for 3 years that will change the world for ever. but children's journey around the world, september 7th, on dw, with ah, ah, this is dw news life from berlin, pakistan's government calls devastating flooding. a climate catastrophe. relentless monsoon reigns kill more than a 1000 people. critics say poor planning and corruption are also to blame, but a senior minister tells us pakistan is facing a perfect storm. also coming up,

pope francis celebrates madison and talent town. still recovering from a huge earthquake, speculation grows that the pontiff could soon step down because of ill health and the new space race. last, i get ready for a giant leap towards putting astronauts back on the moon and one day maybe on mass . ah, monica jones, good to have you with us pakistan's climate minister as calling flash floods that have killed over a 1000 people, a climate catastrophe. the newest fatalities are primarily being reported in the north west and to down in southern st province. southern baluchistan provinces also heavily impacted by weeks of unrelenting one, soon reigns more than 30000000 people nationwide are affected,

while vital infrastructure has been crippled by the flooding, the prime minister as 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 pakistani authorities say, have already been affected by this years flooding. bellagio, stan pakistan's, largest and porous province, is one of the worst affected some here feel abandoned it. hello larry. i called the guy that were carrying our own belongings so our house is submerged. i think that it. how else are we supposed to save them? or you can see how we're carrying them on such a terrible situation. if there is nobody from the government, nobody to how it will be to even ask about it. we put in a well, i've been a it here to the northwest and punjab. these flood 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 that the damage is already estimated to run into the billions pakistan's climate change minister sherry raymond has just returned from the west affected regions. she gave us a 1st hand account of the devastation. well, as you can see, the image is a heart breaking. it's not the sad part is it that it is not stopping. the rain is relentless. the waters coming down in buckets from a merciless sky. and we have now in our it leak in the south of the country where it is beginning. many districts are beginning to look like they're part of

the ocean. our helicopter sorties are not finding dry land to drop new rations essential services. people on the room on bits of high ground, we've had to deploy the navy for the 1st time to operate in india and pakistan because much of it looks resembles a small ocean. so yes, it's quite devastating. it is a climate catastrophe. i'm very clear because the whole of this year we have seen one after another cascade of it, one after another event, extreme weather events and a guest dime catastrophes. and that started literally in early march, late february, when we went straight from winter to spring pakistan became one of the hardest places on the planet crossing 53 degrees in the south. right. and that it triggered a great deal of public stress. it triggered the forest a whole season,

a far corner, which we had to bear to in areas where we already have little quarters go. so it's been a very stressful time. and of course the, because you haven't g yeah, of course. i mean, you said it yourself that i mean pakistan is, is in the region that is actually used to my mom soon. rain a regularly comes in the particular season, but this year you say it's very, very different. and you say it's down to climate change and we've seen in our terrible scenes in other parts of the world as well. but critics still say that the devastation of that we're witnessing has less to do with manmade climate change on what to do with poor planning. and corruption, what do you say to that? well, the poor planning really, or the corruption that they are alleging has been in built into that said planning

would really have been infrastructure and urban planning that has been in place for years on end. if you remember in 20 den pakistan was hit by super floods, a lot of the planning after that, at least and being infrastructure like bridges was focused on building them higher because we all for the building back better. and now we have the united nations on the ground with us. i don't think they see it is anything but a claim with good destro fee and why we are trying very hard to save lives and manage a subtle subsistence in areas where there's been didn't resource and the dying of water just keeps coming. now it's coming from the north and the garbled river region, in, in what is known as the traditional river in blood. we are in the middle of a perfect storm. i don't know anyone that could have planned for 8 weeks of unrelenting monsoons in cities and in dire swedes. $77.00 districts,

$72.00 districts now calamity it taking $700.00 and more water than ever. i don't think that's about planning. but having said that, of course we need to plan better. i've been at the an advocate of climate resilient planning for a while. while and in dire sit there, you could perhaps help us with a concrete example because what, what's happened happened and the people now need help immediately. and you pointed out how difficult it is to get help to them. but what needs to be done concretely in your assessment as climate change minister to prevent another disaster like this one? well, no, i'm not sure that the water can be prevented or the glacial meant can be prevented because that's global warming. and yes, i would like not to be hector by western communities that have gotten rich on the

back of burning fossil fuels beer less than a one percent bitter in the word. so yes, i think it's time that, oh, the concrete example would be that pakistan needs a huge amount of just, just for this relief measures we had, we need $1000000000.00. right now we're transferring gash, fonts do i, will rebel. but um, you know, planning for core climate resilient infrastructure all over a very, very stressed country. economically, stress country is not possible without external help. and isn't it time that can freeze that had created this global crisis? have me pledges they came to last pledges of the conference of parties and actually translate their ambitions and promises in action. all right, but there are no words. very, very clear words there from my sherry, remind pakistan's federal minister for climate change sher talking to us from

islamabad. thank you so much. very much. the united nation says millions of tons of grains still need to be cleared from ukrainian, silas to make room for the new harvest shipments resumed through the black sea. earlier this month, under a deal set up by turkey and the un to lift a russian blockade, the flow of grain has helped ease food prices, but exports so far down by half compared to the same period last year. did all the use mattie as billing or in key if told us about new measures by the ukraine and government to ease grain shipping. there's the hope that the new measures they introduced will have an impact. basically they introduced new rules for men or bought bands 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

business 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 sail in. but the problem is we also need the ships. and there's also the problem of insurance, which is of course, very costly because they're sailing into a war zone. know, despite all the guarantees. so it's a permit measure that could potentially ease, but it's probably not the solution to the problem. the, the complete solution hope francis is visiting a town in central italy is still rebuilding in the wake of a huge earthquake. more than a decade ago. 300 people were killed and many of luck we lost finest buildings destroyed. the pope celebrated mass, but this growing speculation that he may soon step down fame the city is home to a pilgrimage church that is the final resting place of pope celeste in the 5th and 13th century church leader who became the 1st pontiff to resign

at an open air mass outside the church, francis praised his medieval predecessors, modesty are you only in the eyes of man. the humble are signor's weak and losers, but in reality, they are the real winners because they are the only ones who trust completely and the log in or operate them in dennison yardi. the reference is likely to add to speculation about francis future plans. after previous hints that he would resign, if his health no longer allowed him to carry out his duties. before leaving l'aquila, the pope opened the basilica of coloma jose holy door. as part of the annual pilgrimage tradition the u. s. bays agency, nasa is counting down to its sir 1st mission to put people on the moon in half a century on its maiden flight. artemus one will send an empty capsule as

a dry run for taking astronauts to the moon on later flights or more distant dream . is a mission to mass 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 on the pad 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 . it's been half a century and nothing is feeling. the pressure is a new creation. it is a new rocket in 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. it is incredibly difficult. i'm all rab r. bye up with a lot has changed here on it. since neil armstrong uttered those iconic words these

days, there are better cameras and fossa, peoria 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 moon that for the international space station. what's also evolved is society. one of the 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 agency views 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 earth power. back of 50 years after they made history on the surface of the moon, it's clear that nasa 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. now something to watch out for. and finally, india has completed its biggest ever demolition. operation. blasts brought down twin 100 meter high apartment towers near the capital daily in seconds. the supreme court ordered the demolition because the high rise is breached safety regulations. the area was evacuated before the explosions. ah,

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