topic you just brought up. is there any chance that ukraine won't get candidate status?

i'm not really. it seems, i mean there was a rumor that hungry in the wings was preparing another off. it's nasty surprises in sort of at the very last minute. jump out and said no, but we will only say yes to the candidacy status for ukraine. if also a georgia gets it. and if the, if also urban boston had to gov know will be included in the, in the club of, for exception candidates are, but probably it will not happen. we haven't heard any, any indications that they will really do it was prob, probably just the threat to make people nervous. so this is a, from all that we know. going to go across the stage this afternoon. everyone talks about the winds of change a big historical moment because yes, this is a country on the very outer eastern borders of europe that will very firmly turn towards the european union and say, yes, we want to become a member of your block. we want to turn towards the west, we turn our back to russia under the circumstances served. that is obviously very

clear. plus, we also do need your help and we don't need your help only now with weapons and, and humanitarian support. we need your help in the future. we heard yesterday the german chancellor. all of shall say that they need to be big marshal plan for ukraine and it is also support it money and the rebuilding of the country that is on the table to day. okay. did abuse barbara visa reporting from brussels. germany has declared phase 2 in its 3 level emergency gas plan. phase 2 is an alarm stage. we're seeing live pictures now of economy minister, robert havoc, who says, natural gas is now in short supply in germany. by putting phase 2 into effect, utility companies will be allowed to pass on to storing, pass on rather storing gas prices to customers. with the goal of helping force down the demand for gas. and for more on this we can now talk to

a political correspondent, hence brent hans tell us more about this phase 2. what does that entail? the core of the plan, as the german government is to fill the gas storage facilities in germany with a view to the winter coming and a lot more demands coming from private households, especially for heating in the winter. and at the moment, the supply of gas is not sufficient to fill the gas storage facilities. so what has to be done is the gas sources have to be found elsewhere and gas has to be saved elsewhere. so this 2nd alarm level of the government's emergency plan forces consumers to save more and also enable suppliers to increase prices more. this price mechanism is not likely to be implemented immediately that the minister has made clear. but at the same time,

we have to see that gas supplies generally in europe are becoming more and more difficult to get. because it's not only germany that suffering from reduce gas supplies by russia, that's by russia. there a whole string of countries in europe that have also been effective starting with poland and bulgaria a couple of months ago already and reaching as far as italy or the netherlands and so on. so the situation is very dia, and in fact the germany kind of economics minister is saying that this is an economic attack by russia on germany and the rest of europe. and just yesterday, just trying to understand how this all sort of unfolded and came in to, to being we had reports about the raising of the emergency level declared incorrect by the government. now we see this kind of, you turn. so was that well actually, i think it was denied yesterday because it wasn't yet approved completely by the german government as a whole. and because it hadn't been discussed with the european partners yet, that's something that's how big the economics minister emphasize today that the,

this is a european union initiative, basically that this is being coordinated across the european union. and also what's necessary is the sec was necessary in order to implement another measure that the government recently announced, namely to bring back coal fired power stations, which had been most bold. they need to replace a gas power station so that that gas can be stored. so all of these things put into each other and that's why the step was taken. now. ok, hence. brandt. thank you so much for that insight. you're watching d. w news still to come by and unix secures the services of star liberal, liverpool, striker, sad human, a for the coming season. we'll find out why he's expected to be crucial for byron's future. let's take a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines at this hour to the

excuse me, major flooding has force the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in southern china with more rain expected water levels in the pearl river delta have reached the highest level in almost a century, parts of one dung province. schools and officers have close amid rising waters and the threat of land slides. gary and prime minister carol pet coff has lost a confidence vote in parliament over his physical and economic policies. had called the government took office in december after 3 elections in the space of one year. it's interest party now has a 2nd and last chance form a coalition. if not, there could be new elections. protesters class with security forces in ecuador, capital, kito, on the 10th consecutive day of protest, thousands of indigenous ecuadorian to take into the streets in response to a hiking fuel prices and the rise and living costs. at least 2 people died in previous classes between the soldiers and demonstrators. the police chief of val,

they, texas, has been put on administrative leave over his handling of a school shooting last month. he's been blamed by law enforcement for delays and confronting a gunman who killed 19 school children and 2 teachers. police waited for over an hour before storming school, sports and soccer. now summer break in the bonus league, it means it's transfer time. after much speculation, senegal star, sadly many has completed his move from liverpool to buyer and munich. man is one of africa's most successful players and his signing is a major get for the german champions. the moment by and munich fans have been waiting for sat your money introduced as a buyer player. it's a big deal for the bonus league and african football. he's quit the mega rich english premier league in his prime and chosen germany. i speak with the club. we do the coach and as well, i see soul souls already see the t. how how good there. because

of course i'm always watching, not the only buddhist league about the special ed campus leaks beside when barnes bay. and no, no doubt it is one of the best sir club in the world. the 30 year old, who helped senegal to african nations cook glory last year said he had over big authors, but quickly settled on by and he won the premier league and champions league in his time at liverpool. his contract situation in england means he has moved the reported fe, rising up to 41000000 euros a comparatively good price in modern football. his 3 year dale is also crucial for by and given their star strike, a robert levin dusky has asked to leave the club at the 8 gall and trophy laden seasons. the germans still want to keep the poll, but my neighbor will soften the blow. if he departs as chief executive oliver can hinted gibberish and of his organ, fur, flish as we want to bring in fresh blood sugar,

congregations can want to make sure that there is a competition for places within the squad. now, um, this class has now happened with an absolutely world class player in sadie o. money vill classes spieler mits at your money. he's been criticized by some pundits in england, the moving to an easier league whereby and when the title every season. but if he ends up having to replace levin dusky, he faces one of the biggest challenges of his career. and for more men, a by an unix biggest transform joined by d w. sports crests, harrington. so chris, unpack your take on sad. you many's move to byron from the premier league assario my may is flipping the script, you typically don't see players and their prime leave the premier league, the premier league there that come to the buddhist lee. good. now when it's bar music, it might be a different scenario because buyer music is considered bigger than the one is lager

. you know, by many people's standards because they constantly wayne and other things like this . you know, put a typically we see the other players prove himself and the but as they go in there litmus test is the premier league. you know, we've never seen a striker a forward a person who's at the golden boot and so forth in the premier league is one the champions league. you know, he's in the prime of his life. and he's citing up to be mia. sorry, mia environmentally? some call it like work for saudi my name for those reasons. you know, i personally think that he will probably put up stellar numbers and up for bar munich. i think it's a great business move. now, you know, they're gonna sell tons of kits in africa. sally or my may goes to senegal, costly does grass roots work and so forth. he has a great following an afghan champion by our munich, i think from the business side of things know what they know what they are doing in a acquiring manet. now he's got to meet his teammates and things got to jail in that. they've got to get to winning. all right, can i ask you about robert levin? dorski has been adamant he's going to be leaving byron this summer by the summer.

it'll be a year early before his contract expires. it's interesting, there talks of barcelona and so forth. these talks, according to the buyer camp, are to be ignored, or 11 dorski is expected to report a training camp. the july 12th now oliver con spoke of the competitiveness in the report. he talked about cult the cultivation of that i think when you have 11 dorski and m, i may competing with other wingers and so forth. this will provide a bit of drama, you know, nothing happens. maybe we see levin dorski depart in the winter transfer window. but according to what the camp is saying, you know, these links to barcelona. p s g, nothing but smoke right now. and when will we see manet on the pitch? well, you know, buyers are back in action late july, they have a friendly versed of familiar foe for, as i saw you, my ne, in man city. so maybe we see him, you know, in that friendly a, but the 1st competitive match is a few days later, july 24th, the super cup. saudi of my name by munich,

i'm expecting to see him suit up in that match the defending champion to the but as they go versus the german cut winners in our be leipzig, it's julia novels, mines old stomping ground. now they had caused by munich, a lot of drama and to talk about and so forth. so i'm looking forward to it as i'm sure a lot of fans around the world, this particular brain. you know why the one is legal though? find out soon enough. we'll have to watch and kind of figured out, i guess he w sports, as chris harrington thinks, break it down. thank you. in russia, it is almost impossible to speak out freely against the war without repercussions. that's why berlin based illustrator and artist has come up with a way of giving a voice literally to those who don't agree with vladimir putin war without fear of retribution is so surreal. who is a painful, there can't be any reason to send your troops into a foreign country. these are the voices of russians who are against the war in ukraine. the animations are by an artist in berlin. bella blanca cova. she grew up

in siberia, but has been living in germany for several years now. at the end of april, she asked her fans back home to send voice messages with their thoughts about the war. was sheila but i hear your clinical thought of therapy people in russia who are against the war of a lot of the brier, was more sinister taught go to show that they have no say what they have been stripped of the right to express their opinions here e mail, i am here in europe and i can help make their voices heard goes on for your solution. bella says she did not expect her idea to have so much resonance. she was getting a 100 messages a day from very different people, all over russia. i asked her, my country is killing innocent people. i don't want that. sure. these voices became part of a short film. she 1st made drawings by hand and laid her animated them boys. before the war, bella used to illustrate people and animals. she made

a new one each day in her journal. but after russia invaded ukraine, she has only been able to think and draw about one topic. i was glad i thought of her on february 24th. i drew this picture with on since then, and has been all about that she hopes to support russians who are against the war with her art to help them feel less alone yet, but instead of a group and yeah i there, but i am, there is a concept called a sparrow of silence to explore that the vehicle one if a person feels that very few people like them exist, what they are less likely to express their point of view because of the radical new says because i've been sung. and with this film, i wanted to show that there are a lot of us back here. it was more said that people might be less fearful and be able to speak out more. wilson with kaiser and the general. it took bella less than

a month to make her film, but she couldn't get in all the voices, so she will keep drawing, to break through the oppressive silence in russia about the war in ukraine. this is sticky w news. conflict zone is up next with brush banner g interviewing political analyst in bremar. next by sir, thanks for watching with with

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