of hardships, 3 years that will change the world for ever. but jones journey around the world. sports september 7th on d. w. ah. ah. ah, this is d, w sly from berlin. it's being called a climate catastrophe. weeks off, monsoon raines and flooding and pakistan has killed more than a 1000 people and affected millions. while the government blames global warming opposition figures say it's down to poor planning and corruption. also coming up,

pope francis arrives to lift spirits on the christian sabbath at an italian town lead, still repairing the damage, 13 years after a devastating earthquake. not all it is now impossible to stop the change that's happening here. melting away due to global warming, a warning over rapidly disappearing glaciers in europe's highest mountains. scientists are worried, they're losing vital climate data as the world loses a key source of fresh water. and it's a count down to history, massa gets ready to take its next giant leap towards putting astronauts back on the moon as a prelude to visiting mass. ah, monica jones, good to have you with us? pakistan's climate minister is calling for floods that have killed over

a 1000 people, a climate catastrophe. the newest fatalities are primarily being reported in the northwest and down in southern st province. southern baluchistan province is also heavily impacted by weeks of unrelenting monsoon rains. more than 30000000 people nationwide are affected, while vital infrastructure has been crippled by the historic inundation. a countries prime minister is appealing to other countries for help. forced from their homes, with only the few belongings they could save from the flood waters. there just some of the 33000000 pakistan is authorities say, have already been affected by this years. flooding baluchistan, pakistan's largest and poorest province is one of the worst affected some here feel abandoned. if i'm a let, i am called the guy,

we're carrying our own belongings, so our house is submerged over that. how else are we supposed to serve them? or you can see how we're carrying them on such a terrible situation. if there is nobody from the government, nobody to hell will break even ask about it. we put in a while i've been here to the north west in punjab. these foot victims at least are getting some official help already. but the scale of the task is massive. rivers, swollen by unrelenting rains, have washed away bridges and roads across the country, hindering aid efforts. the cash track government has launched an international appeal for funds to help deal with the devastation. but the cost of the damage is already estimated to run into the billions. earlier we talked to a deal, sharon, who's with the charity care international about the critical situation in pakistan and the need for international assistance. everything is required to be honest to

day. if you don't have to did, there will be more and more challenges will be facing incoming days to come. so international help required from now and all the aid workers odd at the sea level responding to this emergency along with the governmental, arkansas. so the support is to be honest, required. now, if he, if he really made for the a long time will be late for this response. so we really need to think of us today rather than tomorrow to ukraine. now the un says millions of tons of grain still need to be cleared from ukrainian, silas to make room for the new harvest shipments resumed through the black sea. earlier this month, after a deal broken by turkey lifted a russian blockade. the flow of grain has helped ease food prices, but export so far down by half compared to the same period last year. d w is matea spelling and key of told us how new government regulation can help get more grain exported. there's the hope that the new measures they introduced will

have an impact. basically, they introduced new rules for men about band from leaving the country since the beginning of the war due to potential tribute mobilization. so men between 18 and 60 cannot leave ukraine, and the government has approved new rules for the men who need to travel on for business purposes. and these include sailors. so the hope is that if ships have difficulty finding a crew to sailing, that ukrainian sailors would be more ready to say, lynn, but the problem is we also meet the ships and there's also the problem of insurance, which is of course, very costly because they're sailing into a war zone, and despite all the guarantees, so it's a measure that could potentially ease, but it's probably not the solution to the problem. the complete solution and time now for some other stories making headlines. 6 people were killed when a truck crashed into a neighbourhood party, near the dodge city of rotterdam,

7 others were injured. the spanish driver was arrested. investigators are looking into why the van got off a dike. india has completed its biggest demolition project, lasts a broader down twin towers, 100 meter high on the outskirts of the capitol delhi in seconds. the supreme court order to demolition because the high rise is breached safety regulations. people in japan have turned out for the country's 1st fireworks display since the outbreak of the pandemic. but the spectators numbers were limited to 60 percent of pre pandemic labels. as a precaution, one visitor to the annual spectacle said summer hadn't been the same without fireworks lightning up the sky. pope francis is in the central italian town of l'aquila on a close watched visit as part of his trip. he got a look for himself at reconstruction work following the 2009 earthquake,

which badly damaged many of the regions buildings. the main event on the pope's itinerary was celebrating mass at a pilgrimage church. the visit to l'aquila comes the day after frances appointed 20 new cardinals, many of whom may 1 day help decide his successor, quadruple dog. i've a more i'm joint now here in the studio by dw religious affairs corresponded martin gac, and that actually raises quite a lot of questions. so could you perhaps a tell us, i mean, during mass the pope said that relinquishing power was a sign of humility. this is surely somehow adding to speculation about his future. indeed. so there's been quite a bit of speculation quite a bit of rumor, particularly in specialized special express load, pos really of him was actually stepping back, stepping out of the barbara, see the research will aquila. i said so if quite significant because actually l'aquila rests at one of the only folks that actually has resigned his position and

drink the homily he actually did say that relinquishing bower is indeed a form of humility. it is an expression of godliness. this will not help settle rumors as a matter of fact will probably accelerate the rumor machine. and this comes directly in the heels of his guns. his story, which is happening actually pretty much right now. it will continue to more of the day after, in which 20 new cardinals, many of them quite aligned with the both political and ideological. if not, theological intuitions had been actually brought into the fold of the church and become potential electors in the choosing of the next pope. so what does this tell us about the future of the church? it's actually a very good question. it's really quite difficult to sort of pinpoint what is that happens sort of from here on, particularly because there's been a very strong confrontation between very conservative sectors of the church, particularly led by the anglo saxon world, the u. s. and australia play sort of a really significant role. and essentially the papacy which has taken

a much more integrative, if not sort of commitment committed to diversity. many of the people that were now made cardinals, or people that come from fairly unusual places, for instance, go or where there's been for, for 150 years, sort of membership of the church, but actually no cardinal. and it's a matter of fact people that generally belong to the basis of the church and do not really came coming to the church as part of sort of it's hierarchy. so it's very likely that the next conclave will see many of these voices were presented in ways that they had not been before martin got. did any religious affairs correspond? then? thank you so much back. you're welcome. a temperatures in europe. highest mountains have risen by nearly 2 degrees celsius and the past 120 years, almost double the global average that led to rapidly receding glaciers and the alps . one of the stock is remind us of climate change. glaciers of course, are

a major source of fresh water and how keep whole ecosystems and balance. alpine farmer ernst blast nick has been on glance at him for more than 70 years. he can see and feel just how radically climate change is affecting the austrian alps. assignment the glass yes, have drastically shrunk, particularly on the surface of the overflow. there are very deep crevices everywhere and the i sip and hardly any snow. ne, anyone visiting austria is most famous glacier this year will be shocked. there are few places that show just how dramatically the glaciers are currently melting, like the pest outside glacier. beneath austria's highest mountain, the gross clock, no. i know he travels with one heat wave after another. the rest of the snowfield on the upper stats is melting away and that interrupts the supply of the glacier system. yet i me to, in couple this year there was little fresh snow and sand blown here from the sahara

in the spring created brown spots further speeding up the melting these, if a little now impossible to stop the change that's happening here in the glaciers had been coming and going over the millennia with ice ages and warmer phases. but this is different. now, there is enormously accelerated warming triggered by climate change. the rising temperatures are not just destroying the glaciers, like the slot and clays, glacier. they're also dangerous for some animals. speaking to the entire alpine foreigner, the rock tom again, for example, we'll have to shift to higher ground a day this at some point, all these diverse species will be up against the wall to wall the room. when the ice melts, the risk of falling rocks and mud slips will increase. at zone black observatory, they measure climate change. here what countries are trying to stop globally is

already reality. on average, it's almost 2 degrees warmer fletcher. the glaciers will disappear from the alpine region. here in austria, we have to say dear children, if you have the chance, please go and see the glaciers. now. if you wait too long, they'll be gone. the elves are changing dramatically in the summer. the mountains are brown and less hospitable for both animals and people. while earth may seem less habitable these days things are looking up at nasa's florida launch side. the u. s. base agency is counting down to its 1st man to moon shot in half a century on its maiden flight are to miss one as to propel an empty capsule to the moon to prepare for subsequent flight with astronauts on board. blast from kennedy space center is scheduled for monday morning. alive. look at nasa space launch system rocket and orion spacecraft ready on launch pad $39.00 b and less than 2 days. the rocket is ready and so are the americans.

this is the us single step that starts the journey of a 1000 miles buckle up. everybody. we're going for ride to the moon. charlie black dot com. it's been half a century and nothing is feeling the pressure as a new creation. it is a new rocket and a new spacecraft to send humans to the moon on the very next flight. this is something that has not been done in over 50 years and is incredibly difficult. or m haul around or by up with a lot has changed here on it. since neil armstrong uttered those iconic words these days, there are better cameras and far superior computer technology. the apollo. why computer, i have heard out about the same memory and processing power as the bob on your car key. think about that for minute we flew to move that for the international space

station. what's also evolved is society. one of a stated ambitions of the autonomous mission is to put the 1st woman and person of color on the main likely astronaut jessica watkins. i certainly would, would be a just absolutely thrilled to be able to be a part of the effort to, to go to another planetary surface, whether it be the moon or mars. the latter goal looms large in nasa sites. the agencies use the ottoman program as a stepping stone for a voyage to the red planet and the establishment of infrastructure in space. need. we need landing pads, we need communication systems, we need distributed power, and we hope to have a sustainable presence on the moon. maybe with our bases research stations on the moon, maybe with industry on the moon. we would like to demonstrate technologies and operations to live and work on a planetary surface, other than her power of 50 years after they made history on the surface of the moon

. it's clear that martha is eager to do it again. but before the american dream of living there can become a reality. monday's test flight will need to be a success. well exciting it watching dw news up next hour, serious sports life looking at why by am unicast taking the fun out of the blunder? slager. i'm monica jones for me and the news team here in berlin. thanks for watching every day for us and for our planet global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation.