from berlin. fears of an outbreak of disease in the libyan city destroyed by floods. more than 11,000 people were swept to their deaths after torrential rains burst dams. countless bodies are still among the ruins. also, italy appeals for european union help in dealing with a record number of migrants on the island of lampedusa. more than 7000 people have landed in recent days,

overwhelming legal --services. and young musicians from afghanistan get a chance to play again in europe. meet some of the performers in exile. ♪ i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. libya's red crescent says more than 11,000 people have died in floods in the city of derna. the death toll has yet to be verified but libyan officials estimate it could rise much higher. parts of the coastal city were swept away after torrential rain caused two dams to burst. there are now concerns about the spread of disease with many bodies still lying in the ruins. reporter: people search for bodies along the beach in the hard-hit city of derna after torrential rains burst dams on sunday, unleashing a torrent of

water down a riverbed that bisects the port city in eastern libya, washing away multistory buildings and sleeping families inside. >> we warned the authorities or weeks, no, years, the dam had cracks in it and needed maintenance. nobody listened to us and now the whole of derna is flooded. reporter: hundreds of bodies covered in bags and blankets line the streets, awaiting mass burials as traumatized and grieving residents search for missing loved ones. the city had no evacuation plans. many say they did not know they were in danger until they heard the explosive sound of the dam rupturing. >> this is a disaster. my sister, her children, her grandchildren, a total of 11 people. disaster in every sense of the word. my nephews, my people, my

family. reporter: years of civil war, intense political and territorial divisions, and poorly maintained infrastructure left the country vulnerable to storm daniel, according to the world meteorological organization. >> so that's the conclusion, that if they had been and normally operating medical service, they would have issued warnings and also the emergency management authorities would have been able to carry out the evacuation of the people and we could have a voided most of the human casualties. of course we cannot fully avoid economic losses, but we could have also minimized those losses by having proper services in place. reporter: libyan authorities are vowing to look into whether

human error played a part in the catastrophe. volunteers and aid groups, both local and international, are on the ground supporting victims. european countries including france, germany, and finland, are providing medical teams as well as generators, divers, and search-and-rescue helicopters. phil: kasim mahjoub is a relief worker with the red crescent. he gave me an update from bya's flood affected east. kasim: it's day five since the disaster. now we have confirmed 7000 people died in derna and 11,000 are still missing. the good news today is we have more than 500 people rescued by international teams here in derna. the situation is getting better, to be honest, because most of

the international teams are finding their way to derna. they are working on fixing the roads. three of them were completely damaged and we only used one to get inside the city. also, we have a shortage of clean drinking water. for the people who lived in the areas affected by the storm. phil: 500 people were polled alive though, so there is still hope even after all these days. kasim: everyone had hope to find their lost family. today, i know a friend of mine, actually it was announced he was dead. but today he was rescued and found alive in good health. so yeah, everyone has hope. phil: those figures are quite

staggering. more than 9000 people are still missing, 7000 are dead. that must be taking a terrible toll on families, not knowing where their loved ones are. and as you say, hope is the thing that sustains so many. kasim: yes, sure. but the problem is a lot of bodies -- derna has only one big hospital so they don't have a place to save the bodies for a long time. so they are trying to make room. the people there, they are trying to get them identified. this is an amazing problem, a lot of bodies, people are not being recognized by their own families. also, the city is not reachable

from anyone. so when a body comes to that place, the documentation trying to recognize it, it is very difficult. phil: how difficult do you think it will be for libya to recover from this catastrophe? kasim: yes, this is a very difficult question. we're going to enter the rainy season in november. a lot of water infrastructure should be done in the right way with the right measurements. unfortunately until now, there is no clear plan from the government. the bottle ways, a specific amount of money to repair the city. the whole area was affected by the storm. i am not exaggerating when i say what few infrastructure is left

is not in good condition. so winter is coming, and we have to have the ability to face it. phil: we wish you well with your in government -- with your endeavors and thank you so much for your time. kasim mahjoub from the red crescent society. to italy, where officials on the island of lampedusa are appealing for european union assistance to process a record number of migrants. more than 7000 people landed on the island in recent days, the equivalent of lampedusa's normal population. they have been arriving on small boats from north africa. reporter: lining up in the midday heat. waiting to be transferred to sicily or the mainland. the migrants arriving by boat on the island island of lampedusa have high hopes for their future in europe. >> i will go to france. i want to go to france to live out my dreams. i want to help out my family, get them out of poverty. football is my passion, that is

why i came here. reporter: but this dream may prove hard to fulfill. france's interior minister recently announced plans to seal the country's border with italy in an effort to stem the influx of migrants. italy's deputy prime minister condemned what he called a lack of solidarity from other european countries. >> i said it at the beginning. what's happening in lampedusa is the death of europe. the dead baby represents the death of europe. its political, social, and cultural values. death, because italy is alone. then, add to this the unfortunate timing in which berlin and paris have said they will close their borders. reporter: aid workers and local authorities on lampedusa are struggling to provide efficient food, medical care, and

accommodation for the new arrivals. many of whom are now sleeping on makeshift beds outside the reception center. which has a capacity of only 400 people. and the conditions are proving too much for many. italy's right-wing government has pledged 45 million euros to lampedusa to help the island to better cope with the migrant arrivals. while it's called for other help from other eu countries, continues to go unheard. phil: tamino bohm is technical coordinator at airborne, which is part of the nonprofit organization sea watch. he is on lampedusa and i asked him what is behind this sudden increase in arrivals from

tunisia. tamino: i would not say we have a sudden increase, but we have continuous movement of people fleeing libya and fleeing tunisia. all the time during summer we see that as soon as weather and sea conditions are improving, more people are coming. this is what happened over the last days and we need to remember that in tunisia we still have an atmosphere where black people get simply attacked on the streets, so it is not safe for them there, and this is why they flee. phil: so when they arrive on the island, just talk us through the process. what happened? tamino: usually, they would get registered at the port, then transported to the hotspot where we have seen pictures from now

with usually 400 official places of capacity. then in the next couple of days they would embark on the regular ferry in the morning and get transported to sicily or the mainland. however, what we saw in the last days was the authorities abandoned the hotspot, which in the last months was already, italy was found to be violating human rights in that hotspot because of the detention characteristic of the hotspot and the inhuman conditions inside the hotspot, by the european court of human rights. since a few days now, we have 7000 to 8000 people inside the hotspot without food, without water, and without possibilities to use any bathrooms. so, over the night, people in a

very strong demonstration demanded that the hotspot gets opened. it is now the first time since 2011 that the hotspot is actually open, and the people who are currently in lampedusa go into the city and basically go into the restrooms begging for food and water. phil: so, if a code the figures then, you have almost -- according to the figures then, you have almost as many people arriving in the last couple of days as the amount who live on the island normally. that must make it unbearable for migrants and people on the island. tamino: as i mentioned, the situation in the hotspot is simply inhumane. it's a defective detention center since -- it's a de facto detention center since 2011. italy has failed since the court

ruling of human rights to change anything and step up the reception capacities. we heard 6000, 5000 people again and again over the last months. so, it's not a legally new phenomena -- not a completely new phenomenon which we are facing. it is easy for matteo salvini to blame other european member states, but the local population here in lampedusa, if you go out and talk to people, they are really fed up with the central government in rome, and accusing rome to not deliver as much as needed infrastructure here to the island to meet the needs. phil: thank you so much for joining us. tamino bohm from sea watch. tamino: thanks for having me. phil: take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world.

we will start in the u.s. where the son of president biden has been indicted on firearms charges. it is the latest step in a long-running special counsel investigation into hunter biden. he has been accused of lying about his drug use where he bought a gun five years ago. brazil's supreme has sentence the first of the rioters involved in the storming of the government officers in january. several others are still awaiting trial for their roles in the riots in the capital brasilia following bolsonaro's election defeat. the mayors of berlin and kyiv have signed a partnership to cement the two capitals as twin cities. they kicked off the new union at the brandenburg gate. berlin's has it is a sign of solidarity with ukraine. the west african country of

ghana, activists are fighting to reduce the costs of an essential item, female senatorial pads. ghana has some of the most expensive women's hygiene products in africa. it is causing period property, with girls missing out on school during menstrual ration. reporter: there should be a girl sitting on this seat in class, but she is not in school today because she has her period. she knows exactly what that is like. she often misses lessons during her periods, too. she is one of many girls in ghana whose education is damaged because her family cannot afford sanitary pads. >> it is not that easy. they are taking care of my other brothers and siblings. they use the money to buy food

to cover us. my mother doesn't have money. because of that, sometimes i don't even go to school. reporter: a study showed nearly all girls living in ghana missed 20% of schooling because of period poverty. they know what they are missing. >> what i have is what they give me. reporter: local activists have formed a girls club to talk about periods and show reasonable pads. they gave these pads to the girls for free. >> this was a great relief. if they can these this for three years, that means that --

reporter: it costs two euros. for many families, that is a whole day's minimum wage. most of the price is taxes. an ngo has been leading the push to persuade the government to cut those taxes. >> mensturation should not keep a girl out of school. government needs to reduce this so that girls can afford the sanitary pads to keep them in school. reporter: it is a government aim to provide inclusive education for boys and girls club but

taxes remain because pads are imported and ministers will not make an inception -- an exception. she hopes taxes will no longer endanger her plan. >> she comes to school always to help me a tree -- help me achieve my dream. reporter: she and her friend go home equipped to bypass the taxes, prepared to pursue their education every day of the month. phil: let's look this with tabatha aronson, chief executive officer and founder of virtual pads, a company using reusable sanitary pads. if ghana's girls are missing out on about 20% of their schooling because of this problem, this sounds at the country is actually storing up problems for

the future. >> you are right. thank you so much for having me. i am from nigeria. we all know a code into unicef we have about 18.2 million children out of school at the moment. it is also accounted at over 10 million of these out of school children are girls. of course it is not a different story in nigeria. period property is one of the challenges that keep girls in school. it is equivalent to 20% of the academic year. so how can we achieve gender equality if girls cannot have access to quality education? some dropout entirely while others are forced into child marriages. girls cannot be living up to

their fullest potential. that is what we are passionate about. phil: just let me interrupt you there, because we heard in the report there that so much of the cost in ghana is taxes. this does not sound like the government there regards this as a priority. tabitha: that is why the need for advocacy is very important so that the political leaders can be challenged to change by ensuring these essential products are tax-free. that way people can be able to have access to it. we are also excited the reusable pad is sustainable. once the government can

prioritize issuance of these sanitary pads usable to these girls they will be able to stay in school and achieve their full potential. phil: when you set up your company in nigeria, did you face any difficulties because of the stigma around menstruation? tabitha: well, right now with much advocacy there is not so much of a stigma. of course where i come from, the north-central of nigeria, these are topics you can discuss openly. one of the strategies we are doing is trying to change shame into freedom. we are creating small workshops where we also encourage girls to speak about the challenges. we don't just speak to girls alone, we have leaders in a

holistic approach which has shown to create so much impact in the long run. phil: thank you so much for joining us. good to talk to you. tabitha arenson abimiku from virtuous pads, thank you. tabitha: thank you so much for having me. phil: so what stories are making headlines around the world? we will start in bangladesh, where a court has jailed two human rights activist republishing what is called false information. critics say it is part of a crackdown ahead of elections early next year. the activists have been documenting police brutality and alleged killings and disappearances of opposition figures. venice has avoided a unesco world heritage downgrade. the u.n.'s cultural body had been considering listing the city as in danger because of mass tourism and climate change. unesco says it is still concerned and that measures to

protect the city are insufficient. it has now been more than two years since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan and imposed severe restrictions across much of society. among many is a ban on music, which has led many musicians to leave the country. now a musical exchange project is offering some a chance to play in europe. it is part of the beethoven fest which is supported by dw. reporter: music leads the way collectively. musicians from three different orchestras meet in one workshop. one from the afghan institute of music, an romanian musician -- a n iran -- this is a place of refuge. she left afghanistan to escape the taliban and has been living here for a year. her parents stayed in

afghanistan. it's a traumatic experience, but she draws comfort from music. >> when i came to portugal, i started playing violin again. it was giving me the feeling of strength, even with my family and friends being in a bad situation. reporter: the musicians play together, speaking the language of music. >> i noticed that we magically started to get into the same spirit and energy. we truly connected. i got goosebumps several times while we were playing. >> in the beginning nothing seemed to be clear. but then we started reaching the point of understanding. slowly, the piece was taking shape, and everyone knows what to do. that is a good experience. >> music is my tool. i can use it to express anger or

sorrow. >> if we compare from today morning time to now, something changed. what happened? reporter: the composer and conductor rehearses improvisation to find a common sound. it's a new experience for most of the musicians, but they are very open to it. >> it's not so difficult that we need to struggle. it starts with simple steps and then slowly, it comes together peacefully. >> we're all on a level playing field. to me, improvisation happens in the here and now. we are all experiencing something together. reporter: in the evening, it's time for an excursion, filled with memories of the day.

phil: you're watching dw news. here's a reminder of our top story. libya's red crescent says more than 11,000 people are now known to have died in floods in the city of derna. large parts of the coastal city were swept away after torrential rain caused two dams to burst. this is dw news. in just a moment i will have an in-depth review of the big stories of the day in "the day," picking up that lampedusa migrant story and the latest rall between the you and china. this time it is between electric cars. that is in just a moment year on dw. -- moment here on dw. have a good day. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

>> the death toll in libya source to more thaninvestigatio. thousands of migrants have descended from north africa onto the small italian island of lamp edusa, leaving authorities scrambling and italian

authorities at odds with the european union. and supporters of the former brazilian president who stormed government offices on january 8 has been sentenced to seven years in prison -- one of the supporters of former brazilian president bolsonaro. ♪ thanks for joining us. we are live in paris. in a libyan port city, mass graves piled high, all victims of storm daniel, which battered the coastal city sunday night. 3000 more were buried thursday. the death toll rising past 11,300. authorities mourn that number could skyrocket still with over 9000 missing.

the united nations says the catastrophe could have avoided if there was a functioning meteorological service in the region and now libyan officials have demanded an investigation into if human failings were indeed to blame for the thousands of deaths. the north african country's decade-long instability has contributed to the crisis. critics are taking aim at local authorities who imposed a curfew ahead of the storm rather than evacuating. >> the city is still in shock after massive flooding that all but destroyed the city in the east of libya. sunday night, storm daniel struck. two upstream dams burst in what residents described as a tsunami on the city. like many others, this man has been unable to locate his relatives. he fears the worst. >> it is a disaster beyond our imagination. we thought it was just floods,

but the waters would go down, but the mud is the greatest problem. >> these sudanese migrant workers were walking by a loud bang at about 3:00 a.m. monday and describe what they saw as the waters rose. >> first of all, there are 14 or 15 families that were swept away by the sea. nine other people who live directly on the coast are gone. >> the floods have cast into cold light the damage wrought by a decade of instability in libya , which continues to be ruled by rival governments. this has left libya sorely unprepared for such storms according to the world meteorological organization. >> the security situation in the country is so difficult, it is difficult to go there and improve the situation.

the flooding event just came there, and of course, there was not the proper early morning services in place. >> critics are already castigating authorities in the east for their alleged negligence in maintaining the two dams and failing to evacuate regions at risk ahead of the storm. >> rescue workers have also been hindered by the political fractures in the country, which have endured in a continued on and off war since a nato-backed uprising toppled muammar gaddafi in 2011. earlier, my colleague spoke to chief editor about how politics has slowed eight efforts. >> a lot of people are saying a lot of things, but this afternoon, the head of the united nations weather agency

had a press conference in geneva where he addressed some of the issues that have been circulating on social media. basically, he said that systems were functioning normally in libya -- if systems were functioning normally in libya, worst of the tragedy could have been avoided. he basically addressed two issues. one is early warning and second is evacuation. he said basically there was no evacuation taking place because there was no proper early warning system, but the libyan national agency did put out a warning 72 hours before the disaster hit and notified authorities and asked them to take preventative measures. speaking to a lot of libyans, they are painting a picture of complete confusion. apparently on saturday, the appointed mayor announced an evacuation. he announced there would be an evacuation but did not provide

any details. in hindsight, the coastal areas did not need to be evacuated because there was no storm surge. it was a sort of reverse tsunami were all the neighborhoods along the banks along the river valley that got swept into the sea, but in any case, there was no evacuation ordered. the next day, sunday around noon, they announce an overnight curfew. early morning on monday at 2:30 when the dam collapsed -- when the dams collapsed, libyans were at home because they were asked to stay at home. they were not in a very stable state, so they were also talking about if other measures could have been done such as having a controlled outflow of water. they could have done that.

they could have had a small evacuation and let out the flow so that when the rain escaped, there would not have been so much pressure on the dams. a lot of libyans are asking for an investigation, but i have to say, they are not very hopeful that this investigation can take laced, merely because the political situation is so divided. >> while the floods have increased the number of coffins, they have drained libya's coffers. the united nations thursday appealed to donors for just over $70 million to help aid some 250,000 people who have been affected. at the same time, the world health organization is releasing $2 million from its emergency fund to help support victims of the flood. meanwhile, rescue efforts continue further west in morocco. corpses are still being unearthed high in the atlas mountains following friday's devastating earthquake. it has been an arduous task for

the responders and bulldozers scrolling through the wreckage. crews from qatar, spain, an international ngo's have going -- joined officials with united arab emirates on standby. close to 250,000 people are presumed dead following the earthquake. earlier, we spoke to our correspondent about what she has seen and experienced in marrakech. >> the avenue has not stopped moving since last friday here in morocco, including marrakech here where we are. there has been, as you mentioned, some of them a little stronger, even one that was 5.0 in magnitude. these shocks have been

collapsing further buildings that were already severely damaged by the friday quake, and the population is still very frightened because of the shocks . even if the houses are apparently ok, they choose still to sleep outdoors because of the fear of their house collapsing on top of them. as you work asking me, the search-and-rescue teams are still working against the clock to find any survivors, although the chance of this happening is very, very slim. we did stick -- we did speak to some of the spanish firefighters that were located in one of the small areas south of morocco, and they told us that their work there is done because they did find the last person that was unaccounted for, a small child, nine-year-old girl that was found dead finally. they told us that they are exhausted and coming back to marrakech tonight. >> just north of libya and

morocco lies the small italian island of lampedusa, where the mayor has sounded the alarm, saying the territory cannot cope the number of migrants arriving on chores. the island normally has a population of just 6000 with a migrant reception of 400 capacity. on wednesday, it was already hosting 7000 migrants, the whole island's population of migrants. >> migrants in lampedusa wait to be transferred to the italian mainland. they are among 6800 who disembarked from the tiny island in the space of 24 hours, a larger number than the full-time population of lampedusa. many fleeing from northern africa as they attempt to make

their way further into europe. >> we are more or less the numbers we had in 2016 which was an exceptional year. what seems to be a bit different is now we do have a different government, more right-wing, more anti-migration. >> giorgia meloni made curbing immigration a central piece of her campaign one year ago, having previously called for a physical blockade to prevent boats from leaving african shores. her deputy prime minister denounced the migrant arrivals with some very strong language. >> when you get 120 naval vessels in the space of a few hours, it is not a spontaneous act. it is obviously organized, funded, and planned. it is an act of war.

if we go on with 6000 migrants a day, it means collapse for italian society. >> as migrants had farther north, european leaders are pressuring them to respect eu asylum rules. france and germany have sealed their borders in response to prevent clandestine migration. authorities say reception centers are overcrowded and part of the reason for the increase is a bottleneck in tunisian ports where smugglers were prevented from launching boats for several days because of rough seas. for now in an attempt to ease overcrowding, hundreds of migrants are being transferred to sicily. >> congratulations, venice, you are not an endangered city -- at least according to unesco. the italian mythical island has escaped the list of world heritage in danger during a meeting in saudi arabia. member states commit to efforts

including a pilot project which will make venice the first city to charge entry. that plan will charge daytrippers five euros for interest during a 30-day high-traffic period next year. it comes as official data next week reveals tourist bids -- beds outnumber residents' beds. to brazil now where as 17-year prison sentence was handed down thursday to a supporter of former president bolsonaro. he weakened the first person to be prosecuted for storming top government offices on january 8 as he tried to forcefully restore the right wing bolsonaro to his position. almost 1500 people were detained on the day, the most have already been released. to help us understand this case, we now turn to our correspondent in rio de janeiro. thank you so much for joining

us. just in terms of this case, what can you tell us about the events of thursday? >> this very symbolic trial began on wednesday in the supreme court, one of the three buildings trashed by far right insurrectionists on january 8, part of this movement to try to restore bolsonaro to power. the first sentence was handed down today for the crimes of sedition, coup d'etat, and damage up public property. in a sign of how polarized brazil continues to be, there was quite a heated discussion between two judges. the divergence was over if this

riot on january 8 was an attempted power grab or just a demonstration turned violent. the majority of the court deemed that yes, this was an attempt to unseat the government which at the time had been in power just a week. >> this is not the only child taking place. what more can you tell us? there are several more set to stand in front of the court. >> absolutely. there are three more people in this trial. 1400 do to go to trial and more could still appear as the investigation continues into the people responsible for financing and inciting insurrection. bolsonaro could be one of them. >> talk about both -- talking about bolsonaro politically, what is at stake in terms of

these trials? we could all most them to what happened in america with those january 6 rights on the capitol. a lot of harsh sentencing being thrown around. what is at stake really? >> at stake is the protection of democracy, showing that attacks against democracy will not be tolerated. that is what this first sentence shows. >> thank you so much for reporting to us from rio de janeiro following that 17-year sentence for one of shire bolsonaro's supporters. we turn now to business with brian quinn. we've got some very exciting news here in europe. the european central bank have raised interest rates once again . many investors are hoping for the last time. >> hold onto your hat here. the ecb hydrates by .25%,

largely in line with analyst expectations. that takes the bank's benchmark deposit rate up to 4%, which is an all-time record high in the history of the euro zone, which dates back to 1999. it is part of a bid to combat persistent inflation. this 10th consecutive tightening comes despite a growing threat of recession for the 20 -- 20-member currency bloc. the ecb says it has lowered growth projections significantly to just .7% this year, rising to 1.5% in 2025. while bank president christine lagarde refused to explicitly confirm that thursday's hike would be the last one for this cycle, she did say what analysts are -- she did send what

analysts are interpreting is rather strong signals. >> with today's decision, we have made significant contributions under current assessment to returning inflation to target in a timely manner. as i said, both elements matter. the level, sufficiently restrictive, and the duration, but the focus is probably going to move a bit more to the duration. >> investors in europe took heart from the production that the ecb could be done hiking rates. automakers lost some ground as investors worried that an eu investigation into eu electric vehicle subsidies. wall street broke a three-day losing streak as the latest u.s. court inflation data ended slightly higher than expected.

retail data for august meeting expectations as sales jumped .6%. the dollar is at a six-month high against the euro as all major indexes ended the day up .8%. the big news on wall street this thursday, though, was the return of arm public trading. it was bought by softbank for 32 billion dollars. softbank's ceo is banking on a big win after a series of missteps. his bet looks like it is paying off. shares closed at $63 and $.59 on the nasdaq, nearly 25% higher than the ipo price of $50. >> this is the moment that arm holdings went public, making it the biggest ipo of the year. the company, which designs chips used in mobile phones, was bought by softbank in 2016 for

22 billion dollars. the softbank ceo is aiming for a big win amid a recent boom in ai stocks. >> picks and shovels play if you will on the semiconductor space. >> the ceo agreed to buy out fellow investors back in august at a price well above arm's initial public valuation. softbank needs a win after years of lackluster deals. in february 2022, a deal to sell to nvidia fell through because of regulatory setbacks, and many senior executives have left softbank as of late, some after bitter disputes, but there's a reason the billionaire is backing arm so confidently. >> arm underpins 99% of the core

processors that are in our mobile phones. they reach a huge portion of people in the world because these chips are in everything from refrigerators to washing machines to your cars. >> about 70% of the global population uses products based on arm technology according to the company's own estimates, and they ship more than 30 billion chips every year. >> it is time now for truth or fake, our daily fact-checking segment. in today's addition, it is one of my favorite conspiracy topics. were genetically modified mosquitoes released into the united states? >> we've spotted at least three videos being shared since the beginning of september with users claiming to show special operations releasing modified mosquitoes into the united states.

let's begin with this tiktok where we see users claiming to show what users claim to be mosquito rings forming in the sky. the text on the video that is in french reads, "today in anaheim, mosquitoes released in california," with this user, for instance, claiming that bill gates is at it again in california this time. >> are these really mosquitoes? >> we found the original video on this tiktok post from august 21st, 2023, and we can see the geolocation on this tiktok account is also in anaheim, so this information is correct. the only thing missing is the text in french that we see in the fake claims mentioning the mosquitoes in the sky, which was added on to the initial post.

we googled anaheim strange circles to find out what they really were an yield these results of black rings over disneyland, which many claim are also ufo's where we can see similar black rings in the sky with claims dating back to seven years ago. the definitive answer we found in this huffington post article from 2016 where they explain these circular black rings are residue from the pyrotechnics show at the disneyland park in anaheim, california. >> so no mosquitoes, but in fact, just firework residue. but then planes seem dropping mosquitoes, was it in cincinnati? >> you can see this video where we see that users claim that there are three planes flying over cincinnati. this user claims that this is happening right now in all the

cities across america, and keywords here are these hashtags , geo mosquitoes and bill gates is evil. once again, this is fake. we found the original video on this tiktok account where this user posted september 3 and 4 claiming this is today on the ohio river, and on this day, the cincinnati warbirds, which is a historic spot in the area, they did conduct a flyover for a local event that day, so what we see are images from the event and a member of the cincinnati warbirds was also interviewed by political fact -- politifact who explains what we see is a trail of smoke oil, not mosquitoes. >> we always see one name being associated. we always see bill gates' name popping up. we saw it in that post.

why? >> indeed, as you can see, this is a common theme in the post we found where they claim that bill gates is evil, together with these gmo mosquito allegations. the bill and melinda gates foundation has for many years financed many projects against the spread of malaria, including donations to offset it. that is a real-like program -- real-life program in the united states that releases genetically modified mosquitoes to combat diseases such as dengue or zika. these programs have already taken place in places such as california and florida, so lots of similarities. that can seem a bit familiar because as you can see, all these posts have allegations that we see online based off this real information. however, using videos that have nothing to do with these real-life programs that combat

insect-borne diseases. >> thank you so much. that clarifies a lot of questions i had on that line. proving again why you just have to check your facts and see what is true and what is fake. that is all the news for now, but more is coming up on france 24. i will see you then. ♪ >> follow your international journalists on france 24. douglas herbert. angela diffley. robert parsons. philip turtle. and armen georgian. from the newsroom to the studio or live on air, they are on standby 24/7 to analyze world events. tackling historic, geopolitical, economic, or environmental

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