from this will depend on what that pro fines melissa frank smith and so thank you so much for joining us. ah. when we think of the mild eaves, india, indian ocean, we think of christine sandy, beaches and clear blue waters. it is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but beyond the beach resorts, many residents face a different reality. tons of plastic washes up on its shores. mostly waste from other countries in the islands, leaders are tired of cleaning it up. the mountains of trash on this island and the maldives are unrelenting groups of fallen deals gather regularly to clear the beaches, but more and more plastic is carried in by the ocean now and the mirror for vermont le island has a plea for the world. were there all you live? losing all thought brooding above digs for logan, earth and birth was worth reason. that up agree and lifestyle. in 2020 a study found at the maldives have the world's highest level of micro plastics. most of the plastic on the nations, 1192 islands, comes from tourists as well as trash flowing from countries upstream like india. find her for no

melissa frank smith, thank you so much. in the philippines, tropical storm now gate slammed parts of the country, leaving behind a trail of disaster including at least $98.00 people, dead and dozens missing. those numbers will go up. first, the latest using long pieces of timber, these coats guards are searching for bodies and the sultan village of christiane. there's little chance people buried in the storm triggered mudslide would have survived. others were lucky enough to escape on time. but serious damage to infrastructure, such as bridges, means evacuation still like sufficient. 8 o loan. less i plead for hope that hopefully the bridges will be fixed soon. so that the relief assistance from those who wish to extend help can reach us on the morals. i mean now gave was one of the most destructive storms to lush to philippines. this year it struck on a weekend when millions in the country returned to their home towns to visit the graves of their dead relatives. instead, they were left to grapple with floods. and now they'