tonight senior correspondent anne soy starta series of reports looking at conditions that made the infectiond so quickly. anne: ebola hit this village hard. ily lost 10 members in a matter of weeks. but rochelle and her sister survived. she tells me they were all inni de when the outbreak started. >> we opened the body bag and performed rituals on my mother's body. the medics warned us against it. they said she had died from ebola, but we refused to believe them. we told them she died from foo poisoning. then they tried to get us to get vaccinated, but we refused. anne: this has been a major test for the democratic republic of congo. it is dealt with nine previous outbreaks, mosy in villages in the west where it was easily contained. in a country as big as w europe but with poor infrastructure, few knew about ebola in the east. that is why health facilities became ebola hotspots. it was worse in formal clinics, where the majority of congolese sick health services. they are run by untrained practitioners. >> wcan't close of this clinic just because the persois not trained. he is an integral p

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in the last of her sof reports, the bbc's senior africa correspondent anne soy looks at urprovements he care of ebola patients dg this outbreak. anne: a source of so much pride foethis doctor and a milest in the fight against ebola. until now, the survival rate of expectant thers infected with ebola and their babies had been almost zero. this is the baby, just a few days old, and her mother. this is arguably a miracle baby. that is because she can't- caught ebola when she was pregnant and she was into isolation so she could have the baby there because nobody would ouve been sure if the baby have contracted ebola. a two days later, the baby was tested and is ebola-free. hello, baby. a reflection of how the level of care has improved since when the doctor first treated ebola patients. >> ebola treatmententers are becoming modern and we are use this too. they are transparent and that allows us to combat rumors going around the community. in terms of medical care, they help in case of emergencies.an : ebola is obviously a disease,ous infectious and it is essential to isolate cases li this

anne soy, bbc news. laura: n hope in the fight against ebola. t study fint rainy weather is becoming more common in greenland. there islt, the ice melting, and scientists e surprised find rain falling in the winter.lo david shukmas at what the long-term impact of climate change could be. david: a bright stam of melt water heading for the coast. the more the ice melts, the more the level of the sea rises aroundhe world. scientists had focused on summer sunshine as the big cause of melting, but they now realize more rain is falling and damaging t ice. these pictures were taken while rain was falling one summer. it melts the ice, or weakens it. a big surprise is that this can even happen in the coldest months. >> it is happening even in winter, and tt is frightening to see. david: when ice melts in summer, it is balanced by more snowte falling in w but recently greenland has been losing more ice than it is gaining, and more rain could make this worse. >> after five days of clear sky conditions, we have thhi rain. david:scientist, sheltered from rai

anne soy, bbc news, beni. now, let's discuss brexit.er far from the news agenda, as you'll know. less than a month to go until britain is officially due to leave the european union. jenny hill has visited the german city of cologne and the annual carnival season there. as you'll hear, brexit is a source of satire — and sorrow amongst those she spoke to. festivity, celebration, and marching through europe's capitals, at the insistence bit of brexit. we would like it better if britain stayed in eu. it is sad, buti like it better if britain stayed in eu. it is sad, but i think they have had enough time. it should not all be decided in the last few weeks. even injest, brexit is nojoke q. rather, an irreversible act of self harm. what is gone is gone, it says. or germany support an extension to article 50? the extension is not a question of yes or no bet of the conditions. if the government is being re—elected, the election, the discussion of a new referendum and some other significant changes. with less tha n some other significant changes.

anne soy, bbc news. r kelly is back behind bars after a court appearance over unpaid child support.interview on us television, denying separate charges of sex abuse, the singer was taken into custody for failing to pay more than $160,000 in child support to his ex—wife. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. another day in court for the singer who had earlier told american television he was fighting for his life. separate from the sex abuse charges r kelly is facing, he owes backdated child support payments to his former wife. they have three children together. a month ago, he was told by a judge that he would go to jail if he failed to hand over more than $160,000. r kelly's publicist said he could not make the payments because he did not have the money. he can't pay, as you know, he hadn't worked in a long time. he can't book shows, can't do anything. there's been a lot of things going on in mr kelly's life. lawsuits, all the things that are happening. and he just didn't have the money. and so, he didn't have $160,000. so, we have tried to work some things out, it di

anne soy, bbc news, beira.abuse case against r kelly has now spoken publicly for the first time. lanita carter was once the hairdresser of the r&b star but claims that in 2003 he tried to force her into sexual activity. no prosecution was ever brought, although the singer did pay ms carter several hundred thousand dollars. r kelly is currently charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, which he denies. i was r kelly's hair braider for about two years. i was sexually abused by him, and... and i live after that, i try to pick up the pieces every day. it's hard, but i know i'll get through it. some other news in brief for you. guatemala is observing three days of national mourning after a road accident in nahuala which killed at least 18 people. all the dead were members of an indigenous community. they had gathered on the road around a local community leader who had been hit by a car, and were then themselves hit by a lorry a new study has found evidence of drastic declines in amphibian populatio

anne soy, bbc news, beni.forbes magazine. the 21—year—old entrepreneur has reached the milestone two years earlier than the facebook founder, mark zuckerberg. kylie jenner, who has more than 120 million followers on social media, has made her fortune from her best—selling cosmetics business, as well as numerous endorsements, and her role in herfamily‘s long—running reality show, keeping up with the kardashians. football, and tottenham hotspur are heading into the quarterfinals of the champions' league. they went into the second leg of their tie against borussia dortmund in germany tonight leading by 3—0, as our correspondent joe wilson reports. singing: you'll never walk alone... football is an international language. dortmund supporters recited an american song made famous on merseyside. while their fans might rate themselves second to none, their team began 3—0 down. tottenham had been so good in the first leg of this tie theyjust needed to keep dortmund out tonight. here came the yellow shirts, but look out

in the first of a three—part series of special reports, the bbc‘s senior africa correspondent anne soyhis village hard. this family ebola hit this village hard. this fa m ily lost ebola hit this village hard. this family lost ten members in a matter of weeks, but rochelle and her sister survived. she tells me they we re sister survived. she tells me they were all in denial when the outbreak started. we opened the body bag and performed rituals on my mother's body. the medics warned us against it. they said she had died from the ebola but we refused to believe them. we told them she died from food poisoning, then they tried to convince us to get vaccinated but we refused. this has been a major test for the democratic republic of congo. it has dealt with nine previous outbreaks, mostly in remote villages in the west where they were easily contained. in a country as big as western europe, but with poor infrastructure, few knew about the ebola in the east. that is why health facilities became ebola hotspots. it was worse in informal clinics where the majority of congolese seek health servi

anne soy, bbc news, maputo. and we can talk now to anne in maputo.ging into action. that is right. a human chain distributing some of the nations that have just arrived on a pick—up truck. these donations will be repackaged into smaller bags that can be given to families. volunteers have been arriving here, signing up to help in the coming days. so that they know who will come at what time. community led approach, bringing people together from all walks of life. united. this is not the only humanitarian effort going on. the president is tier with the cabinet leading efforts. international efforts including the world food programme, world health organization, they are delivering aid, medical supplies to those who need it. but it is still a huge challenge. some of the people, up to 100,000 people, have still not been reached, cut off for more than a week now. the time is 1:17pm. our top story this lunchtime... theresa may has arrived in brussels, where she will ask eu leaders at a summit to grant a short delay to brexit. and still to come... a sharp ri

anne soy, bbc news, beira. imagine a world in which you feel no pain.nverness has a genetic mutation which means she feels virtually no pain — and never feels anxious or afraid. she didn't realise she was different until doctors were astonished that she didn't need painkillers following a serious operation. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports. she's had teeth knocked out, broken her arm, suffered serious burns, and felt nothing, becausejo cameron simply doesn't sense pain. i put my arm on something and only realise it's burning when i can smell flesh burning. so, it's not clumsiness. the normal reaction is, you cut yourself or burn yourself, once, maybe twice, then you avoid that because your brain says, don't do that. my brain doesn't say don't do that. as for giving birth to her two children, again, painless. before i realised it, i'd had the children, so it wasn't a case of, i'm a martyr, i don't feel pain. it was, i'm prepared to take anything because they tell me it's going to be awful. i felt things, i felt my body stretching, i felt

anne soy, bbc news, maputo.rom the humber estuary earlier this week, is that of the missing university student libby squire. the 21—year—old went missing after a night out in hull last month. humberside police say a man arrested on suspicion of abduction remains under investigation. danny savage reports. it was on wednesday afternoon that libby squire's body was recovered from the humber estuary. a lifeboat brought her body ashore at grimsby after it was spotted in the water near spurn point. libby, who was 21 and studying philosophy at hull university, had been missing since the beginning of february. she vanished after a night out with fellow students in the city. a major police inquiry was launched with officers spending days searching a nearby park. it is bordered by the river hull, a tidal water course which flows into the humber estuary. it appears that libby somehow ended up in the water, somewhere around here, after she was last seen. the last confirmed sighting of her was on this bench close to a busyju

the bbc‘s senior africa correspondent anne soy reports from the region surrounding beira.eople are displaced, hungry and increasingly angry. antonia left empty—handed. she lost everything in the cyclone. translation: i had a big farm of rice, maize and peanuts, but all of it was swept away. charities deliver aid however they can. this food is being taken to a community that hasn't been reached before. word has gone out that help is finally on the way. here, you have to show up to get something. elisa's granddaughter was only a week old when disaster struck. translation: we hid in the ceiling. that's how we survived. anyone who fell in the water died. but many are still unreached. both bridges into this community were washed away. the people here improvise. the water is receding now, but then there are communities that have still not been reached. we're going to find one of them now. it's completely cut off more than two weeks later, and it's still not received any help. the local school is now a shelter. i'm told 160 people live here. they try and salvage their crops, but

anne soy, bbc news, beni.ly for a reception to mark 50 years since prince charles's investiture as prince of wales. the event at buckingham palace was hosted by the queen, and it came as a bbc poll reveals attitudes in wales to the royals. here's roger pinney. in buckingham palace, a "thank you" from the queen to prince charles for his work as prince of wales, and according to those who were there, the prince does play a valuable role in welsh life. we were 18 and we just applied for a couple of grants from the princes trust because we needed some money for some speakers and prince charles came down and we met him, and we had some funding from them and it got us under way, really. he's interested, he's all the things that a young person wants in a role model, i think he is an extraordinary character who has done so much good for his country. that's the balcony from which in 1969, the queen of prince charles waved to the thousands of people who were thronging the mice here in caernarfon. but the investiture as

anne soy, bbc news, maputo.ustralian christian aid organisation working in mozambique. thank you forjoining us. we will show some of the pictures that your organisation has ta ken show some of the pictures that your organisation has taken of the devastation. tell us how great is the level of need of what you have been able to say. great to talk to you. it has been a very challenging week. we had the cyclone last thursday night and following that, we have an urban emergency where we have a city of more than 500,000 people where there is no electricity, no running water, the hospital is almost totally destroyed and we have the rural situation where people are in those areas where people are in those areas where they are stranded on little islands and we are trying to get them help and get them out of their situation. it is quite a choice here. we have seen some of the dramatic pictures of the rescues. how many people do you think are still stranded in those flood water areas and in need of rescue? are we talking a

anne soy, bbc news. and eastern areas we have had sunny spells but the shower clouds have started to build up, the further north and west you are in the uk it is wet at the moment, even some hill snow, certainly a chillierfeeling day, compared to yesterday. we have 15 celsius in central areas but todayit 15 celsius in central areas but today it will be colder. showers in rain in the north—west will move southwards. the wind gusts up tow 45 to 50mph, widely, temperatures down to 50mph, widely, temperatures down to seven—11. there will be sunnier spells developing in western scotland, still a bit of hill snow, but tonight, that rain will clear away to the south—east, then with lengthy clear spells lighter winds together. it will turn chilly. a widespread frost in northern area, down to minus four, minus five, not quite as cold further south, but it will be a bright start to friday, but quickly the cloud will increase from the west. and with that rain sta rts from the west. and with that rain starts to move

i've been speaking to our deputy africa editor, anne soy about the scale of the damage caused by thes disaster but those who have been there, the international federation of the red cross have described it as staggering and are saying it is only when the water recedes and they retrieve more bodies will they know the true extent of the damage and the number of deaths it has caused. so far across the three countries more than 700 people are known to have died. these are bodies that have been counted, and they are still retrieving more bodies. right now, the critical thing to do is to get people still cut off by the floods to safer ground and to get them life—saving supplies like food, shelter and medicine. how difficult is it to deliver that help given the amount of water lying around still? it is very difficult. the water covers a vast area and this was a place that was land. buildings have been damaged so there are not waterways that would make it easier for water vessels to go to people but they have been deploying small boats to get people who can be reached and bring them to dry g

earlier our deputy africa editor anne soy — who's at one of the busy ports in the capital maputo — explainedship is being loaded with emergency supplies by the local people here, roughly 2000 tonnes of food stuff, water, clothing, all manner of supplies that they need. the situation remains dire, tens of thousands of people are still stranded more than a week on, they desperately need to be rescued and taken to desperately need to be rescued and ta ken to safer desperately need to be rescued and taken to safer ground. there are boats going to flooded areas, helicopters getting people who are trapped on roof tops of their houses for instance or on top of trees, winching them to safety but it's a slow process. hampered by bad weather. it's been raining in the region that was affected by the cyclone. across the border in zimbabwe a cyclone. across the border in zimbabwea similar cyclone. across the border in zimbabwe a similar situation, rescue effo rts zimbabwe a similar situation, rescue efforts continuing, in malawi i am told that 80,000 people are now in camps and the need foods and medical

anne soy sent this update from maputo. this part of the world. they expect the death toll to rise in the coming days. rescue efforts are still under way, more than 11,000 people are still not reached, still being rescued and taken to not reached, still being rescued and ta ken to safer not reached, still being rescued and taken to safer ground, it's a very difficult process and that's because vast areas have fluttered, these are places where homes had been constructed, they are now completely damaged and so it is not easy to navigate to get people out, so it is a slow process, people are getting more desperate, it's very difficult to get aid to them, we understand in mozambique that more than half a million people are affected, 110,000 already in camps across the border in malawi. so, in the coming weeks and months, they will still need a lot of support, as well as medical care. the river is in full capacity and the rain is still continuing in the affected areas and the fear is that if the rivers burst their banks, they wi

the bbc‘s anne soy reports from maputo. lucky to be alive, but growing desperate by the day.ere, but now they have nothing to eat and nowhere to shelter. —— survived. cyclone idai swept away almost everything in its path. it created small islands were city once stood, trapping those who survived it. —— where a city. nearly a week later relief has started trickling in. south africa has sent its military helicopters to deliver aid. international organisations are planning more. we are very happy about the first helicopter has arrived today, wednesday the 20th. there are several challenges to get through the weather, from uganda. the uk has sent emergency shelter kits and family tents. and more aid is on the way. the british government has set aside £18 million for the relief effort. here in the capital, a huge aid operation is getting under way. i have seen individuals and companies arriving here with foodstuffs and other basic supplies, coming to donate to people who have been affected by the cyclone. i am told that 70 volu nteers cyclone. i am told that 70 volunteers turned u

earlier, our deputy africa editor anne soy who is in the capital maputo explained what's gone so wronged with emergency supplies that will be transported up north to the affected city. it was the fourth largest city of mozambique, but it has completely been destroyed. up to 95% of the infrastructure has been destroyed, rates have been washed away, bridges had been destroyed, and so it is going to be very difficult to even distribute the emergency supplies that were generously donated by the local people here. roughly 2000 tonnes of food, water, clothing, all manner of supplies that they need, and now a new emergency, an outbreak of cholera confirmed in one town, it is going to be very difficult for the people who have survived the cyclone, the devastating impact of that cyclone, i'm now having to deal with an outbreak of disease. two cyclones hu rtle two cyclones hurtle towards the western coast of australia. thousands of homes have been emasculated. i reckon veronica has strengthened and is now a category three storm. the mosque in new zealand has reopened after the shooting which occ

series of films from the democratic republic of the congo, the bbc‘s senior africa correspondent anne soyts in the care of ebola patients during this latest outbreak. a source of so much pride for this doctor and a milestone in the fight ——fight doctor and a milestone in the fight —— fight against ebola. until now, the survival rates of expectant mothers infected were ebola, and their babies had been almost zero. so, this is a baby only a few days old. this is a miracle baby. that is because josephine court old. this is a miracle baby. that is becausejosephine court ebola while she was reckoned. at the time of delivery, she was taken into isolation so that she could have a baby there because nobody was sure whether the baby had contracted ebola, and a few days later, the baby was tested and is ebola free. hello, baby. a reflection of how the level of care hello, baby. a reflection of how the level of ca re has hello, baby. a reflection of how the level of care has improved since the last outbreak in west africa where this doctor fast treated ebola patients. translation: ebola treatment ce

earlier our deputy africa editor anne soy — who is in the capital maputo — explained what's gone so wrongis being loaded with supplies which will be sent to beira. it has com pletely which will be sent to beira. it has completely been destroyed, 90% to 95% of the buildings have been destroyed, rhodes washed away, bridges destroyed. it will be very difficult to even distribute the emergency supplies generously donated by the local people here, roughly 2000 tonnes of food stuff, water, clothing, all manner of supplies that they need. now a new emergency, an outbreak of ebola has been confirmed at one time. it will been confirmed at one time. it will be very difficult for the people who have survived the cyclone, the devastating impact of it, now having to deal with an outbreak of disease. the al noor mosque in christchurch, new zealand, has reopened — eight days after the fatal shootings there. heavily—armed police continue to guard the building but small numbers of worshippers are being allowed in. thousands of people marched through christchurch last night in support of those affected. so

earlier our deputy africa editor anne soy, who is in the capital maputo, explained what's gone so wrongputo, this ship is being loaded with emergency supplies which will be transported up north to the effected city of beira. beira was the fourth largest city of mozambique but it has completely been destroyed, 90% to 95% of the buildings, the infrastructure there has been destroyed. roads have been washed away, bridges have been destroyed. it will be very difficult to even distribute the emergency supplies that were generously donated by the local people here, roughly 2000 tonnes of food stuff, water, clothing, all manner of supplies that they need. now a new emergency, as you mentioned, an outbreak of ebola has been confirmed at one town there. it will be very difficult for the people who have survived the cyclone, the devastating impact of that cyclone, now having to deal with an outbreak of disease. two cyclones are hurtling towards the northern and western coasts of australia. cyclone trevor has made landfall in the northern territory, where thousands of homes have been evacuated. fu

earlier our deputy africa editor anne soy — who's at one of the busy ports in the capital maputo — explainedin mozambique. i am at the sea port in maputo, this ship is being loaded with donations from the people here, 2000 tonnes of food supplies, water, clothing and all things for the people who have been cut off by water will need. the situation in central mozambique remains dire, there are tens of thousands of people stranded a week on, who desperately need to be rescued and taken to safer ground. there are boats going to flooded areas and helicopters getting people trapped on the roofs of their houses or on top of trees, winching them out to safety. this is a slow process hampered by bad weather. it has been raining in the region affected by the cyclone. across the border in zimbabwe a similar situation, the rescue efforts are continuing. i am told 80,000 people in malawi are in camps and they need food, medical supplies, the needs are immense. the response to the disaster had been growing by the day and the local people have come together to support those people affected. the internatio

earlier our deputy africa editor anne soy, who is in the capital, maputo, explained what's gone so wrongbig humanitarian effort under way here in mozambique. the ship behind me is being loaded with 2000 tonnes of food supplies, water, clothing and all things that the people who have been cut off by water will need. the situation in central mozambique remains dire with tens of thousands of people still stranded more than a week on. they desperately need to be rescued and taken to desperately need to be rescued and ta ken to safer desperately need to be rescued and taken to safer ground. there are reports from flooded areas, the helicopters getting people trapped off the rooftops of houses and wanting them to safety but this is a slow process hampered by bad weather. it has been raining in the region effected by the cyclone. across the border in zimbabwe, a similar situation. the rescue effo rts similar situation. the rescue efforts are continuing. in malawi i'm told that 80,000 people are in camps and they need food, they need medical supplies, their needs are immense. but the response to

and this report from anne soy has more on the victims.i am very proud of what she achieved. it is tragic that she couldn't carry on to further her career and achieve more. miss toole was among seven britons who died. there were 35 nationalities on board ethiopian airlines' plane. the majority of the victims... this man was coming home from saudi arabia to mourn the death of his burning scratch my brother—in—law. translated i last spoke to him on saturday afternoon. he said he missed me and was happy he was coming home. does 32-year-old woman was looking forward to getting married when she got to nairobi. she had trouble with her five—year—old daughter. —— she had travelled with her five—year—old daughter. translation: the groom to be as an eating or drinking. he is devastated. her older sister is also in shock. this man was a professor. this captain was experience, with more than 8000 flight hours. he reported having difficulties shortly after take—off. the reported having difficulties shortly after ta ke—off. the remains reported having

let‘s speak now to our deputy africa editor, anne soy, who‘s is maputo, the capital of mozambique.s here. i am told that the ship will leave maputo later today to transport these donations to the people who need them. but when they get to the area, they don‘t know how it can be distributed because of the extent of the damage of the infrastructure there. we can see people working behind you and it is really clear their desperate nature of this. thank you for your time. it is 8:10am. mps have accused the home office of having a shockingly cavalier attitude towards the detention of people in immigration removal centres. the home affairs select committee says the department has failed to ensure the saftey of those detained and calls for sweeping changes. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. immigration centres were largely hidden from view until this, undercoverfilming at an immigration removal centre suggested staff are struggling to cope. footage on bbc panorama showed detainees being threatened, and force used excessively at the facility near gatwick airport. it sparke

this creates ann art officialty saying that he can't be indicted, but many of us believe he can be indicted soy that's not the department of justice. that weighs heavily in favor of the exposure of the report. >> if this is not released, who gets to read it in full? >> it is an executive branch document. presume only the white house wivelly be able to see in document. obviously people in justice are reviewing it. i would expect that congress would get some form of the document. there is a lot of pressure to release it in redacted form. he cannot legally release this un-redacted as the federal lawings is it. -- law suggests. i think all of the statutes support in my view the release of this report. there's an exception under the department of justice regulations for the release of this type of material when there's a great public interest. i don't think you could possibly describe this as anything other than great public interest. >> jonathan, thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> we'll continue to monitor the developments and let you know as soon as more detail

anne soy, bbc news.said the vote will be held any time up to the 12, there had been speculation it might be brought forward this week, but that did not happen. confirmation from the leader of the house the vote is scheduled for next tuesday. the plan is if the government loses that vote, there will be a vote the following day on whether mps would support a no—deal brexit, and if they say they will not, the day after, there will be a vote on extending article 50. with regards to that, andrea leadsom has said if the brexit vote does not pass on tuesday 12th, she will be making a business statement on that day to outline the next steps. in a moment, we'll have all the business news. but first, the headlines on bbc news. the eu demands fresh proposals from the uk to break the brexit impasse — as chancellor phillip hammond warns tory brexiteers to vote for theresa may's deal or face a brexit delay. the equality and human rights commission is considering taking action against the labour party after receiving c

for the latest in her series of reports, anne soy has visited a treatment centre.the fight against ebola. until now, the survival rates of expectant mothers who were infected with ebola and their babies had been almost zero. so this is baby manuela and her mother this is a miracle baby. that's because she can't ebola while she was pregnant. she was taken into isolation so that she could have the baby there because nobody was sure. inafew baby there because nobody was sure. in a few days later, the baby was tested and is ebola free. hello, baby. a reflection of how the level of care has improved since the last outbreak in west africa. translation: ebola treatment centres are now moderate and we are starting to use these. they are transparent. in terms of the medical care, they help in cases of emergency. a very serious affliction. it's essential to isolate like the woman in there. these pods are the new way of doing that isolation, making sure there is no contact between her and people who have never been infected. so now, people can safely visit and talk to the pat

anne soy, bbc news, maputo.kend. a cold front is bringing rain to scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales as it pushes south—east behind it to are dragging in cooler air. though tonight the cold front sinks its light south—east, not a great deal of rain left as it goes through the central part of the country. blue skies behind it and under clear skies and temperatures willdip under clear skies and temperatures will dip away. blustery showers could fall as snow over high ground. we could see a bit more cloud lingering over southern coastal areas but plenty of sunny spells and the sunshine could be hazy at times for england and wales, with a couple of blustery showers. temperatures are down where they have been. we hold on to the fresher feel as we move into sunday but plenty of sunshine to come. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. pressure back on westminster: as the eu agrees to delay brexit beyond the 29th of march, after late night talks in brussels. the fate of brexit in the hands of our b

anne soy, bbc news, maputo. children are in need of shelter and in need of food and in need of clean drinking water and at unicef we are particularly worried about this high number of children in the situation at the moment. it's the aid going to be available orare it's the aid going to be available or are you it's the aid going to be available orare you in it's the aid going to be available or are you in need of much more international help you are getting at the moment? the aid operation has started slowly for several reasons, because the city and surrounding region was cut off via two days, from our communications, but also geographically, the roads are blocked, and everything needs to be brought in by air. and also by boat. that is a big logistical challenge and we are working on that. but we have started to distribute the most urgent goods and as people are streaming into these temporary shelters, we are distributing them with the food, with drinking water, which is very important because there is the dange

new a report from anne soy on the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. 561 people havehe tells me they were all in denial when the outbreak started. translation: we opened the body bag and performed rituals on my mother‘s body. the medics warned us against it. they said she had died from the ebola but we refused to believe them. we told them she died from food poisoning, then they tried to convince us to get vaccinated but we refused. this has been a major test for the democratic republic of congo. it has dealt with nine previous outbreaks, mostly in remote villages in the west where they were easily contained. in a country as big as western europe, but with poor infrastructure, few knew about the ebola in the east. even doctors who dealt with the first cases didn‘t recognise it. " translation: even at that point, i didn‘t know what i was suffering from. not even my colleagues were treating me with suspected ebola. that is why health facilities became ebola hotspots. it was worse in informal clinics where the majority of congolese seek health services. they are run by u

our colleague anne soy was in the area recently — here‘s what she found happened when health workerser fire last night. and they say that we must leave now. this is the challenge of finding a bullet in a war zone. health workers must now get armed escort to go to affected villages. their help is badly needed here. a confirmed case was admitted in this clinic. the traditional healer who ones —— rented continue to see other patients using potentially contaminated equipment. he is untrained but he is the closest the village has got to a dr. we can‘t close this because he is untrained. he is an integral part of the health system in this committee. so we must leverage the fact he is already here, build his capacity in one way or another so that he can provide safer hip care. —— safer care. the study carried out by harvard, the study surveyed almost 1,000 people in the cities of beni and butembo. patrick vinck, from harvard medical school, is the lead author of the study. there is a definite misunderstanding —— misunderstanding and low level of trust and actors coming from the outside from

homeless, and aid agencies say close to one—million children need help. 0ur deputy africa editor, anne soy the latest. clearly, there is always a real risk of disease in these kinds of circumstances. give us the latest update that you can on how conditions are. it is a really dire. the situation on the ground is looking really grim. people are still cut off by the floodwaters. the rescue efforts have been proceeding very slowly because they are using just a handful of helicopters, getting a few people at a time when the weather permits, and apart from that, they also have baits that have been getting into flooded areas and getting people out to safety —— boats. there are thousands who are still not on dry ground. they have very limited supplies of food, drinking water, shelter kits. they are receiving those supplies now. the ship behind me will be transporting 2000 tonnes ofaid, me will be transporting 2000 tonnes of aid, donated by the local people here in the capital. however, the distribution of these donations is going to be very challenging because of the conditions there. the city of

let‘s now turn to our deputy africa editor anne soy, who has been following events from nairobi.t started in mozambique in the port city of beira, which is home to half a million people and we understand the devastation there, 90—95% of buildings are not standing in beira and there is an area in the province 50 kilometres wide we understand is submerged. a neighbouring town is also increasingly getting submerged and is home to 5000 people and they say within hours, it will be com pletely say within hours, it will be completely submerged. the people who have flown over the affected area say they have seen people clinging on to seeking help, but that is difficult at the moment. rescue workers have not been able to get to the area. roads have been cut off. air transport is difficult. there is no electricity and so it is utter devastation. the president of mozambique spoke of around 1000 deaths. possibly. when we hear you describe what is happening now, it sounds like the death toll could, u nfortu nately, sounds like the death toll could, unfortunately, go beyond that. that is right