l in nepal rises above 3700. the 7.8 magnitude earthquake has devastated cap men do after -- kathmandu forcing tens of thousands of people to abandon their homes and sleep in the streets. international rescue efforts are underway. french teams are in the capital to join chinese and indian teams on the ground here it desperately searching for survivors. police in burundi are trying to silence antigovernment protesters. more than 1000 people have been

dispersed, and they accuse the president of holding onto power. also coming up in business buying out. after two decades of leadership, details on a power struggle and the resignation of the top of europe's biggest carmaker. what is making the headlines in the press review. aurora: more than 3700 people have died following saturday's earthquake in nepal. according to ngo's, more than 6000 others have been injured and up to one million children could be affected. this is the deadliest disaster in nepal in 18 years. tens of thousands of families have had their homes destroyed, and many are camping in open spaces in kathmandu.

>> fire sirens echo in the streets. dust and rubble mountains are all that is left of the nearby square, a unesco world heritage site. the tent city has sprung up in the capital as many people chose to stay outdoors, fearful of aftershocks. >> i have been here for the past three days. there is no other choice. last night it rained hard. we were all getting drenched including the children. >> rescuers aided by the military are busy digging through the ruins, searching for survivors. sunday, this girl was rescued from the rubble. she was immediately rushed to the hospital. with so many needing medical attention, triage areas have been set up in the streets. doctors are worried about running out of drugs and equipment. >> a lot of patients, many

including amputations. >> i have broken my leg. my father was injured, and i have no idea where my sister is. it is really difficult. >> the same scenes of devastation are everywhere. people are now lining up the dead outside. survivors are searching for news of missing loved ones. seismologists warn more violent after shots -- aftershocks are to be expected after a 6.7 magnitude tremor hit near the country's border with china sunday. aurora: helicopters are trying to evacuate more than 200 stranded climbers from mount everest. so far at least 18 people have been confirmed dead. hundreds of tourists have climbed the world's highest mountain at the start of the climbing season. rescuers say it is impossible to see how many people are missing

as all can indications have been cut off. our guests joins us on the phone, a seismologist. thanks for being with us. could you first of all describe the phenomenon for us? what caused this earthquake? >> there are plates to the north, and they are moving toward each other for years. in the hour it took place, the rock is compressed every year. the contact between the two plates are resisting, and sometimes it just fails and the contact is happening very rapidly and generating a lot of vibration coming up to the surface. aurora: the epicenter was in the palm but the quick was felt in

neighboring countries. how long could the aftershocks last? >> it could last a week, a month, possibly a year. aurora: nepalese authorities protected a strong earthquake for a a while now. why were they so unprepared? >> it is impossible to predict. the time is not precise for an earthquake. this one was a strong earthquake , the major earthquake you would get there. it is more on what is to be expected in the coming centuries rather than is it coming tomorrow. >> thanks for joining us here on "france 24."

nepalese authorities say tons of essential supplies, including clean water, are needed in and out of the capital. they are calling for search and rescue efforts to be roasted, particularly in remote areas. international rescue -- to be boosted, particularly in remote areas. chinese teams are combing an area with sniffer dogs, and india has sent several aircraft carrying medical aid on a mobile hospital. our correspondent reports. >> one of the first steps for rescue teams, making sure they can land. following aftershocks that kept emergency workers from touching down at nepal's main airport help from across the globe has begun to roll in. time is of the essence. among the first teams to arrive was a group of chinese emergency workers. reaching trapped victims is painstaking and dangerous work. >> with an earthquake of this

magnitude, it is very difficult to rescue people because there is not enough room for equipment. we have to go about it manually which is very risky. >> according to the u.n., at least 14 international u.s. -- at least 14 international search and rescue teams have arrived and are headed to nepal. neighboring india and pakistan have sent help. for this canadian team, their first stop will not be kathmandu, it will be kuwait. they are waiting for green light from nepal to launch the rescue mission. >> we need to know exactly where we would be going. >> in addition to the hundreds of workers and search and rescue teams, international medical and logistical aid is arriving. access to clean water is paramount to keep diseases at bay. >> providing help with regard to axis for water is very urgent. the question is saving lives.

>> on top of tens of millions of euros of international financial aid, the eu has released an additional 3 million euros to fund clean water and supplies to the devastated nepali people. >> nearly 700 france nationals are reportedly missing. two citizens have been confirmed killed in the quake. our correspondent joins us live from the french ministry of foreign affairs. what emergency members -- what emergency measures have been put into place from paris? >> a special crisis, as they call it here in france, has been set up at the foreign ministry. agents are trying to obtain information and trying to stay in close contact with the families of those missing. 30 agents working day and night making and receiving phone calls. they have received at least

10,000 phone calls in the last few hours. the french foreign minister made an announcement shortly ago. he said that france has been able to localize for hundred of its citizens in they paul. but it is still waiting to hear from 676. some families arrived this morning in distress. many of the french nationals in nepal worth there on holiday. agents are trying to get in contact with tour operators. it is very difficult obviously as the infrastructures in nepal have been badly damaged by this earthquake. there are also bad weather conditions with rain currently in kathmandu. obviously france is not the only country who has nationals in nepal. britain, italy, many countries around the world have hundreds of their nationals in nepal, so

of course they are trying to work closely with authorities trying to localize those missing , and france is one of the countries that has sent help to aid the nepalese authorities. aurora: tell us more about the help that they have sent to nepalese authorities. >> very quickly, french president francois hollande has said he will help nepal in any possible way, given the tragic situation. the first plane arrived yesterday, and more aid is supposed to arrive in the coming hours. the french foreign minister also said that a jumbo jet will be leaving paris on tuesday morning with tons of aid, with ngo workers also, and the jumbo jet will bring back -- france will bring home some of the french nationals currently trapped in

nepal, and obviously the priority will be given to families and children. french nationals currently in nepal. one peas of news, the airports of kathmandu have finally reopened so it should ease transportation and the sending of international aid. prior -- paris also asked one of its teams in new delhi to head to kathmandu to offer help. the french and mercy in -- the french embassy in kathmandu has been damaged due to the earthquake, and therefore the french nationals in net all are without a roof and have no place to stay. they can stay at the french school in kathmandu. aurora: thank you. in other news, a storm has hit northwest pakistan, killing at least 44 people and injuring more than 200. in the city of pressure while

-- of pressure was -- weather forecasters say it is unusual. a torrential rain usually emerges during the monsoon season in june and july. the army has been deployed to help the search for survivors but the death toll is expected to rise. sudan's president omar al-bashir, has been reelected with about 94% of the vote, according to the electoral commission. the main opposition boycotted the election, saying that the conditions were not free and fair. he faced little competition during the dozen of his challengers were not well-known to the public. the sudanese leader is wanted by the international criminal court for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in darfur. in burundi leading rights

activists have been arrested as police broke up a march of thousands of youth who were trying to reach the center of the capital. violence broke out. opponents say he is clinging to power. our correspondent joins us live, duncan woodside. what do we know about today's arrests? >> a very significant civil society activists was arrested today. he was not just arrested, he was bundled away in front of journalists. this is a significant move in a country where the transition to democracy appears to be altering in an extreme fashion. yesterday there were demonstrations. we witnessed those demonstrations, police firing tear gas in response to protesters throwing stones. it also appears that live

ammunition was used and two people were killed in the protests yesterday. this morning the situation has been calmer. in a commune, the army is now deployed. the people there are saying that they feel better about the situation because they trust the army. they do not trust the police. they see the police as a threat in the context of yesterday's event. aurora: why is the political crisis worsening? tell us what is at stake here. >> what is at stake is the leadership of the country and the state of democracy. democracy only came here in nominal terms a few years ago at the end of the civil war, and the president has now served two terms in office. his opponents and elements of the international community say he should now be stepping down.

but his party has a different view, that he should be running again for a third term. this is supposed in especially the urban areas of the capital. the president retains significant support in the countryside, but it is here in the capital that most of the opposition is congregated. obviously now they have a situation where there are protests. despite the crackdown yesterday it appears that people will continue to try to take the streets. >> can woodside -- duncan reporting there. time to look at business news. kate moody joins us in the east -- -- in the studio. we will stay with our top story the earthquake in nepal. it is too early to estimate the extent of the damage, but it will set the struggling economy back considerably. >> we cannot put any sort of figure on this yet. they paul is one of asia's --

nepal is one of asia's poorest countries, with a dose -- with a gross domestic congress -- with a gross domestic product smaller than any one of the 50 united states. nepal's economic growth had already slowed before the tragedy. >> nepal's devastating earthquakes have caused immense damage to the country's infrastructure. the human toll is being counted but it is clear rebuilding efforts will put a huge strain on eight already slowly recovering economy. agriculture used to be the main source of income for the population, but in recent decades, that shrunk to around 33% of total gdp. the industry only survive -- only provides 13%. a majority relies on services.

the tourism industry, which makes it up a percent of gdp employing 7% of the country's entire workforce. unemployment is at 40%. thousands leave the country every year to work overseas. once through the initial devastation, nepal's infrastructure could take years to rebuild. it's government has the lowest spending power of any other asian country. being the home of mount everest and seven world heritage unesco sites, four of which were damaged in 70's quake tourists are expected to return. but it may take more time to make this shattered country right or it aurora: let's move on to the surprising news of a shakeup. >> we got an unexpected announcement this weekend that ferdinand was stepping down from his role as chairman. this open a power struggle with his chief opponent.

he had been the dominant voice at the top of the german carmaker for more than two decades. he is part of the porsche family porsche being one of the group's biggest companies. let's say that while it was a surprise, his exit will reassure investors that now that the leadership clash is over. aurora: shareholders are welcoming it. >> he resigned, a man with gasoline in his blood. what will come next? for the now, martin winterkorn, the chief executive, is firmly in the company. >> shareholders are welcoming

that news. how are the rest of the markets doing today? >> we are seeing a pretty muted trading day. the impasse over greece's bailout is weighing on investors. we have seen deutsche bank trailing down about 5% after announcing an overhaul of its banking operation on the back of very heavy losses in shanghai -- very heavy losses. in shanghai, we saw a seven year high. the meeting of the u.s. federal reserve. a downgrade for tokyo. the ratings agency has cut japan's credit rating from one much -- for one notch, from a-plus to a. it is uncertain whether tokyo will be able to address its debt

burden by raising enough revenue. scotland has $5.5 billion worth of loans in america. rbs is trying to reshape itself as a corporate and retail bank focused on its domestic market. apple will reveal its first-quarter results later this monday after record-breaking earnings in january. it has warned that the surge in the value of the u.s. dollar could cut as much as $2 billion from its quarterly revenue. analysts expect initial sales of the apple watch to be disappointing. >> new marketing retailer -- new marketing strategy for retailer abercrombie & fitch? >> abercrombie has officially changed its dress code and look policy for its employees. it says it will not be using any

more sexualized marketing. the new guidelines efficiently took effect on friday following the departure in december of the longtime chief executive michael jeffries. abercrombie is seen sales slump in recent years, sales down 40 -- shares down 40%. anti-woman was denied working there because she has a headscarf. aurora: thank you very much, kate moody. what is grabbing headlines in the papers? you are watching "france 24," and it is time for the press review. we are going to look through the french and the international papers starting here in france. the papers are focusing on france's francois hollande, who has his eye on his reelection bid. >> he is already preparing for 2017.

it says the head of state is trying to win over the electorate with a number of strategic this it's -- strategic visits and a strategy targeting specific sections of the electorate. francois hollande is obsessed with 2017, is a headline in a paper, and careful to strike a balance between trips abroad and trips with an france. it has not been the happiest of presidencies. he continues to be unpopular and has to provide answers to the question, why a second term? socialists are not sure that he is winning them over, nevermind the country as a whole. aurora: he promised not to run if he does not help unemployment. >> that is something that the media is particularly mindful of. he has boxed himself into a corner because he has not

managed to deliver on his promises something made more difficult because in order for him to have his promise cap's, the jobless rate -- his promise kept, the jobless rate would have to rise in three months. people do not think that he will stick to his word, that he will probably run regardless. that will probably not be a problem in the socialist party but it could be disastrous on the campaign trail. oracleaurora: let's go to the earthquake story. people are badly equipped for the earthquake? >> it is the worst earthquake since 1934. frontpage has a startling photo of rescue workers standing on the roof of an inn.

"the earthquake was not a surprise. we knew kathmandu was close to another big quake. the earth's crust can become deformed and withstand force. there comes a moment when it breaks. in 2007, other people died. the kathmandu valley is tolerable because it has been built on a dry lake. the soil comes apart very quickly in an earthquake. nepal's rapid population rise of 6.5% per year due to breakneck redevelopment around the cities, the ngo has disclosed the government's lack of control. it also says buildings need to be updated to cater to

earthquake proof residences and so on. aurora: those are the stories across the world. >> most media have been off-line since saturday because most communications networks have broken down. one exception is the himalayan times. they have brought us an eight page edition, a short when yesterday. "nepal devastated" is there headline. published in black and white in view of the devastation. the himalayan times in nepal, a two-page spread says there will be a hint of the devastation. pictures of the capital's heritage site, for and after the break, unesco now lines in ruins -- now lies in ruins. aurora: people are out in

the streets because they are afraid of aftershocks. >> and they are right. a big number of aftershocks after the quake. one was so big, it finished the job off, knocking buildings down to the ground that had been shaken in the initial quake. they nepali -- the nepali times says people are spending the second night in the open. it also carries pictures of the damage suffered in kathmandu and other cities. there is an opinion piece in "the new york times" telling of one man's own experience of the quake. he and 11 colleagues were hiking on a hill when it struck. he said suddenly there was a big jolt. "we could barely stay standing. this is the big one." then of course there was panic because they tried to get in touch with their families, who were down in the city. phones had gone down, phone lines had gone down almost

immediately. the damage that was considerable is not actually as widespread as they initially feared, but he also says the rescue challenges are huge, particularly for the poor mountainous, almost roadless lands like nepal. the international airport is still operational. india and china were the first to send relief efforts in. the political instability has also not helped. there was a maoist rising in the last 10 years. that means many parts of rule nepal have been left with -- there have not been elections in over 20 years. aurora: we will follow that developing story right here on "france 24v1d1ut8ú ?o?o?o3o3o3o

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