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the un calls for com at ukraine's largest nuclear power plant to which is held by russian forces international nuclear inspectors say they hope to visit the site next week, while ukraine state power company warns lead repeated shelling near the plant risks . radioactive leaks. ah, monica jones, good to have you with us in pakistan, prime minister shabazz shall reverse appeal to for international help as authorities deal with some of the worst flooding of the country's history. close to a 1000 people have been killed since monsoon rains began in june. hundreds of thousands more have had to leave their homes. pakistan has declared a state of emergency to deal with the disaster. surveying the damage. prime minister, shabbas sharif, gets

a 1st hand impression of some of the west affected areas. this year's msn was exceptionally ferocious washing away roads, destroying bridges, and damaging hundreds of thousands of homes. this is the moment a hotel collapses into the flood waters. another angle says people fleeing and panic, thousands of people are in need of immediate help. the government has been delivering 8 parcels to those have been cut off and promised financial aid to affected families. but it's a mammoth task. some 30000000 people are set to be affected. ah, if viagra if the flood of 2010 was one of the biggest in our history. but i feel that this flood has caused even greater havoc. ah, there is extreme devastation all around. also more than 900 people are dead, that it will grant this is the scene and will rural baluchistan. villages

here a living and makeshift tents. others sleep under the open sky, along with the animals thumb would yeah. arm of the hands are a biggest need. yes, we have a shortage of food items too, but tense are the top priority that the united nations has allocated $3000000.00 us dollars to enable 8 agencies to respond to the floods in pakistan. but the government says a lot more was needed to get aid to all those who need it and for more let spring in ideal sheriff's country director for care international in pakistan. a deal. first of all, do give us a sense about the situation in pakistan, right? now of thank you so much. the situation is, bug sun is extremely tough, like the provinces are extremely late, no suffering from this flag situation,

but not just on and same problem says hardware from this emergency, but recently lost one week to keep the keep rolling and some parts of the job, especially the southern job cities are also affected from the flood and day by day the situation is getting extreme, the worse because more and more rain and flooding it's coming. and it's probably will still continue for another like 10 days to 2 weeks and situation. you will get worse incoming did not one soon rain the region experiences monsoon, rain every year. what makes the situation so bad? this time around? you're right. like the focus on is on the one. so an area so months old grand happen every year. but at the same time this year, these were heavy days, heavier than the expected rain, which happened every year in the season. which means that the outflow of the water, which comes on different river and different boxes. so it came double or sometime

even more than so specially communities who are living nearby to those water areas where the worst effect it when the outflow of the water became like alarming. and the water still continues in these areas. that's why like that is huge. do our station and calamity, especially in biologist, on and same as of now more than 33000000 people are affected across the country. approximately 6400000 people are in dire need of support immediately. and people are literally living just under the roof because there's like, you know, a large need large population. right. and, and pakistan of course, has called for international help. now what exactly is needed? so d, a bill probably will be launch early next week by the government of august aren't which are we are also monitoring, but at the same time would be you major need on grown or shelter, richard transitional and am crucial to which are required for that level of food as

another bigger need which is required in terms of late cooking items. they are required, or mosquito nodes and low stroke management including rec, seen and liked stored services are required on, at the same time late. you know, the water bond diseases may come from those. so health services are also required. but immediately life serving support in tons of shelter, food, cooking item minister, hygiene kids and other hygiene groups are required by the community. all right, thank you so much said he'll share as country director for k international reporting for us right now in pakistan. thank you. thank you so much. ukraine state energy operator has warned that there is a risk of radioactive leaks at the separation nuclear power station. it's as repeated russian shelling had damaged infrastructure at the plant. moscow earlier

accused ukraine of bombarding the facility which it took control of in early march . the warning comes after the power station was temporarily knocked off the grid this week causing regional blackouts. the u. n. a nuclear watchdog has already said it hopes to send a team of experts to the plant within days and an joint. now, from hamburg by hines, as smith towel, he is a nuclear expert with greenpeace. or welcome to the program good to having with us . we've had repeated warnings from ukrainian officials now that their situation at separation is grave. what is your assessment? well, it's a very complex and dangerous situation at this. so nuclear. busy power plant are for several reasons. on one hand, of course, the armed conflict, nuclear reactors, are not designed for that. and it's not only about direct hits, that can break the confinement and to release or ductility. it's also

about the infrastructure, or we have to think that the nuclear power plant, even after shut down needs massively cooling for months, your mom and so it needs energy and it needs create systems. and so the disconnection of to treat was also really worrying and inspectors from the international atomic energy agency say there are due to inspector the plant within days. so if they do get access to the plant, what does it actually mean for the situation? they are, what can they do? well, it's so of course very helpful if for an inspection, but in the short term with agency would happen. but the gaps, perhaps it's falling short because it's in military area now. and we have learned that in china, the nuclear power plant of the russian army was leaving, there has been traps and mines, booby, traps and mines are. so perhaps it would need to military excursion. and on the

other hand, it's questionable how neutral a nuclear, the international atomic agency and agency is because it has very good relationships to rush on the asa dorm. this is the volt biggest manufacturer of nuclear power plants, and the agency is supporting all these projects. so only a demilitarization would help an inspection is just a small step. right. and that of course takes times are high and says metal. they're nuclear expert with greenpeace. joining us from hamburg, thank you so much for your assessment. you're welcome. residents of a small town in eastern ukraine are burying their dead after this week's devastating russian attack on the ukrainian independence day. at least $25.00 people, including 2 children,

were killed by russian rockets and the small town of chaplin. our correspondent young philip sholtes, attended the funeral of one of the children who was among the victims madly would have had his 1st day of school next week in peaceful times. the 6 year old boy will not live to see this day anymore. the whole neighbourhood came to say good bye. some of the room. he was the most precious thing in my life. no, it's all so incredibly sad. for my daughter, there's nothing left. she doesn't even have a home any more much the was a quiet boy. his grandmother says his home was directly across the street from the towns train station. the family was just getting ready for dinner. when russian rocket started to strike the neighbourhood much, he was playing in the living room when the shelling started. and then he ran over to the kitchen where some other family members were, and that's when the rocketed and killed the little boy. immediately. russia claimed

responsibility for the take. the military said it wanted to destroy a train that was supposedly carrying ukrainian soldiers, and they apparently considered the death of motley and many others as acceptable collateral damage for their operation. it's the worst tragedy that has ever happened in the small town of chip lena. them may, i tell it says, but it brought the community together with you that the parents of the dead children have gone through an incredible amount of stress. we know it's very hard for them to go on with life, but least we try everything possible to support them. the bullshit the vomiting begin. besides motley and 11 year old boy from the same neighbourhood died in the attack, the war has already cost the lives of more than $1000.00 children. and the 2 boys from sir lena probably won't be the last and he is a look now at some of the other stories making headlines. the u. n. children's

agency says an ethiopian, as strike, has hit a kindergarten in the rebel held t gray region and east full people, including 2 children, were killed. unicef is condemned, the assumption of fighting. if the opiate denies it was behind the attack, the netherlands is moving hundreds of asylum seekers from a makeshift camp outside an immigrant registration center. the relocation comes after inspectors condemned to the camp near the border with germany as a health hazard. doctors without borders in its 1st mission in the netherlands course, the conditions so inhumane that they violate evils. wooder, serbia's president, alexander, which has called off the pan european pride festival and you to take place in belgrade next month. citing threats and other issues savvy on the bid to stage the euro pride event in 2019 counter demonstrators. how frequently disrupted previous marches in belgrade organizers hoped visitors to the euro,

pride festival would help boost support was obvious. algae, beauty, q, community and how to mexico, where a shocking allegation directly implicates the military. and one of the countries west human rights scandals 43 students disappeared in the southern city of equality in 2014, according to official accounts. they were abducted by corrupt police and handed over to a gang to be murdered. now, a mexican government official has alleged that 6 of them were kept alive 4 days before being handed over to local army commander who ordered their death. these protesters had been demanding answers about their missing relatives for years and of long pushed back against the official story. the government investigation at the time concluded that the students were abducted by corrupt police and turned over to a drug gang that killed them at this rubbish dump before burning the bodies and throwing the remains in a nearby river. but independent experts have repeatedly debunked this account. last

week, a government truth commissioned confirm some of their worst suspicions, saying the army was aware, but in da thing to stop. what happened to these men? now the commission's head has made an even more serious allegation that the army itself held and killed, at least some of them in government ship this woman allegedly, the sick students were alive for as many as 4 days after the events and were taken and killed on orders of the colonel allegedly, the van colonel jose rodriguez perez, who several v. a spanish for many, the revelation is a bombshell he made. i'm which at that he says that it makes me very sad, angry and helpless that so many years have passed and they've given us so little information. and what little information there was were lies. gavia was that on men theda. but off to so much time, the truth may finally be coming closer. last week,

the former attorney general, who led the much criticized 1st investigation, was arrested. he faces charges that he committed abuses including torture during his investigation. dozens more arrest warrants were also issued for soldiers. police and officials suspected of involvement in the case. it. what indeed albion use up next. doc film looks at the unpleasant but increasingly informative subject of harvesting data from sil water. i'm monica jones from me in the team in berlin. thanks for watching. i'm the green fat. you feel worried about the planet? me to on the old hosting the on the green fence about cost and to me it's clear remains to to join me for deep dive.