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crushed to death and sold major might life district plus disaster in the philippines following yet another tropical storm will take a look at the death toll and damage. ah, i melissa chan. thanks for joining us. search operations continue in the indian state of googe iraq, where a bridge collapse killed at least a 132 people. the suspension bridge was 1st built in the 19th century, but had recently undergone a refurbishment opening just days earlier. boats have been scouring the area to locate any additional victims. eye witnesses say many of those who fell into the river were children. crowds had packed the foot bridge, celebrating the holidays of the devali and the rock goudrow t. u year he

w. south asia bureau chief america cima, has more about the many questions being asked, how this disaster could happen, and who is responsible? how could a bridge which had gone through months of renovations or be opened and collapse within just days of reopening? now they are obviously lot of theories to that. people are also asking themselves, why were so many people allowed on a bridge? about 500 people are meant to have been on the bridge when it collapsed. now, a special tribunal has been set up to investigate these questions as well as a technical committee. now, of course, they'll take some time to come up with their conclusions. but the, our initial reports that a cable snapped and perhaps the, she'll read the number of people on the bridge. and they also be disturbing reports coming on reports which say that the company which actually renovated the bridge did not have a fitness certificate from the local municipal corporation. and then the question arises, why didn't the authorities allow people on the bridge?

there are also reports that the maintenance company, which was looking after the bridge, opened the bridge ahead of share dune, and they use this holiday season to make a bit of money that even issued tickets to people to go on to the bridge. now there's an all of a disturbing reports and the need to be investigated. there's been obviously a, the swift reaction from prime minister in ramadi. it is his state, good art is this day, and he's actually there on a visit. he's a made speeches about giving a bit of his sympathies and condolences to the next of kin. he says he shares the been that the people of more be, are feeling. he's also announced compensation for the next of kin for those who died as well as the chief ministers also are offered compensation. and they have been of course reactions from politicians, from across the political spectrum. all of them are sharing the pain that the people are in more be are feeling. and also of course, asking questions how this could happen. so there's also bit of a political lynn game which has started exploits,

say we had the policies we had the fame, but is this, it was still not been implemented properly. so we just have to wait and see what the investigation brings out. in south korea, police have set up a 561 member task force to investigate what caused a deadly crowd search this weekend. that killed more than a 150 people. young people were out celebrating halloween hitting the streets of the popular night life district of 81. when things took a frightening and deadly turn, emergency workers and ambulances struggle to get through the crowds to help people contributing to the chaos. president young, secure, has declared one week of national morning ordering flags across the country to fly at half staff. joining us as journalist frank smith in so frank, can you give us a bit more on the latest? well according to the most recent information we have

a 14054 people have lost their lives. 30 people remain in serious condition of those that. busy passed away. 98 were mostly young women, 56 were men. 4 of them were teenagers. a one middle school student died and 26. foreigners die. i didn't in this crush on saturday night. and in the alley, just behind me were thousands of people, an estimated 100000 people gathered for what was supposed to be a much more festive occasion. this was the 1st instance a weekend when young people could take off their mask. southbridge mask wearing mandate for outdoor activities had been lifted, and they look forward to celebrating this event instead of turned into tragedy. melissa, there's going to be a lot of, or i imagine there already is

a lot of anger over this. can you give us a sense of how people are reacting their yes, there is a lot of anger and i've seen that here in the street at, at this site. the prime minister came to this location just about an hour and a half ago. and and when he came here he was shouted. busy by, by a man who, who, who haps her had been, you know, hit by this by this tragedy in some way in also there's been some vitriol odom owed on social media with the some video circulating that show. what happened? this is somewhat reminiscent for so the grants of the 2014 se will disaster when a ship went down off the korean peninsula, taking $300.00 people with it, including $270.00 youngsters out on a field trip. so certainly people are remembering that and remembering a kind of a vow that the government need that, that public safety would be looked after. that wasn't the case here. numerous eye

witnesses that i have spoken to personally have said that the crowd control here was disorganized. so certainly that there are going to be some tough questions to ask and tough questions of high officials. so the grease minister of interior and safety said that this could not have been prevented. obviously that runs countered with some of the eye witnesses said and other information that suggests that crowd control here in e t one had been difference on previous large scale celebration such as halloween and, and new years. so definitely again, the investigation that this is going to take places is going to have to be a thorough one. melissa. i remember that ferry incident and that contributed i. cute, eventually exit, and then president park. and he and now i understand president, you has had a rocky start to his presidency. do you think people will be blaming hen? certainly things are going to get pretty political. there was another conservatives

here in, in an incident that took place at, at this site. and he was calling out encouragement to so green president, use prime minister as he toured the site, showing that he should cheer up in this was amongst people that had come to share their. busy wishes here. so certainly the question is just how political this will get with humans approval rating dropping below 30 percent. recently, people here in south korea are trying to come to terms with this now just behind the it and alter, has been set up just near the the alley where this took place people and also placed chrysanthemums at city hall and, and given out. now, black ribbons to call for those that have lost their lives to, to rest in peace. melissa frank smith, thank you so much. in the philippines,

tropical storm now gate slammed parts of the country, leaving behind a trail of disaster including at least $98.00 people, dead and dozens missing. those numbers will go up. first, the latest using long pieces of timber, these coats guards are searching for bodies and the sultan village of christiane. there's little chance people buried in the storm triggered mudslide would have survived. others were lucky enough to escape on time. but serious damage to infrastructure, such as bridges, means evacuation still like sufficient. 8 o loan. less i plead for hope that hopefully the bridges will be fixed soon. so that the relief assistance from those who wish to extend help can reach us on the morals. i mean now gave was one of the most destructive storms to lush to philippines. this year it struck on

a weekend when millions in the country returned to their home towns to visit the graves of their dead relatives. instead, they were left to grapple with floods. and now they're damaged homes. as to water receipts in some parts of the country, residents begin to clean up. this is said, love us health. now hotly recognizable re learn. lat that again and gum it. it wasn't expected that the water would reached out high and he knew the us. we thought it would just be nadeem again behalf al alan. i'm in young and lord lamb. but the devastation isn't over in the north and philippines flooding wasn't even as the storm moved. across to south china sea tropical storms kill hundreds of people in the philippines yearly. but scientists

have warned that climate change or making them more powerful, meaning havoc like this is set to become a constant. floods in town near manila bay in the philippines have been a problem for several decades. but the situation is being made worse by climate change and other human factors. residents in places like the town of hag annoyed, have urged the government to act to mitigate the floods. the street in hog noise in the philippines is permanently flooded. the water never fully receives, leaving locals to manage as best they can. but local motorbike taxi drivers have come up with a solution they hope will make life here easier they raise the height of their vehicles this way. they can continue ferrying passengers back and

forth and earn money. but that update reserve as the slots do affect her, the timing was the price again for us motorbike taxi drivers, vehicles are not made to cross blood waters. so what we did was no up, we modified them in order to make a living. but up or you, despite having long flogged down montage on my behalf, i believe not everyone can afford to take the customized tricycles. but those who can welcome the innovation saying they also make it possible for them to go about that business. very important, phyllis, i mean i live very important to us or especially to those who have to work, let alone. and if the flood waters do not subside until the afternoon fill out, we need these types of transportation that like modified motor bikes. the claim number that last on sized again, among the causes of flooding in this town, like others in the area or too much construction close to the river and bought

a waste management. meaning garbage is thrown into waterways. also to blame o hi tights and storm searches linked to climate change, but with no sign of an end to those problems in the near future. residents here, i have to rely on their own creativity with some time to come. that's all for today. be sure to check out our website, that's d, w dot com, ford slash asia, and our social media at the w news. i melissa chan have a good day. oh, what people have to say matters to us. m. that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend upon

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