we will go to kathmandu, nepal.ay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: great died on wednesday after a battle with cancer. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we turn to now the devastating floods in south asia. more than 1300 people have died in bangladesh, india and nepal in recent months after the region was hit by the worst flooding in at least 40 years. the impact of the flooding is staggering. an estimated 40 million people were impacted. 1.5 million homes were destroyed. 30% to 40% of those killed were children. vast swaths of farmland has been destroyed. in bangladesh of the country was , one third under water. scientists have long warned -- we go to kathmandu where we're joined by david molden director general of the international centre for integrated mountain development . welcome to democracy now! can you describe what is happening in nepal? it sounds unspeakable. >> it is indeed staggering with the flood evevent that t happen. i i was in the plains of n nepa. ne

a three—year rolled has been anointed the goddess of kathmandu.reaches puberty. she will only be allowed to leave the temple only be allowed to leave the temple on special occasions and be separated from her parents. an investigation by the bbc has raised serious questions about how the un has handled the rohingya crisis. the head of the un in myanmar has denied the claim. that is our major story. thank you for watching. hi there. over the last few days, we've been carefully tracking the progress of hurricane maria, which wrecked dominica and puerto rico. lots of weather in the atlantic. a big area of low pressure and a powerfuljetstream over that, a big swell of cloud that looks like a massive ear pushing a band of rain eastwards over the uk over the next 12 hours or so. we will see some rain as we start friday, our main weather front across west scotland and western england and wales. ahead of that, patches of light rain, drizzle and foggy conditions over the hills of southern england, particularly salisbury plains and the downs. a mild start to

a 3—year—old girl has been anointed the living goddess of kathmandu.ll see trishna shakya living in a temple palace until she reaches puberty. she will be separated from her family and will only be allowed to leave the temple on special occasions. let's return to our main story — the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has said violence in myanmar has spiralled into the world's fastest—developing refugee emergency. we speak to a spokesman from the m. ——i owe them. the un coming under criticism for not having done enough about the plight of the rohingya is in myanmar. what does the un need to do to better address the situation? i have not read this leaked report but i know the un often face is this dilemma between a focus on development, a focus on the political side, the human rights side, andi political side, the human rights side, and i think mulling over the situation of what actually happened ina myanmar situation of what actually happened in a myanmar in the past is not very productive at a point where we have a desperate humanitarian situatio

finally, this three—year—old girl has been anointed as the living goddess of kathmandu.tradition and it will see her living in a powerless until she reaches puberty. she will be separated from her family and she will only be allowed to leave the temple on very special occasions. let's return to our main story, the chinese sanctions on north korea. i spoke earlier to the north korean commentator, cordon chang, and asked him how effective the new sanctions announced by china would be. well, these rules, in conjunction with other sanctions, in conjunction with other sanctions, in conjunction with the trump administration's executive order last thursday will deprive north korea of almost all of its revenue if they aren't forced. the question is going to be whether these rules in fact will be implemented. why do you question that? presumably the sanctions will indeed be implemented. has there been an incident in the past where this has not been the case? will come as. china is quite good at announcing compliance was sanctions when they are put in place. they work with so seve

a three—year—old girl has been appointed as a divine being in kathmandu.ions. now — the most recognisable figures in us history are ready for their close up. yes, the american presidents are on display at the national portrait gallery here in washington dc — after the exhibit was renovated. jane 0'brien reports. few individuals have defined america's history as much of the nation's 45 presidents, but this is no hallowed hall of veneration. these portraits are intimate encounters with men who were deeply human and mired in contradiction. they are very important to our identity as americans, to consider those contacts and to understand the president is not as these glorified men, but as individuals who had flaws and defects of character like everybody else. that context is provided in various ways throughout the gallery. this is the andrew jackson page, offering additional information and images, including a caricature of jackson as a shakespearean villain. the museum doesn't shy away from controversy. here we learn that jackson ‘s famous will was recognised

a 3—year—old girl has been anointed the living goddess of kathmandu.le palace until she reaches puberty. she will be separated from her family and will only be allowed to leave the temple on special occasions conservationists have warned that laos is the fastest growing ivory market in the world, undermining international efforts to stop the illegal trade. a charity based in kenya, save the elephants, says lax enforcement of the laws against selling smuggled ivory is to blame, along with increased demand from china. after 18 months of painstaking restoration, portraits of some of america's most influential figures have gone back on display at the national portrait gallery in washington dc. the updated exhibition aims to tell the country's story through the presidents who've helped shape it, as jane 0'brien reports. few individuals have defined america's history as much as the nation's 45 presidents, but this is no hallowed hall of veneration. these portraits are intimate encounters with men who were deeply human and mired in contradiction. they are ver

thousands of people have been taking part in a festival in the nepali capital, kathmandu, to mark thets to celebrate the annual indra jatra festival which welcomes the end of the rainy season and the beginning of the harvest. nepal along with india and bangladesh have been particularly badly hit by flooding caused by this year's monsoon rains. a reminder of our top story. officials in a string of caribbean islands have ordered people to prepare for one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic. hurricane irma is now an extremely dangerous category five storm with winds of nearly three—hundred kilometres an hour. on several islands people have been told to go to public shelters. thank you for watching. good morning. hot on the heals of hurricane harvey comes irma, and this has the potential of be a catastrophic hurricane. already a category 5, we have sustained winds of 185mph, potentially gusting to 220mph. you can see quite clearly the eye of the storm, here on the satellite picture. it is notjust the strength of the winds and the volume of the rain, it's also a significa

douwe dijkstra in kathmandu.w talks between the council and unions but the strike is back on again after the council said it was issuing some redundancy notices. emma thomas reports. a summer of discontent for birmingham's binmen. almost two months of unlimited bins has caused chaos for residents. last night they got the news it is set to continue. i think it is disgusting how long it has gone on. there has to bea how long it has gone on. there has to be a resolution quite quickly.” think it is a service that is quite unappreciated and they do a great job and the cuts are unnecessary. the streets have been smelling very badly. somehow there has to be a way of comprising. a council statement confirmed all grade three bin staff will be issued redundancy notices today. the council leader insists staff have been offered alternative roles on the same pay. unite says this move is deeply provocative and that their members will return to picket lines today. we honoured are side of the agreement. we opposed industrial act