the least call in the world and also on your info is and all the input w stores now onto the this is the w news. live from bell in the thousands of actuated as massive flooding hits northern italy at least 5 at that. and many of those injured local se, the extreme weather is on preston. and also coming up on the program, we report on a trump down on the l. g. p. c, q community in russia,

which is reportedly intensified since the war on you christ. a new law has been paused dining. what a far as he's labels gay propaganda. the i'm on youtube speaking and thanks so much for joining us. we begin initially, you are at least 5 people have died and several are missing off the heavy rain caused major flooding and the country's news. the media romano region has been hit particularly hard. thousands of people have been evacuated from the homes and hundreds of fi fi since they've been deployed to help with rescues authorities. a warning that may be was to come is extreme. rain continues to bass of the area or to ring till rain has over whelmed the now southern regions of emilia romana and medicaid. after days of down pause, move in a dozen rivet space,

the banks of flood waters poured into nearby cities and towns. well no, i remember an overflow happening when i was young, but now the situation is difficult. it's very worry wanted residence in some areas, had to climb onto the roof to be re skewed and emergency crews helped with rubber days it's at least 5 service has deployed $400.00 firefighters and responded to 600 cools since tuesday morning. the rescues made more difficult by flooded and washed out roads, local summit screws that we cannot rule out the possibility of further breaches of river banks. as happened yesterday, we had to raise all coal to citizens to stay away from rivers. do not enter base

model on the ground rooms for any reason. and for those who live near the river, to not go down to the ground floor. italy's government say that was following developments and was ready to help with release muses, but with more rain full cast or socrates one, the situation may get worse before it did speak to i got the very latest on the situation in northern italy from phillip wilson who's a freelance journalist spaced in rome to yes, well the yeah and that's total most and he is going to rise. i've seen the reports that already the numbers at 6 and with such widespread devastation, it's very likely that more reports will be coming in. people trapped in the house is little basements. some people will be killed by a lab slides, have the body of a, a job and will, when was found on the beach. it touches and not people presume to being carried

away by the flag voltage initially. so a very grim, a situation and like the ticket was said before, it gets better. so we can see from these pictures, i mean, really a dramatic situation. can you tell us anything about the evacuation efforts in the media ramaya region? how are they going? well, be moving the toe to read. uh, obviously follow uh strictly the instructions given by the uh, simple protection uh, department, uh, basically stay at home if you will, house is says say uh at least 5000 that being evacuated already. and they have been a number of dramatic, uh, rescues by helicopter, with people being uh, blocked from the roofs of the houses. uh so that, that work is ongoing. uh and that still uh the, the, the clear up ahead and assessment of the damage to the industry and

agriculture will be so flooded fields. uh no good for the agricultural sector up to a very severe drought last summer. uh so its being uh, a switch from one extreme to the next uh, you know, under. yeah. and according to the local authorities, uh, this emergency isn't going to be over anytime soon as it that's right. and they're predicting uh, uh, probably another 12 hours of the heavy rain and meet your analogy meteorologist. they've been describing this flooding as the west in the century. so um, another 12 hours of really severe difficulty and then picking up the pieces up to that huge bear up joke, but uh. ready 18 this particular area eventually setup will end reporting from room

. thank you so much for that update. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world and the u ends will meet your logical organization. says that as a to as of 3 tons, the world will reach record rolling in the next 5 years, according to a new report, a temporary breach of the 1.5 degrees celsius threshold for the missing the worst effects of climate change is now more likely than ever before the french president nicoleyechuck was he has lost his appeal against a 3 year prison sentence. the corruption, of course, in paris rule, but 2 of the is, would be suspended and that he could, with an electronic bracelets for the remaining year. the sentence, and so bon suckles, the from public office for 3 years and more than 40 countries at a summit of european leaders have back the system to make russia pay for its war and ukraine. the register of damages was a main focus. the council of europe missing and right cubic it would allow victims

of the war to report the home that they suffered. and it would be based on the hey, the hope of holding russia accountable that in the future, the support wasn't unanimous. hungry to t. i'm sub yet for example, have refused to sign up. and then another new development from the summit, the u. k and the netherlands have agreed to build an international coalition to provide flights a jet support for ukraine. the job counsellor electrolysis reacted with caution bots, said drum the will do its part to strengthen ukraine's capabilities. yeah. what's the whole we have focused kind of focused on what we are doing that's very relevant now to ukraine's ability to defend itself. for times we have provided a number of tanks and continue to supply these tanks with setting up high munition production functioning maintenance systems that zip up to a different. it's about the defense capabilities that we've set up with the anti

ashcroft tanks, which showed that launch weapons that we've already delivered the patriots into iris t system more of which are coming now to touch with them. i was to use this to improve one gets on the by to call the german trunks. that will actually, it's that now events are taking place around the world, mostly international de, against homophobia, by soviet and trends. phobia organizes say the rights of l. 2, the 2 people are increasingly at risk in some places, or many countries have cost that just ation. recognizing transgender or same sex parents rights, others a rolling back protections process, taking place across the us. for example, where campaign is say, hundreds of new laws, an attack on l. g, b, t, 2 people. now in russia, it's lumped down on the to be to community as were supposedly intensified since the war of ukraine. and new little has been paused to binding water authority is labeled gay propaganda. the russian act to this field trip false kasinsky says it

says this l g piece a few people and no longer allowed to exist. fearing for his life, he told the w that he decided to slay to germany before it was too late. a mixed feelings and thoughts out of a rushing look. the last filter was kasinsky has funded and racked into any of the stuff over in 3 different countries. the eligibility q activist was forced to leave his homeland in order to avoid political persecution. village g 7 years and if for my entire life is now inside here one suitcase and one back. but i didn't want to leave but events prove that i made the right decision for mine. there have been developments relating to the new law on so called l. g b t q propaganda feel that it was kasinsky has been championing eligible to q rights in russia. since 2007, when poor to source to possible, he used to go out and demonstrate. he last attempt to prove more turnarounds

towards the sexual minorities in russia was his private museum. take c, but it art related to the russian ultra to q has 3, but to, to had to close it down of, to see even more in class with the human rights organization supported was kasinsky . and he's escaped to germany. which, you know, since the invasion began on february, the 24 months to go to for it became clear to me that i'm afraid to track them with a negative a lot. in the 1st few months of the, i was even afraid to leave my apartment going to the door was, can you see and skis worried about the safety of queer people in russia? he said that manually from fear, particularly those in small towns and will areas. then you log in to what's being called quote, l g, b to q propaganda, what's passed by the russian problem. and plus here, it basically aims to bend any depictions of homosexuality that might be seen as positive as such as of i knew since the beginning of the walls with the most l. g, b flat, q organizations that have either been shut down by the o thought of jesus,

or they still have to be evacuated from russia. they're only a few initiatives, let that help b l g, b to community all locations for mahler. and it's not clear how long they will continue to exist because the state is targeting active. it's a big deal forward. he's going to do anything they want to. when nobody is there to resist the stuff to send you to send you a moss. most of that itself, the filter whiskey since gets going to spend the next few months in the shelter for a few trees. he says, the most important thing is that he's safe. no, he aims to support real people in russia from germany. if that is possible, i seen you as an authorized check. it's impossible to live in russia. if you own just apologies. they will hear problems that the w use must go. bureau chief, you're

a russia. so joined me from rica in latvia as dw is banned from reporting in russia . he's reported extensively on the experiences of algae be 2 people in russia, and he explained how difficult lives have now become. well, it all depends on how you live. and if you show your house how much extra ality all, you'll be transgender and transactional, and where you live and in the city is, of course i'll give you 2 people. have it much easier then in the countryside, but that is no different to you and your problem in russia isn't everyday life but as a potential banjo that the v o duplicate community permanent with faces and disease denture is having the 1st late in the latoria is low on so called gabriel down to we saw it into the bulk of that is any pro gave remark. even price about film for example. any remark that is not a negative can be punished because it could be industry as positive and also with a gate propaganda. and secondly, it's about the general a fault of the states to persecute people who think differently and especially in

times of war. it's about people who publicly protest against this so called special mutes authoration, ukraine. if you also gave you are these a target for the russian justice system. so how is this crack sound by the kremlin on the l g b, t to community viewed by the russian population in general? or was, it is no such a thing as the russians all zeros from population is just is, there is no such thing. this dream and so the americans have met plenty of open minded color and people in russia. i know, would i say the process i look for be from this, but 1st, many are afraid of being different in any way. secondly, many men in russia are abroad, up as macho, strong men who are never allowed to show weakness, and being gays, interpreted as a weakness in russia. so many russian say what, i don't know, i don't care to know why it doesn't hurt me. uh, that is as long as you did, you, people remain in the visible else edged if you period people in the society it's

okay. i know russians who are public at home a for the but half of the 2 friends in the private circle. and finally, i look for the a and transfer will be all i used politically. for example, when russians, what colts to vote for constitutional changes for years ago. the government advertised with integrated video is deliberately increasing, had tried all of us, but the community, if we could just talk about the report that we just sold, the acts of a says that he now wants to support russian l g, b, q, people from his exile in germany, what form could, could that take? well, of course, it's better to fight against human rights violations is the country itself and discrimination against those. if the 2 people is clearly human rights violation bought the circumstances have become sold. interest is that there are hardly any injury or in russia working on the issue. what you ought to from that report i can do from germany is of course, or from europe to house,

all the eligibility to people to leave russia. and if they live, i live or safety are at risk. all right, well, have to leave it that. that's a thanks so much for now. you're a professor reporting from rica. so i'm not so we have time full but stick around because coming up next is news asia with then since newland and filled gail will have your next news around up at the top of the next hour. how many kids to begin and thanks so much for watching data. we have a lovely day the what secret slide behind discovered new adventures in 360 degrees and explore fascinating world here.