sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia.ueen in her christmas broadcast has called for respect and civility, saying the christian message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is needed as much as ever. she said treating the other person with consideration, even though there may be deeply held differences, was a good step towards greater understanding. the royal family gathered for the traditional christmas day service on the sandringham estate, with hundreds of well—wishers there to see them, but prince philip and the duchess of cornwall didn't attend. here is our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. mornings service at the church on the sandringham estate, and the queen, without without the duke of edinburgh this year, officials say he is in perfectly good health but is taking things quietly. much attention, inevitably, on the family's newcomer, the duchess of sussex, and close attention on the interchanges between her and the duchess of cambridge. newspapers have been suggesting that meghan and kate haven't been gettin

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia.ffected by the tsunami are looking for some kind of normality in their lives, however fleetingly. some of those hit by the tragedy have been gathering in local churches in small christmas congregations. rahuljoglekar reports. shining a light during the darkest of times, a community comes together to deal with loss at christmas. but while this brave congregation may seem defiant in the face of tragedy, almost no—one here seems untouched by it. translation: we usually celebrate it with joy and festivities, but with the tsunami, we can only pray humbly, and not celebrate much for this year's christmas. when the tsunami struck, it took residents here in banten province by surprise. no—one could have imagined the scale of destruction, that was to take so many lives, and leave this quiet tourist destination changed forever. translation: during that tsunami, we were in the church, rehearsing and preparing for today's mass. we heard that the tsunami was coming, but we tried to find accurate in

they are setting up camps, five camps in banten and some more camps in lampung.anisations have local knowledge because some areas must be difficult to access? that is true. that is why we at oxfa m that is true. that is why we at oxfam are working with partners so we can help our existing partners in lampung and banten. you may be aware that access to some areas is still not clear and that is why having partners is helpful for this assessment, for interviewing people about what they need et cetera. what are the main concerns now? the main concern now is finding survivors under the rubble. we hope that by today all of the access, especially in lampung, will be accessible. the government is making sure that the access is clear. and also health issues because we are learning from previous tsunamis in aceh and palu. another focus is that since some areas have limited drinking water and poor sanitation, we are trying to provide assistance there are two survivors, providing clean water and sanitation. thank you so much. you are welcome. thank you. us financial markets

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia.rump has said the partial shutdown of the federal government is going to last until he gets the funds to build a wall on the mexico border. the shutdown began at midnight friday after opposition democrats resisted the president's demand for $5 billion for his mexico border wall. here's mr trump speaking to reporters earlier. i can't tell you when the government is going to be open. i can tell you it's not going to be open until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they'd like to call it, i'll call it whatever they want. an eight—year—old guatemalan boy has died after being detained by united states border agents. the us customs and border protection said the boy and his father were in custody on christmas eve. it's the second instance this month of a migrant child dying after being detained. earlier this month, mexico agreed to a plan by the trump administration that means people seeking asylum in the us stay in mexico while their applications are processed. they are now spending christma

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia.—old boys have been charged with murder, after the death of a man in tottenham in north london last saturday. wilham mendes, who was 25 and a portuguese national, was stabbed to death. the two accused will appear in court tomorrow. the home office says organised criminal gangs, are behind the recent spate of attempts by migrants, to illegally cross the channel to the uk. 0vernight, there were a number of interceptions by border force officials, including of two vessels off the kent coast. two people in a rowing boat were found about eight miles off dover, and another boat was stopped early this morning with 13 people on board. japan's main stockmarket index has closed down 5%, after yesterday's slide on wall street. there were falls too in shanghai, bangkok and taiwan. investors are concerned about america's trade war with china, and the us government shutdown. the pope has appealed for brotherly love between people of all races, nations and religions, to help solve the conflicts of th

the social services are setting up camps, five camps in banten and some more camps in lampung.trying to supplement what they have now. and local organisations have local knowledge, because some areas must be difficult to access? that's true. that is why we at 0xfam are working with partners so we can help our existing partners in lampung and banten. you may be aware that access to some areas — the access route is still not clear, that's why having partners is helpful for this assessment, for interviewing people about what they need, et cetera. what are the main concerns now? so the main concern now is, of course, finding the survivors under the ruins, the rubble. we do hope that by today, all of the access, especially in lampung, can be accessible. the government has already mobilised to make sure that the road access is clear. and also health issues because we are learning from previous tsunamis in aceh, as well as in palu. so it has also become a government focus. another focus is that since some areas have limited drinking water and poor sanitation, we are trying to provide

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia.ected by the tsunami are looking for ways to find some kind of normality in their lives, however fleetingly. as the rescue operation continues, some of those hit by the tragedy have been gathering in local churches for small christmas congregations. rahuljoglekar has more. shining a light during the darkest of times. a community comes together to deal with the loss at christmas. —— with loss. not while this brave congregation may seem defiant in the face of tragedy, almost nobody here seems untouched by it. translation: we usually celebrate it with joy and facilities. with this in army, we can only pray humbly and not celebrate much for this year's christmas. —— the tsunami. when the tsunami struck it took the residency in banteng tsunami struck it took the residency in ba nteng province tsunami struck it took the residency in banteng province by surprise. nobody could imagine the scale of the destruction that would take so many lives and leave this quiet tourist destination changed fo

sameer hashmi spoke to us earlier from banten on the island ofjava.cue operations are still on. because of the bad weather, the national disaster agency has been finding it really difficult to ship from one location to another. they are still going through various beaches sifting through the debris and try to look for people —— shift from one location. they are people that they have not been able to find. over 300 have died. the 1000 people have been injured. there are huge challenges which the agencies are facing. i am standing next to a release. where they are getting all the humanitarian aid. —— relief centre. they tried to send that to the villages. a lot of people had been left homeless. their homes were com pletely been left homeless. their homes were completely destroyed, they had to flee from here. now they are staying either in some of the camps that have been set up, they have moved inwards, and now the government is trying to provide relief. there are concerns about disease is spreading. they are trying to address that issue. the biggest co

sameer hashmi, bbc news. 0ur reporter sameer hashmi is in banten, on the island of java and gave us this update. (tx sot) it has been a big challenge for the rescue teams here because every day they have been going out, trying to reach out to those villages and beaches were a lot of people are suspected where a lot of people are suspected to be stuck, or have been missing. despite so many people being rescued, there are still a lot of people missing. that is why the rescue teams have been getting out every morning, going from one beach to another on this strip because this has a lot of resorts, it is a holiday destination and a lot of people work here and come here for holidays, so they have going from one beach to the other, looking for them, going through the debris. but they have not had too much luck because of the bad weather. this has really hampered the rescue operations. this has been the weather all throughout the three days. now that a lot of people have moved away from the coast and are now staying in these camps that have been set up by the government, there is still a tsunam

let's get more from rebecca in banten in indonesia.vastation is like that you had seen since this tsunami hit? well, all along the coast here on this temple that goes on the west coast of java, you're getting patches of complete devastation on the side of the road, next to the beach where you would have had stalls, houses set up for this holiday period, places where people would sell to tourists, trinkets and also food. they have all been completely reduced to rubble. the other side of the road, as we have travelled alone, more substantial hotels and villas have also been badly damaged. in one place we saw cars smashed together, there also been a lot of boats that have been damaged and as we head further towards the edge of java to sumatra, the scene gets worse. we are hearing from hotel and delete my own as they are of most of their hotel is destroyed, many injured and also the death toll the rising. we visited a health clinic earlier today that was a chaotic scene. this area really not prepared for a disaster like this. just small he

sameer hashmi sent this report from banten on the island ofjava. it has been two days since the tsunami hit this part of indonesia and right now i'm standing at the beach resort that was hit on the night of the tsunami. the owner tells me there were about 30 guests who were staying in this property and at around 9:30pm on saturday night we saw this huge wave of waterjust come and power through the property. they didn't expect that. they were completely taken by surprise. and all the guests who were staying on this property were injured. and they were rescued by the locals and taken to the hospital. some of them, in fact, were severely injured. this place was booked out for christmas, but now, as you see, it wears a completely deserted look. and that's the story of this region. it's a popular beach destination. thousands of indonesians come down, especially during this time of year, to spend their holidays and spend christmas here, but now this area is completely empty. in fact, the residents have moved inside, away from the coast, because there's s

well, rebecca henschke is in banten, the western—most province of the indonesia island ofjava.ke to my colleague vicki young a little earlier explaining how busy with holidaymakers the area was at the time the tsunami struck. well, all along the coast here on this row that goes on the west coast of java along the sunda strait, you're getting patches of complete devastation on the side of the road, next to the beach where you would have had stalls, houses set up for this holiday period, places where people would sell to tourists, trinkets and also food. they have all been completely reduced to rubble. the other side of the road, as we have travelled along, more substantial hotels and villas have also been badly damaged. in one place, we saw cars smashed together, there's also been a lot of boats that have been damaged and as we head further towards the edge of java to sumatra, the scene gets worse. we are hearing from hotel owners there — most of their hotels there destroyed, many injured and also the death toll the rising. we visited a health clinic earlier today. that was a ch

sameer hashmi spoke to us earlier from banten on the island ofjava. the rescue operations are still on. because of the bad weather at the national disaster agency has been finding it difficult to go from one location to another. they are sifting through the debris and trying to look for people because there are still so many people who are reported missing and they have not been able to find them. over 300 have died and over 1000 are injured. there are challenges that the agencies are facing here and i am standing next to a relief centre where they are getting aid and they are now going to different villages that have been affected. a lot of people have been left homeless because they stayed on the coast. their homes are completely destroyed and now they are staying either in some of the camps that have been set up some of the camps that have been set up and the government is trying to give them relief. there are concerns about disease spreading. but the biggest concern for the government right now is to restart the tsunami warning system which failed

the the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies and has just arrived in banten province. thank you forjoining us. good of you tojoin us on a busy thank you forjoining us. good of you to join us on a busy day. i know the pressure is now on avoiding disease and that's principally is done by freshwater? that's right. we know after a tsunami, infrastructure is damaged and people are displaced. that means they are living away from their homes, in this case we note 16,000 people have moved away from the coastline and are living or pale with families or neighbours or in masks. that means they don't have access to normal water supplies. they might have overcrowding. the red cross is concentrating heavily on providing fresh drinking water as well as the relief materials. medical supplies are important, given the number of people who have serious injuries some of them. that's right. what we're seeing is a mixture of things. we are seeing injuries like broken bones and scrapes, sometimes head injuries where people have been slammed against a wall by the waves. we're also s

sameer hashmi gave us an update from banten on the island ofjava. the rescue operations are still on. because of the bad weather the national disaster agency has been finding it difficult to shift from one location to another. they are still going through various beaches here, sifting through the debris and trying to look for people because there are still many people who have been reported missing and they have not been able to find them. there are over 1000 people who are injured so clearly there are huge challenges which the agencies are facing over here. in fact i am standing next to a relief centre where they are getting all the humanitarian aid which they are now trying to send to different villages that have been affected. a lot of people have been left homeless because they stayed on the coasts over here. their homes were completely destroyed, they had to flee from here and now they are staying in some of the camps that have been set up and now the government is trying to give them some relief. there are concerns about diseases spreading, so

our corresponent rebecca henschke is in carita, a district of villages in the banten province that hasn hit by the tsunami and sent us this update. villas like this one here in carita are built right on the ocean, and they didn't stand a chance when the huge waves hit. this, the state of the swimming pool. it would have been packed at this time of year with holiday—makers for this season. over here, rescue workers, the military, teams from the national disaster agency, are clearing up some of the rubble smashing through the concrete and the metal there to clear it away to begin what will be a slow rebuilding process. over here you can see the remains of the villa and cars that were parked here at the time smashed together. heavy building equipment has now arrived in the area to help people with the clearing up. phone and power lines are being restored today to this area as part of the recovery effort. presidentjoko widodo visited and promised that this area will be rebuilt. people are being told to stay away from this area if they don't have to be here, but along the coast, people have

north is from the the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies and is in banten province in indonesia. i asked her to explain what they are doing to prevent disease spreading. we know after the tsunami generally infrastructure is damaged and people are displaced. that means they are living away from their homes and in this case we know about 16,000 people have moved away from the coastline and i live in uphill with families or neighbours or in mosques. that means they do not have access to their normal water supplies. and you might have overcrowding. the red cross is concentrating quite heavily on providing fresh drinking water as well as other relief materials. medical supplies are important and there are a number of people with serious injuries. that is right. we are seeing a bit of a mixture of things, injuries like broken bones and scrapes and sometimes head injuries where people have been slammed against a wall by the waves. we are also seeing people with long—standing conditions who have not been helped by this disaster, diabetes and so on. then we are a bi

let's get more from rebecca in banten in indonesia. it is one of the affected regions.to those who need it? where we are now we are seeing a lot of ambulances passing by. they've been bringing out the injured from this area. it's not really a ble injured from this area. it's not really able to cope with the scale of the disaster. medical clinics here, very small clinics, there are no hospitals in the region. they are reaching down past where i am, towards ta njung lesung, reaching down past where i am, towards tanjung lesung, where we have bad reports of damage, with hotel owners saying there are more injured and that bodies are piling up injured and that bodies are piling up in their hotel. on the sumatra side, officials working to get to some areas but the response has been much quicker than what we saw after the previous tsunami. this area, fairly accessible, just a few hours drive from jakarta. this is a popular holiday destination for people from the capital and they came down here for the holiday period. now people are rapidly trying to get out of here. . thanks f

sameer hashmi gave us an update from banten on the island ofjava. the rescue operations are still on and because of the bad weather the national disaster look agency has been finding it difficult. there are huge challenges the agencies are facing. i am standing next to a relief centre where they are getting the humanitarian aid which they are sending two different villages that have been affected. a lot of people have been left homeless because they stayed on the coast, their homes were completely destroyed. they had to flee from here and now they are staying in some of the camps that have been set up. there are concerns about the spread of disease, but the biggest concern for the government right now is to restart the tsunami warning system which failed to give any warning before the tsunami hit this place. they have commissioned a new one and they hope it will be in place as soon as the american actor kevin spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager in 2016. the alleged victim is the son of a us television news anchor. mr spacey h

communities on saturday killing at least four hundred twenty six people bribe reports now from pentagon in banten province. with the increase in the alert level a ministerial visit to the tsunami affected area coming to one of the observation post set up to see exactly what cracker tower is up to some fifty kilometers off shore they have been talking to geologists and volcanologists here who have used an opportunity a break in the weather early friday to get a visual fix on a crack at how what they have been seeing is a shift of further rock and lava down the sides of the volcano disappearing into the sea and clouds of steam this is of concern because of course it was a shift of the side of the volcano that caused the tsunami last saturday the vulcanologist have also been reporting plumes of gas and two hundred to six hundred meters in the air but there have been even bigger plumes in the previous few days. and. before depicted india was only around the world killing or but since yesterday ash has been falling on the land we did options up to twenty five hundred meters high. when the tsunami happ

the bbc‘s sameer hashmi gave us this update from banten in western java. days since the tsunami struck indonesia. it has been affected by bad weather. we travelled with one team yesterday from one beach to another. the biggest challenge they face is the bad weather. there has been a lot of rain and strong waves and it has been very windy, which has made thejob difficult. there are still quite a few people missing. over 100 people still missing. most of the people being rescued have been put in temporary camps across the region. and there is still a tsunami warning in place. this morning we heard three volcanic explosions and we moved away from the beach. the reason is that the government authorities are not sure as to when and how the next tsunami will hit. that is why they have advised people to stay from the beach area or the coast. i visited a couple aid centres were agencies are collecting things like food, clothing and medicines, and trying to take them to people who have been displaced. a lot of international agencies have also come in. the red cross

sameer hashmi gave us an update from banten on the island ofjava. the rescue operations are still on. because of the bad weather, the national disaster agency has been finding it really difficult to shift from one location to another. they are still going through various beaches sifting through the debris and trying to look for people. they are people that they have not been able to find. over 1000 people have been injured. there are huge challenges which the agencies are facing. i am standing next to a relief centre, where they are getting the humanitarian aid. they are trying to send that to the villages. a lot of people had been left homeless. their homes were completely destroyed, they had to flee from here. now they are staying in some of the camps that have been set up, they have moved inwards, and now the government is trying to provide relief. there are concerns about diseases spreading. they are trying to address that issue. the biggest concern for the government right now is to restart the tsunami warning system which failed to give any wa

let's speak now to hilman agung, from oxfam, who is in the worst—affected banten province in indonesiak you so much forjoining us. just tell us what is the latest situation they are, how have things been affected? so situation they are, how have things been affected? 50 clearly people still been affected? so clearly people still have some concern, serious concern, about the incoming tsunami, especially the mountain. anak krakatau is still especially the mountain. anak kra katau is still erupting. especially the mountain. anak krakatau is still erupting. so i am here in one of the areas they have just recently opened, by the government. this area is still isolated. people are still evacuating themselves and their relatives and friends in the higher ground areas, and they still have no idea that this thing is going on. so still a very worrying situation for people. also, with regards to the rescue operation, what are the main priorities? so the main priorities is still evacuation and lifesaving. there are still bodies here to be found, the numbers are still increasing. this is yet the se

communities on saturday killing at least four hundred twenty six people robert wright reports from banten province. with the increase in the alert level a ministerial visit to the tsunami affected area coming to one of the observation posts set up to see exactly what crack a towel is up to some fifty kilometers off shore they have been talking to geologists and volcanologists here who have used an opportunity a break in the weather early friday to get a visual fix on a crack at how they what they have been seeing is a shift of earth the rock and lava down the sides of the volcano disappearing into the sea and clouds of steam this is of concern because of course it was a shift of the side of the volcano that caused the sun army last saturday the vulcanologist have also been reporting plumes of gas and two hundred to six hundred meters in the air but there have been even bigger plumes in the previous few days. and. before depicted india was only around the world but since yesterday ash has been falling on the land with good options up to twenty five hundred meters high. when the tsunami hap

saturday killing at least four hundred twenty six people rob mcbride reports from patty glowing in banten province with the increase in the alert level a ministerial visit to the tsunami affected area coming to one of the observation post set up to see exactly what cracker tao is up to some fifty kilometers off shore they have been talking to geologists and volcanologists here who have used an opportunity a break in the weather early friday to get a visual fix on a crack at how they're what they have been seeing is a shift of further rock and larva down the sides of the volcano disappearing into the sea and clouds of steam this is a concern because of course it was a shift of the side of the volcano that caused the tsunami last saturday the vulcanologist have also been reporting plumes of gas and two hundred to six hundred meters in the air but there have been even bigger plumes in the previous few days. and. before depicted in there was only around the world but since yesterday ash has been falling on the land with their options up to twenty five hundred meters high. when the tsunami hap