have died in macau, and four in guangdong provincelj understand and four in guangdong province.” understandnd were evacuated, and they are not out of the woods yet. there are not out of the woods yet. there are alerts for landslides and more flooding and other geological disasters. are people still bracing themselves for that? people are still dealing with the aftermath of the storm. i think what you were reading was about guangdong province. that was mainly yesterday. in terms of the storm, it has settled down a lot and has moved west since then. the real concern is with the city of macau, the world's most popular gaming centre, a very developed city, like hong kong. lots of questions are being asked about why there were so many fatalities, eight deaths, versus zero in hong kong. lots of questions on social media about the government's preparation for the storm and how aduu preparation for the storm and how adult with the aftermath. even the famed casinos, at the moment, many of them are still operating on backup power. many of them do not have air—conditioning yet. lots of questions, as t

there was a question as to whether there was a fatality in guangdong province.it was a suicide case and it was intentional and not directly related to the storm —— in. at least nine people have died and numbers may go up as we get more information from macau and china. let mejust share with you how this story is being covered in newspapers here in hong kong. this is the south china morning post, the main broadsheet english—language publications sold in the city. you can see a photo of the waves on the central harbourfront, lots of water sweeping —— morning. we saw a lot of flooding. this is the apple daily, a big photograph splashed across the top. we saw user generated content of this yesterday, a platform suspended outside which was swaying and hitting a lot of windows windspeeds picked up. that is how the story is being covered here in hong kong. thank you very much for the update. a commission led by the former un chief kofi annan will unveil its report shortly on how to tackle sectarian tensions in myanmar‘s rakhine state. the country's muslim rohingya mino

the maximum cats agree ten storm so windows blown out and people swept away in guangdong province. at least twelve people across the region have been killed and dozens injured. twenty seven thousand people were evacuated to temperate shelters and maybe ten million household. in this province alone. the weather brought by have ties formed a tornado hitting grungy and injuring at least five people. the famed gambling enclave of my i was overwhelmed flooding quotes police to people trapped in an underground compound who do i call i. theme and sometime between one and two pm water started coming in. so i went outside to check my car i wanted to see if it was okay but after i discovered there were people trapped there. one of them was from our management office. afterwards we heard there were still two people trapped inside as of now we're not sure if they're dead or alive. many as still without water or electricity. toy foam typhoon had so is the strongest in fifty three years and its impacts of very severe. we will continue to coordinate among all departments to resume water and elect

a maximum category—ten storm has made landfall on the southern coast of china's guangdong province.icane—force winds and downpours. earlier, hato hit hong kong and neighbouring macau. it has been classed as the worst typhoon in the region for five years. joining me now is reuters journalist samantha va rdas, in hong kong. samantha, how is it there? good morning to you. look, a huge clean—up operation is under way right across the city. as you can probably see, authorities have cordoned off that area. there is a huge tree which has come down and thatis huge tree which has come down and that is just evidence that the danger is still very much present even though that typhoon has made its way up to china. now, authorities were warning yesterday that it was just too dangerous to come outside. now, many people are returning to work this morning after having to stay at home yesterday, as it was just too dangerous. and we believe the economic loss from yesterday was something like £400 million to £800 million, so extremely significant, so obviously the damage bill will be so much more. now

it made landfall in south .hina's guangdong privates reported state media almost 27,000 people were evacuated to temporary shelters. the storm caused widespread flooding's, blackouts and distraction. -- destruction. it disrupted rail services and left pedestrians trapped. metro system was temporarily closed over safety concerns. it ripped through the territory of macau on thursday. it is left half the city without power and water. the hospital and the city's casinos as rescuers searched cars for trapped people. as they scrambled to respond to crisis calls. exteriors of building were destroyed by the powerful wind. transportation remained in chaos terminalse to both and roads cramped with traffic. as museums and public venues remained closed. it was the 13th storm to hit the region this year and many people have been killed. it has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further as it moves inland into china. the death toll from floods sweeping south asia has climbed above 1000. rescue teams are still trying to reach millions of people stranded by the region's worst monso

it made landfall in south china's guangdong province early on wednesday afternoon. in the city of july. chinese state media reported almost twenty seven. were evacuated to temporary shelters. storm cause widespread flooding blackouts and destruction. maybe two million households will brief you left without power. gale force winds and rain storms caused serious damage and floods. insurance and city hated disrupted rail services and left pedestrians trapped under uprooted roadside trees. the city's metro system was temporarily closed over safety concerns. he too went on to flip through the territory of macau on thursday. exteriors of buildings in the gambling enclave which destroyed by powerful winds. a two left emergency services overwhelmed as they scrambled to respond to crisis cools. rescuers rushed to such that much because in the parking lots put people trapped inside. transportation remained in tales with damage to both of macau's ferry terminals and roads. crowned with traffic. with rules and hall of the city left without water and power schools museums and pu

a maximum category ten storm has made landfall on the southern coast of china's guangdong province.hurricane force winds and downpours. earlier hato hit hong kong and neighbouring macau, where it was classed as the worst typhoon in five years. five people died in macau, and one in hong kong. for more let's go over to hong kong and we are joined for more let's go over to hong kong and we arejoined by for more let's go over to hong kong and we are joined by the bbc‘s juliana liu. what is the latest in the aftermath of typhoon hato? good morning, rico. what we understand from the official news agency is that the storm is centred around quang arshid province in western china at the moment, so lots of rain, lots of rain buffeting that region but it does seem to have weakened considerably since making landfall. businesses are shut, construction has stopped in that area but we aren't hearing of any fatalities so far in guangxi province. we have heard ten people have died, five in macau, juan imhoff, and four in china itself. through the day yesterday we certainly saw a lot of pictures of h

a maximum category ten storm has made landfall on the southern coast of china's guangdong province.hoon hatt—oh has brought hurricane force winds and downpours. typhoon hato has brought hurricane force winds and downpours. earlier hato hit hong kong and neighbouring macau. it's been classed as the worst typhoon in the region for five yea rs. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. neo—nazis and race hate are alive and kicking in the united states. the violence in cha rlottesville states. the violence in charlottesville was shocking not just because a life was taken but also because of the polarising impact of president trump's responds, fault lines that almost broke the us in the civil war have not been erased. my guest is richard cohen, president of the southern poverty law center, a group devoted to civil rights activism. how fans of all is the notion of a 21st—ce ntu ry of all is the notion of a 21st—century american civil war? —— fanciful. richard cohen in montgomery, alabama, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, looking forward to speaking to

the southern province of guangdong reported eight more deaths. seasonal monsoon rains have now killed nearly 1,000 people across southern asia. disaster officials said today that overall, almost 40 million people are affected in northern india, nepal and bangladesh. widespread flooding, as seen here in india, has also triggered landslides that damaged roads and washed away thousands of homes. the monsoon runs from june to september. u.s. defense secretary james mattis sharply criticized russia's actions in ukraine today, during a visit to kiev. mattis said the u.s. is "actively reviewing" whether to send heavy defensive weapons to aid ukraine against russian- backed rebels. he watched a ukrainian independence parade with president petro poroshenko, and pledged the u.s. will be a steadfast ally. >> we do not and we will not accept russia's seizure of the crimea and despite russia's denials, we know they are seeking to redraw international borders by force, undermining the sovereign and free nations of europe. >> woodruff: the obama administration