michelle fernandez reports from colombo crisis stalks at the prime minister's office in colombo. a 10 member delegation from the international money to fund is intra lanka to discuss a bailout package. it's the greatest crisis that we have ever had since independence. and the breakers into this is it about 30 percent due to misfortune and 70 percent new to mismanagement. so you to mother of oil crisis and her if not for the i am, if there's really no other safety net that kenzie of us, there's no money to import food medicine, fuel or cooking gas. people have struggled with shortages for months. but things have got worse and she lumpkins have run out of patience. i. the senior policeman was firmed assaulting. mortar is who are demanding fuel army personnel fired into the air on at least 2 other occasions. and in this incident, protest ers turned on a v. i v, vaguer that had jumped the fuel q. on monday, police arrested 21 people demonstrating outside the finance ministry for obstruction. they said it had delayed senior officials attending meetings with the i. m. f delegation. if

michelle fernandez has more from columbus. at the moment we're having a essentially consumers queueing up. i'd petra's sheds like this. now at the moment there's a taper going right across the shed. this one has about 10 fuel pumps, but there is no fuel. and we've got people sitting around waiting other people for queues that stretch for several kilometers. these are cars, these are motor bikes. these are 3 below the popular sort of form of taxi here in shall anchor, as well as a whole lot of laurie's and things like that. now, just people i just had random a quick sampling. when i got here to set up up, there have been people waiting here from 530 this morning that's more than 7 hours ago. and they said they're still no sign of a few about that. having come into the shed, at least 2 of the people i spoke to said they did this yesterday as well. that's petro obviously diesel, similar stories. because people are beginning to find that they do not have a, they're required fuel to do any of the things they need to do. so this is

michelle fernandez or 0 fillable. thousands of women have been protesting in argentina's capital, demanding an end to gender based crimes, so called not one woman last movement began at 7 years ago in spite similar protests throughout latin america. last year, one woman was murdered every 35 hours in argentina. that's according to government figures. most the crimes took place in the capital one as iris supported the pakistan's, former prime minister. and ron can't have been protesting against skyrocketing energy prices is comes just a day off to the government caught fuel subsidies again to try and control countries deficit come r hider was with protest as in islamabad earlier, oh, august on is in the middle of a severe economic crisis add today, the government had recently decided to poke up the prices of viewed. and i just thought that ron fed wrote it crushed budget on the outer prime minister named ron con, telling his party supporters to come out strongly. no treading is met, say if i like the fuel, try to not tie it. okay. like what else are we expecting from this country? like i'm i

michelle fernandez reporting from colombo. hundreds of marches, haven't taken place across the u. s. to demand tougher gun laws. they come after a series of mass shootings including one at a primary school in texas and another at a supermarket in buffalo, new york last month. my can, a reports in washington dc. brain kept away many, but had little to diminish. the spirit of the thousands that came to protest about more than $19000.00 people in the united states have died in gun related violence this year alone. and after the recent massacre of elementary school children and you've all the texas, those here insist that enough is enough. we're not asking for a lot washington dcs mayor summarizing the feeling of all at the rally where demanding change your weather man thing change. now we need a new american, a majority of americans whose share a bow used to let their senators know that they need either need to make change now or get out of our way. for too often, we've had so many mass shoes across the country and we're not gonna sit around our houses in just let it happen. we're go

michelle fernandez has more on the situation in colombo. at the moment, we're having a essentially consumers queueing up. i'd petra sheds like this now at the moment. there's a tape are going right across the shed. this one has about 10 fuel pumps, but there is no fuel and we've got people sitting around waiting. other people for q is that stretch for several kilometers. these are cause these are motor bikes. these are 3 wheelers, the popular sort of promo taxi here in shall anchor, as well as a whole lot of laurie's and things like that. hundreds of marches have been taking place across the us to call for stricter gun laws. they were organized after a series of mass shootings including one last month in texas, where 19 school children and 2 teachers were killed. you have to dates with the headlines on al jazeera coming up next. it's inside story. thanks for watching. bye bye. for now, american people have finally spoken. american is isolate when americans long will become more dangerous. the world is looking at us with a mixture of sadness

michelle fernandez reports from colombo. many here has wasted hours and days waiting for fuel. the sri lankan government says is running out no comfort to the thousands like for but he has spent the last 3 days in a que nibbling melinda lane. the law. after waiting so long and getting 8 leases of fuel, we earn a few 1000 rupees. but we have to use part of that to buy fuel a game. what we're left with isn't enough to buy food, let alone bring up 3 children. the minister of power and energy says, shall anchor owes around $735000000.00 for early philo shipments. and no one is willing to provide more, you see, must amalgam up. no company is willing to supply us with fuel without the payment. we do get the situation coming to that. we need 550000000 for fuel this month, but we only have 130 minute. she longed, has been running out to foreign currency to please the food medicine, fuel and cooking ass in days, providing $4000000000.00 in credit. and some other countries have offered to help a u. s. delegation from the treasury and state department began talks with the government on mo

michelle fernandez has more on the situation in colombo. at the moment, we're having a essentially consumers queueing up. i'd petrol sheds like this. now at the moment, there's a taper going right across the shed. this one has about 10 fuel pumps, but there is no fuel. and we've got people sitting around waiting. other people for q is that stretch for several kilometers. these are cause these are motor bikes. these are 3 below the popular sort of form of taxi here in shall anchor, as well as a whole lot of laurie's and things like that. ukraine says russ and shelling and eastern ukraine has caused a huge fire at a chemical plant that's where hundreds of civilians are thought to be sheltering. it happened and several don't yet square. russia has been focusing much of its fire power. the governor flew hans says ukraine still controls the chemical facility. those are the latest headlines on al jazeera up next. it's inside story. thanks for watching. bye bye. for now. i want to see were english streaming like 90 channels, plus thousands of our

michelle fernandez or 0 fillable economic crisis in zimbabwe is worsening. inflation is getting jumped above a 100 percent. consumer price is rising, the fastest pay since july 2020. this is hurting the local manufacturing industry now concerns it could lead to more job losses harm which ass reports now from her. ari running a business in zimbabwe is tough. the constant uncertainty over the father tells them, bobby dollar doesn't help. to make matters worse. banks were recently ordered to stop lending with immediate effect. the central bank temporary freezer loans, aim to contain inflation and stabilize economy. entrepreneurs, such as wanda manuals are panicked, his business supplies mining pots for i can get an order from the might. still be cute to be for me to do to handle myself. so i go to the bank and get is what? because of the long i do the says i do the job. i do. faith milan. so the docket may business, but we had the use it will do us address is, is a big disaster was we can do either the there's a few days later, the decision to stop lending was reversed and things went bac

michelle fernandez are 0 colombo inflation in zimbabwe, climbed above 100 percent for the 1st time since last june. it now stands at a 131.7 percent for levels of hyperinflation. a hurting the local manufacturing industry and that are concerns. it could lead to job losses. ottawa toss it or post holiday. running a business in zimbabwe is tough. the constant uncertainty over the fall. a 1000 bobby dollar doesn't help. to make matters worse. banks are recently ordered to stop lending with immediate effect. the central bank temporary freezer loans aim to contain inflation and stabilize economy. entrepreneurs such as wonder manuals or panic. his business supplies mining parts. to get an order from the mine is to be cute, too big for me to do to handle myself. so i go to the bank and get is what the course of the loan. i do, the says i do the job. i have a big my long, so the don't get my business going. but when we had the use, it to us, it was, is a big disaster. was we can do either the, there's a few days later, the decision to stop lending was reversed and things went back to normal. but

let's go straight to michelle fernandez, who's in the capital of colombo, and now tell us more about this and why the i m f is stepping in to be honest from what we're hearing. it's because shalana doesn't seem to have any other option. now obviously you had the economist, you had the opposition, you had specialist for months, almost a year or so, urging the government to go to the i moved to look at a be allowed to look at its debt, but essentially it stuck its head in the ground the government of the time and didn't do it, and right now they have their back up against the wall. things are really dire, sri lanka does not have the money, the foreign currency to pay for food medicine fuel. we've got fuel cues that stretch for kilometers and kilometers at every single fuel station in the country. now, just behind me, the building you can see the white ah edifice of the back is the prime minister's office, and that's where the i am. if staff delegation had its 1st session with the prime minister, with the central bank and representatives of the finance ministry. now obviously the consul

let's go straight to michelle fernandez, who's in the capital of lumber and manella. so the challenges continue to mountain truck. absolutely. like at this petula shed where i'm standing, which is pretty much in the heart of colombo people, are milling about. obviously the shed in itself is close. there are a ticket tape across so that you can't have acres. but these are all motorists who have been waiting for days and days in queues. there was one taxi driver who told me that he had been parked for 3 days. if you just look right across in the far corner of the frame towards the back, you will see the beginning of q is for diesel. now that particular bus is a bus is an out station bus. $4.00 to $5.00 eyes are playing 4 to 5 hours outside colombo, but obviously has come to the capital run out of fuel and needs to q. not people are just completely desperate, even though there's no fuel. they know there's no fuel that desperately hoping that they might have, you know, an injured supply when, as, and when a bows it does appear. now the government has announced that it wou

michelle, fernandez or 0, colombo inflation in zimbabwe has climbed above 100 percent for the 1st time since last june. and now stands at a 131.7 percent. the levels of hyperinflation are hurtling the local manufacturing industry, and there are concerns that could lead to job losses. hermits as reports are from hoary running a business in zimbabwe is tough. the constant uncertainty over the fall. a 1000 bobby dollar doesn't help. to make matters worse, banks so recently ordered to stop lending with immediate effect. the central bank temporary freezer loans, aim to contain inflation and stabilize economy. entrepreneurs such as wander manuals or panic, his business supplies mining pots. so i can get an order from the mine is to be picked to be for me to do to handle myself. so i go to the bank and get is what of course of the loan. i do the service i do the job. i have faith milan, so the don't get my business one, but we had to use it to, to us. it was is, is it a big disaster? was we can't do it on the there's a few days later, the decision to stop lending was reversed and things went

it's michelle fernandez, reports from colombo, helping put food on the table. community kitchens like this are starting up a round chill anchor as people struggle with its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years, food inflation has hit nearly 60 percent, and many people are finding it difficult to cope. most of these community who are coming to there are been coming out riding me through me. so we are giving them the responsibility of survival on me and we're thing like movies affordable with one me . but a good healthy me. few. now get to eat this. well, i'm out at the meal. i am, it's very difficult. we rarely get food like this. only my husband is working, but what he earns for a day is not enough to feed the 3 of us. now. tax cuts 3 years ago, slash government revenue by more than $2000000000.00. the tourism industry was then damaged by the easter bombings and the pandemic. now there is no money to import fuel medicine, cooking gas, or food right now. but for the, our, me and porkers, us, our food bags on carbon picketers and again, long to medium to a

michelle fernandez has more from a petrol station in the capitol, colombo last, sure stations are like the one behind me pretty much deserted. the pumps are not working at the moment. or because most of them have run out of fuel, there is no fresh supply here. if you look at the list of the options available, most of the petrol and the diesel, all of them basically indicate that there are no stocks, obviously, nor to the bottom, that says, do not follow former q if fuel is not available. doesn't really mean anything because people are desperate and if you just look over my shoulder down here, you can actually see the queue. it's not just cars waiting for federal on the other side. it's 3 will attack, sees, we've heard people having cured for 3 days or 5 days, and people are absolutely desperate. they say they have no other means of finding their livelihoods. and one suspend this amount of time in the queue. you know, there is a limited amount of supply, but even that we're seeing prices have been increased. that obviously for prices that are in stock at the moment and the government sa

michelle fernandez, are the 0 fallible people across china have been celebrating their traditional dragon boat festival. it's the 1st time the event has been held since the start of the pandemic. alexia bryan reports, the celebrations may not be as grand or as busy as usual. many in the crowd on guam, jo, a just happy to be out and about to part of i am going to local and i grew up watching dragon boat performances. i wasn't able to watch it in the previous 2 years because of the pandemic. i feel particularly excited and happy. the face to both held across china to mark the death more than 2000 years ago. the revered poet and government minister to you and the story goes that when he was sent into exile, he was so unhappy he drowned himself. supporters went out on boats to try to save him. that seemed to be the origin of the dragon boat festivities. gambiola galvan this year to meet the requirements of epidemic prevention. we minimize the event, we reduce the duration of the activity to avoid people gathering. ah, but that hasn't dampened the mood. there is a similar party vibe and shangh

the economic crisis is the worst since its independence from britain in 1948 as michelle fernandez now reports helping put food on the table. community kitchens like this are starting up a round chill anchor as people struggle with its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years, food inflation has hit nearly 60 percent, and many people are finding it difficult to cope. most of these government who are coming to day are been coming out riding me through me. so we are giving them the responsibility of survival on meal and we're thing, right. we're is affordable with one me. but a good heavenly me. few now get to eat this. well, i'm already me like i am, it's very difficult. we rarely get food like this, only my husband is working, but what he earns for a day is not enough to feed the 3 of us. now. tax cuts 3 years ago, slash government revenue by more than $2000000000.00. the tourism industry was then damaged by the easter bombings and the pandemic. now there is no money to import fuel medicine, cooking gas, or food right now, actually our, me and porkers, us our food bags on carbon pic

michelle, fernandez, r 0, colombo, now, sim, bob way, the economic crisis there is getting worse. inflation as again jumped above 100 percent with consumer prices rising at the fastest pace since july 2020. it's hurting a local manufacturing industry and there are concerns. it could lead to more job losses. harm latasha reports on this now from her ari running a business in zimbabwe is tough. the constant uncertainty over the father tells the bobbin dollar doesn't help. to make matters worse. banks were recently ordered to stop lending with immediate effect. the central bank temporary freezer loans aimed to contain inflation and stabilize economy entrepreneurs such as wonder manuals or panicked. his business supplies mining pos directly to get an order from the might still be good to be for me to do to handle myself. so i go to the bank and get is what the course of long. i do the says i do the job. i have a big my long. so the doctor may business school, but we had finished. it will do us address is, is a big disaster. was we can't do that. there's a few days later, the decision to stop le

michelle fernandez has moved from columbus. it's a sort of a double edged sword at the moment. i mean, we've heard this announcement from the minister of energy content of jessica a little while. oh, earlier today. the fact that he has no choice but to start registering consumers. and then basically giving them a guaranteed caught up a week. now it all looks good when he announces it, but obviously for consumers, it's going to mean that they're going to want to see this actually are put into action. what you see behind me is a busy patrol station air in the heart of colombo, at this station actually has fuel stocks, but there's an on ending line of vehicles, both petrol and diesel. there are 3 wheelers or the local taxes. there are essentially motor bikes. people who've been queueing up for hours is one gentleman who's just sitting a little bit off camera that's been here since 6 o'clock in the morning. and he still hasn't got all the supplies he needed. now people obviously have much better things to do things like getting on with their lives going and putting on a food on the