while gradually easing lockdown restrictions workers are allowed to return to their villages in west bengal find heartbreak their homes destroyed by cycling and hardly any help from the government also coming up. she's a rare woman and japanese politics and now she's cruised to reelection as tokyo's governor so what's the secret to your rico. joining the soccer fans now supporting those left destitute by the coronavirus and brazil's biggest city. welcome to the show india added a record number of new colonial virus cases on sunday with a spike of 22000 and factions despite that the south asian country has been using its coronavirus lockdowns allowing many migrant workers to finally make their way home but for those returning to the state of west bengal the pandemic isn't the only problem they also have to face the aftermath of a devastating cycle own. gys wall traveled to the district of horror and west bank all their locals told her about the huge challenges they're facing. celebrations are the means source of lush question of whose livelihood. joining weddings and festivals his work is in

as thousands of migrants were making their way to west bengal or cycling on m fun was wrecking havoc on their villages. the massive storm hit a week the farmer shut off said god arrived from delhi the damage to his home is significant his brother who lives in olympia says they had never seen anything like it the family says they all belong to work hard but there is nothing to do when he gets a big auto so car hires as many as 20 men from the area to help him complete it now none of them have owned a single groupie for more than 2 months about the thoughts of without the government has given him some free rice but what are we supposed to do with just that there are no budget no oil. and then jump on destroying our homes. we got no help there either. locals have had to tap into their savings and pawn off jewelry to carry out repairs on order of the willage was without electricity for 12 days after the storm the exodus of migrants from in their cities has exposed their heavy reliance on these workers but even in villages like this one the crisis is raising questions about age old patter

regions that have had the recent flooding on the mudslides nepal bhutan and again the far north of west bengal but also heavy rain across into bangladesh some areas in the next 72 hours could pick up over $400.00 millimeters of rain now that system which brought the heavy rain into southern pakistan that is now already impacting oman's there is at it across the open waters and you can see all of this cloud here now this will continue to produce some very heavy amounts of rain since you see dark blue and yellow you know that means very heavy downpours that eventually work its way sunday in some more eastern areas of yemen but in fact over the next 48 hours we could see about 70 millimeters of rain into southern amman that will undoubtedly cause some flash floods and as we go through monday that rain then very heavy into these areas the yemen and the fall southwest assadi so again another area peter that could see some flooding in the next few days ok jenny thanks very much for that we'll talk to later i'm sure still to come here on the news hour for you french prosecutors open an arson investig

infections while gradually easing lockdown restrictions workers allowed to return to their villages in west bengalfind hard to break their homes destroyed by cycling and hardly any help from the government also coming up. she's a rare woman and japanese politics and now she is close to real action as tokyo's governor so what's the secret to your weak success. and rejoin the soccer fans now so.

course every country has a central government which sets overall policy, and we know that kerala and west bengales to accept community transmission so far. i wonder if you think that india's rural health care system can actually deal with this crisis? the rural health care system lacks a lot, and this is something which is well—accepted, it's well—known. and if the pandemic were really to spread in the rural areas, we would have a huge problem on our hands. following the momentum of the global black lives matter movement, people were expected to protest again in australia this weekend against the depth of aboriginal people in custody. but a court ordered the protest to hold their plans. we go live to sydney. but exactly did the supreme court say today? there is a great deal of nervousness in new south wales about what is happening in victoria and is the big spike we have seen so the big spike we have seen so thejudge in the supreme the big spike we have seen so the judge in the supreme court said it wasjust the judge in the supreme court said it was just too risky for those protests to go a head

course every country has a central government which sets overall policy, and we know that kerala and west bengalo accept community transmission so far. i wonder if you think that india's rural health care system can actually deal with this crisis? the rural health care system lacks a lot, and this is something which is well—accepted, it's well—known. and if the pandemic were really to spread in the rural areas, we would have a huge problem on our hands. let's get some of the day's other news. crowds the day's other news. have gathered outside the crowds have gathered outside the us consulate in the chinese city of chengdu after the chinese officials order the closure of the site. china's decision to shut the site was in response to washington's order to beijing to close its consulate in the city of houston. police in france have re—arrested a man in connection with a major fire that damaged a 15th—century cathedral in nantes last weekend. the man, originally from rwanda, worked as a volunteer warden and was responsible for locking up the building the night before. prosecutors are treating the fi

monsoon the next couple of days saturday and sunday the heaviest rains are going to be 3 be our west bengal into the northeast and this is where the india metal fence up the warnings for the next few days and all the while the rains continue out tools the west. the ultranationalists. marks connected with one of the world's worst humanitarian crises we dealt as illegally maigret joining with the military to impose a deadly political agenda we have 2 photos of our nation what has happened to their attention that's one of the biggest stains on the country as a whole. this is not religion this is a politic me and more an unholy alliance on al-jazeera. the arab league to. the. welcome back updating the top stories for you so far this half hour breaking story u.s. president on all trump has commuted the sentence of his ally roger stone mr stern who advised donald trump's presidential campaign and 16 was sentenced to jail for lying 5 times to congress is part of the russian approach to u.n. security council votes to extend humanitarian aid to syria has failed to pass aid agencies say the decision

monsoon the next couple of days saturday and sunday the heaviest rains are going to be 3 be our west bengal into the northeast and this is where the india metal face of the warnings for the next few days and all the while the rains continue out tools the west. in india identity politics on the rise what we're seeing is the construction of budget shooting cuts and loads of musical across the country and as a dockside in the 12 is reducing the grit from his off the majesty of the him to fix into something more like the team i didn't see of the british football i meet with victims of violence and discover what life is like for minorities in the country join me on my journey in search of india's soul on al-jazeera. moving forward. welcome if you're just joining us you're watching al-jazeera live from peter davi you're headlining stories the u.s. president donald trump has commuted the sentence of. mr stone who advised presidential campaign was sentenced to jail for lying to congress 5 times as part of the russian approach. to u.n. security council votes to extend humanitarian aid to syria have

municipal workers spray disinfectant in a neighborhood in siliguri one of many areas of the state of west bengal under lockdown from srinagar an n.d. to minister in the north to the pool of into south around a 3rd of india's 1300000000 population are facing some lockdown restrictions. while some places such as goa are only imposing a weekend lockdown india's 2nd most populous state be hard has ordered its nearly 130000000 residents to stay home for 2 weeks behind as one of india's poorest states health experts are concerned about how rural and less developed areas are handling the outbreak now as it spreads its verdict. in the rural majority states the health infrastructure in the rural areas is far weaker and attesting so reliant on backtrace to get better are going to be a bigger challenge of india seeing around $35000.00 new cases and 700 deaths every day even though it's testing more than 300000 people daily that still one of the world's lowest experts believe the actual number of infections could be much higher it's almost certainly under estimated and the question of what the number of und

to see many parts of she and i go in and even minister to push made many areas of the state of west bengal were all under lockdown to try to break the chain of transmission just try to stop this rise in cases that we're seeing now. and even so even with these numbers so-called air bubbles being introduced with a few different countries tell us about that. yes so the government announced that they have created after negotiations with various countries what they're calling air bubbles the 1st is between india and the u.s. flight stop today between india and the u.s. and tomorrow between india and france they for 2 weeks now since march they have been no international commercial flights into india they have only been repatriation flights with something like nearly 700000 indians have been brought back and these repatriation flights have been somewhat of a bone of contention especially by the u.s. government to threaten to take action against india didn't want indian airlines to have the monopoly over these flights and so what the government is saying is that these what cools air bubbles are t

the state of west bengal did the same thing yesterday across its worst affected areas as well as doing that its capital in kolkata decided to suspend flights from the 6 worst hit cities for 2 weeks catalyst it went on the food and did the same thing on monday for 2 weeks and the northeastern city of in a strict lockdown that's interesting because the northeastern region have been had the fewest number of cases but now we're starting to see them rise but places like maharashtra that's the worst affected state it's in a top of a lockdown until the end of july but here in delhi in the capital the leaders have said that they have no intention to bring a lockdown back in and that's what a number of other states are saying that certainly what the central government has said there is absolutely no appetite no desire to bring a national law down and because of the economic impact which that had and health experts will say that because of india's very large size and population that this pandemic is better managed from the state level anyway as long as the states have the resources to do so some

monsoon rains have brought some particularly a tarantula downpours to take you into the northeast west bengal and the sound this is where these pictures are coming from and they have been some very heavy downpours the last couple days on there is more to come you can just see the streets underwater and of course people's homes are flooded and the is more in the 4 cars site is a go through monday very heavy again through the northeast but nepal as well across into be tan similar story on tuesday and all the while the rains very heavy through central and southern areas. they signed up for a luxury groups but some would never come ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ho ho ho ho ho when i went to investigate new zealand's deadly vocal. on al-jazeera. every. you're. the oh. you're with al jazeera these are the top stories this hour aid groups are deeply concerned over restrictions of the flow into into syria the un security council agreed on friday to a compromise that leaves just one border crossing with turkey. in mali prezza being held for antigovernment protesters killed in bamako a prominent religious le

both of west bengal will all going into lockdown soon taking possibly the measure to contain the outbreak to try and slow down that rise in cases which we're seeing now. today starts what is being described as bubbles with some worse motions with the instruction rates as high as that is how most are going to work. so the civil aviation ministry announced that they are starting these air bubbles that they've held negotiations with the countries that they're stopping them what so they're going to take place between india and the u.s. starting today for 2 weeks between india and fronts and. also between india and germany now they didn't announce any kind of you know whether people would need the negative certificates to travel any kind of quarantine protocols those have not been announced yet but they said that they're going ahead with these they've had negotiations india hasn't had any international commercial flights since march and they see these as the step after repatriation flights which have been ongoing nearly 700000 people have been repatriated and they say that you know people only

they join a number of other areas like catalyst to do an on the poor many parts of the state of west bengal the northeastern city of desexed ended its lock down very strict lock down for another week so that's one tool that states are using to try to break the chain of transmission despite these numbers we're not hearing much from the central government the last time in fact that we heard from prime minister modi speak specifically about this was nearly 2 weeks ago it was very brief he just asked people to be careful interesting on the weekend we heard from the interior minister who said that the whole world is watching how one of the most successful battles against. that 19 has been fortunate india now it was that central governments decision again you know in late march to impose that nationwide lock down one of the strictest in the world which didn't didn't lay the peak of cases which we are seeing now which the states have taken over managing and as always it's important to remember with india that although it's increased testing so much at least $300000.00 tests being conducted every d

from today for 10 days they join other areas like that have been on the many areas in the state of west bengal the northeast city which are already under lockdown 7 and else that it's extending its lockdown for another week and so that's very much watch state governments are trying to do the central government as you said they have scaled up testing something like 300000 tests conducted a day but it's really important to remember with india's numbers that they're still doing some of the conducting some of the lowest levels of testing per capita in the world many independent health experts will say that the real number of cases in india a much higher than what's being reported in is both purana india correspondent there for us in new delhi thank you very much as. well more than a quarter of the world's kovan 1000 cases in the u.s. the state of florida is being particularly badly hit and ease restrictions back in may and has just reopened disney wild patty culhane has. a new tragic record the largest number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in a single day in a single state of florida more than 150

monsoon rains have brought some particularly a tarantula downpours but take it into the northeast west bengal and the sound this is where these pictures are coming from and they have been some very heavy downpours the last couple days on there is more to come you can just see the streets underwater and of course people's homes are flooded and the is more in the 4 cars site is a go through monday very heavy again through the northeast but nepal as well across into be tan similar story on tuesday and all the while the rains very heavy through central and southern areas. can change the way we see the world that can spark mass action or serve the interests of the powerful it can obscure truth forged narratives and rewrite them to listening post gives you the fruit picture on a jersey. they signed up for a luxury cruise but found would never come ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha no mo when i went to investigate for new zealand dantley folk know romps. 0. just there a reminder of our top stories this hour aid groups say they're deeply concerned over restrictions on the flow of aid into syria the un security

in the northeast many areas affected areas of the state of west bengal but despite the situation the government when they do talk about coronavirus they're very positive about it we actually heard from the health minister today and he said that you know despite india's large population it's handled the outbreak perhaps better than any other country and has a mortality rate of 2.5 percent and a recovery rate of more than 60 percent but most independent health experts will say that despite testing more than 300000 people a day it seems like a very large number india is still testing nowhere near enough what the worst affected countries did and not enough to know the real the real picture of infections all deaths in the country thank you very much for that elizabeth ron live for us in new day. a solemn ceremony has been held in spain to pay tribute to corona virus victims and health care workers who risked their lives to take care of patients the king and queen joined top u.n. world health organization officials at the state memorial service in madrid also there were some relatives of t

municipal workers sprayed disinfectant in a neighborhood,, one of many areas in west bengal with a lockdownound one third of india's population are facing some lockdown restrictions. while some places are only imposing a weekend lockdown, in the second-most populous states, they have ordered their residents to stay home for two weeks. it is one of india's poorest states. health experts are concerned about how rural and less-developed areas are handling the outbreak. >> it is stretching increasingly in the rural majority states. the health infrastructure in the andl areas is far weaker testing, surveillance, contact tracing are going to be bigger challenges. correspondent: india is seeing around 35,000 new cases and 700 deaths every day, even though it is testing more than 300,000 people daily. it is still one of the words world's lowest. >> it is almost certainly underestimated. the question is what is the level of underestimation? may be that the number of cases is more like 20 million or 30 million. risespondent: despite the in cases, the indian government remains positive. the health min

mudslides here is that west of where the towards the north east of in the air pushing up for through west bengal pushing up into state northern areas of bangladesh nepal and bhutan also seeing heavy rain still a case of spot the difference as we go on into wednesday but by thursday showers are still there but hopefully there won't be quite as intense the wetter weather will push over towards the western ghats through much of pradesh towards much of the pushing over toward maharastra and also into world gerat a little further east words there we go we can follow that line of cloud of rain into central parts of china that's going to the main focus for the heavy downpours over the next couple of days take a look at japan though we are seeing some slightly she say less wet weather we don't need the rain here the ground is saturated of course but it will turn a little try receive go on through wednesday and by thursday signs of things generally improving across a good part of japan evident thanks very much indeed. and still ahead on al-jazeera . the show must go on performers in argentina take to a v

course across an indian see those trains trailing all the way back into the north east of india west bengal in the sand this is where these pictures are from there has been some very heavy rain here for the last couple of days and for the next couple of days is a similar scenario new paul as well and across into bangladesh and there's the head on into tuesday you can see it really is just a repeat performance and plenty of monsoon rains across central areas as well jim thank you for joining. us. so come on al-jazeera if we have remittances being transferred to these countries it's becoming increasingly challenging coronavirus pandemic sees a drop in money sent to african whole song as we look at how it's affecting people in kenya. such as luka and the story of hope how group in indonesia is helping looking to children heal from the trauma of spending months at sea. and right now though keeps eventis in front of the race for the italian league title that's coming up it's called. the corona virus may force us to change the full pot of head to head for the time being but that would stop me doi

india and again similar scenario of course now is the northeast of india this is a salmon down into west bengal this is where the heaviest rains have been for the last couple of days it's also where the very heavy rain will be as we continue through monday but not just there across into nepal bhutan as well but also bangladesh really seeing a lot of rain but it's also across through much of myanmar as well you can just see just blanketed the entire region with rain and then set in through monday very heavy rain again across the west and as we go through choose day the rains particularly heavy in the northeast again but really very widespread across the central areas and kids these rains a needed every year but there's always that downside of the flooding thank you jenny. so come on al jazeera. if we can't have remittances being transferred to this country it's becoming increasingly challenging the coronavirus pandemics is a drop in money sent home to africa we look at how it's impacting people in kenya. could this long awaited image encourage donald trump supporters to follow help guide dogs. a

they continue to rise this is where the heavy rain will be for the next 2 days across bihar across west bengal and again up into assam but also whilst all this is going on bangladesh will also see some torrential downpours as we go through thursday so of course that also fully won't help with the flooding in bangladesh thank you so much jenny for that update and still ahead on this subject there are news hour china warns the u.k. over interference in hong kong as britain scraps an extradition treaty with its former colony. by way to pay reporting from thailand which used to be the largest exporter of rights in the world we'll tell you why the numbers appeal to you in q 4 . and the new portuguese champion spot on the show before receiving the trophy the it'll be here with the auction and to see this. from fossil fuels to modern day renewable. as societies develop the energy demands increase requiring innovative solutions to meet such to moms as a global power development of investment company nebraska power is uniquely positioned to deliver against these developments we provide business growth

municipal workers spray disinfectant in a neighborhood in filigree one of many areas of the state of west bengal under lockdown but she and i had an n.d. to minister to meet in the north to do an on the political dissent of around a 3rd of india's 1300000000 population are facing some restrictions while some places such as goa are only imposing a weekend lockdown india's 2nd most populous state be hot has ordered its nearly 130000000 residents to stay home for 2 weeks. beyond is one of india's poorest states health experts are concerned about how rural and less developed areas are handling the outbreak now as it spreads its verdict. in the rural majority states the health infrastructure in the rural areas is far weaker and testing so reliant on backtrace to get better are going to be a bigger challenge india is seeing around $35000.00 new cases and 700 deaths every day even though it's testing more than 300000 people daily that still one of the world's lowest experts believe the actual number of infections could be much higher it's almost certainly under the mint and the question of what the nob

go and indeed administered many parts in fact all the parts of the state of west bengal which had cases despite this despite the fact that india has reached nearly 1000000 cases the central government is very positive whenever they talk about the situation in fact we heard from the health minister today and he said that despite india's large population that it has fared better at containing the outbreak and battling coronavirus than any other country saying that the mortality rate is 2.5 percent and the recovery rate is something like 63 percent these are figures that the government uses very often the mortality rate the good recovery rate but most independent health experts will say that we cannot go by these numbers in india because even though there's more than 300000 tests which are being conducted now every day india is testing no we need some of those were you know 10 worst affected countries and the testing is still some of the lowest capita in the world and the real number of both cases and infections a much higher than the reported numbers but our correspondent elizabeth for th