for 3 years that would change the world forever. my jillions journey around the world. september 7th. on d. w. with this is d w. news line from berlin. a step away from radio, active disaster in ukraine. the russian hells operation nuclear power plant is off grid, causing a blackout across the region. cranes, president warrens are the potential for a catastrophic accident while both sides trade blame also in the

mafia cuts ties with this passed in solidarity with ukraine. the former soviet state has voted to remove all communist era statues. many now see them as symbols of russian aggression. plus in the us, the mighty colorado river is running dry. can the millions who depend on it for their water needs cut consumption to keep it flowing? ah, a marion evans dean. it's good to have you with us. ukraine's operation nuclear power plant, which is held by russian forces remains disconnected from the energy grid which is causing blackouts across the region. the plant was knocked offline on thursday, but has managed to restore its own power. and that means it's cooling and safety

systems are still functional, bud ukraine's present. whatever is lensky says, the world has narrowly avoided of radiation disaster before rushes invasion. the vol separation nuclear plants supplied around 20 percent of ukraine's energy needs . but on thursday, it was temporarily cut off from the countries power grid entirely off to fires visible here on satellite imagery knocked out its lost external power line that forced the facilities last 2 operating reactors to shut down ukrainian officials say power has since been restored. one reactor is back on line and work is reportedly underway to restore the other russian forces have been in control of the plants since march. and ukraine has blamed them for starting the fires. but russia claims they were sparked by ukrainian shelling for weeks. now increase fighting of the plant has raised fears of a nuclear catastrophe. experts fair that

a loss of power would leave the facility, forced to rely on emergency backup generators to cool it's reactors. yeah. with dizzy in that a diesel generators didn't on, on if after the blackout, the automatic systems and the personnel didn't start working personal stance, we would have to face the consequences of radiation accident. not last. if you had seen russia has put ukrainians as well as all europeans. one step away from radiation disaster like rocky thread, yet, see me get off the head of the un nuclear watchdog told french board costa france 24. he's planning to visit i think now that he's ab general recognition that at we need to be there. we need to be there soon. adding a keith accepts it. moscow accepts it. we need to go and we are going to be there. hopefully very, very soon. the un and world leaders have called for the creation of the demilitarized zone surrounding the plant to avert disaster. china,

but russia has rejected that proposal. did every is roman gunshot ankle is in care of and a short while ago he told us about the confusion over the actual situation at that nuclear power plant. well, the situation there remains very volatile and this is not quite clear what exactly is happening on. we had reported that the power station was reconnected with the ukrainian power grid after it was cut off for the 1st time in its history. and there were reports in ukrainian media that one of the reactors, one rule was running again than there was other reports that both reactors are still shut down. and it is not quite clear if they will reconnect both of them during the day. probably yes, this is what we expect. so this whole situation and we had some also a confirmation from a satellite images that there is a fire in a forest nearby,

which according to both sides, the russian and the ukrainian sides caused that cut off yesterday. so i to clear the situation, it shows that the m delegation of the international atomic agency should go there. it is being discussed. it is expected in the coming days, but it still, it is still not clear which roads available to take her through ukraine, which is what give insists on or through russia, which give, says, is not possible and is against it. so we do not have that in an answer to the most important question, which ruled the delegation of the international experts would take to visit the station. what we can assume that that visit will happen in the coming days. now do we have any information on whether thursdays, power cut in some way affected the safety of the nuclear plant in any way?

well, the occur ukrainian authorities are saying that now there was a, everything was under control at that time. so we have ukraine and personnel, and that station you have to remember, and russian soldiers are there. and herb, my lot of for russian military recruitment according to the ukrainian sources and but the station itself, of the reactors are they, you remain intact according to the ukrainian sources. and the, and the security mechanisms worked as they are supposed to do. this is what we know from the brain inside. that was the deli israel, and gunter inc. a reporting for us from t of roman thank you. lot fears, largest soviet memorial has been destroyed on the orders of the national parliament . a concrete, almost rising almost 80 meters into the sky formed the centerpiece of the monument . it commemorated the red armies victory over nazi germany. in the 2nd world war,

it's tumbling is the latest example of an ongoing trend in the baltic states and elsewhere in eastern europe, where relics on the soviet union are being removed. t w's killian buyer reports from riga meter upon meter of concrete steel, crushing to the ground. ah, the monument may have been destroyed, but it leaves a political divide in its wake. nobody mistakes that i feel wonderful because i experienced the awakening of latvian independence in the 19 ninety's and there it feels like this chapters finally closed the i brought them your order to burn their pain and injustice. my grandparents died in the ball and ways of the they defended the whole world from fascism and as a charisma officials. just a few months ago, regus victory park looked like this. it was the symbol of the red armies

victory over nazi germany. a place for ethnic russians to lay down flowers on victory day to commemorate their ancestors sacrifices. in the 2nd rule, the majority of ethnic latvians, however, see this monument as a symbol of russian imperialism. and are glad that it's gone. for latter ends, this monuments symbolize lattice oak version of the 2nd world war. and after russia some version in your crime, recon paul wrote it any more. on june 16th the latvian parliament voted to remove all soviet era statues, the monument and riga was the largest in all of latvia. it took hours of continuous hammering to eventually make it fall. oh,

with it gone? some hope that the scars of past confine leo and that russians and latvians can live together peacefully. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world. clear australian prime minister anthony albanese has announced a formal inquiry into how his predecessor secretly appointed himself with 5 ministerial rolls while in office. john scott morrison claims he gave himself the portfolios as an emergency measure. during the pandemic albany expressed that morrison's actions were legal. but still undermined responsible government and goals. national election commission says the ruling m p. a lay party is on core as to when the general election, the party of the incoming president to show all around so has 51.7 percent of the

vote. with nearly all the balance now counted. and goal is main opposition party earlier claim that it was in the lead. california has banned the sale of new fossil fuel powered cars. starting in 2035 vehicles will be required to run on either electricity or hydrogen as part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions. many you as states already follow california emissions rules, so the decision could affect some 40 percent of the u. s. car market. a record heat wave and drowned in china are drying out the yangtze river the longest in asia. the river is a crucial source of water for nearly 400000000 people. and it's vital to china's economy. fears of power shortages are growing as hydro power reservoirs dry us and there are similar worries in north america about the hydro power stations that

depend on the colorado river. what some call the hardest working river in the west is known best for carving out the grand canyon. bon, to drown conditions there. mean that this mighty river is running dry. now the colorado extends 2300 kilometers from high in the rocky mountains. it provides a water for $40000000.00 people in 7 states, plus 2 more in mexico. hundreds of thousands of farms and ranches rely on the river for crops and livestock. and it also provides power form dams as well. but the water diverted to massive reservoirs like lake need, has dropped dramatically, forcing the government to cut the share of the water. the different states receive dw stefan siemens has been reporting from the region of round lake. me just up the road from the massive hoover dam. and he sent us this update. ah,

good the expensive fountain water display in front of so called sin cities, i called the colton bellagio real thing of the past soon. no, at least not yet. but as the entire southwest region of the u. s. is facing the bigger drought water or not having enough of it any more has become the big problem for las vegas at the entire state of nevada. we're meeting with christian gear luck, community activists and senior representative of national environmental organization. the sierra club christian is to show us a place called eco bay within what is known as lake meet national recreational area, just a few miles east of las vegas. hardly anybody ever comes really to echo bay. unfortunately, it was a very popular spot, so popular, in fact, it had an airport. but as you can see, the water levels dropping so dramatically. it's affected the economy of the area. there are not people coming out to visit and recreate as much here in echo bay eco

bay is not the only spot falling victim to the lower water level. tear lake meet created by hoover dam is the largest man made water reservoir in the us in terms of water capacity. however, the reservoirs water level has dropped visibly by unprecedented amounts in recent years. as christina, top flight attendant from germany, visits hoover dam, she is alarmed by what she observed. i think the bell rang long time ago and this it should keep on ringing and something has to be done about it. absolutely. it is very dangerously low and we actually up a flight through so we flew over here days ago and just the seat also from a buffer 40000 feet. i can show you a picture. it's unbelievable. meets water level, shrink by a whopping 150 plus feet in the last 40 years, an ever growing so called white beth top ring here and at other reservoirs would have devastating effects for all us states in the lower colorado river basin for

tens of millions of people and hundreds of thousands of businesses in nevada, arizona, california, and even in mexico, we are on track to see additional drops in the water levels up to the point to where it's scary we may face what is called deadpool, where water will not even flow out of lake need further down the colorado river system. fixing this problem requires understanding where it starts in the rocky mountains, due to global warming, mild winters, don't produce enough snow. melt any more for the colorado river to carry down stream into lake mead and built the solution. unprecedented cuts in water use strict water conservation, and ultimately the de corporatization of our economies. not a can do any longer, but a must do experts say. and a quick reminder of our top story. he crane and authorities say the nuclear power

plant is that the asia is still off grid after being knocked offline by shelling the plant has restored its own power supply and its cooling systems are functional . president lengthy said the plan staff narrowly averted a nuclear disaster for the danger remains. here up to date on dw news, a marion i haven't seen from me and the entire team. thanks for watching. what interest? the global economy? our portfolio. d w business beyond. here's a closer look at the project.