hey, this week on world stories. germany a year after the flood. uganda battling air pollution. but we began 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 san explosion and demand for military grade recognizance drones with the onset of the war in ukraine. previously was like, i was happy to sell 10 drawn spell mass. and now you, if you're talking about external 100 per pay per month and of stuff to think him if

it's not enough and we need to sell to think, how are we 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 can 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 assistance 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. yeah, but you won't be stuck 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 with the landlord when making trends for the ukranian army. with the help of d strains, we shall win the war. that 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. monopolized

unused for by fire, you're afraid of water. even of taking a shower on her g. o you hear the sound of the water coming out of the shower head and it remind you of that rushing sand and the wetness. business 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 annually as neighborhood the 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, that safe,

nothing happened to them presented zisha. hi dennis, 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 chappelle. as 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. to think that i'll crew

death is still adam. i'm really happy that the shops up and running again that every day life is back that i get to see my customers be that might have 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 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 climate activity. 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 that 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 solice city authorities, she accuses them of failing to come, but air pollution. hospitals are seeing an 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 much x. okay. and for them, for one year,

what recall i told on passing the us $27.00 of them would dana? yeah. macabre. 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, like within 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 the authorities see that they don't have the money to clean up the cities here. one of the biggest problems companies lacking is funding coming to you got us. what does roland are very, very thankful, but the big ones we have require big funding. and that's why i call upon i development partners. docile common supports you going to have stick in some states

to help reduce air pollution. it has been to the input of older, less environmentally friendly cars and authorities planned to expand public transport to help decline just to the city. but the problem of emissions remains. until this keeper leach has, are effectively addressed. makalya sees that compl 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 boots residents want to look their very best with 3 haircuts manicures, facials, and massages. because the beauty volunteers have come to town. the groups found her

all her village skus as they helped those who suffered because of the russian invasion, agree, browse home. their houses are damaged. ah, but they want to steal a does have might not have mice will themselves because they eat or maybe they build their life. yeah. ah stylus. dennis tech, an echo, had to flee the war in the 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 finding in what he calls the beauty front. but their work is often anything but skin deep to speak with them to understand, understand a male lord. and helen's will 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 the butch and better future? it was the one the for city, a beautiful european country. when was on, 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 with founder or house as 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 we want to be strong 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 grounds on that there's every chance they'll be able to continue work, which they call the way of serving the country. ah ah, i think everything jenny fair, some are big. i'm listening so much different culture between here and there. so challenging for everything. ah, and some of this i think it was worth it for me to come to germany. shove my got my license to work as a swimming instructor here. dish and now i teach children on adults with what's your story?

take part. share it on info, migrants dot net. ah, his good is establishing a new order. changing pain, president of the global powered china, is part of a whole system which believes his time has come. he relies on an authoritarian system of total surveillance on economic expansion without scruples and again and again, she provokes and threatens with military aggression. the chinese president believes that his way is for superior than that of western democracy.