they were given a two—hour warning from the environment agency that it was to be flooded.mean, we fully support the environment agency in needing to use that washland because obviously it protects homes and businesses further down in lincoln. but what it does mean is we have had to move around 100 horses, and try and find some different living accommodation for them. in horncastle, there were more sandbags than people. some business owners told us they were too angry to talk on camera, after the environment agency admitted they were flooded because of a faulty flood defence. there's going to need to be some answers. we're going to need to know why. because insurance for us is going to absolutely rocket. there's a lot of angry people. a lot of angry people. it's not good when so much money was spent on a scheme that didn't work. somebody needs...needs a serious talking to. the water may have receded in horncastle, but worries are rising — will this happen again if the defences designed to protect them failed so badly? linsey smith, bbc news. legendary singer sir cliff richa

and following the heavy rain from storm babet, the environment agency warns that flooding could continue in the coming days. hello welcome back to jerusalem. just heard a third convoy of aid trucks has been able to enter the rafah crossing from egypt bound for the gaza strip. aid workers and two security sources have confirmed a third delivery of aid. deliveries through the crossing began on saturday after wrangling over procedures and inspections of the aid trucks. all of this taking place as the bombardment over the gaza strip has intensified on behalf of israel and more than a million people in gaza have been displaced, moving to the south of the city. excuse me, to the south of gaza. we heard recently from the chief military spokesperson for the idf. rear admiral daniel hagari has updated the number of hostages inside gaza as 222. that's an increase in the number taken on the 7th of october following the unprecedented attack inside israel in which moo people unprecedented attack inside israel in which m00 people were massacred. this comes as the united states says israel has agreed t

the environment agency has warned that flooding could continue for the coming days, caused by heavy rain are still 108 flood warnings in force across england. greg mackenzie reports residents from more than 500 homes in this nottinghamshire town have been evacuated due to flooding. because based storms about. retford county council told people they were at risk from high water levels along the rebel idle. there are many, this leisure centre is home for now. we've taken everything we could accept _ we've taken everything we could accept fur — we've taken everything we could accept fur big things. we turned the weter— accept fur big things. we turned the water off— accept fur big things. we turned the water off turned the electric off, that's_ water off turned the electric off, that's all— water off turned the electric off, that's all you can do. its water off turned the electric off, that's all you can do.— that's all you can do. its not normally — that's all you can do. its not normally that _ that's all you can do. its not normally that river - that's all you can do. its not normally th

meanwhile, the environment agency has warned that rivers are at record levels in parts of the midlandsn england. and with water still rising, there is still a risk of further flooding. greg mackenzie, bbc news. in scotland, there are fears that some residents in brechin — one of the most severely affected areas — could be unable to return to their homes for months. this morning, the first minister, humza yousaf, visited the town to see the damage caused when the river south esk breached flood defences. and in an interview with the bbc, he said that the government would provide support for the local community throughout the months ahead. i wanted to come here to talk to residents, go to their homes and speak to them first. it's clear to see the devastation of the storm is like nothing they've ever seen before. in terms of what the government can do, we're here to support angus council with funding. the recoveryjourney will be long and funding in relation to further flood prevention schemes, we'll be supporting this council as best we possibly can as it'll be a long road to recovery. tal

you can find out more about those and where they are on our website, the environment agency website. fairly settled today but we do have a weather front coming in from the west and that has been producing some rain as we have gone through the course of today. it will continue to push slowly into northern ireland and deeper into south—west england. at the same time, the cloud will build across the south—east and we will see rain arrive, it will be breezy here. but for most of the uk it will be dry, some sunshine which will be hazy at times with highs of up to 16 or 17 degrees. if we pick up this rain tonight it moves northward through parts of the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire, yorkshire and northern england. 0f lincolnshire, yorkshire and northern england. of course, we don't want or need the rain. we have a second band of rain following in behind and showers across scotland and northern ireland with all of this going on it will not be as cold in the north is last night. tomorrow you can see the low pressure area associated with the rain coming into the east and we also have a

those are the places most at risk, but also the environment agency the english environment agency has alerts warnings, sorry, flood alerts and flood warnings across that region. you talked about this region. you talked about as this storm, mainly across storm, which is mainly across the of the country, derby . the east of the country, derby. you also mentioned wales. actually, it's coming in from the but whole of the the west, but the whole of the country really suffering from country really is suffering from this there this slow moving storm. there are also some other sort of stormy weather systems all working together here across the country to bring a general pattern of very, very wet weather. now, it is worth checking if you are travelling or you're at the or if you're looking at the weather look at the met weather to look at the met office website, which will specify regions that specify the exact regions that are most at risk and also the engush are most at risk and also the english environment agency and of scottish of course sepa, the scottish environment protection agency. th

but if you look the environment agency, look at the environment agency, the website, the environment nings and 111 flood alerts. and they're just all over and they're really just all over the whole of central, northern eastern england. they're everywhere . so only advice everywhere. so the only advice to if you're travelling in to me is if you're travelling in these areas, i mean, we saw at these areas, i mean, we saw at the weekend, tragically this sort weather is dangerous. so sort of weather is dangerous. so if travelling, look at if you are travelling, look at these these authority websites if you are travelling, look at thes checke authority websites if you are travelling, look at thes check there. ority websites if you are travelling, look at thes check there. yeah,/ebsites if you are travelling, look at thes check there. yeah, the ites and check there. yeah, the warnings are there for a reason. the warnings there for the warnings are there for a reason. was a warning reason. there was a red warning at weekend. don't issue at the weekend. they don't issue those lightly and that

you may want to check the environment agency website sepa as well in scotland to see what those river of the flood waters arrive. but in terms of the weather, at least, its quiet across most of the uk today. 12 degrees in newcastle, around 15 in london, about the average for the time of the year. and we've got quite a chilly evening on the way, with clear skies and light winds. there might be even a touch of frost at least early in the night across parts of northern britain. you can see barely above freezing there at 5am in aberdeen. but much milder in the south—west of the country, around 13 in plymouth. that's because we have a south—westerly wind. a weather front is approaching. there'll be some rain around tomorrow i think in the very far south—west of the uk. but i think the bulk of the country on monday, again, another decent day, with bright or sunny skies. however, rain is threatening to reach the south later on monday and into tuesday. this next weather front sweeps in from the south. so i think more wet weather to come at least across some parts of the country. so, yes, we'r

the environment agency babet.ld flooded , flooded could still be flooded, flooded until . we'll be asking, until tuesday. we'll be asking, is this a sign of things to come ? come and get in touch? send us your gb at gb your thoughts on gb views at gb news. send me a message on news. com send me a message on our socials. we're at gb news. keep them coming. but first, it's with sophia . good afternoon. >> it's 2:00. i'm sofia wenzel in the newsroom . israel's prime in the newsroom. israel's prime minister has told troops the war against hamas is do or die for his country . against hamas is do or die for his country. benjamin netanyahu's comments come as the military prepares to launch another offensive in gaza following overnight airstrikes. the palestinian health ministry says 266 palestinians, palestinians , including 117 palestinians, including 117 children, have been killed in the past 24 hours. israel has issued an urgent warning to residents in the north of the strip, telling them to head south or they may be

this failing organization. >> here. >> my honorable friend is right to raise concerns, and environment agency criminal investigation is on going, hope you can understand that i can't comment further. but with regard to concerns about measurement inaccuracy, i have been ensured they are monitoring the situation. >> mr. speaker, a few short months ago. came to belfast to celebrate good friday agreement but we could not use violence as a tool for revenge or achieve our political aims, 1400 israeli and almost 6,000 palestinians lay dying or dead, when will prime minister say, enough is enough. >> when he call for a ceasefire and . >> insist on a political solution that involves a palestinian state. >> mr. speaker. important principle is israel has the right to defend itself. under international law to ensure the attack like this, which was brutal and horrific, can't happen begin we support, that w also wanted to ensure humanitarian aid could go in and hostages could come out, there has to be a safe environment. we discussed this. with our international partners yesterday at u.n. and will continue

environment agency is warning flooding could continue for several days after heavy rain from storm babetngland. we have the latest. residents from more than 500 homes in this nottinghamshire town have been evacuated due to flooding caused by storm babet. retford county council told people they were at risk from high water levels. for many, this leisure centre is home for now. we've taken everything back apart from the 3—piece suite and turned the water and electric off. that's all you can do. its the water and electric off. that's all you can do— the water and electric off. that's all you can do. its not normally the idle that all you can do. its not normally the idle that is — all you can do. its not normally the idle that is affected _ all you can do. its not normally the idle that is affected and _ all you can do. its not normally the idle that is affected and residents i idle that is affected and residents aren't—

the environment agency says flooding from the storm, which has caused widespread damage in scotland andsday. our correspondent andy gill updated us on the situation in retford. can see some of the floodwater behind me and the police have closed this road off to stop people from coming through. 500 homes are potentially affected by this severe flood warning. a severe flood warning is the most serious you can get. it means there is a threat to life, a risk to injury. the problem is flooding on the river idle in this part of nottinghamshire and the communities potentially affected are retford itself eton, gaston, 0rdsall and west retford. now, even though there's no significant rainfall expected now. the authorities say that the water levels are still rising and they could reach record levels. the nottinghamshire county council and the local resilience forum have declared a major incident and the county council leader, who's also the local mp here, has urged people to cooperate with the emergency authorities if people are asked to leave their homes. elsewhere across england, there are near

and following the heavy rain from storm babet, the environment agency warns that flooding could continueusalem. just heard a third convoy of aid trucks has been able to enter the rafah crossing from egypt bound for the gaza strip. aid workers and two security sources have confirmed a third delivery of aid. deliveries through the crossing began on saturday after

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the question is to what extent will according to the latest study, by jeremy's environment agencies, the country could save up to $6700000.00 tons of c o 2 per year. if it implemented a speed limit of a 120 kilometers per hour, that's about as much as low emission in countries like rolanda in eritrea polluting the year. another study commissioned by the car friendly ftp party puts the savings much lower at $1100000.00 tons per year. so realistically speaking, how substantial really is a cut of one to 6000000 tons of to, to, for a top looter like germany. the opponents of the month to a speed lead me to argue that the emission reductions would be 3 via truly a much really research of the transport and climate policy. they just choose that denominator that would make it appear ridiculous, ridiculously small. but i think if you, if you choose a date that the, the right, the nominator, the reduction would be substantial. the denominator he's referring to is the gap between how much the german transportation sector should be emitting, according to the federal climate protection act. and h

the environment agency has warned that flooding could continue for several days after heavy rain fromross england. scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, visited brechin, in angus, which saw severe flooding. greg mackenzie reports. residents from more than 500 homes in this nottinghamshire town have been evacuated due to flooding caused by storm babet. retford county council told people they were at risk from high water levels along the river idle. for many, this leisure centre is home for now. we've taken everything up apart from the big three—piece suite and turned the water off, turned the electric off. and that's all you can do. in neighbouring stapleford, one resident's had to cut short his holiday to see the damage for himself. i got igota i got a phone call from alicante airport this morning. my daughter phoned me and says, "your bungalow�*s under water." "oh, that's a very nice surprise for us. yes." so we're just basically landed at east midlands airport. in norwich locals came together to support each other.— in norwich locals came together to support each other. before we

meanwhile, the environment agency has warned that rivers are at record levels in parts of the midlandst. more on argentina, see you in a moment. we've got a window of slightly drier, quieterweather at the moment as storm babet has cleared away. but there are still plenty of flood warnings in force, particularly through central parts of england. now, monday will see quite a chilly morning, even some icy stretches, but a largely dry day for many of us once again. now for the rest of the overnight period, the early hours of monday morning, we have got some rain sitting out to the west here. but for most of us, clear skies, some mist and some fog patches and temperatures even in our towns and cities close to freezing in the north. could be a bit colder than that in the countryside. so certainly a little bit of ice on any untreated surfaces for parts of scotland and northern england too. now through the day, we've got low pressure trying to squeeze its way in from the west. high pressure, though, holding on, a ridge of high pressure across the near continent. so that's how we start the day

we're working on putting that funding package together with the environment agency and was central governmentrward with those works as soon as possible.— move forward with those works as soon as possible. in terms of there a ballark soon as possible. in terms of there a ballpark figure, _ soon as possible. in terms of there a ballpark figure, what _ soon as possible. in terms of there a ballpark figure, what kind - soon as possible. in terms of there a ballpark figure, what kind of - a ballpark figure, what kind of funding are we talking about? is multimillions of pounds work scheme. we're still working on that now. yes, it's an extremely large civil engineering scheme that would deliver high levels of protection down through the city centre, and protecting the strategic road network which really suffered significant flooding over the weekend. ., . ., , significant flooding over the weekend. ., . ., ., ., weekend. now the clean-up operation will continue- — weekend. now the clean-up operation will continue. what _ weekend. now the clean-up operation will continue. what state _ weekend. now th

the environment agency said it is working hard with the local authority to support areas like catcliffen this position once again. kindness from neighbours is extremely welcome. a cup of coffee, lovely. but chris and sophie say they will now live in fear, worrying about when the next storm will arrive. charlotte leeming, bbc news. our top story this afternoon.... hamas officials say more than 5,000 people in gaza have been killed by israeli airstrikes. and still to come... scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years. coming up on bbc news... ange postecoglu has praised his side's character and resilience ahead of their game against fulham tonight. win, and they could go back to the top of the premier league. now, argentina is one of the biggest economies in south america but after many financial crises, it's now suffering inflation of almost 140%. against that backdrop, it's been holding a presidential election in which voters face a choice of visions for the country's future. sergio massa, who's the current economy minister in the

the environment agency says we _ happening.d look forward and — and see the damage and try and look forward and move forward. charlotte, so unsetting — forward and move forward. charlotte, so unsetting to _ forward and move forward. charlotte, so upsetting to see _ forward and move forward. charlotte, so upsetting to see but _ forward and move forward. charlotte, so upsetting to see but thank- forward and move forward. charlotte, so upsetting to see but thank you - forward and move forward. charlotte, so upsetting to see but thank you sol so upsetting to see but thank you so much. such a difficult situation to go back in and see the devastation. it is the thing she cannot replace, either because of the insurance or things that cannot be replaced whether you have insurance or not. lots of people facing that at the moment. it lots of people facing that at the moment. . ' . lots of people facing that at the moment. , ' , ., moment. it is 17 minutes to eight and jane moment. it is 17 minutes to eight and jane now— moment. it is 17

the environment agency midlands.ree severe flood warnings in place in derbyshire , manchester united derbyshire, manchester united will open a book of condolence for fans at old trafford following the death of sir bobby charlton. he was a key member of england's world cup, winning team in 1966. the club says he will always be remembered as a giant of the game . and you can giant of the game. and you can get more of all these stories by visiting our website at gbnews.com. now it's back to michael . as we just heard, michael. as we just heard, tributes are being paid to sir bobby charlton, who has died at the age of 86. >> he was a key member of england's world cup winning team in 1966 and a club legend at manchester united. his family said that he passed away peacefully the early hours of peacefully in the early hours of yesterday morning . sir geoff yesterday morning. sir geoff hurst, now the last of the 1966 team, said he'll be sorely missed by all of the country. my own outstanding memory is from my childhood. my b

the environment agency hasissued ireland. flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday night. the met office is warning of gusts of up to 90mph expected in exposed areas when storm in some exposed areas when storm kieran hits southern parts of england and wales and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website, gbviews@gbnews.com . the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on . gb news. mornings from 930 on. gb news. >> it's 1239. welcome back to gb news live with ellie and martin. on now this week, senior downing street officials from the height of the covid pandemic will begin giving evidence to the covid inquiry, including adding dominic cummings, who tomorrow could deliver some devasted dating bombshell blows to former prime minister boris johnson . prime minister boris johnson. >> well, today is the turn of martin reynolds, who sent the infamous bring your own beer email to staff. do you remember that during partygate? and this afternoon we will see lee kane johnson, the first director of commun

the environment agency has 56 flood warnings in place ahead of storm ciaran on wednesday.e for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. i wish i could tell you things were going to calm down, but actually the reverse looks set to be true. the jet stream, the winds high up in the atmosphere, in a very lively mood. thisjet atmosphere, in a very lively mood. this jet stream is going to be racing its way across the atlantic over the next few days. when�*s in the core of the jet high above our heads likely to touch 230 mph. that is an awful lot of energy, energy that looks set to spin up this big, deep area of low pressure. while the details of the forecast may change a bit between now and then, it certainly looks likely that through wednesday night into thursday, some others will see damaging winds and many of us will see more unwanted rain. in the shorter term, already rain. in the shorter term, already rain giving cause for concern across the south—east of northern ireland. a met office amber warning has been issued, taking us through to night into the start of tomorrow. it i

but regarding his concerns about the measurement inaccuracies i have been assured that the environment agency ago _ friend regularly updated. a few short months ago the - friend regularly updated. a few short months ago the world - friend regularly updated. a few i short months ago the world came friend regularly updated. fr short months ago the world came to belfast to celebrate the good friday agreement. at the heart of that agreement was a realisation that we could not use violence as a tool for revenge or to achieve our political aims. as 1400 israelis and almost 6000 palestinians lay dying and dead, when will the prime minister say enough is enough? when will he call for a ceasefire, when will he tell israel to stop eking out a collective punishment on the people of gaza and when will he and other world leaders insist on a political solution that involves a palestinian state will the palestinian people? as i said, an important principle is that israel does have the right to defend itself under international law to ensure that attacks like this which were brutal and terrific for their cit

they were given a two—hour warning from the environment agency that it was to be flooded.ngry people. it's not good when so much money was spent on a scheme that didn't work. somebody needs...needs a serious talking to. the water may have receded in horncastle, but worries are rising — will this happen again if the defences designed to protect them failed so badly? linsey smith, bbc news. it is set to be a rather soggy halloween tomorrow and you might be getting ready for it, carving yourself a pumpkin. i getting ready for it, carving yourself a pumpkin.- getting ready for it, carving ourselfa --umkin. ~' ., ., yourself a pumpkin. i know someone who is already- _ jayne mccubbin is busy pimping up pumpkins in pontefract. where else would you be? how are you getting on. i where else would you be? how are you ttettin on. , ., where else would you be? how are you ttettin on. ., , getting on. i tell you what, it is much improved _ getting on. i tell you what, it is much improved on _ getting on. i tell you what, it is much improved on efforts i getting on. i tell you what, it i

over a hundred flood warnings are still in place across england, and the environment agency says waterause of the storm. our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie reports from brechin in angus. scotland's first minister came to brechin to meet those impacted by the severe weather. he spoke to kim fowlie. she lives by the river south esk. her house has been flooded four times, but she said this time was the worst. a tremendous lot of water came in. i mean, at one stage, i came downstairs and it was up at my shoulders at the bottom of the stairs. so if it hadn't have been for that stairs, you know, i probably wouldn't be here. what did you ask of the first minister? what are you hoping that he is able do for you? just sort of make it a better environment. just sort ofjust make the walls secure. just fix everything up. the water level was above the roof. humza yousaf promised that the scottish government will help as much as possible. i do have to say it will take time. we know that the recovery is going to be long, because i've seen myself the scale of the devastation in some of th

john had hopes heads up the local environment agency. heads up the local environment auen . , ., , .,hese minerals are used for our technology transmission l for our technology transmission away from fossil fuels, so they are classified as green, but a mining operation is in fact very damaging to the environment, and we have to be very careful about how we permit these things. in very careful about how we permit these things. in terms of climate _ permit these things. in terms of climate change _ permit these things. in terms of climate change you - permit these things. in terms of climate change you would l of climate change you would accept there is a huge challenge to humanity from that? in challenge to humanity from that? �* , ., ., that? in august, we are in a hotspot. _ that? in august, we are in a hotspot. a _ that? in august, we are in a hotspot, a difficult - that? in august, we are in a hotspot, a difficult place. i that? in august, we are in a i hotspot, a difficult place. one thing i'm really concerned about is we're losing an to do other things to address climate change.

i mean, the severe flood warnings in place from the environment and from the environment agency and theprotection agency, they are to take these these take action around these these regions. is regions. and that is particularly the river particularly around the river dennent . but where you dennent in derby. but where you see checking out see it's worth checking out their websites and having a look if and aboutjust their websites and having a look if and about just to if you are out and about just to check of this storm check in the wake of this storm that where you're going safe that where you're going is safe and convenient. >> okay, thank my >> okay, nathan, thank you. my goodness, difficult for goodness, it's so difficult for anyone clear up after anyone wanting to clear up after thinking gone thinking the storm's gone terrible . maybe no point in terrible. maybe no point in clearing up quite yet . clearing up quite yet. >> no. look, let's turn our attention to sport. should we? aidan here. we've got aidan magee is here. we've got to off with thoughts to kick off with your thoughts

the environment agency is club.ajor rivers in england until tuesday. storm babet is dumping heavy rain in parts of the east midlands and south yorkshire . london north south yorkshire. london north eastern railway is advising people not to travel today because of severe disruption across the country. the met office also issued a red weather warning for aberdeenshire and angus. that's due to end at 6:00. weather journalist nathan rowell says that this level of alert is extremely rare. >> we often talk about the met office issuing warnings for weather. they don't issue red weather. they don't issue red weather warnings. likely this means there is a danger to life and certainly a danger of disruption within the warning area, which is still in place across eastern scotland until this evening. and there are also some other amber alerts , some other amber alerts, slightly lower level of warning recycling in england will be standardised from 2026. >> the plan will see homes, businesses and schools recycled . businesses and

and as i say, the environment agency wants you to know that these are very serious warnings, and it willmediate risk and you need to keep yourself safe, your family safe and also your possessions as well because there are practical elements to this as well. ., ., ~' are practical elements to this as well. ., ., ~ , . well. louisa, thank you very much for now. there _ well. louisa, thank you very much for now. there is _ well. louisa, thank you very much for now. there is of— well. louisa, thank you very much for now. there is of course - well. louisa, thank you very much for now. there is of course a i well. louisa, thank you very much for now. there is of course a live i for now. there is of course a live page on the bbc news website which you can check out to keep you up—to—date with all the latest on storm babet, as louisa said, various storm warnings are still in place and the met office have said that the red weather warning in north—east scotland will now be lifted at 6pm. meanwhile, the three risk to life flood warnings issued in derbyshire. the energy network association says mea

this particular area we made, let me do some plan which was adopted and approved by the environment agency. the section agency is you can see other software up throwing up with the roster. you'll find the ross and found some, some, some nice sees, and the green and the river received its, its previous me. so the river course and the river bed, you have to have certainly at least the visual impact. i mean, you choose that they want to have a high rate on so i mean, this is the cost of this, but still, again, i wouldn't mind even for they'll go down and drink from from the meaning of that of it's fishing. club protected and took care of the fish population of atara near cor lashing until the construction began. at the time, he was one of the 1st people to draw attention to the impending damage. the project would cause. and the 1st group to listen to him was an engineer called man's sound performed driving the phone when we began to question, while highway was even allowed to be built, that we were trying to find out if the state was managing construction properly and whether environmental in

john karr heads up the local environment agency. ed for our technology transmission away from fossil fuels, so they are classified as green. but a mining operation is, in fact, very damaging to the environment, and we have to be very careful about how we permit these things. in terms of climate change, you would accept there is a huge challenge to humanity from that? enormous, we are in a hotspot, a difficult place. one thing i'm really concerned about is we're losing and to do other things to address climate change. we can reduce demand for minerals byjust changing habits — which we can do quickly, to be honest. most of the world's minerals reside in countries that were formally colonised, and that led to a new term, green colonialism. this new push to get these rare earth minerals through resource extraction projects, whether that is pipelines or mining, but you have to say it's not up to you to decide what to do with this land, this is their land, their ancestral land, and they don't want this to happen, so we have to listen to th

this particular area we made let me do some plan which was adopted and approved by the environment agency protection agency. and you can see at the top of the phone and put the at the grocery upon the ross and found some, some, some nice fees and the little green and the river received its, its previous me. so river course and the river bed. you have to have certainly at least the visually i mean you choose, but they want to have the highway on. so i mean, this is the cost of civilization, but still, again, i wouldn't mind even for the fall down and drink from from the service. i mean, is that of its fishing club protected and took care of the fish population of guitar and their cor lashing until the construction began at the time he was one of the 1st people to draw attention to the impending damage. the project would cause and the 1st group to listen to him was an engineer called man's sound, performed the phone when we began to question why a highway was even allowed to be built, that we were trying to find out if the state was managing construction properly. and whether environmental

the environment agency said although the collapse happened you're live with bbc news. are reported to have been killed in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake hit the country yesterday. it devastated at least 12 villages near the city of herat, in the west, close to the iranian border with a magnitude of 6.3. thousands are now without shelter in an area already grappling with extreme hunger and poverty. the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. this is where dozens of small mud homes stood. fragile shelter in a bleak, barren landscape. crumbled almost instantly after the earthquake. "all 14 members of my family are under the rubble. even my five—day—old baby. oh, god, what should i do?" a man cried in zindajan district, the epicentre of the earthquake. people who have barely anything, who don't know where their next meal will come from, are now homeless. translation: we came home and saw that everything - had turned to mud. we worked with shovels and whatever we had to pull women and children from the rubble. 20—30 have died here and we are left wit

the environment agency says the situation is no longer severe enough to be a threat to life, but it's2007 here after quite torrential rain. the council and the water board blamed it on the fact that the rivers haven't been dredged or anything. they've since dredged them, but it seems to have just completely happened again. but this time it's worse. some residents have already left. this morning when i came home. obviously there was all this. so everyone's been asked to evacuate. i've tried to get as much as possible upstairs and out the way, but yeah, it'sjust horrible. but not everyone wanted to go. alan stayed behind to look after his sick wife and his dog. the garden flooded, sheds're flooded and just waiting - for the house to get flooded. naught we can do about it. those who do choose to leave are being offered shelter in a local leisure centre. the absolutely unprecedented rainfall has created so much water. this hasn't happened before. and there's such a volume of water come down the river all at once that basically it's not designed to cope with it. in south yorkshire, the flo