have been urgently trying to re—establish communication with international red cross have been urgentlyd cross have been urgently trying to re—establish communication with red cross teams on the ground for about 24 hours. we had some initial contact with our teams just after the major eruption, and when the tsunami alert had been raised, our teams were supporting local authorities to move people to the very limited higher ground on the very limited higher ground on the main island in tonga. we do know that, we know also that there has been some significant damage in the northern shore of the main island in tonga, and we are very keen to hear from the low—lying and outer atolls closer to the eruption site and we have not been able to establish that contact. it is very difficult, with the ash cloud causing problems with satellite phones, the undersea cable has been damaged, and also we have equipment power outages making communication very difficult. we know that despite that there is action happening on the ground. the lower lying atolls that you mention, how many people live there, and

head of the international red cross _ well. head of the international red cross and _ well. ational red cross and delegation - red cross and delegation keeping up to date on the developments on the ground. thank you forjoining us on newsday. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. north korea is reported to have fired tactical guided missiles on monday. it's the latest in a series of recent tests that highlighted its evolving missile programmes amid stalled talks on denuclearisation. the missile test was north korea's fourth of 2022 already, with two previous launches involving hypersonic missiles. members of martin luther king jr's family have led hundreds of demonstrators through washington demanding voter reform, on the annual holiday to honour the civil rights activist. president biden and vice president harris have also urged the senate to make progress on a bill that would expand postal voting and strengthen oversight in states with a history of racial discrimination. an extreme right—wing candidate for the french presidential election, eric zemmour, h

for the time being, sainiana rokovucago from the international red cross and the international red crosshere. bringing us up-to-date on the situation there.— history will be made in next season's formula 1 championship when for the first time ever, a chinese driver will be on the grid. 22—year—old guanyu zhou will line up alongside valtteri bottas for the alfa romeo team. it is hoped his inclusion will boost the sport's popularity in the country. he says it's been hard work, but he hopes to inspire others. much more on our website. hello there. we've got a much colder day of weather coming up today. it was yesterday that we had a cold front bring a bit of patchy rain southwards. as that cleared, we had a fine end to the day in hampshire — a lovely sunset here. for northern scotland, though, it was quite a turbulent day. gusty winds, and those winds have been bringing in some snow showers to shetland, we've seen some in 0rkney and, more recently, across the north of the mainland as well. that will leave a risk of some icy patches here as we get into the first part of thursday morning with

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the international red cross is delivering aid in ethiopia.ages of basic supplies forced doctors to use gloves and surgical equipment. there will be more flights in the coming days. journalists in mexico have taken part in protests across the country denouncing the murders of their colleagues. three journalists have been murdered in january, with the most recent kelly on sunday. the mexican president is facing criticism for not doing more to prect reporters. we turn to chile, where there is a bad effect on the environment and the health of local people. the trash is made up of secondhand clothing from europe and the u.s. we report from a landfill where close -- clothes in-depth as garbage. reporter: through the sand dunes runs a river of unwanted close -- clothes. they make their way here from the u.s., europe, and asia. everything from genes to shoes -- jeans to shoes or even a halloween hat. what can we suppose about this have? it is polyester, mostly made in china. it was donated to a charity. charity the vested on -- then passed it on. the

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katie greenwood heads the international red cross�*s pacific delegation. uva in fiji. we have not been able to have contact with our red cross teams on the ground since saturday afternoon, just after the initial blast. and right as the tsunami warning was happening with authorities moving people to higher ground and since then, we have been cut off. and with support of the british high commission, we were able to relay a series of message to our office and we will plan a sattelite phone call for a couple of hours from now to get more updates. we are fortunate that the surveillance flights have been able to give more satellite imagery of her getting more news coming in on some satellite calls and from inter agencies that are sharing information. from that, we know thank goodness that the damage doesn't seem to have been as catastrophic as we had first thought it might be. but there is still widespread damage, particularly to the western part of the main island and we're looking forward to hearing from those outer islands closer to the blast site. and i suppo

she was already very much involved with the international red cross and she was planning a trip to angolaerrible impact that these weapons were having on normal people who had absolutely nothing to do with the war, and particularly children. so when we heard she wanted to visit a minefield to showcase what was happening, we agreed that we would accompany her. the minefield had very recently been cleared by my colleagues there. essentially, it was amazingly brave of her. it is important to realise that when she visited the civil war was still raging, things were very dangerous there. she was clearly quite nervous about walking through the minefield but she was very shrewd — she knew that those images of her would absolutely become global front—page news everywhere and that would make it impossible to ignore that there had to be a universal ban on these totally indiscriminate weapons. the instant impact was tremendous — it stopped global headlines. everybody is now familiar with those images, one of the most iconic of her life. within months, there had been a grassroots campaign to ban land

killed or injured in an air strike the hit a detention center in yemen, according to the international red cross who the rebels. so the saudi led coalition struck a prison and saddam province. the area is a who he stronghold. rescue operations are on the way to find survivors buried underneath the rubble. separately, there's been strikes on yelman's port city data. at least 4 people had been killed . 17 wounded there, who's the rebels? say the saudi led forces struck a communications building. i still had the tank to a detention center in syria, briefly freeing some of the fighters. kurdish forces who control the area, say, a car bomb struck the prison gates as detainees began rioting. at least 20 security forces and 5 gunman were killed the nearly 90 isis fighters who escaped in homes around the facility before being recaptured by the kurdish forces. 11 iraqi soldiers have been killed in an attack by iso gunman. it happened at nights as an army barracks and the allies in district north of the capitol bag that is one of the worst assaults on the iraqi military in recent months. let's get more no

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she was already involved with the international red cross and she was planning a trip to angola to to the minefield had recently been cleared by my colleagues. it was amazingly brave of her. it is important to realise that when she visited the civil war was still raging, things were very dangerous there. she was clearly quite nervous about walking through the minefield but she was very shrewd. she knew that those images of her would absolutely become a global front—page news everywhere and it would make it impossible to ignore that there had to be a universal ban on these indiscriminate weapons. the instant impact was tremendous. everybody is now familiar with those images, one of the most iconic of her life. within months there had been a grassroots campaign to ban landmines throughout the world for a number of years but by making it front—page news she made it impossible for governments to ignore. so the anti—landmine ban treaty, the oxford treaty, came into being by the end of the year. tragically she didn't live to see that but that treaty is still one of the most successful of al

katie greenwood with the international federation of the red cross and red crescent. katie, thank you. thanks so much for the impact of the toll go. volcanic eruption and tsunami has been truly global, even causing a devastating oil spill of 11000 kilometers away in peru. officials have sealed off beaches near the capitol, lima, after they were hit by the spill, the rupture and soon ami sit waves of course, the pacific. so strong that they moved a tanker as it was off loading, causing the oil spill to the u. k. now, where boys johnson is finding to stay on as prime minister after revelations about boozy gatherings held in his downing street residence. as millions were enduring, coven 19 locked elves. johnson facing mounting pressure to quit from the opposition, from his own conservatives, and from ordinary citizens. after the drinks parties to hang over in parliament bars, johnson defied colds to resign from his political opponents. most likely it's no time for him to resign. here ma'am, is the speaker, but what i can tell her is, as i said to his last week, i apologi

that belong to the detention centers are not also according to the what the to see from the international red cross. the non bomb areas, the say that the, the strict i'm committed to such black by is outlined by the nice red cross. so far we couldn't verify what has happened really. but we were on the ground. we see that the president has been bombed, healthier blame this on the saudi, the quality than the say, the saudi, the quality. and this is not the 1st time for the saudi, the quality and to bomb a big gathering goes civilians also 3 african magwoods who take this path towards saudi arabia in order to to have a better life in the, in the study to ease but in yemen, there is no good situation even for those who are living inside the under the control in the areas under the control of how these they are the suffering from the, from the, from the lack of fuel, also electricity and also the, the, the non payment of solar monthly salaries. so people are calling also in the united nations to me cause serious action to make warring sides avoid the basic commodities of civilians and also to cut more p

. >>> we spoke to the pacific head for the international red cross.f the aid delivered so far is making. have a listen. >> we've been able to mobilize with australian red cross and the new zealand red cross, and they have been supported by their government. we've got a ship that's on its way to tonga. we've got water containers, solar lanterns and shelter kits which will be all part of what the team will be distributing on the island. so, we have, currently we have enough supplies they are able to distribute, and this will be to replenish what they actually distributing. >> well, for more information on how you can help the people of tonga, please visit our web page at cnn.com/impact. >>> now, the peruvian president is declaring a climate emergency after massive oil spill caused by the same under water volcano eruption and tsunami. officials say about 6,000 barrels spilled into the sea last week after a ship was struck by waves triggered by that eruption. teams are still trying to contain the oil. the president calls it the most worrying ecological di

so if you're consequences and international condemnation, the red cross says more than 100 people have been killed or injured by a saudi led coalition. as strike in yemen, it happened the prison than the who's the rebel stronghold offset. our rescue operations are now underway to find survivors as strikes have intensified across the country in the port city of data in western. yet, monopolies 4 people were killed and 17 wounded there. who the rebels say the saudi led forces struck the communications building. i saw has attacked a prison in syria briefly freeing some of their fighters cut his forces who control the area a car bomb struck the prison gates as detainees began rising the fights as were later recaptured aid from around the world. busy is being sent to toner of the pacific island country, cleans up off from major volcanic eruption and the son army that followed it. at least 3 people died after the erection on saturday. the funeral of marley's former president abraham burbock a cater has taken place in the capital city. bummer co. he died on sunday at the age of 76. kids at le

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the international committee of the red cross, as it's deeply concerned about intense fighting around the prison, seized by iso fighters in northeastern syria. about 45000 people have been displaced by the violence and has like a city. and the i, c r c is calling for immediate humanitarian axis and at least 34 people died in madagascar when a tropical storm hit head broad, heavy rains causing flooding and mudslides in the capitol. nearly 65000 people were left homeless. several low lying areas remain on the high alert and the emergency. evacuations continue. i'll just there a world is next, the examining how the indigenous people of ivory coast preserve their culture. and i have more news for you in half an hour. i'll see you then. bye bye ah. ready ah he la where c l o a non d o. 2 a new mormon gwinnett, i'll give you like i say best women, larry bi weekly young. when i fell in love with it. i feel blah blah. cynthia mazacco the way you knew dennis look for the plus a but i'm sure lou oh. 7 wait all day here. oh. c oh, oh oh, i ha ah with he's a debit i do say pistole. you see lucy b

katie greenwood with the international federation of the red cross and red crescent. katie, thank you. thanks so much. went to the u. k. now we're bores johnson is fighting to stay on is prime minister after a revelations about boozy gatherings held at his downing street residence as millions were enduring, covered 19 walked out. johnson is facing mounting pressure to quit, from the opposition and from his own conservatives. and from ordinary citizens, after the drinks parties to hang over in parliament bars, johnson defied colds to resign from his political opponents. most likely it's no time for him to resign. here ma'am, is the speaker, but what i can tell her is, as i said to the house last week, i apologize sincerely for any misjudgments that were made to continue. johnson as apologize for tending bring your own booth gatherings. it but said he thought it was a work event and wasn't told was against the rules that he sitting tight for now. but even his tory peers may try to asked him, one lawmaker defected to the labor opposition on his parties. former breakfast

we spoke to katie greenwood, who's the pacific head of the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies in fiji. she finally managed to get through on to on the phone to some of her colleagues and tanya and she gave us this update with a mixed news coming out of toner. this morning. it is very good news that we have been able to finally make contact with our team who we hadn't previously spoken to since saturday afternoon when the erupt took place. so it was a very emotional fine call that we had with them to hear how they've been going on the ground, what they've been doing in terms of providing i related supplies to the tongue and people. but there's also some sad news, some devastating news that has come out of some recognizance trips that have gone out to some of those smaller low line assholes that had found that most of the structures on 3 of those islands have been completely wiped out and destroyed the death toll the dr. watley. yes, today as well. so it is me news today. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. the

the international committee of the red cross is asking for immediate humanitarian axis will. earlier i spoke to fabri took her bony regional director for near and middle east that the international committee of the red cross. this was his assessment of the situation there. we know that the prison was a couple of days ago and that there were fighting around this area in the c d of our psyche. and we estimate that around the $50000.00 people have moved because of the fighting and the violence. we also know that within the prism there is, there is violence and that at least a couple of hours ago, the situation, the violence was still ongoing. and what is it that the international committee of the red cross is trying to do right now to provide some assistance to people there? i mean, 1st of all, it's a extremely the full, a child and complicated situation. security is our main concern. nevertheless, we've managed to assist people who have been displaced. you need also to know that there was a snowstorm a couple of days ago that the freezing cold in, in a region which is not used t

the international federation of the red cross estimated that more than 80,000 people have been affectedngela glover was last seen by her husband clinging to a tree, before she was swept away by the tsunami. the family have put a number of posts on social media, appealing for information. she moved to tonga in 2015, leaving behind an advertising job to start an animal shelter, where she looks after and houses stray dogs, and is a popular figure on the island. the local authorities have been conducting searches and i believe they are still ongoing. it is daytime here. look, it is 48 hours. i am not holding out much hope. communications to tonga remain badly affected. not knowing what happened to loved ones is creating an unbearable concern. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. mps return to westminster today, as the government continues to face criticism over allegations of parties and drinking at downing street during the pandemic. six conservative mps have now called on borisjohnson to resign over the issue, ahead of the conclusions of an investigation by the civil servant, sue gray. 0ur p

brent: i am joined now by the pacific head of international federation of red cross and red crescent society. she is in fiji. i know you have been able to make contact with your colleagues there. are they telling you about the separate -- situation? >> there is mixed news coming out of tonga this morning. it is very good news that we have been able to finally make contact our team who we have not previously spoken to since saturday afternoon when the eruption first took place. it was very emotional phone call that we had with them to find out how they had been doing on the ground, what they had been doing in terms of dividing relief supplies to the people. there is also sad news, devastating news that his come out of reconnaissance troops that have gone out to some of the smaller low-lying places. most of the structures on three of the islands have been completely wiped out and destroyed. the death toll did rise yesterday. is mixed news today. >> did they tell you in this conversation what they experienced? from the moment the volcano erupted until all contact was lost with the rest

. >> katie greenwood is the head of the pacific delegation at the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies. she says getting information is difficult, but teams are prepared for this type of crisis. >> i wish we had been able to make contact with our teams on the ground, but unfortunately, those ongoing communication challenges which you have heard about have really hampered efforts to do that. the really -- normally we would hope that even where other communication sources are down, we would be able to make contact by satellite phone, but even that has been hampered from the ash cloud that exists there. despite that, we know what our teams will be doing on the ground. they are very well trained. we have essential nonfood items of the type we just described, so shelter kits, hygiene kits, necessities for clean water, necessities for shoring up shelters that might have been damaged from tsunami waves, teams on the ground will be making assessments and distributions as we speak. even though we cannot speak with them, we know what they will be doing. the situation f

the international committee of the red cross says it's deeply concerned about intense fighting iran to prison, seized by iso fighters in northeast and syria. about 45000 people have been displaced by the violence in africa city. the i c r. c is calling for immediate humanitarian access to covered 19 antibody drugs are no longer available to doctors in the united states. that's after the us food and drug administration revoked emergency authorization for the medication saying that they are ineffective against the omicron variant here today, headlines morning is coming up here and out 0 right after risky. it'll julio, could she to says he will bring a new form of capitalism, was as best made, we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in. less than one percent of for vaccines have gone to poor countries. why is that counting the cost on al jazeera with ah, this is was in the central american country. the whole you disparity has a population of about 55000 people and is getting ready to low collections. the next day high drives a very old truck.

white mac the pacific programme manager for the international federation of red cross told me about theusehold kits which include brackets, you know, washing, tarpaulin, blankets. so we had this on the island and, following the disaster, we were aware of what was on the island from the pacific, from the fiji office, we were coordinating with the australian red cross and the new zealand red cross and getting more supplies to replenish what our counterparts were going to be distributing. the replenish what our counterparts were going to be distributing.— going to be distributing. the next staaes going to be distributing. the next sta . es aid going to be distributing. the next stages aid being _ going to be distributing. the next stages aid being brought - going to be distributing. the next stages aid being brought into - going to be distributing. the next stages aid being brought into the| stages aid being brought into the island. 0ne stages aid being brought into the island. one of the complications is that tonga has remained covid free and the government is saying, look, people cannot

i'm the head of delegation for international federation of red cross in red prison here in the pacific. and i work with all of our different red cross organizations right across the pacific, including the red cross i've been working in and around the pacific for the last 15 years or so. absolutely love it, please to say with these people. all right, so we have title, shane, and louise and you, if you want you to and you can ask questions, they have so much expertise to share with you and experience. the comment section is right here. join it and be part of today's show. i am wondering louise and shane . what it looks like in tomba today, louise, you start. it looks like a moon escape. we went from one moment of green, luscious. cough coconut for a station to just to landscape gray ash everywhere. and i mean absolutely everywhere the aerial photos is just everything looks black and gray evenly, airport was closed for 3 days and needed 100 people, including volunteers, to sleep at clear. and you can just imagine black suit being covering everything. you have all the islands of toner, jus

difficult to getting katie greenwood is the head of the pacific delegation at the international federation of red cross and red crescent society's. she says, getting information from the ground is proving difficult, but they teams are prepared for this type of crisis. i wish that we had been able to make contact with our teams on the ground. but unfortunately, those ongoing communication challenges which you've heard about have really hampered out, is that to be able to do that as really, normally we would hope that even in where the communication sources down, we would be able to make context by satellite find that even that has been hampered from the ash clouds that exist there. despite that we know what our team will be doing on the ground that very well trained. they well prepared and we have essential non food items of the type that would just described. so shell ticket, hygiene kids and necessities, the clean water necessities assuring out shelters that might have been damaged from unami wise enough. but $1200.00 families initially pre positioned there in conger, which app teams on the ground wil

alixia brian al jazeera, katie greenwood as the head of the pacific delegation at the international federation of red cross on red cross societies. she says the situation has left local communities in a state of shock. we have been urgently trying to reach our red cross national society on the ground there for about 24 hours. now we did had some small communication for about 10 minutes. after the bigger option and once the unami warning had been treated and when we were speaking to our team on the ground then they were assisting with already. 1 with moving people to the limited high ground available on the main island in hong and there was a traffic jam. there was the shock because even though people have been experiencing these smaller action for the last month or so, this really came out of the blue in terms of the size and scale of disruptions. and so they were, it had taken people by surprise, as had the inundation from the synonymy wives. we have very much looking forward to hearing from lowell lying assholes and islands, closer to where the erection is taking place. it's been that we do have some fea

the international committee of the red cross, as it is deeply concerned about intense fighting around a prison seized by ice will fight as ne, in syria. about 45000 people have been displaced by the violent and has a city the i. c r. c is calling for immediate humanitarian accent. police in london have opened an investigation into parties, held a government offices that allegedly violated cobra, 1900 lockdown rules. u k. prime minister burst, johnson said he welcomes the investigation. all right, we're up to date headlines. more news coming up right after 116 life ah ah ah. ah, in japan's ancient and revered traditions, they considered jimmy gone. i thought i woke up with geico, auto mall. they got a ball on a little boy who knows you from the world of japanese. sumo wrestling is off limits to most outside is one with scandals, a heaton, even when it's life and death. i'm only a couple of more what ended up being cut off. i end up the more in my for one or one east goes inside the secretive world of japanese su mode. ah, ah, hey. in the south of japan, it is a unique state of the art