at 1:30pm today, £46,000 -- 46,000 north island.y, £46,000 —— 46,000 customers have lost their power. figs £46,000 -- 46,000 customers have lost their power.— have lost their power. as a result, major— have lost their power. as a result, major operation - have lost their power. as a result, major operation is. result, major operation is under way, to ensure people are safe. civil defence centres have been set up across the top of the north island and are ready to use in case people have to evacuate. i ready to use in case people have to evacuate.— have to evacuate. i can't stress enough _ have to evacuate. i can't stress enough that - have to evacuate. i can't. stress enough that please have to evacuate. i can't - stress enough that please have a plan to leave your home. if you see water levels rising around you or if you are worried about man stability around your property, don't wait to be told to leave. this cyclone. _ wait to be told to leave. this cyclone, which _ wait to be told to leave. this cyclone, which is _ wait to be tol

and in hawkes bay on new zealand north island. so i clone gabrielle has left a trail of devastation. the storm hit the country with wind gusts of more than 140 kilometers an hour and heavy rain. as much as 20 centimeters has fallen in just 24 hours. with the rapidly rising waters, cutting off roads and leaving baths, ways of lung submerged, and some and trying to fight their way out of the depths on to safety. it has been a very big noise for new zealanders across the country, but particularly in the upper north island. i want to acknowledge the situation that new zealand is have been waking up. so this morning, a lot of families displaced a lot of homes without power. extensive damage done across the country, it will take us a while to get a handle on exactly what's happened. and that's because flood waters and landslides have left some areas completely cuts off. hampering efforts by emergency and rescue teams to respond the deadly impact of the severe weather is now pushed authorities to declare a national state of emergency for

we are seeing the impact of the cyclone across the top of the north island.rs have lost their power. as a result, a major operation is now under way to ensure people are safe. civil defence centres and shelters have been set up across the top of the north island, and are ready to use in case people have to evacuate. i can't stress enough that please have a plan to leave your home if you see water levels rising around you, or if you are worried about land stability around your property. don't wait to be told to leave. this cyclone, which is now expected to get more powerful, comes just a couple of weeks after very heavy rainfall also hit the island. the weather pattern in this region is becoming increasingly worrying for all those affected. richard galpin, bbc news. it's being described as one of the worst environmental crimes in uk history — for years, an estimated million tonnes of household waste was secretly put into landfill at a site in northern ireland near londonderry, despite councils sending it to be recycled. now campaigners are fighting to protect

as franklin gabriel pushed across new zealand north island, it cut off roads and cities. it brought torrential rain and some wind gusts, reaching a 140 kilometers an hour. leading residents shaken. thunder and lightning and everything last night was just horrific sight. but the devastation was just ah, just might shift, makes you want to cry, to be honest. a soon began lashing the northern coast on sunday, mid damage in its wake. let the government declare a state of emergency the 3rd time in its history. the situation than usual, and as i have been waking up to you this morning, a lot of families displaced a lot of homes without power. extensive damage done across the country will be throwing everything at this to make sure with providing as much support for the responses as possible. rescue efforts are underway and the defense force has been rallied. residents have been advised to stay away from rising coastal waters. many regions in the north was still recovering from record rain for 2 weeks ago. on the east coast of the north island, entire towns and settlements have

on the east coast of the north island, entire towns and settlements have been cut off due to even rising flood waters. all the roads going in and out of these places have been cut off by slips or fallen trees. in some places the entire road is gone. the land under them has just simply disappeared. i'm wip in speaking to people who've been trapped in their cars, or am they trapped on the roofs of their houses wasting risky? which is a hard job considering just how windy it is. there are helicopters in the area, but there's only so much they can do in the middle of a site cleaned up. the zealand. the fence force has of course, been deployed to help as well. the list of towns affected though is really only guessing longer and longer and the status of these places where we simply don't know about many of them. and that's because communication is a big challenge for everyone. rise across new zealand at the moment's am that we don't know how many people entitle are without power and cellphone reception, as well as dodgy. yet, as is a logan, thousands of homes of lost power communities have bee

if you look at a . map of new zealand, the north island, the eastern part, of the north island have beenand haven't been affected because they have, in certain parts of the country, roads have been washed away, bridges no longer exist, and many homes have been inundated. what we have seen on the east coast of the north island, as absolute devastation, there is absolute devastation, there is a warning that the floodwaters this mountain of silt that has accumulated in many communities, could well contain sewage, chemicals and other contaminants. there is a figure being suggested in new zealand of eight in us dollars and reconstruction. and the government says the road ahead will be extremely long and expensive, in terms of the rebuilding and government officials say that the cost of recovering from cyclone gabrielle, new zealand could rival the cost of the recovery from the earthquake in the city of christchurch in 2011. {lilia of christchurch in 2011. 0k, phil mercer, _ of christchurch in 2011. 0k, phil mercer, thank- of christchurch in 2011. 0k, phil mercer, thank you. - time for an upda

we are seeing the impact of the cyclone across the top of the north island. lost their power. as a result, a major operation is now under way to ensure people are safe. civil defence centres and shelters have been set up across the top of the north island, and are ready to use in case people have to evacuate. i can't stress enough that please have a plan to leave your home if you see water levels rising around you, or if you are worried about land stability around your property. don't wait to be told to leave. this cyclone, which is now expected to get more powerful, comes just a couple of weeks after very heavy rainfall also hit the island. the weather pattern in this region is becoming increasingly worrying for all those affected. richard galpin, bbc news. the time isjust the time is just coming up to quarter past one. our top story this lunchtime. one week on from the catastrophic earthquakes in turkey and syria, the death toll rises to more than 35,000 and there are fears it could rise far higher. and still to come — could building in back gardens be one

took at this video, as those on the north island are busy preparing.horities have strongly asked residents to prepare bags for essential supplies, food and water to last three days. in addition, they warn power cuts could affect cash machines. here's look at what we're expecting. this system will make its way toward the south and setting its sights for north island as it continues to move into the area. those of you in the area need to be preparing now as a storm approaches the north island of new zealand. hope you have a safe day wherever you are. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that concludes this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. coming up next is "newsline biz" with ramin mellegard, so stay right there. ♪ >>> this is "newsline biz." i'm ramin mellegard. sources have told nhk that prime minister kishida fumio intends to appoint a new governor of the bank of japan. ueda kazuo. he touched on an issue many around the world are keen to know about. though he said he couldn't make comments, he added -- >> translator: for now, we should continue with the mon

the customs union, it was clear that you had to put in place some special arrangements for the north island. those were agreed no longer to stay in the customs territory of the e u. it would stay within the single market, the good, the, your opinion, the u. k. then signed it a very basic trade agreement with the you, which kept it out of the single market in the cost of june. and so as a consequence, you had to put you controls in terms of customers and in terms of regulatory controls for access to the single market on goods moving from great britain to northern ireland. and that obviously brought about a high level of a concern of a political front, but also um, acted as of this incentive to move goods from great britain into north north island . we began to see trade friction there. what we see now is okay. yeah, i know that david, you're all over this topic. i mean, you know, what details did we hear today about this deal and what kind of impact do you think it's going to have? as you said at the top there, we've actually got a green lane for goods moving from grape printed north on and,

south of north island state university is probably still going to be in force, but the weather is much better. but fearing christ church, you still got wind and rain. this circulation continues and it's not just on wednesday on thursday. if anything it forces the rain back up into wellington and elsewhere in norfolk and it's not gone by friday, awe inspiring stories from around the world i human life and it's a vast one. this deal like that presentation of what i want people to remember me by. groundbreaking phones from award winning filmmakers. witness on a jazz eda. ah ah. how to get you, what she out 0 reminder about top stories a saw and syria has given you permission to use 2 more border crossings from turkey . 8 to send aid to rebel held. there is affected by last week's earthquakes. supplies have been slow to arrive in the country that suffered 12 years of civil war. it's been a day since those quakes hit turkey in syria. walton, 37000 people have been declared dead across both countries. but there are still some stories of survival rescue crews and turkey. they've cheered and h

of emergency for the third time in its history — after cyclone gabrielle ravaged the country's north islandrs and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for being around people. i'm terrified of the questions of the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way there was no let up erruption itself. lava streams from a vent in the sea to the east of the island away from the time for the time that could start flowing again at anytime. the russians heralded next generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir — russian for peace. this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. the us defends its decision to shoot down unidentified flying objects. washington and beijing each accuse the other of aerial espionage. one week on after the devastating earthquake hit turkey and syria, 37 thousand are known to have been killed. the un warns the number is expected to do

this is not over for museums, and we're seeing reports of damage fitted down country in the north island and it looks like in some areas the west is really only yet to come. was ours in sal sandra, chilly have destroyed nearly half a 1000000 hectares of forest and farmland, as well as hundreds of homes soaring temperatures of up to 40 degrees, finally eased on sunday. but that extreme heat is expected to return on wednesday or latin america to lucy newman is in victoria, where she is met with firefighters had been battling the flames to 3 weeks. chileans from many walks of life, are listing to combat the deadliest wildfires in decades. among them, his seuss fernandez, he's what they call a buddy guy. vista, a member of a fire fighting brigade formed by chillies, forestry corporation, work during summers the peak season for wild fires. despite the suffocating smoke, he doesn't wear a face mask, he says it makes it even harder to breathe. then going to read on a given all, i've a degree in tourism, but this job teaches me other skills. you never know when you're going to need to know these

psych current remaining further east of both the islands, but some heavier rain pulling into the north island by thursday friday though it is an improving picture certainly in the south. now as we move to south east asia, we still have the flood advise result for some of the islands in the philippines. but most of the rain is offshore. that sure weather update. ah, oil companies, the biggest companies in the world had a very deep under standing of the climate crisis for the rest of us. and yet they did not tell anyone else. that's where the crime 40 years of denying their own scientific evidence. i thought that i could influence them to change their business plan. this was very naive decisions that have played our future is just pure evil. i don't know what to say. big oils big lies. talk to on a just, you know, lou ah, reminds of our top stories here on al jazeera, turkish health authorities, a warning severe water shortages, raising the risk of disease after last week's earthquakes, destroyed critical sanitation infrastructure. millions of survivors are without basic communities, such as th

of emergency for the third time in it's history — after cyclone gabrielle ravages the country's north islandthe morning in singapore, and 7 pm in washington where the white house has been explaining why the us military has shot a series of objects out of the sky over american territory in recent weeks including a suspected spy balloon from china. officials say the objects posed a threat to commercial flights and were brought down in the interest of safety. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere, the white house said there was no evidence of alien or extra—terrestrial life being involved. here is the national security spokespersonjohn kirby. we were able to determine that china has a high altitude programme for intelligence collection that is connected to the people's liberation army. it was operating during the previous administration but they did not detected. we detected it. we tracked it. and we have been carefully studying it to learn as much again. we know that these prc surveillance balloons have crossed for dozens of countries on multiple continents around the w

around 58,000 homes are without power in new zealand's upper north island as the remnants of a tropicalge swells to auckland and nearby regions. weather forecasters expect rain and winds to intensify as it nears land during monday and tuesday. the former foreign minister of cyprus, nikos christodoulides, has been elected president in a runoff vote. he promised a unity government tasked with breaking a deadlock in peace talks with estranged turkish cypriots. let's take you to mexico now — and here's an unusual but heart—warming tale. some of the country's most hardened criminals are housed at a prison in the city of ciudad juarez. but after a recent riot there, an unexpected inmate was discovered by the authorities — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. cat burglar behind bars? fair enough. butjust a cat? well, that's a very different story. like a lot of inmates, he has tattoos, including a symbol of a drug gang linked to the notorious sinaloa cartel. although presumably he didn't volunteer for it. despite these traumas, the feline fugitive was seemingly happy to keep his head down and do

the still and the water up just like on gabriel, struck it's north island and supply chain problems, labor shortages and war. we look at how quickly the agriculture industry needs to adapt to those challenges. ah. in depth analysis of the days headlines from around the world to try right extreme is there is real and need to be tackled as soon as possible informed opinion. why is the c o position concerned about this? rather small between turkey anthea version on the really with all 30 this is and so forth. frank assessments, you know, that was a joke about the interim government or it's not in, nor does it got inside story on al jazeera. oh tough times the man tough question. what exactly are you asking for you? what troops on the ground, the rigorous debate we challenge conventional wisdom and demand the truth up front with me, mark lamb on hill on al jazeera lou . ah, what about you're watching over there with me to hold robin a reminder of all top stories. another person has been rescued from the rubble of collapse building and the southern turkish province of hattie, the 45, roma

a national state of emergency has been declared the storm bats at the north island, bringing high winds and torrential rain more than 200000 times without power. and some areas have been entirely cut off by flood waters. check on gabrielle is the most significant. we, there have been to new zealand has seen this century. the severity and the breadth of the dim, the damage that we are seeing, has not been experienced in a generation. this morning, we declared a national emergency for only the 3rd time in our history. this is a very significant event for the electricity network. and the companies have not seen this level of damage since sight klein bowler in 1988 or logan church is a journalist with tv and said one use and he says it's too early to know the full extent of damage on the east coast of the north islands, entire towns and settlements have been cut off due to even rising flood waters. all the roads going in and out of these places have been cut off by slips or fallen trees in some places, entire road is gone. the land under them has just simply disappeared. i'm wip in speaking

after sight on gabrielle swept across north island, causing widespread flooding and landslides about a 3rd of the population live in affected areas, and as a michelson shall east reports. the storm may have weakened, but it's left a trail of destruction. an unprecedented natural disaster in newsline snot island, entire towns have been cut off by flooding and land slides. farms, houses, and bridges have been washed away. cyclone gabrielle has now passed, but the impact of the storm will be felt for weeks to come. oh, florida, regarding phone verify for the for the dog. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what order? i really love the damage here with mirror with family plan. i think we'll be able to predict that over a lot more than 10000 people have been displaced and 840000 left without power. on tuesday, a state of emergency was declared only the 3rd time in useless history. it's enable the government to move and resources from across the country to help civil defense efforts are immediate focus. have his been undertaking life saving missions for those affec

the cyclone hit new zealand's north island last sunday, causing widespread devastation. affected areas. in some areas, new zealanders are taking things in to their own hands — including blocking roads to stop looters. i'm nowjoined byjasen syms, british expat living in new zealand. he isjoining us from hawkes bay, a region on the east coast of new zealand's north island. thank you very much for being with us. i know that this is a very busy and stressful time for you out there. tell us what it is like where you are?- it is like where you are? well, where i am — it is like where you are? well, where i am at _ it is like where you are? well, where i am at the _ it is like where you are? well, where i am at the moment - it is like where you are? well, where i am at the moment is| where i am at the moment is pretty much like paradise, because i have walked a mile over the hills, got picked up by a friend and then brought down into this part of the city where there is actually reception where we are, and the vast majority of hawke's bay is just devastation. the numbers you ju

about 10000 people were forced to leave the hose, cities and towns on north island, still without power and drinking water. please to senegal, have fire to gas to disperse supporters of the main opposition leader was men. sancho sancho was forcibly removed from his car that after appearing in a court in the capital darker, he was attending hearings in a defamation case that had been brought against him. all right, route state headlines here. now 0. we got more news come up. right after we visit the street from the american people we've spoken, but what exactly did they say is the world looking for a whole new order with america in it? is the woke agenda on the decline in america. how much is social media companies know about you? and how easy is it to manipulate the quizzical look us politics the bottom line with welcome to the stream, i'm at 17. it's been 10 days since earthquakes caused catastrophic damage and northwest syria, leaving thousands dead and millions displaced homes. hospitals and roads have been destroyed, and families are grieving, loved ones, while trying to survive the

that killed 5 people. clean up and recovery efforts are underway in gisburne and hawkes bay on north island site when gabrielle cause catastrophic flooding, landslides and damaged homes, was in 3000 people were displaced. thousands of retired people in china were protesting against major counts to the medical benefits they gathered and move on to the north eastern city of de leon. it is the latest unrest since it nationwide protest against hope. 19 restrictions were held last year, original authorities, so reducing medical expense claims by more than one half. these protests are being held weeks to full. china's top officials gather for the most important political music of the year. the national people's congress. a new leadership team will be unveiled under president susan pink, and the government is under pressure to con, any public discontent. over its health policies. at least one person has been killed and 3 injured in the shooting at a shopping mouth. the u. s. state of texas, it happened in the city of el paso. are these say one person is in custody? and looking for someone else who

the storm back to the north island, leaving more than 200000 homes without electricity. and national state of emergency has been declared, laura can, has more this is the main state highway in hawkes bay. a cycle and gabriel pushed across new zealand north island. it cut off roads and cities. it brought torrential rain and some wind gusts, reaching a 140 kilometers an hour, leaving residents shaken. thunder and lightning and everything last art was just horrific. so. but the, the devastation as just are just might sure makes you want to cry, to be honest. a soon began lashing the northern kirsten some day live down in its wake. let the government declare a state of emergency the 3rd time in its history. the situation that new zealand is a hippie waking up to this morning. a lot of families displaced a lot of homes without power. extensive damage done across the country will be throwing everything at this to make sure with the boarding isn't much supply for the response is possible. rescue efforts are underway and the defense force has been rallied. residents have been ad

north island, the prime minister says it could take weeks to restore part to some affected regional community. today with michael viola and he's 15. people have been killed in avalanches in easton, tajikistan, most of the victims are in the regional capital, morag, for avalanches struck after a heavy snowfall. rescuers are still looking for survivors and he is a reminder of the top story we're falling to you. the u. n. is appeal to the international community for at least $1000000000.00 us dollars in aid to help those affected by give gracie tacky, syria, the disaster is killed. both. 42000 people in the visa now up next business update with steven business. told me all righty. thanks for your company. thing with i am. hi, lana. see i knew sky. yeah. i am running for president of the republic of beller road c o b b o n ah.

i least 11 people are known to have been killed in a storm was had newsy lands north island, several 1000 others oven displeased from their homes. cycle and gabriel inflicted widespread damage on towns and cities. when it struck a week ago, ah, sigh clone gabrielle, was one of the worst storms in new zealand history. it smashed into the country with immense force. now comes the mess of clean up to the ceiling to go to one of the main fruit growing regions. hawkes bay is among the areas hit. hardest flood wood has reached the roof of this farmer's property which is now covered in mud palm. it is a clear for crop it is it's got wet through, the flood is no longer able to be explored so we can act as strip the full scale of the damage is still emerging. many areas remain hard to access after raging flood waters wiped out roads. and thousands of households still don't have power. lives have been tuned upside down. many people have seen the homes in all of the positions completely destroyed. countless others have been displaced tragically, so fire 11, people have lost their lives, and mor

a week after massive storm hits the pacific countries, north island 11 people have so far been confirmed dead following site loan. gabrielle with police still trying to track down hundreds of others ah sigh clone gabrielle was one of the worst storms in new zealand history. it smashed into the country with immense force. now comes the mess of clean up. go through and go to one of the main fruit growing regions. hawkes bay is among the areas hit hardest flood wood has reached the roof of this farmer's property which is now covered in mud palm. it is a clear for cropper purses dot wet through. the flood is no longer able to reach for it. so we can actors, the full scale of the damage is still emerging. many areas remain hard to access after raging flood waters wiped out roads. and thousands of households still don't have power. lives have been turned upside down. many people have seen the homes and all of the positions completely destroyed. countless others have been displaced. tragically so far i live and people have lost their lives, and more fatalities remain possible. the government se

at least 6 people died in the storm, which has caused major damage on the countries north island, the prime minister says it could take weeks to to restore part, to some effected regions, significant of in a bearing. viola. at least 15 people have been killed in avalanches in eastern tajikistan. most of the victims are in the regional capital. all the avalanche is struck after heavy snowfall and rescue is still looking for survivors. spain has become the 1st european country to introduce hate, menstrual need for pay periods. the new rule is part of a package of reforms that also expands abortion rights for teenagers. a new law that will allow anyone over 16 to change their legally registered gender was approved to when i went to nearly 2 weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in the us state of ohio, causing a massive fire state officials are insisting that the air around the village of east palestine is safe, but residents don't believe them. when this free train derailed near the village of east palestine, it became clear from resulting flames that dangerous chemicals

at least 6 people died in the storm, which is cause major damage and the country's north island prime minister says it could take weeks to restore power to some effected regions as a local least 15 people have been killed in avalanches in easton to dick is done most of the victims are and the regional capital horror. the avalanche is struck after heavy snowfall and rescuers are still looking for survivors. residents of the us state of ohio, are demanding transparency. after a trained derailment released toxic chemicals, a state officials say the air and water are safe despite some residents complaining of headaches and nausea, and thousands of dying dead fish. a train carrying hazardous materials to railed in early february. doc film is next more world news at the top of it with nico is in germany to learn german.

national state of emergency has been declared in zealand after a tropical storm. fatter parts of the north island. it's only the 3rd time that such an alert has been issued. tens of thousands of homes are without power, with some residents forced to evacuate. heavy rain and strong winds cause widespread flooding, landslides an ocean swells dove and president, maya sandy was accused. russia fly over through our country's government using foreign saboteurs. disguises protesters. statement comes after ukrainian president of loading is a lensky said ukraine had uncovered details of the russian plan. moscow was not responded the accusations. thousands of demonstrators have rallied outside israel's parliament against plant judicial reforms. opponents claimed the proposed changes attack democracy. the measures would give the government more power over the supreme court. government officials say the reforms would correct an imbalance of power between the branch of government. oh, democracy is one of the mean slogans at dispute, dist danes of persons of israelis hefty can do the st. the feel that democrac

we are seeing the impact of the cyclone across the top of the north island.be told to leave. this cyclone, which is now expected to get more powerful, comes just a couple of weeks after very heavy rainfall also hit the island. the weather pattern in this region is becoming increasingly worrying for all those affected. richard galpin, bbc news. it was an extraordinary act of giant killing when darvel, from the sixth tier of scottish football, knocked top flight aberdeen out of the scottish cup last month. well, tonight darvel are hoping to cause another big upset when they take on falkirk in the next round. our sports correspondentjohn watson has been to see how the ayrshire town is preparing — and it does involve eating pies. come on, darvel. come on, darvel! come on, darvel. let's do it. so, john, not only are you running a very successful football club at the moment, but you also run your own bakery, which is known the world over for the famous kilmarnock pie. does it taste as good as it looks? oh, it tastes fantastic, yes. who would have thought when i too

new zealand dislikes and gabrielle wreaks havoc across the north island. 24, severe weather. warnings have been issued throughout the country. and i stated emergencies in place in oakland, schools are closed while trains, ferries, and multiple flights of also been cancelled. and one of the story to bring you with the former for minister because chris dooley is being elected as the new president of site for it. he secured 52 percent support with most of the votes now counted, his rival has conceded defeat. there's more and everything coming up in the news. i will see for that in 25 minutes time. the key key. yes. i think a new reform shipple and the legal yearly way for you what you would get for the little green because you're valley quest. all of bali fissions deal with by the i shook up probably my last year we thought they gave nearly new me neither you or the who are now along with all of a sudden you call little one. well, i have your confirmation number as well as a co colon. do learn more about be denied by look. would you put it on a city college? i think it is a while. comes

in new zealand, at least 9 people are known to have died after cycling. gabrielle struck, it's north island. please say more than 4000 people have lost contact since it hit 5 days ago. about 10000 people were forced to leave their homes, police, and said a girl, her fide tear gas to disperse supporters of main opposition of so leader osama and soccer soccer was forcibly removed from his car after appearing in a court in the capitol decker. he was attending hearings and a defamation case against him. followed stories on a website to dodge though dot com is updated throughout the day. more news with me and half now, but next on al jazeera is africa direct to stay with us. on counting the call staff, the devastating earthquakes in to clear and syria, how all the nations economies, thank you and very much needed aid to syria. but it's a little too late. and what is the financial state of ukraine? almost one year after russia's invasion, counting the calls on al jazeera ah to asia there. i saw. but i must go. 7 more dinners early by law. got it provisions on botany, boucher me. more than 20 deal