[000:00:00;00] the the, this is the, the we news line from berlin. world leader is gather in india for the g, 20 summit. climate change and the global economy will be on the agenda and daily hosted by prime minister to render a multi but china leader will not attend to also coming up really unbelievable. and it's so different pictures and

real cost of the floods displaced people damage, infrastructure and death. the impact of record to wrench will rain, devastates grease and neighboring countries, plus pollution problems. despite efforts to tackle bad air, it's an increasing concern in many cities. we look at what year is trying to do to clean up its act. the really welcome to the show to 20 leaders are reading an india this week and the med considerable divisions over the war in ukraine and other key global issues. the g 20 features the world's biggest economy, such as the united states, china and the european union, as well as emerging players like india, brazil, and turkey. china as president is not attending, and russia's foreign ministers are a good lover of will appear in place of letting me put in. the forum covers 2 thirds of the world's population,

but much the developing world is not represented in particular africa. and that lack of representation from the continent is becoming a talking point as the w's chief international editor richard walker explains. let's go back in time for a minute to november 2022. at the last g 20 summit. there was high drama, the opening ceremony, and this was a dramatic event with the war and ukraine, dividing that on the host, indonesia, as president joe co, window to made a powerful appeal stop the war at a big stop. the war. the diplomacy was intense. joe biden, and she, jim ping met for the 1st time in years. and again, school the on the summit to achieve the beginning with strong working on the

and with that, it was in the time since then, the war has kept raging on the world as got even more dividers leaving india with the massive diplomatic challenge of getting the g 20 to come together. this time around. this is the man in the middle. india is main. negotiate or shop i spoke to d, w for this week. the challenge is to discuss with ard when people is and finally i live at an agreement. everybody has a reboot ball and that sort of makes the job be challenging to we'll do our best. this is meant to be in this moment in the sun, sharing the g 20 for the 1st time. it's positioned itself as the voice of the global sound. a standing up for a she was the matcher to the developing. well, 6 of the 12 fust is built in countries in the world today out from africa. so the prime is this bush for african union to become a permanent member of the g 20. this has had a huge,

a very big support from all of the leaders with the word and hopefully we'll see african union and becoming up on an inbound. but geo political divisions still overshadow all of this. she jim pain is not even showing up. she's decision not to come to delhi, is being seen as a real snap to india. and as a risk to chances of a breakthrough on the crate. the pressure reading remote and his negotiating t as in tents, the ukraine issue may be important. some countries, some part of the water, but it's not an important issue for many other countries. all the developing countries, emerging countries for all of us view not created the ukraine wall. that does not bring one issue of a water which is going on for one or to off fields in your ups and best bid on every other issue of the word. you can sense real frustration that india is stuck in the middle of

a crisis. that is not his fault. and yet that's the reality of the divided. well, the way living in. so this we can some, it will be a test, not just events you would have whether the world is in any fit state. so ever, comments, divisions, that's fine. if leader has never skipped a g 20 summit, except during the pandemic, the w selling bureau see from re to team and told us earlier how big a blow cheese absence is to india as well, especially nicole. they're saying that, you know, they're being quite dismissive about that and saying you don't have b g 20 summit. one of the other leader is not the. and she shouldn't been because only missed one summit. so fund that was doing the corporate restrictions when he couldn't travel, but this is correct. it is the 1st time that he's a for, she's not attending a g 20 summit. and even though in just putting on a brave face on this in the foreign minister said, when a need, it doesn't turn up at the g 20 summit. it doesn't reflect on the cost nation. but having said that, obviously there's disappointment. this is being seen as

a big bill for induced aspirations to have china on board, particularly since this may influence the outcome of the funding declaration. and with the 2 leaders met briefly in south africa at the big summit. they have been hope and optimism. that's a huge and thing we're doing up at this summit, but obviously he's changed his mind and it's that he's not coming now for india and prime minister moody, the g 20 summit is also a chance to showcase itself on the global stage. how important is the meeting for the world's most populous country? are very important as they've made it very important for themselves. nicole, it's the g, 20 presidencies, irritating presidency. so it's up to every country what a mix of it and india has gone to town. they've put in so much effort in this they have taken away this a music not just, you know, at the meeting which is taking place and then doing capital. they've had some to

100 administrative and low level meetings across the country and about 60 cities. so been putting a lot of effort into this and they also set the agenda, which we heard that and which is report, they talked about, you know, making being the voice of the global south. that's a very important part of india is ambition. an agenda industry 20, they also say that for example, the i am at the said, the 80 percent of, of the build, the growth of the coming years. we've come from emerging country. so imagine countries need to take center stage and that's what they're trying to do. within this presidency of the g. 20 lots of contentious topics on the table there. one of them of course, being the war and ukraine. what role does in the se, itself playing in the context of the conflict? because it's neutral stance seems to be quite the balancing act, doesn't it? or it is find a balancing act of mismanage to balance it quite well until now. but this could be a fun is test, because this is the most contentious issue on the g 20 agenda because india has

never condemned russia's invasion of ukraine. but he's also or restored to much dialogue. and diplomacy being the way for what i think was actually not in the movie sky attendance at the last a g 's. when he saw me to embody what he said, this is not a thought and he wrote a rule, and that was a built the digital. finally, obviously the shape us well meeting for the find his talks before the lead is arrive here hoping that they could be some kind of breakthrough at the moment. there is no consensus on this issue and we're still waiting to see if there's a final communicate that comes out, which includes condemnation or to compromise a sentence formulation on that ukraine whole. but at the moment, the only good thing is that the shed was i've been talking about at the top. dogs have not collapse, but a final communicate on this issue could be elusive. we'll have to wait and see though is our daily bureau chief and returned to us. thank you so much and read and see the ways agent analysts. clifford coon and joins me now in the studio. clifford,

this, this summit is seen by many analysts as a true test for the g 20 as a format because there's a lot of this court on, on many topics, not just ukraine. that's what i mean. i think ukraine is a big factor. it makes it very difficult in some ways for, for certain leaders, including champagne from china to go there because they just want to avoid the issue as, as we've seen a bit in the report there, the indians, or also don't want ukraine to dominate what's gonna happen there, but it just shows that there, there's so little, there's so little common ground there at the moment and i think, you know, the big absence of course is, is she's been paying on, i think for his 11 years in power. he's never missed the g 20, but a lot of this is about i think china wanting to replace the us or at least put itself in a position as a heglum on a global hegemonic global power. and so i think in some ways there's a strong element of a power play here, and the repercussions of that particular power play are being felt right the way

across the g 20 itself. you mentioned that they are in his 11 years in power. he has not skipped one of these g twenties. what can we read into the fact that he's not attending? well, i think there's, there's quite a lot going on here. um, i mean, it's very surprising in some ways because we had the brakes meeting that didn't, you know, the ink is barely dry on the brakes plus, plus, plus, plus, using, which brought in some new members. and i think he's much more comfortable in the bricks environment than he isn't the environment. and the people say he doesn't like anything to do with g 7, g 20. any of these things are not really the forums on which china feels comfortable. i think the absence of, of vladimir putin is very important and we've had a lot of stuff in, in recent weeks and months indeed. or since the start of the war about the closeness between she jumping and putting in march the mass. and at the end of their meeting got me, she pulled gluten close and said, we are engineering changes that have not been seen in a 100 years. and i don't think we can, we should underestimate the power of that. that kind of statement on the importance of that kind of relationship. so i think, i think i know rush,

it will be represent, you know, that will be so the representation there, but it's still very much about the relationship between she and pollutants. so we're seeing a new world order being engineered right in front of our eyes. and she is also kind of more focused on a domestic audience at this point. doesn't mean that's right. there's been a few reports coming out in the chinese in, um, in international media, but he's facing pressure at home. the economy is slowing down and this week we had trade days and you know, it's, the economy just isn't growing on it is growing, but it's not at the same race. and this is a problem for him. so this week and brother, i'm going to g twenties visiting, hey long john, which is a, a province just done in the northeast and visiting farmers and flood victims. he's very focused on domestic issues, trying to show themselves to be the strong man within china. and also he wants a foreign policy winch it to show that china is strong. i'm local office,

have been commissioned by the government to beautify the city head of the summit. shelter, log me not. is in charge here. i'm. yeah, i got to get off work is a form celebration and by doing this we are welcoming the members of the g. 20 in showing india is beauteous. we are putting on a great show of welcome top, across the capital, somewhat busy planting trees in dressing the steve, the green. what i'll do is a branding roads and flight was an old. these roads lead us to one best summation. the main venue bought a wonderful where the summit to those take place. this is the leaders we've discussed pressing global issues. but for many disputes, occasions has come at the cost of displacement, loss of light to finish the thoughts of the preparations, housing stuff,

houses, and small shops had been demolished, vida logged on his family among those who had been made homeless by the beautification drive. they now lou onto the flight. we'll do 20, maybe get that. i because the leaders of important countries are coming to the g. 20 summit. the government does not want the slums and shanties to be visible yet. i may, but then find out if they should re, housing as they can any to the rest of the day afterwards. so need to come on. i just need a meeting, the homeless to provide them with legal assistance in decrease and waiting on the gains as no one to listen to them. a small re houses on their homes with the model straight away made sense and as an organization, we want them to be given back home. i school provided with concrete brick houses all sides and to have the rights of the children and family members insured. you

are the guardian woman may die in some parts of the city parties of colored slums with green coatings and fine grills in an attempt to hide the misery of the poor for prime minister in the movie. this, the 20 summit is an opportunity to raise india's profile on the stage and positioned it as a follow house. and the government clearly thinks w slums do not fit that profile. why the summit may end up being a success cost for this. these for has come at the high price have a look now. some of the other story is making is around the world. as north korea says it has launched a new tactical nuclear attack submarine, state news release. pictures of the countries leader comes on own at a ceremony for the launch and an unspecified location. north korea has been trying

to ramp up its naval power in recent years. record rain and hong kong has cost severe flooding. authorities are carrying out rescue operations and i've asked residents to stay indoors until weather conditions improve. the cities weather agency has reported the highest hourly rain falls and as records began, that was back in 18. 84 a deadly storm has killed at least 12 people and caused widespread destruction across greece, turkey, and bulgaria. one of the worst hit areas is the greek port, city of wallace, and the north of the country. our correspondence, sophia, cuz of talkie met some of the residents struggling to come weeks after wildfires raised all across the mediterranean. the balconies are being battered by a savage storm in the greek city of bolos, residents have been without running water and electricity for days. the water level of the river craft fitness, which runs through follows,

has risen by 3 meters. shops remain closed as the owners try to assess the cost of the deluge. that's really key for a mock is, has run her business for 37 years. so i believe in a few days we might see holy be let just disappear from the map that you know what this means in one worked got best or fee me. it hurts me. it really doesn't know what's going on for you. at the foot of mount pelley on this road, there's testament to the waters force. as i'm sending years people, the residential photos come here to see the see, the damage that has been caused by all the waters that have been carried down.

really unbelievable. and it's so different pictures. and back in the city center, people are queueing in front of the supermarket to buy drinking water. but the queue is even bigger in front of the city hall, where water bottles are being distributed for free moments. i've seen the people it moves in the house pieces, but right now we'll look, you know, need to be next to them who shared a lot of what i've got to ship was to stop in because like most you're living again storm down you is gradually easing but for now, the only thing the residents of all of us can do is wait for the winds to subside. our respondents, sophia cliff talk. you send us that report. she's out back in athens, where she told me more about what you've seen after 3 days of heavy rain falling

grace. it's nicole. um, as you can see it happens. it's not raining right now, but it's very, very windy as you probably tend to hear very strong winds. and um, the situation in low, low spot in general in central greece doesn't look good, especially in the series of not assigned a series of data and speak a lot. whole houses were coverage if you could just see the rooms people try to get to rescue by like literally climbing on their roofs and also to all denies the fire forces were operating when we last waltz and that yesterday night we saw the 5 horses getting ready for taking off the boat to go and rescue those who were trapped in the houses and where the boats um cannot reach the houses. helicopters are uh, operating. oh, so the brook army is joining troops of the greek army is joining and police. c for

everything the, the transfer on the board, it's a chance or so the, the authorities still advise people to avoid going around is the streets are full of mot. a car. so we're washed away from the floating. so the rain it's, it's not draining right now, but the damage in what the rain causes it's still ongoing. so now the, the residents have to be patient as to, to see when they are going to be rescued. there were more than 5000 calls for emergency calls to be rescued from people that were trapped. it's not raining right now. at least not where you are across the rest of the country. is the rain going to east today, especially in the most effected areas? us in the most effected areas. the rain is going to use it. a storm daniel is moving away from greece and it is slightly raining at tarts, but not comparable. what, what's going on? uh,

the last 3 days. what are authorities doing to help those affected by the floods? people who, who have to leave their homes, who have no place to go right now. well, the people that have to leave their homes, most of them went through relatives. this is what we've been told when we were involved yesterday. so they wanted family members that might have electricity or that houses were in that destroyed or, and, or underwater, and others where uh, evacuated, uh, dsr. these are now a planning the rest of operation as uh, the rain stops and they can look the better uh, strategy, also to see where people are trapped because it's so difficult, of course to, to get to those areas that where destructed, i mean to reach them as dw correspondence, sophia cliff talk it in athens, thank you for that update. thank you. although clean air measures are in place, your of is still suffering pollution problems. bad air is in fact

a major killer. our data journalism team is found that last year most people lived in areas where air quality does not meet world health organization standards. now the european parliament is set to vote on tougher roles next week to help tackle the problem of the pollution through natasha's life plans. up in the year. she was once a cycling instructor here in brussels, about all that time spent in rush hour traffic to gets to on her long history. you have a, i was waking up at night and struggling to bring him by the office. it happened several times. so i went to my doctor and he more or less told me it was linked to a policy. so this, i'm a really forced me to reconsider my jobs for the book is. natasha says off on a new career in education and no take the scenic route. she's not the only one seeking a breath of fresh air. the dw researchers crunch the numbers and learns that last year. 98 percent of people in europe lived in areas where air pollution levels exceed,

w h o recommendations. power sparse. lona and athens are particularly affected, plus parts of coal producing poland and the area of northern actually arrived to milan, industry transport, agriculture, and domestic heating, oil contribute to air pollution, which is linked to an estimated 300000 premature day in each year. and researchers say that's not home, they are uh, costs, own echo system damage on property cuts, costs work days. those varies cost on florida. street damages. there is a cost on culture heritage damage the impacts on our heads and all our finances are, you know, europe is trying harder to clean up its act. the european commission is proposing tighter legal limits on air, pollution levels and plants to make it easier for citizens to claim compensation for breaches. somebody you parliamentarians are pushing for even stricter cops when

we bought one. it's uh, clean air, all lined up with the protection of the house of our citizens and then uh, follow up the great door. yeah, of the wall. it's got, it's got a judgement and basically it's follow up the criteria over the science april, which we need to like. um, i'm this little motion button demik. we are talking about this guy. the size with governments here have of poor track records. most you remember states have broken the books, current air pollution laws in the past, and some have even faced half defiance. meanwhile, on to pollution, policies like binding older cars from cities or restricting farming emissions are sometimes seen as discriminatory and often face public backlash. all which means hoax for a swift, a decisive drop in air pollution may remain out of reach. and it's likely to take new years before your manager is to truly clear the air press cares and turkey erasing to save

a cave expert trapped thousands of feet under ground. the american developed the internal bleeding while exploring turkey's 3rd deepest cave and is unable to leave on his own experts. the getting him out will be difficult and could take several days. 1000 meters below the surface maybe contains attending to mark dicky. these ago he got stuck in this gave off to suffering a medical emergency the response of the turkish government to get the medical supplies that are in my opinion, my wife jessica national community here. the 14 years or it was on an international exploration mission in the market and the doris mountains, when he felt for a gastric hemorrhage,

he was 1250 meters below the surface. at the time, members of his crew were able to bring him up to a gun at a depth of 2000 meters radius now stuck. giving rescue workers from hungry lea gratiot and other countries are assisting in the operation. the 1st thing are i safely re wrote down the storage facility and the supplies or so thank you for the love you brought it down. my has been getting much better. i think we've to expose the 6 the rescue operation, but it requires specialist the group and i'm good big d. so the when weeks depending on conditions that are done, those are good and being blasted. clear to make them bright enough for districts your to pass through. before we go, here's a reminder of our top story today. the world leaders are gathering in india for the g 20 summit, toasted 5 prime minister in the red promoting climate change, and the global economy will be on the agenda and daily,

although china's leader will not attend meant disagreements over the war and ukraine and the russian presidents also not be there, you're up to date. stay with us though, because coming up next to the global with a report on how people in for are using fox to ease a major water shortage. we'll be back with more at the top of the next hour, and i hope to see

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