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shock waves across the world. cobbles airport was crowded with people trying to escape life under the militants. some even clung to evacuation planes and acts of desperation. the window to flee was narrow as international rescue flights, including ones from germany, brought refugees out of the country. since international troops withdrew from afghanistan and the taliban has ruled with an iron fist life for many afghans is now a fight for survival. poverty is rampant, and the medical system is on the brink of collapse. of things are especially bad for sick and injured children. like abdul, the 11 year old lost both of his hands and now he is receiving help from the aid organization piece village international. the agency brings children in need of urgent medical care to over housing in germany. we accompanied abdul on his trip.

i was hoping for medical treatment in germany. hundreds of afghan parents have brought their children to cobble. among them is 11 year old abdulla and his father abdulla both hands and a bomb attack and he's nearly blind and his left eye the german 8 organization piece village international is his only chance for receiving proper medical treatment. oh oh yeah. i know i visited other hospitals, but didn't recover. i sat cool. that's why i'm here. oh, because i need help with my hands. that delish want to listen to the whole again to the social worker. claudia pepper mueller has been flying to afghan. a stand for years. she and her team bring severely injured children like abdulla back to germany for treatment. the woman who actually presented the taliban seized power in august 2021. she has seen conditions in the country. take a dramatic turn for the worse. for as long as the loaded the hadn't in all our time

here, we've never had so many families come to us in over 2200 came from uganda telling one child you can come. and another you can only come later is really hard, because you don't know if the child will survive half a year, especially with bone infections and hide me after life. no. afghans economy has collapsed. numerous people are starving. many qualified doctors have left the country as have many aid organizations. we can now call them and fish and without children have started coming to us again without any dressing on their wounds or pain killers. good, you have sh. we've seen seriously injured children who would be in intensive care in germany without any pain medication or bandages. just lying at home like that. good and fossil how was illegal. but you've also had before being able to help the children. claudia pepper mueller and her colleagues need the taliban cooperation

and really without their permission and valid passports, the children aren't allowed to leave the country as it italian bonnen was at this point. the taliban or men belonging to that organization or in every department, is our organization. we've had some really positive experiences with poor the t their fall actually we were amazed when they requested our honda. for about 40 years, the aid organization has been transporting seriously ill and injured children to germany on charter flights to a foreign land. far away from their parents and brothers and sisters. oh my god, you're and i give and he she what's her name? mama. oh that my oh. a few months later we meet until again in the peace village and we'll bow housing.

he's been living here with other gravely injured children from crisis and war zones from around the world. it's a community thrown together by dire need for as long as the surgery and rehab lasts oh, a medical nurse checks, models, progress and explains his treatment. i said so once, comp, i mean when he came to us a few months ago, he still had a wound here in the chest area class. we managed to remove several little pieces of metal capsules locked in the once they were out of the wound closed up quite nicely around. yeah, abdul still has an operation coming up all. it's to separate the not from the radius, so we'll have a tensor like forearm fan on. so i have that stuff or. yeah. and that way it'll be possible for him to grasp a pen or fit. something is kind of the pocket. what unable to bring out to fix young abdul knows the operation will bring him new possibilities

as a lead. i'm not scared, i'm happy that they're operating on my left and i'm not scared at all. that steps that, ah, yeah, playing helps the children at piecemeal which international, momentarily forget about their pain war and being away from their homes and families. here every one becomes one team, at least for a while, and they all contribute their own experience. in this course, it's amazing how each day these children show me how much life is worth living. they show me use the day to live in the moment lighter. that's also what they learn in their countries. it's not like us. we tend to think everything through right up to retirement, but they'll tell you you can think about today or tomorrow at the most likely, but enjoy the life you've got laughing when i want to miss leslie.

oh, ok. doesn't yet know when he'll be able to return to afghanistan, but he's already looking forward to showing his father all the things he can do again. oh wow. europe is experiencing another extremely hot and dry summer. the situation looks apocalyptic, especially in the continent. south forests are burning, and droughts are drying up rivers. the great capital of athens is one of the hottest places on the continent, but efforts are underway to cool down the ancient city. athens now has its very own chief heat officer, the 1st ever in europe. her task to keep the residence comfortable, despite record temperatures. in high summer, the sun beat down on athens. temperatures of 40 degrees celsius or more are becoming

commonplace. and that's hard on tourists and locals alike. aline, mit easily always keeps her water bottle handy. she knows all about summer in the city, in the risks it poses, because she's athens chief heat officer, the greek capitals 1st, and the 1st and all of europe. it's her job to prepare the city for climate change . here she's descending into the cities historical underground, together with an employee of the athens waterworks, it's home to hadrian aqueduct, an underground tunnel, almost 20 kilometers long built by roman emperor hadrian, in the 2nd century ab aline, murray valley, once water to flow. here again, soon, engineers have already drawn up plans and also that they are planning to create 20 specific points where the,

where they tap into the water into the green new parks. the idea is to create a green belt running straight through the city. the creation of parts should produce a cooling effect. the chief heat officer is particularly proud of this small part which was inspired by japanese gardens. that we have to choose glance that i both have a lot of leaves and thick canopies that would have loser their leaves in the winter . but also can, can do not need the enormous amounts of water and can survive in difficult conditions for several years. now. extreme heat waves and greece have almost always been accompanied by forest fires, which are increasingly becoming a threat to the capital. in mid july, there was a wild fire on the northern outskirts of athens. dozens of homes were destroyed. and lini moody volley knows that time is running out in a few decades,

large parts of this city of close to $4000000.00 people could become uninhabitable . already athens is often the hottest city in europe during the summer and we don't have a lot of barks and, and green spaces. and we have a lot of old people. the fact that the, the surfaces are, are we have a lot of surfaces that then to heat up. we have a lot of cars that produce even more heat and air conditioning produces even more heat. so it's actually a pretty deadly makes enough. studies have shown that older people in particular are at risk of dying during heat waves. so elaina, moody valley is also seeking advice from the red cross. here, colleagues from the australian red cross explain how they devised a system to help vulnerable groups cope with temperatures of up to 50 degrees celsius. they started out in response to

a big leeway that killed many people at the request of the local authorities. there we are preparing the vote to be able to help and people before they get really sick so that we can tell them what to do. and if they start having symptoms, somebody's there that can answer a phone or can be next to them to help them. so they don't end up in the hospital. yet, few athenians take heat that seriously or perceive it as life threatening not. and i found them off if i got dizzy or feel like i'm going to throw up. i just stick my feet and cold water. oh, can you on at all? but you know, hit on this is increasingly burbling summer. no rivers and most of the surrounding countryside is burned up and okay, you're not here that the heat is an issue for a geese emanuel and not just because he likes to run long distances. he's an actor and one of the most famous climate activists in greece to promote climate

protection. the athenian ran 2500 kilometers from here to the world climate conference in glasgow. scotland last year, he thinks having a heat officer like a leaning buddy valley isn't a bad idea, but that for athens, it's likely too little too late. my babble and of your 3 a horny autumn. it'd be nice to have a new park in my neighbourhood with a fountain i can cool off in on hot days upon the restore. but to be honest, it seems like giving a cancer patient and aspirin. i'm always looking maybe guar speeding. i get the impression that we've already surrendered normally is realistic. i'm up of iffy or the blue nikki, my beginning accepted the climate crisis from up and now we're trying to somehow live with it to the board of a blog. i like summer drip level shuttle myself door illini moody really doesn't want to give up on her home city, but she can see why young athenians might choose to leave. my daughter is currently studying in norway. and to tell you the truth, i, i'm kind of happy studying in norway because i think it's going to

get it's gone. i'm afraid i'm worried that is going to get really hard in the south . do only anybody really says young athenians should also be able to have a future here. after all, this ancient city has survived many, a crisis in its almost 4000 year long history or italy has also been suffering under extreme heat and drought. water supplies are running low and in places like the island of julio tourism is making the situation worse. while the revenue, the holiday makers generate is welcome, but the vast amounts of water they consume is creating a problem. the most obvious solution is the sea desalination plant on julio, produces millions of leaders of fresh water daily. but it's a plan that comes at a high price bird. if only sea water were possible on the italian

island, julio se of elva, there's plenty of sea water and for centuries there was also enough spring water. but booming tourism led to the water demand exploding. in summer, julio's population increases tenfold. which is why this desalination plant was needed. 2000000 liters of fresh water are made here from sea water every day. a lot, a lot quack of uniquely water is pumped out of the sea and into these 2 tanks. what i think was the do i said a battery the still cadjew? when did the shampoo then these cylinders bacteria and other micro organisms are filtered out am 5, they didn't but equal lactose hallie, doctor massey, so on. otherwise they could cause problems later in the treatment process. i see stem i detract, i mean, thought the filtered salt water is then forced under high pressure through these white pipes. and a membrane silence can not pass through. so what comes out is fresh water

and one, it's good, it's really good. the process sounds simple enough, but come the solution. be broadly applied. biologist, andrea blue shoe says desalination has drawbacks. he and his team have been studying the sea floor off of julio for more than 10 years, including around the plenty tie they manage it, are they member there before with the blind from the plant comes back into the sea, will about of just air behind the rocks where the foam is with us humor the other with the, with the school you. this brian is a 3 times a salty as normal sea water. the biologists have found that all plants within a radius of about 30 meters have died. including neptune grass, which is crucial for the water balance to compare, this is a healthy c bed off julia. the piano up levels, you go 9 aqua alastair search and grass is as vital as

a forest on land. and yet that, that wester, bitcoin stabilizes the sea better day, produces oxygen, make it go, and it provides refuge for fish, as well as other sea creature clinical. therefore, you said when after bid is yours, warnings are proper ecosystems. so it'll be dotted up if she but who is what i'm get. the ability to you see me nerdy out flow from the plant. most animals have also disappeared. and the dissemination plant comes with other problems. it uses as much power as $503.00 person households lapping on that. so on a, the electricity is produced on the island of over on the other side associate that i leave that in order to meet there with the help of generator is there, like they got that. i me the vision it, i thought it, this is the power generation plant every day around 1000 liters of diesel or burned just to power the desalination plant. but finding a greener alternative isn't straightforward. the mer explains that many of the

houses are historic and not suited to solar panels. and as most of the island is a nature preserve wind turbines aren't allowed to either pull drop or via regular transport thought the mall, dickie look down. fortunately, my lot in many tons of diesel are brought here for power production project. but the little start to that feliciano d stand, the italian state has a project to connect the island to the mainland with a power cable. electric in missoula could be that the project's launch date is unclear. so for now the island is carrying on with oil. as there is no good alternative to t cell a nation. and for hotels like eva marys, desalination is desperately needed. but he in my chair are in the past. water was brought over by tanker loss. when that was used up, my grandparents had to go down to the harbor to collect water from wells along with

these jug. was it draw? can gallano ali, oh font the i land some with the desalination plant, we've had no more water problem. us to problem me. cool aqua. but having a constant supply, fresh water carries a hidden risk, says biologist, andrea pollution are there. so if i thought that was decided, daughter should bumped out with a desalination planned egg, people waste water or chart, a shower after swimming model than a 2nd. and a 3rd, they hose down ships in the harbor with fresh water in a barn door. the dissemination plant is soon to be upgraded to produce even more fresh water. but that also means more brine and even more fuel use. i time people re learned to treat fresh water as a precious commodity. imagine not knowing whether your child is alive or dead. afghani and alexander boot kabbage. no, this agony all too well. their son maxime took up arms when russia invaded ukraine

. while the war has been raging for almost 6 months, and reports of ukrainian prisoners of war being abused have emerged. maxime is one of the estimated 7000 ukrainian soldiers believed to have been captured by russian forces for his parents. the days are filled with heartache and uncertainty. every morning eugenio would give it takes a few minutes. she is holding a photo of her son maxime. she hasn't had any sign of life from him since he was taken prisoner by the russian military, 2 months earlier. she's terrified he's being tortured or that he's no longer alive . it glistened in the cold. i sit and cry while my husband still a slave of inches when he gets out i wash my face, so yeah. and try to be strong for the day. so every so i only allow myself to cry like that early in the morning. if

kenya and alexander would cubic invited us in to hear about their sun life. well, there maxime would cubic volunteered for military service. for years he'd worked as a ukrainian journalist and stood up for refugees and human rights. when russia invaded ukraine, they tell us, maxine decided to fight for his country when unfamiliar good is that true? but so she is a pacifist. and auntie militarist has been all his life. yes, cousin, she angel daughter me. but he told me, i have to join the army, the deep. she'll have to defend the values i fought for my whole life. says those we have been level them a lot if we'd been younger we'd have joined to you was but were to all the lord max seems parents only found out he'd been taken prisoner from a video shown on russian state media. it showed their son being interrogated in

a cellar somewhere. well, wait, you know, said boucher, it was terrible latisha. the 1st thing i felt was pure horror. yet the willis, i saw my only child and thought this can't be true. over the following weeks, social media channels close to the kremlin, labeled maxime, a nazi and ultra nationalist. and even a british spy, over and over again, simply because in 2003, he worked as a producer for the bbc. his parents went to the ukrainian military ukraine, security service, and aid organizations. but no one could tell them anything. they dishes in the book with gospel, my biggest worry is that they won't treat our son as a p o w at all. but as a criminal m e, the way they have been doing with many others, zeppelin beach, i'm worried that they'll put him on trial if this using all these lies and trump

top evidence ships, yes. will you freak? according to ukraine, security service over 7000 ukrainians have now been taken as prisoners of war by russian forces the security services collecting as much information as possible, but its work is highly confidential. so it turned down our interview requests. however, an attorney representing 50 families of p o w's was prepared to talk to us bloody slough. ignore tiff works closely with the security service, trying to bring the p o w. s. back home. i see, he thinks russia will be accusing more and more ukrainian soldiers of being nazis or committing other invented crimes. i think this is, sir, this is done mostly for their political purposes. when you create such an, you know, importance of the person who is great nazis, you know, you may use it to in, in their political, you know,

trait maxime parents are determined not to let that happen. they have filed an emergency appeal with the european court of human rights, hoping it will put pressure on russia to allow international organizations access to their son. and i see what you guys were doing this so we can find out how maxine was doing my stick. you will really have just one goal, them one way that maxime and his comrades be set free theme. if until then you're gania and alexander. but cubic are trying to remain strong and fight back, but panic and fear they feel for their son. and finally, in italy, cycling as a sport normally associated with professional athletes. but change is afoot in the home of ferrari and vesta. the bicycle as a means of transport is picking up pace, and the city of ferrara is ahead of the curve. ferrara

is a cycling city, a quarter of residence cycle regularly, which is unusual in italy where few got around by bike before the pandemic. ferrara's love of bicycles can be seen in reaching glitter. instead of throwing away old, broken bicycles. they donate piles of them to the project to be refurbished and resold a login of that a when a man all in they support our social project by donating bikes that were left in yards or seller, cd and fina shambles from are made. we recycle $300.00 to $350.00 bikes per year. bit of benoit on obviously i may not be, she could tell jordan, that's like rescuing one from the junkyard every day. sullivan, the bottom of the b damage, which he collector is both good for the environment and the local community. the project employees, people seeking to re enter the workforce and as hired to men and demand for the bikes is high. the city has been working to become even more bicycle friendly for

decades. this also attracts cycle tourists for whom new ideas are being developed, such as bed and bike, or bicycles can be taken into the room. oh, i'll help evelyn de la sa tourist and know where to store their bicycles. none of that, and they have expensive bikes. it's more that they need to know that they'll be, say, a jewel focus on october. the bank in ferrara, people have been avid cyclists for over 150 years. the highlight of the year is the historic bike race where everyone has to ride vintage racing bikes by lexical. but this is my 2nd time promises, and i'm writing my grand does bike, happy to he's really happy bottle and then will the content of the movie, the same frequency of arrival. ferrara, kids learned to cycle before they could walk. i'm yeah, you are that got the i've been cycling since i was 14. now i am 80. i wrote 25 kilometers to come here today. i'm a little late and i'm to read through the body,

dad. and they're off. the route is 61 kilometers, but that's more pleasure than competition for all those and ferrara. passionate about cycling as they say, it's the journey, not the destination. and that brings us to the end of our program. thank you so much for watching. ah ah ah, with

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