ah, ah ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin. a 3rd of pakistan is under water. the monsoon floods hitting the country at the worst in 3 decades. the government calls the devastation mind boggling. it blames climate change caused by other countries.

ukraine launches a counter offensive to retake the southern region of hassan. cave says its forces have already broken the 1st line of russian defense. but moscow says it is holding advances and inflicting heavy casualties. the war in ukraine traumatized as millions of children. we go to a summer camp working to give them a break from the horrors of the conflict and deadly clashes in baghdad, fortified green zone, supporters of iraq's powerful shiite cleric malta. so the government palace of the he says he's leaving politics for good. ah, i've been fas all unwelcome. one 3rd of pakistan is under water as flood waters rise across the country. the government says climate change is to blame. climate change minister sherry huffman compared the situation to

a dystopian disaster movie and said she had never seen anything like it more than a 1000 people have died. international aid has begun to arrive, but getting to those who need it most is challenging. with some areas completely cut off. joan image has revealed the extent of the devastation near pakistan's indus river. the floods have destroyed bridges and washed away many roads, forcing authorities to use boats, military plains, and helicopters to carry out difficult rescue operations. often without a dry spot to land on. the government says one in 7 pakistan these are effected by the floods. but in 33000000 people, many were 1st to leave their homes returning only to see what still salvageable. yep. bye. and they got the hon. if billy up when i saw the water coming hill, i saved the women and children. uh huh. when i returned here, there was a lot of water, then i saved the castle,

which i ordered after that. okay. there was no chance to return here. yacht. there was just too much water. we're just made that funny voice yet argue the government expects the recent destruction to be worse than the widespread flooding of 2010 people have actually lost the complete livelihood. the orchards, the garden, the ugly fudge of fields and crops have been destroyed. or we have lost more than $45.00 books on both horton grove and focused on relief efforts are underway across the country. cargo planes, from a broad upbringing urgently needed food. water intense to pakistan, yet many flood victims still feel abandoned by the government. flatter, gone along their law by a lot of water entered our village. our homes are submerged law. some of our relatives have died and we are not receiving any relief from the government. there are also concerns about what still to come then soon season isn't over yet. more

rain and flooding is expected. ukraine says it's broken through enemy lines at several points near the southern city of his son. it's not in a campaign to break territory occupied by russia. the push comes after weeks of preparation. ukraine has been attacking russia's supply routes in an attempt to isolate troops in the area. russia captured his on early on in the war. ukrainian president blood of mister lensky is vowing to push russian forces out of all occupied territories, saying there will be no place for the invaders on ukrainian lat. raina. ukraine is returning its own and it will return hockey if lou hands don't yet st. separation. the house on regions, crimea, and definitely the waters of the black and as of seas. t w correspond mateus, bowling is in separation in the south of the country. i asked him for more about

ukraine's offensive. yeah, it seems that there are 3 points where the ukranian army has been either heavily put pressure on the russians or even take back some territory data or westoff pearson or the land bridge that connected to mc alive and her that her near the ingle eps river. that's her, that's where ukraine has been able to establish a bridge. had that been able to cross her this river for some time, but they have been basically stuck on their, on their piece of land that they were able to set over to. and they seem to have founded this area, and the 3rd one is further north. that's where the nova hoff goddamn is. the direction of the nova hoffman. them, they're not in nova kafka yet. there. that's a damn that there is one potential crossing of the river or so the crossing itself has been destroyed by ukrainian rockets as far as we understand. it's not possible to pass there now,

but still remains an important strategic point. all these points are still at a distance from house on city center. it's not that they are really approaching hassan city center, but it's, it's, it's a good step ahead. how are the russians responding? we see shelling of mc alive, for example, mc alive is not far from these places. it's a city that has been hit by rockers constantly throughout the past few weeks. and that's the same last night as also rockets have also come down near here where i am, is up or isha and other places. so the reply by russia is the one that that's usually happening, it's rockets on cities. you're not too far from the embattled nuclear power plant, had separation. is shelling and fighting, still going on there? yeah, that's what we're hearing. shelling has been happening constantly throughout the past few weeks. i must say, i'm an, it seems,

according to the russian occupational authorities that this night again, some shells have landed in the town nearby, where the, the power plant engineers, et cetera live are not on the side of the plant itself. but in the past few days, we've also seen something hitting there. so yes, this, this area is embattled and the dangers are still there. and international inspectors are set to arrive at the plant more will they get full and safe access to the site. nobody knows that, i mean there is an agreement basically that they can travel there. russia has said it will give them access, but what will be on site? nobody knows what precautions are being taken against the potential radiation leak . there are many

a security systems in the nuclear power plant. her reactors themselves are pretty sturdy. as far as we've been hearing, a shell wouldn't be able to break that and, and i will open up the reactor and release the energy. but the weakest spot are the cooling systems, even if the reactors are shut off. but they need to be covered for several months until the fuel has really cooled down enough, so it's safe to leave it without pulling on these systems. they're dependent on electricity and the most dangerous thing is worth possibly an electricity cut. we've been pretty close to that a few days ago when the, when the plant was taken off the grid there and generators that are then supplying the energy. but that seems to be the most critical point to what extent russia has taken precautions on site, enough fuel,

et cetera. we don't know that something the i e a will have to figure out when they're on site. and he has voting her in separation for us. thank you very much for your report. and let's look mathias as latest report, the war having forced millions of ukrainians from their homes. many a children have lost every thing. an organization in the north has set up a summer camp. it's supposed to be a place of fun and safety, but the horrors of war and never far away. i yogic is 11 years old to day. it's a birthday like no other to see what i had to do. i wish you'd have happiness and a peaceful sky above your head. i wish you that everything will be fine and that you can go home soon. this is a summer camp for kids and families. we've lost their home refugees from embattled occupied areas, yadda and his mother fled her son,

which is occupied by the russians. that was the c a u h. the russians were standing. where with tanks. thank us. didn't next to the tanks where people unable to live and then they could use people away. my just was unable to live his code word for book. just a few weeks. many of these kids have some and most people in the lifetime yard. it's dad is a soldier in the ukranian army. his mother decided to flee when the russians started looking for the families of ukrainian soldiers. but yet you referrals i looked through the blinds. i was scared, but the neighbor saved me. they told the soldiers that it was the house of a single mother with 2 kids. and the soldiers looked, they saw children's clothes drying in the yard and didn't enter. he own. only the dean, these lay sleep only in the organization or lexi olenick. everybody cause him uncle

yoshi. so he wanted to create a space of solace if only temporary but the war is always close. he remembers the 7 year old girl named marsha lost him to bring her friend. the camp was full, so he told her the friend could come 2 weeks later. cedar street the must have been one day she was sitting there in the hammock crying. lou, yep it's. i approached her and asked her to blush it, what's wrong and thought? and she shuddered. sure. but that was quick when you said my friend, whom he didn't take on. i said, yes, i remember she's coming in 2 weeks for these. and she said one of them, she's not coming any more yet us amused for you have children. i understand. if not my fault

then but she would still be alive. oh, what you thought give too many half stories like yours. but uncle yoshi and the other volunteers try as much as they can to distract every body with outdoor activities. it's the birthday boy's turn to climb the rock solid yard. it makes it to the toss it. well, you get, i'm a private which can i be a good? i'm not, not. we've got victory at least for to day. when so much in his life remains uncertain. oh, short of the law. yesterday i was on a boat, we were rowing around an island. you know what i forgot about the war. i forgot about it all. well says the woo law. and then night time comes and of course there's a camp while just like summer break, except that this is not just a break from school, but from a will defense

ministers from across the european union, a meeting in prague to discuss the blocks military support for ukraine the talks are expected to focus on options for setting up an easy training program. the ukrainian army, several e u countries are already training, keep soldiers on weaponry, donated by western nations. foreign ministers from the block rules are meeting in the check capital later. they said to debate, changing bees are rules for russian tourists. he, moreover, and all that from al, corresponded in prague in a moment. but 1st, let's take a look at some of the latest military aid that ukraine is sent to receive. ukraine's ammunition supply is about to get a boost. it's howard sir. artillery units will be stocked with a new toggle shell called the volcano german. he says it's sending several 100. we'll canaan munitions to the front line. the gps and laser guided missiles reach up to 80 kilometers, almost doubling the range of most how it says already existing donated equipment is

having an impact. hope so rascal, and it never showings on slo vianza every day, but, but due to new weapons that were perceived from the west to particularly high mars and houses, our chances have equalized. that's where you see that before one of our shots was answered with 50 shots from them myself, we'll leave it today. the ratio is $1.00 to $4.00 or $1.00 to $5.00 frequency. they didn't look at the this, but in that you did. okay. ah, hi mars are the us supplied long range mobile rocket launches, which of allowed ukraine to hit deep behind russian lies. countries have pledged almost 90000000000 euros worth of equipment or military financing. the u. s. is by far the biggest donna, followed by the united kingdom and the european union. poland is number 4. it's donations include how it, sir. artillery vehicles like these to replace ukraine's soviet era tanks and cannon

is necessarily, i think the advance is more successful on our side. because our equipment is more modern. we attack the occupiers. more precisely. germany is the 5th biggest military donor. it is now pledged almost 2000000000 years worth of aid, including anti aircraft vehicles and training for troops to operate them. the men and he isn't. the men who are here will defend their country highland, they will defend it against the terrible threat posed to ukraine by russia's brutal war of aggression. and we will continue to support them without finance capabilities and also with weapon circle about within buffer and private individuals have also sent 1000000 for help ukraine by drones, for its fleet of eyes in the sky. foreign support has been crucial in keeping ukraine's resistance efforts afloat and helping it defend its territory for longer than anyone expected. t w's alexander phenomena joins us from prague.

defense ministers, a meeting that today. what can we expect? there are 2 main issues on their agenda. arms deliveries of, for instance, are we just so that you members, states are providing ukraine would all kinds of military equipment, but those deliveries are depleting there is talk. so the question here is, and if the defense ministers are going to discuss that, how they can push the industry to produce more, some of them are suggesting that they need more, your opinion funding. some of them are in favor of joined to procurement of weapon systems or ammunition. and another topic that is here on the agenda is a higher level training commission for you, the ukraine, an army you foreign policy chief feels that burrell told us that he is expecting

the defense ministers to get their political backing for such a training mission. we know that some members said friends or germany or denmark, there are already training ukrainian soldiers by their goal here is for the european union to coordinate such a mission and to finance it. and e u foreign ministers are also meeting to discuss visa restrictions for russian travelers. yes sir. visa restrictions for russian citizens are looming large over the meeting of the foreign ministers later today. here in prague with many members, states demanding a total ban on a russian, a visa of off on tourist visas. however, as some member states, among them, friends and germany oppose such a ban. germany in france circulated a paper, a hat of the meeting. he saying that it's important to respect the people to people

exchange that it's important dare to rush an artist, sir, opposition segers or intellectuals students are still able to come to the european union. so as you can see, they're a little appetite for the moment for such a total ban. but i think with many eastern european and baltic states demanding such a step, this discussion is here to stay alexander, phenomena for us in prague. thank you very much. returning to our top story over a 1000 people are dead in floods that have destroyed large parts of pakistan. the government blames climate change caused by other countries or to talk about that ali talkie. a shake is an independent expert on climate risk management. just how severe are these floods the

e t o spread already about a 1000000 all that been damaged for what i call them have unfortunately lost their lives. and probably 30000000 people have been touched. what we have seen so far is a buddy saw the capacity of the country and rescue operations. of course it could have been better, but we have done, but i think what is the end of the term that i wish to i like is a buddy rep or mobile additional, some resources for cash disbursement. please remember that the program we have of subway of oswald many years ago to live database. and we have identified the bottom 40 portion of the population and 60 percent of the population below the poverty line. and it is $1.00 to $10.00 each. and the 1st months, in addition to emergency medicine, food and water leak. and that is absolutely important. one is that the initial

estimate was that this will be a smaller number of people. it turned out the very everything have a large number of people and very nice quickly need to replenish our financial resources with this. like especially like the apple disbursement of cash number of also damaged. does me that the infrastructure is not clamored resilient? does that, but they need to do in the construction. you are a climate risk manager, so to speak. these flash floods are often part of the monsoon season, but not on this scale. the government blames climate change caused by other countries. what's your take on this? well, just imagine you go to a parent as basin last structure that was during last 5 decades of 60 the

seventy's and the pleasure of them. and the garden footprint is navina on it. they are bang for the lifestyle of society span. generally speaking, in terms of permanent laws and permanent damage to our society and ecosystems. so the bottom line is the, in the glamor gen conversation. nobody is saved on this everybody. and here we see that last question that a population led to the line. in fact pro lived very housing and non non resilient housing, and they never did the front of this office. and some of them come to our close to the because of the voucher. and some come because of mission led on because after angel vance now, and then of course, our infrastructure in front management management is pretty strong. or if you are

not prepared for the funding structure for reading, you were not prepared for directions in of this thought to cause across your transit range shredding of this is that the same? so it's in the garbage and context. the footprint of this country is very small, very nominal. we are on the wrong side of the stick when it comes to climate, justice b have no calculations done in terms of estimating the in the climate cost economy and development. but this much me not all the each but excuse me, one such as ways such as dogs and drugs and see what intuition and god bless you. med, the cost of development is increasing constantly. and this is very hard for developing countries economy to keep up with this kind of estimating the relative k. it

sounds like a lot needs to be done on both sides in pakistan and abroad as far as battling climate change goes. that's for sure. thank you very much for being on the show alley talk your shake. baghdad. high security green zone has been hit by shelling, explosions, follow a day of deadly clashes in the iraqi capital after she i cleared, malta said he was leaving politics. why? it's unclear who was behind the attacks on the international diplomatic zone. earlier in the day, at least, 23 of santa supporters were killed in mid clashes. of the crowd stormed the presidential palace inside the green zone. the violence comes as iraq remains gripped in a political crisis. it has left it without a government since elections last october. ah, supporters of finance, shia cleric mcdonough. it's under reach. but does heavy fortify green's own

in india, whom do ministries and embassies the soon over and the government palace? and i thought that out of a, our revolution is solely in rocky. why it's not southwest out. this is in a rocky revolution with any of the iraq it should be returned to its people with anita dat up. why ack yamaha? i let what's your plan? oh my, our demands are to dissolve parliament and to hold the corrupt to account and we say to our saddler, we will sacrifice for you victory's aus alina, while you inside many was seen lounging in meeting rooms, used by iraqi heads of state, and cooling off in a swimming pool in the garden, they were soon driven out by security forces using deer, gas, and gunshots. the un mission to iraq, as well as the united states,

called on all sides for his change. the plan up up by linds follows months of political deadlock in iraq looked at others movement as this block was the biggest winner in october's election. but he failed to form a government that excluded his. she arrivals close to her on law moral, marcia, he would do. his lama goes from parliament in june. what was said while on my uncle, his followers have since been staging a sitting outside the parliament calling for fresh elections. well, this isn't the 1st time the influential carrick has withdrawn from politics you thought to know for the garden deadlock in iraq appears hotter to resolve than in the bust. dw spoke to daniel's cell, where a professor at the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies. we asked him why it hasn't been possible to form a government in iraq splintering political groups in iraq.

and i was unwilling to form a broad coalition. he wanted a majority, terry and government. iraq has been ruled by by broader coalitions since the american nation. you know, there comes a time for a majority, jerry, in government in a place like iraq, but he didn't have the votes and that's what really counts. and finally, rowing for 38 miles at 11 hours down the missouri river in the u. s. sounds like a chore, but imagine doing it inside a hollowed out pumpkin. that's exactly what nebraskan resident dwayne hanson did, having grown the enormous pumpkin and his own god, and his mammoth trip even owned him, a guinness world record. again. and remind her of the top stories when following

foyer. a 3rd of pakistan is under water, his flood waters rise across the country. the government says climate change is to blame. climate change minister compares the situation to a dystopian disaster movie and says she has never seen anything like ukraine says it is launched, its long anticipated attempt to retake southern the southern region of his son. oscar says it's halting offensives and inflicting heavy casualties. kick off from d w. sports is up. next i'm bainsville and i'll be back next out with with

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