the picture of health. anchor: you're watching the from paris "france 24." these are the top stories. more than 800 people have been killed in haiti. as hurricane matthew continues its way north of the u.s. atlantic coast. mixed emotions in colombia. beings -- the piece rises awarded to president santos for his efforts to and conflict. a fresh push to end bloodshed. the un security council is up to vote for a draft on the resolution urging immediate truce in the syrian city of aleppo.

good evening. we begin with the latest news on hurricane matthew, a powerful storm system which has claimed the lives of more than 800 people. and let's tens of thousands homeless in haiti. this before it headed through the bahamas and up the u.s. atlantic coast. the number of fatalities in further still is information continues to come in from remote areas of the country cut off by that storm. report.antos this >> when hurricane matthew hit, it destroyed her thing in its path. 35,000hen the

inhabitants have been cut off from the rest of the world. thedirector of telecommunications network is the first to land here. residents have received no help. 80% of the homes of been destroyed. >> hurricane hazel which hit in 1954 was the last major cyclone they had here. all the elders of the city said this one was more devastating. >> you can see every thing has been destroyed. yesterday when i came it was still flooded. that is a body. >> bodies still litter the streets of the city. it is impossible to quantify the number of deaths. in the south hurricane has taken hundreds of victims. le, his wife miche and four children are safe. >> this was a bedroom. four :00, the strong winds

began to come. parts of the house began to false and we decided to escape. we barely left when it collapsed. in 2010i was living in port-au-prince when my home was destroyed. for us it is as if the nightmare has begun again. >> martin and the team hope to telephone -- restore the telephone networks by tonight. but it would take much more than that. the u.n. has already estimated 300,000 haitians are in need of emergency aid. >> hurricane matthew has weakened, it is classified as a category three storm on the scale of one to five but it could be one of the most powerful storms to strike northeastern florida in more than a century. there were mass evacuations along the coast from florida through georgia and into south and north carolina. evacuees inr these wellington, florida, hurricane

matthew is a first. the state's south escape the worst. florida has urged -- has erred on the side of caution. >> it is always the what if. what if we extend shelter, what of the hour comes in and we're going to be open longer? on thisher guys -- front we thought -- we caught a break. >> close to cape canaveral hurricane matthew short -- showed more force. 600,000 homes were left without power in one night. for the state and now, the federal government, the storm is far from over. hurricane matthew may have been downgraded to category three but the wind and rain puts north florida at serious risk of flooding as it moves up the

coast. with georgia, it is preparing for storm surges of up to 2.4 meters. and widespread power cuts. >> and want to emphasize to this is still a really dangerous hurricane, that ,he potential for storm surge flooding, loss of life, and severe property damage continues to exist. people can -- continue to need to follow the instructions of their local officials over the course of the next 24, 48, 72 hours. reporter: the situation remains uncertain. matthew could continue its course of the coast or it could make landfall. anchor: we will keep a close eye on that storm. moving on to other world news, the norwegian nobel many announced that the 2016 nobel peace prizes being awarded to the colombian president juan manuel santos for efforts to and

what has been half a century of conflict with the farc. rejected aan people peace deal saying it is too lenient on farc. >> he beat out 376 nominees. the colombian president, one eluntain while -- juan manu santos was awarded the prize. there was a five decade war that killed over 200,000 people. >> president santos has been taking the very first and historic initiative. tries to been other reach peace deals in colombia. went all in. this -- left prize

out the farc leader. in accordsdated signed this summer. it would allow them to hold political office and grant amnesty to rebel leaders at avoid jail in return for clumping -- confessing to their crimes. the nobel committee said it hopes the price would encourage both sides to continue the peace process. a desire echoed by president santos. victims,rizes were the to ensure there are no more victims. not one more day. we must search for reconciliation and unity to finish this process. so we can begin to construct a stable and lasting peace.

reporter: this and on twitter the only prize the group aspired to was peace with social justice for colombia. the formerpoke to candidate who was held captive c for six years. here's what she told me about the decision to award the prize to president santos and farc. >> it would have been just. it is difficult to say that because they were my captors and i suffered for six years and a half in their hands. i have to say that because they have done such a tremendous shift from an organization that was adamant in obtaining power through violence and military means, that was financing themselves with drug trafficking, to see them now thinking that they want to participate in colombian democracy, that they want to

earn that space, that political space, the right to have a voice, and were that they are surrender their weapons, they're going to face a justice tribunal that will sentence them for the crimes they committed, i think it is courageous. to bethink they deserved included in that prize. earlierspeaking to me this evening. millions of moroccans have been going to the polls to vote in an election that will determine which party is in government and how the chamber of representatives is made up. extremism is on the forefront of their minds. has just wrapped up. we will have to wait until tomorrow for some results. do we know anything at this stage? reporter: the main parties were

trading some blows over things they say are irregularities. voting day is going off largely without incident. this is a testament to the popularity of reforms. delegating certain powers to elected officials. a lot of focus on the turnout. they put it at 30% to 40%. back in 2011 it turned out at 45%. that is pretty low. the biggest constituency remains

those who do not vote at all. >> what are the most important issues, what is at stake in this election? overallrms of the antiment, they came behind process here, another arab spring revolt. nevergument is this was anything more than the partial delegation of authority's. their position was if you want this nation to remain a beacon security, then reform in terms of the passage to const to shell democracy, it is always going to be piecemeal. in terms of the election they are portraying themselves as the honest party. the anticorruption party saying that pam opponents are too close to the world household.

and counterattacking by saying their opponents have been seeking to make society more religious, even encouraging extremism. it has been a vitriolic campaign. they are talking to voters out on the street. perhaps frustration that key issues like widespread poverty and problems in education system have not featured more prominently in the campaign. will have the outcome of that vote for you tomorrow. the un security council is going to vote on saturday on draft resolution urging russia and the u.s. to ensure immediate truce in aleppo. this is 250,000 civilians remaining trapped. there resolution was drafted by france and spain but moscow indicated it will veto it. this is the regime and russian aircraft continue carrying out devastating airstrikes.

the security council held an emergency meeting. the french foreign minister had this to say. >> aleppo has been under siege for months. the regime wants to conquer aleppo and that is obvious. totook it of the cease-fire strike again and make gains. the dramatic part, they are backed by russia and iran who should be using other power to denounce them. i took the decision to call a meeting of the security council to not let this happen which is a war crime. have to use the correct term that describes the reality. anchor: that was the french foreign minister speaking there. let's return to our top story, the hurricane matthew, a powerful storm system that has claimed the lives of more than 800 people and left thousands homeless in haiti.

higher asould rise information comes in from remote areas of the country which are cut off our that storm. we can speak now to the eu ambassador to haiti who joins us from the capital port-au-prince. thanks for speaking us -- to us. what is the extent of the damages in the area surrounding the capital? ambassador: it is difficult to determine. we have our teams of experts on the ground. medications have been very bad over the last two days because we were cut off and we could not ofays fly to the zones concerns. we could not land because of the devastation that we had in these places. more than 850 people have been counted as victims of the hurricane. it is a very high number. it could have been much worse

had the authorities not taken appropriate measures to e evacue and put people into shelters. when you look at the landscape, nature, you look at the 80% has been devastated. the station card is not existing. each family had land that they grow for themselves. vegetables and basic food and they sell the surplus to the market. this is now gone. we are facing a major catastrophe. anchor: tell us what the needs are, what needs to be done in with the relief effort. what can the international community do? doingador: what we're with international actors is to include that. we have to learn from this in this respect.

the first needs are water and food. some stocks are depleted. water is essential. headingcholera which is -- hitting -- link towe have lost our port-au-prince. we were speaking to the eu's haiti speaking there about the needs and the devastating trail of destruction left behind by the storm matthew. news.move on to business we will start with the remarkable story of the plunging pound during the course of overnight trading. reporter: traders were left

scratching their heads after the pound tumbled 6% in two minutes. some say the sudden drop could be related to algorithms triggered following tough comments from european leaders regarding a brexit. britain's finance minister philip hammond has downplayed the flash crash as technical. is struggling to recover against the dollar after reaching its lowest level since 1985. >> is a two-minute mystery. that saw the pound hit a one-year low. error.ame human a so-called fat finger accidental transaction or simple algorithms gone rogue. others see the flash crash as a symptom of the greater fear surrounding an eventual exit triggered by tough statements made by the french president on negotiations with the u k. >> the u k has decided in favor of brexit. i believe even a hard -- i believe in a hard brexit. we must go through the willingness to leave the eu, we

must have this firm. britain: he added that needed to be a price for leaving. analysts say such comments alone could not cause a crash of this magnitude. they could have set off a snowball effect exacerbated by poor liquidity. the us is a negative for k,. that is why the pound has been reacting to it. it is a phenomenon in itself. thingsnow reacting to which are highly tenuous. barely formed news reports. meanwhile, british finance minister philip hammond attributive the plans to technical factors insisting the country is fundamentally strong.

has been the imf speaking out on the volatility surrounding the pound. saidepartment director impact of a brexit has been limited, too much uncertainty is not impact of a t has been limited, too much uncertainty is not good. >> a good news is that brexit has not had a significant impact on markets. the sterling has fallen but the quiteterm impact has been subdued, if you want to put it like that. growth is slightly up because of unexpected news. there are medium-term risks. -- uncertainty associated with this to disappear as soon as possible. : u.s. employers added 156,000 jobs for the month. on implemented to slightly to 5%.

theomists ask -- expect paste to slow. the latest data out suggests the fed could be on track to raising interest rates when it next meets in december. let's take a look at how that jobs report is impacting trade on wall street. all the main indices are trading in negative territory. the dow jones is completely flat while the nasdaq and s&p 500 are both down .2 of 1%. a lowermarkets ended on note. .eclines on the dax and the cac let's take a look at the other stories we are tracking for you now. germany's largest lender is assetg to lift its management division. it is one of the options that deutsche bank has on the table as it tries to reach a settlement for mis-selling mortgage-backed securities.

there are concerns that the bank may need a government rescue. deutsche bank has repeatedly insisted there is no need to worry. is weighing a bankruptcy filing in the u.s.. it would help the company negotiate recalled costs. 70 million airbags happen recalled in the u.s. alone, this after exploded at best -- airbags released shrapnel causing some debts and dozens of injuries. the deal includes 40 wide-body and 60 narrowbody 737 max planes. the order is reportedly worth eight -- $80 billion. a formal announcement is expected from the airline this friday. china has agreed to loan over $4 billion to bolivia and will give -- forgive $800,000 in debt. it will be used for

infrastructure projects. latin america has been in the u.s. sphere of influence but interest from china has been growing. exchanging ats sealed deal. as beijing hang -- hands over alone of over $4 billion sweetened by forgiven debt. presence of china in bolivia allows us to free ourselves from any conditions or blackmailed by some powers who want to impose economic policy. reporter: china offers tools with few strings attached. they have had painful past experiences. >> alt countries are equal members of the international community and the internal affairs should be decided by their people without

interference or intrusion by other countries. reporter: the bolivian president said some of the project have been planned for decades. they include building new steel plants and a hydroelectric facility, improving bolivia's highways and expanding the airport in santa cruz. between 2000 and 2009, china increased its trade to over $120 660%.n, by it is a small slice compared to the u.s. whose trade their adds up to $560 billion in 2008. portion remained static while china's increases each year. trips to the region yielded different results. washington came back empty handed. theor: he wants to cut

corporate tax rate from 35% to 50%. the republican nominee for president wants to take on regulations pre-he said 10% of regulations would go but in an event in the hampshire he suggested the number would be closer to 70. mr. trump: we are cutting regulations which are -- we want regulation for environmental, we want regulation for safety. but the regulations are massive. they are massive. and we are cutting the regulations at a tremendous clip . i would say 70% of the regulations can go. it is stopping businesses from growing. anchor: i will be back in a couple of minutes. don't go away.

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