reward, after all, there are billions to be made. our 2 parties documentary, deep sea greed starts due date on d w. the . this is dw news life from the in a disaster unravels. southern ukraine reels from the boast, stand, thousands of people that are homeless and a humanitarian added by mental catastrophe is underway, chief, and most to accuse each other of destroying the dance and a bit to avoid a serious oil spill off the coast of human. well, the 1000000 barrels are in this

a band and the tank is transferring it is risk gate, but doing nothing would be devastated. the i've been visible and good to have you with us authorities in southern ukraine or bracing to evacuate thousands of presidents, the breaching of the health cut them has flooded thousands of towns and villages. the united nations, a cheap says the breach could be the worst damage to civilian infrastructure. since the start of the will keep claims moscow blew up, the russian control dam, situated on the front line just stopped when he counter offensive. russia reduces ukraine of sabotage turkeys president bridget tiny, a bad one has told both leaders and separate phone calls that an international investigation is state the volunteers and rescue workers. use motorized continues to pick up people down stream from the destroy them trapped by the rising

flood. waters, along with their pets. residents along the right bank of the dundee, pro river, controlled by ukraine, are being taken to temporary evacuation zones by road and by rail. one of them is in the city of nikolai, of 100 kilometers from the flood zone. in his son. there are paramedics, as well as volunteers, to help the iraqis find food and shelter. the collapse of the dam has brought further misery for tens of thousands already caught on the front lines of the war between ukraine and russia. 65 year old hand as a rude and yeah, emerged from a bomb shelter after 3 days of russian shelling to find her home submerged a body shop where you could, your musical, the city is like a ravine,

completely flaunted it's impossible to drive through the people who are trapped and what became like an island. i was taken away by my friends. i had to leave because having spent 3 nights in a bomb shelter, i just couldn't take it any more. but how does that route and yet is luckier than most her ordeal has ended on a bright moment. you have company your color to her sister's live and because i have so she has a place to stay and shoulders to lean on as well . those living along ukraine's lower than the parole river are now dealing with the immediate consequences of the dams collapse. the impact may be felt for generations, with thousands of homes and livelihoods swept away in the disaster. one of the affected areas is, has on the city which is controlled by ukraine. it's on your found luka is there

for us to describe what's going on. where you are, sonia it would have been. so i'm in a residential neighborhood. i'm sure in caps on a when there is a risk and back if you know oppression didn't going on that the portable is right behind me. it's about 500 meters of behind me. and we've speaking we've been speaking to local officials here. one of them told me that he could actually walk down the street that you've seen behind me so much completely underwent that he could walk the previously what and what was the present dramatically overnight. now that a risk of teams here that are on stand by with rubber boats and you know, bagels that can wait for the water. and that's because of officials of total sets. so some precedents happen is accurate and here some refusing to beat the holdings and they're hoping to, you know, kind of go by and convince them. and this is the situation with see um in many neighborhoods and kennestone especially close to the new dramatic scenes of people being evacuated by boat or even kind of who haven't come off some houses which are

completely submerged. now we've also been to the city of nickel nice, which is about 8 to kilometers away from here. and, and what is kind of striking is that a full cities like do the pro us cities like has over directly on the do, but have been effective, but a full set of problems much for the internet to also be an effective. we spoke to a woman who was unable to go back to a home because the her tone was quite dry. it's north of coastal and she said, bridges the roads there had been washed away and so she couldn't get there. and i think this was a problem that many risk team, i'm not facing the fact that they cannot access some of these documents. we're heading of high school teams also coming in now from kids with, with, you know, improvements like generate those water treatment plants and rubber boats. it's quite a dramatic situation. stuff and wherever people actually going because their, their reports across from shelling of the affected ukrainian areas as people have been trying to evacuate and, and, and i guess we're talking about a huge area that's under water now. when the officials we

spoke to you or if the city or the or the told us that the city of console has set up a few evacuation side of the trent, those were ready and it's mainly in schools and, and, and dreams. obviously some people have been taking their, we heard off the emergency pre and that was set up yesterday to take people to that town if need be cannot, if, which is the next biggest city that was able to supreme this to the organizing bosses this, we were actually on the bus station and we cannot if, and we spoke with the locals with costs oppression there. and she actually said, which was quite interesting. he said that, you know, not many people have actually come in uh, from canceling because they prefer to probably stay with relatives on higher ground, closer to their homes. so only about more than 40 people, he said hadn't arrived on print that yes, they don't, you don't rescue teams. they wouldn't stand by to, to help you found that go for us, reporting the from hassle and thank you and let's go over to i see the, the spokes person that the international committee of the red cross, who's in steve in the capital one. what do you hit from your stuff on the ground

right now? trying to tackle this situation? well, we have our colleagues from the ukranian red cross that are underground suits yesterday, carrying out evacuation from the areas that have been affected by the floods yesterday they evacuated over 800 civilians, including over 60, where no mobility citizens and today the evacuate over 50 civilians that this work is ongoing, but a lot of people have had to evacuate simply because their homes have been destroyed or damaged. what are teeth on the ground are reporting? is that the, you many turn consequences of these floods resulting from the destruction of the them already quite severe and this is on top of an already dyers humanitarian situation. following more than 15 months of military system, it's even active on conflict in the immediate vicinity of these various processes, extremely tricky because of river mocks, the border between russian and ukrainian controlled territories. so i guess you

have a unique challenges facing notate this is true, but the fact is that both sides of the river are affected by this catastrophe. and so the many turn consequences are the same on both sides. but as you said, there are challenges in terms of access to these places. so we are working with our ukrainian red cross part there in the areas that are controlled by you created. busy working in very close called cooperation with local authorities, with regional authorities, with emergency services, and they're doing an amazing work to really help people give them the assistance that they need. and it's true that on the other side of the river, your situation is equally challenging. but we are difficulty to access and this highlights the fact that you made it during the crises. it's paramount that you make an actors neutral monitor and actors can have access to population to

communities and meet it. but you are trying to get in contact with both sides. of course, as you know, the international committee of the red cross is a neutral, impartial, you made through an organization. we are present on both sides of the front line. we are present in the areas that are controlled by the russian armed forces and we are close dialogue with the authorities at the local level and also with the rest of your thoughts as to see if we can have access to it. of course this is challenging, never the last we keep trying to get access because the manager needs all would drive us. we are here to help communities affected. and that's what we should be able to do in this very dire humanitarian situation. i should have definitely from the i r c. thank you very much for joining it. thanks for having a little look at some other stories making headlines now. francis is undergoing abdominal surgery. vatican spokesman says the 86 year old is suffering from the honey of which is causing pain is expected to remain in the hospital for several

days. earlier, the pope appeared in good spirits and his weekly general load against a vatican. in the last 2 people have died in a shooting at a high school graduation in the state of virginia. a 19 year old suspects has been arrested. one of the victims was reportedly a graduating student, several others being treated for gunshot injuries. smoke from while fires in canada is blanketing parts of the northeast and united states. new york city is marysville urging people to limit outdoor activities. the canadian province of quebec is at the epi central the fires. international find, find is that helping to bundle the planks bangladesh has longest, hate wave in decades as seen, thousands of schools closed temperatures in the capital data. i've reached 41 degrees celsius. the energy, minnesota has one to frequent power cuts through to fuel shortages. residents say the pound cats are also affecting water supplies. the united nations has begun an

operation to drain over a 1000000 barrels of oil from a decaying tank of the many coast. the effects of santa has been a band and of the port of diana for g is threatening and ecological disaster. but finally, of the use of fundraising. salvage mission is getting underway, listing rec, off the coast of human fedex. but say it's a catastrophe waiting to happen. for stuff is coming, move in a 1000000 barrels of crude oil, and that's concerned. it could break apart at any moment for tank. it was being used as a floating storage facility for oil when human civil war broke out in 2015. since then is being left to rot. in 2019 a team went on board and took these photographs. they showed the extensive and neglect even van pipes were leaking and valves resting through

a smooth adult from space for soft could have a big environmental impact, a spilling the red sea. would dep estates wild life, leaf fishing communities destitute and would disrupt trade? 3 of us who is canal you people have been talking about it and kind of been not doing anything about it. this group has been able to do something about it and i believe will be successful. will continue to push forward until we succeed. for united nations raised money from establish operation for members, states private companies, and even the public through a crowd funding campaign. it used soon as it proceeds to bias. i intend to go on to the north fis on the nation shows the plan for north it moves in close adults with the stuff the engineers board. i'm gain access to it's tanks below a pumps and transfer the oil to the north dakota. once it's empty for tank,

it will be towed away to be scrapped the risk, so something going wrong are real the palpable. and this is something where to go wrong. indeed, many questions would be asked the only way we could answer that question as well. walking away is not an option, it wouldn't be easy, but the un saves the alternative. could be the biggest oil spill the world has ever seen. it's just both now and no back talk of which is through to the semi finals of the french open. the so i've had to work hard for victory off the losing the 1st set to russian. coughing cottrell, not the pressure was only the 2nd set as well before the world number one was sight or played the perfect time break. just find some light hiccups which sends out the match in just about 3 and a half hours and remains sort of winning. and you break or 23 grand slam titles.

you know, i think serve as a great confidence booster. you know, mentally, sol, so physically and emotionally for me, you know, it's, it's important to win a match where you are, you know, you are losing or you were being down and then you came back and, and, and, and, and want to match. so especially at the, the latter stages of, of a grand slam against the top players. the man waiting for a joke of it, she lost for a spaniard, carlos, i cut out who made fun like of work go face quarter final. well, number one dominated from the outset against fondles 60 plus the 20 year olds out was too much for the great crews to come in. straight sets with means out because is true to his 2nd grandson final, semi final rather he has the chance to stop joke if it's from sitting that you type of record that he kind of says with, spend your breath on the dime. a reminder of adult story fee is amounting of a humanitarian and environmental disaster in southern ukraine after

a brush and controlled damn was breached on tuesday. thousands have over the last day homes, the flooding. but the true scale of the disaster is yet to a match. up expo science, the chinese economy is failing to bounce back from the pandemic. details on that with robots on paid for. so we'll see you next down the, [000:00:00;00] the, enjoying the views and come to take a look at this. our tv highlights me every week. email inbox,