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we begin in latvia, where a drone manufacturer is seeing a spike in demand because of the ukraine war. many of the companies employees are from ukraine. a few weeks ago these ukranian refugees did not know which way to turn a screwdriver. now they're building drones for the ukrainian army. atlas aerospace, the latvian company, they now work for saw an explosion in demand for military grade recognizance drones with the onset of the war in ukraine. previously was like, i was happy to sell 10 drones, belmont, and now you, if you're talking about extra $100.00 pay up amount of stuff to figure, maybe it's not enough. and we need to sell to think how we're going to sell more. atlas builds drones that are small enough to be carried by one soldier. they are highly sought after by ukrainian special forces. units equipped with these drones

could cover large areas for recognizance and stream their video feeds back to base in real time. in for red thermal imaging cameras turned night into day, atlas says tools like this help safe soldiers lives and the ukrainians are buying so far more than 100. drones have already been delivered. the batter club has become a bit more transparent, maybe, and you have soldiers that are just more independent can act independently because they already have all the data and what's happening over the next hill behind that wall. this justice on ukraine's battlefields consumer drones from china have had a starring role in propaganda video circulating on social media that the soldiers have been modifying these drones to drop bombs often to devastating effect. yeah. with what you want put in there. but experts say using chinese may

drones, is potentially dangerous. this video allegedly shows an artillery strike honing in on a ukrainian drone operator. it's been claim that d j i. the chinese firm producing these drones is passing on gio tracking information to the russian military. something the company denies. back in latvia, atlas aerospace is hiring more ukrainians to increase production. they are keen to help them put the blame on when making drains for the ukrainian army. with the help of destroying, we shall win the war. let him hot. war is a money maker for some. all of these green bags will be going to ukraine, and they won't be the last. on average, these drones only last for 48 hours in combat. and so the flow of equipment will continue a year after the flood

catastrophe in the art valley. much of the major damage has been repaired but for the people affected by the deluge. the emotional scars will take longer to heal one year after scenes of abandonment. this used to be a tranquil village street with half timbered houses and gardens on the banks of the ar. the apparently harmless stream that became a raging torrent. taking cars, houses everything with it, and leaving lasting marks on the people here on that side and asked for last, are you afraid of walter? even of taking a shower on her j. o you hear the sound of the water coming out of the shower head and it remind you of that rushing sound and the wetness laska full. julia hanrick's

childhood home survived the flood, but an outside wall almost collapsed. after 8 months of work, the family was able to move back in at least 134 people died when the r flooded. hundreds are still missing, including a new, the as neighborhood that reddish alton, if i guess i'll never forget it. oh, good paul. this massive water just popped the door open and my kid yell dialect my, my mom help mom help life. and then suddenly it was quiet. and i didn't see some people for 3 days. and then i saw them and i knew okay, they're safe. nothing happened to them says and, and wish i had didn't. it's next pa, theat. these are images from the days after the flood mud and debris piled up meters high. back then we visited mohammed abdul hamid who was trying to salvage

what he could from his rented barbershop shopping. i've been here 6 years. i've lost everything in shambles for lauren, for months he gave haircuts outside. now finally, his salon is open again. but hardly any work has been done on many houses. some are in danger of collapsing. sometimes it's unclear who's responsible for paying to fix them up. not many people had insurance. state aid payments have not arrived yet. or there not enough. mohammed's hair salon is an exception. think that i'll who does the still and i'm really happy that the shops up and running again, that every day life is back that i get to see my customers. we don't mind condenses in. yeah, my heart is dancing. mine has been in his, i'm tonton. once again, the are is

a harmless looking stream. but for many here the havoc it caused a year ago is far from over. ah, air pollution is the 2nd biggest killer in africa after 8th. a young climate activist is taking matters into her own hands and forcing the authorities to do more to improve air quality. you can them claim it activist. he would. and natalia is concerned about the air quality. in her city. they smoke from banning waste traffic. fumes and industrial emissions have made comp, hello, one of africa's most polluted cities. less air here, feel very unclean, very polluted. it filled shocking delays of

a sudden change in smell let's you can feel it doesn't feel healthy at all. natalia runs, you get the group of the climate change movement fridays for future. she is known for speaking up for the environment, but now she is taking action makeover. you wants to sue the city authorities. she accuses them of failing to combat air pollution. hospitals are seeing them increase in illnesses linked to breathing bad air, such as lung cancer and asthma. and we have done studies a credit when you get a 100, a 1000 as magic's ok. and for them, for one year, what we call, i told on passing the us $27.00 of them will die in the year. not cover you once the city authorities to do more to talk with a problem where they have the power to regulate the amount of cars that are coming in and out of the city that are contributing so much to the air pollution. i feel

like there should be more trees on the road side, legacy in other cities abroad that help in cleaning up the air. i feel that there's an issue with our west damping, sorting and collection, and that needs to be checked. but there, so as you see that they don't have the money to clean up the cities here. one of the biggest problems companies lacking responding coming of you got us. what does roland are very, very thankful, but the big ones we have require big funding. and that's what i call upon i development partners. joseph, come in on what you can to has stick in some states to help reduce air pollution. it has bunch the input of older, less environmentally friendly cars under. so it is planned to expand public transport to help decline just the city. back to the problem of emissions remains.

until this key polish has are effectively addressed. makalya sees that couple as it is unlikely to get any clean ah, in the wake of the butcher massacre and ukraine, a team of hair dressers and stylists, are donating some much needed comfort and care in the form of free haircuts and beauty treatments. they have survived the very worst now these future residents want to look their very best with 3 haircuts manicures, facials and massages. because the beauty volunteers have come to town. the groups founder all have vilicki, as they helped those who suffered because of the russian invasion. agree, browse home, their houses are damaged but they want to steal

a might not have mice will themselves because they eat me, rebuild their life. yeah. ah, or stylus dennis tech and unco had to flee the warranty east himself. he says he's just doing what he knows best. right now i can do this and i do do what i do, you know and make some people happy. barbara golub at him and then co says the volunteers are kind of battalion fighting and what he calls the beauty front. but their work is often anything but skin deep to speak for them to understand, understand. and they are more and hale and we'll try to understand feelings and it's like art therapy, i think. and some of the people here say the treatments. give them more than inner piece. they can spark hope. the show crashing is will it have smith, c, butch,

any better future this was the one the for city, a beautiful european country. when one we cannot be slaves with them. we want to be free to live in dignity, to earn money, to raise children, to rebuild our town. we will have better times, would founder all houses, the volunteers have to be strong. the here many, many painful stories. right? we have her know maybe choice to me to cry or to show our feelings. no, no, we're here to help. that's why when he's drunk, we was, we must be happy smile. the beauty volunteers are hoping to expand, raise more money, visit more towns and cities. and as the war grinds on, that there's every chance they'll be able to continue work, which they call the way of serving the country. ah.

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