among its own citizens we can recall recently the former minister of finance in mozambique. was arrested in south africa with them arrest warrant by the united states in the wake of the two point two billion scandal of secret debts illegal debts that were contract. without the permission of the parliament which is what the constitution requires so unfortunately the government has not inspired confidence and if you're familiar with the media in mozambique the recent a single day that passes without stories of misappropriation of funds from donors also from the taxpayers and without you know those stories you know coming into the surface so unfortunately that is the reality. that's what's going on in mozambique the other thing that i would like to hear in this conversation at the preexisting conditions prior to the arrival of these natural disasters if we take a look at a cup delgado cup delgado is the province with the highest rate of might have mud houses and other structures built on precarious material we also have large portions of the population isolated in villages that

as he sat they went to mozambique's parliament they were publicly disclosed to the people of mozambique and what we found out is the large amounts of money is believed to have gone missing various of the bank officials involved and it's important to note that these loans were issued by two london based banks so some of the bank officials involved on the government in question fish was involved are now under investigation by u.s. authorities say so authorities and mozambique with our ities let's go back to the point you made about responsibility is it a case of there just being more transparency so we can see and everyone can see exactly which money is going where or is it actually the practices which need to change or actually the books so this is a quite unique case we think hidden relation to mozambique we're worried that there are other cases like this but they just have. and come to light yet because of the secrecy that there is around a lot of lending and borrowing we think there are two issues here really the transparency accountability but there's also the wider structural issues

this is it really was live from bro in mozambique bears the brunt of another giant cycle out tropical storm kenneth unleashes high winds interventional rains on this beleaguered country destroying homes and pushing thousands of people in the lead just six weeks after psycho need a huge submerged and devastated the country also coming up for a long control least launch fresh rate as the hunt for suspects behind sunday's deadly church and hotel bombings authorities say the suspected ringleader died in one of the attacks. on my iraq thank you so much for your company everyone well we begin our broadcast with mozambique this southeast african nation is bearing the brunt of an intense tropical cyclone this once called kenneth it first made landfall on the chorus islands before hitting the mainland mozambique is still reeling from the aftermath of cyclon a day last month and it's the first time in recorded history that two cyclons have struck mozambique in one season over the next ten days the cyclon is expected to dump twice as much rainfall as the previous one. a holidaymaker deer is to c

what makes mozambique so susceptible to these devastating storms. well cyclons are. fairly regular but. not this regular normally where used to cyclists in the coast we have some similar cycler further south in the country in two thousand and seventy. so it's just. that this is the situation in mozambique where one of the main dynamics is that we have a large areas of low lying land. and a lot of river systems that come in from inland and on the continent of africa come through mozambique into the indian ocean so the coastal areas the most extreme susceptible to flooding so butters from that care in mozambique thank you sir for taking the time to speak to us you're welcome. i want to tell you now about some of the of the stories making news around the world. emergency responders in eastern ukraine say at least four people have been killed in a methane blast at a coal mine explosion occurred in the yukon screeching which is under control of russia back separatists the mine closed because of hostilities back in two thousand and fourteen and reopened only last year at l

another huge storm bears down on mozambique.t weeks after cyclone idai — now kenneth hits with winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour two years after the manchester arena bombing, libya tells the bbc it's willing to extradite the attacker‘s brother back to the uk. and, students in california are told to stay off campus after coming into contact with measles — unless they can prove they've been vaccinated. hello and welcome to world news today. sri lanka's prime minister has told the bbc that he considered resigning in the wake of the easter sunday bomb attacks. ranil wickremesinghe said he simply "wasn't in the loop" for a briefing on warnings of a possible terrorist plot received two weeks before suicide bombers killed more than 250 people. the security operation across sri lanka meanwhile has been continuing, with a large cache of bomb—making equipment found during a raid in the east of the country. clive myrie has this report. in sand where nothing else will grow, wreaths blossom. no names yet, just numbers in this catholi

it's the biggest storm ever recorded to hit mozambique.warnings of flooding and landslides as a result of several days of heavy rain. operation at the moment is still quite scant. they are still trying to get as many resources out here to mozambique as possible. we knowjust from an update that's come in from the national disaster management team here that they are working with three helicopters and they've got a few hundred humanitarian agencies trying to set up here in mozambique. we do also know that over 2500 families are currently in displacement camps that have been set up across the northern part of mozambique and there they are receiving food aid, water, and hygiene products, to sort of help and avoid the occurrence of disease at this point. the number of areas that authorities are currently looking into, there's an area called quissanga which has been badly affected as well as pemba, as well as an area called ibo — all of these are further north upcountry. what they are trying to do there — a lot of the houses have been destroyed,

to face trial which could end up implicating other senior members of mozambique spooling party. mozambique's former finance minister has been in detention since december twenty nine arrested during a stopover in south africa but a johannesburg court has decided that man will chime can be extradited to the united states the u.s. is just one jurisdiction seeking to prosecute him on fraud and money laundering charges his home country of mozambique has a warrant out to the charges relate to two billion dollars loan to government agencies from banks like credit suisse and russia is meeting people bank the money was ostensibly for new tuna fishing boats and a coastal protection system but the government has said they were used to buy military vessels instead and millions of the original luna simply disappeared was in bits and seventeen million dollars landed in china's own pocket to make matters worse the government failed to disclose these loans neither to parliament nor the international monetary fund donor funding was cut as a result private investors pulled their money too that se

as he sat they went to mozambique's parliament they were publicly disclosed to the people of mozambique and what we found out is a large amount of the money is believed to have gone missing various of the bank officials involved and it's important to note that these loans were issued by two london based banks so some of the bank officials involved on the government in question fish was involved are now under investigation by u.s. authorities say so authorities and mozambique coast are ities let's go back to the point you made about responsibility is it a case of there just being more transparency so we can see and everyone can see exactly which money is going where or is it actually the practices which need to change or actually the books so this is a quite unique case we think hidden relation to mozambique we're worried that there are other cases like this but they just have. and come to light yet because of the secrecy that there is around a lot of lending and borrowing we think there's a kind of there are two issues here really the transparency accountability but there's also the wid

as he sat they went to mozambique's parliament they were publicly disclosed to the people of mozambique and what we found out is a large amount of the money is believed to have gone missing various of the bank officials involved and it's important to note that these loans were issued by two london based banks so some of the bank officials involved on the government and partially infections involved are now under investigation by u.s. authorities say so authorities and mozambique with our teens let's go back to the point you made about responsibility is it a case of beer just being more transparency so we can see everyone can see exactly which money is going where or is it actually the practices which need to change or actually the books so this is a quite unique case we think hidden relation to mozambique we're worried that there are other cases like this but they just have. and come to light yet because of the secrecy that there is around a lot of lending and borrowing we think there are two issues here really the transparency accountability but there's also the wider structural issues

also on the show torrential rains and flooding strike mozambique just days after cycling canot as a flood waters claimed more lives and many areas are cut off from rescuers and eight more torrential downpours are forecast for the coming days. and a community in mourning one person is dead and three injured after a gunman opens fire at a passover service on a youth in the u.s. synagogue the country's jewish worshipers are targeted for the second time in just six months. i'm nick spicer thanks for joining us we begin in spain where the counting is underway in the country's third general election in four years the turnout was higher than usual early results show the socialists of prime minister pedro sanchez with around thirty percent of the vote far short a part of mentor majority the conservative people's party is expected to place second but with a large fall in support both will need the support of smaller parties to form a government the far right vox party is on course to enter parliament for the first time since it was founded six years ago. following the story for us in madrid is the

this is you know we do zion from berlin mozambique bears the brunt of another giant cycle of tropical storm canada only shiz high winds and torrential rains on this beleaguered nation destroying homes and pushing thousands of people in lead just six weeks after psycho eat a submerged and devastated the country also coming up the longest says the suspected ringleader of the easter sunday attacks died in one of the hotel bombings but authorities warn more attacks could be imminent and tens of thousands of anti army protesters pour into hard to flooding sudan's capital to rally in support of a civilian government there answering the call for a million strong march outside army headquarters to demand the ruling military council seat power. well all right thank you so much for your company everyone we start off in mozambique this south east african nation is bearing the brunt of an intense tropical cyclone this once called kenneth it first made landfall in the kemar us islands before hitting the mainland was and because still reeling from the aftermath of psycho need a last month and it's

also on the show torrential rains and flooding strike mozambique just days after sight clone canada as the flood waters claimed more lives many areas are cut off from rescuers and eight more torrential downpours are forecast for the coming days. i'm nick spicer thanks for joining us we begin in spain where polls have closed in the country's third general election in four years turnout was higher than usual the socialists of prime minister pedro sanchez are favored to win the vote but without a parliamentary majority the conservative people's party is expected to play second both will need the support of smaller parties to form a government the far right vox party is likely to enter the parliament for the first time since it was founded six years ago. following the story for us in madrid is paddle fully and pavel polls have just closed in all regions of spain what's the latest. well the latest is the participation is opening but must be compared to the last election in twenty sixteen and also an opinion poll taken by spanish public television. the result of that was released just over a

as he sat they went to mozambique's parliament they were publicly disclosed to the people of mozambique and what we found out is the large amounts of money is believed to have gone missing various of the bank officials involved and it's important to note that these loans were issued by two london based banks so some of the bank officials involved on the government in question fish was involved are now under investigation by u.s. authorities say so authorities and mozambique with our teens let's go back to the point you made about responsibility is it a case of beer just being more transparencies so we can see you know everyone can see exactly which money is going where or is it actually the practices which need to change or actually the bugs so this is a quite unique case we think hidden relation to mozambique we're worried that there are other cases like this but they just have. and come to light yet because of the secrecy that there is around a lot of lending and borrowing we think there's a kind of there are two issues here really the transparency accountability but there's also the

as he sat they went to mozambique's parliament they were publicly disclosed to the people of mozambique and what we found out is the large amount of the money is believed to have gone missing various of the bank officials involved and it's important to note that these loans were issued by two london based banks so some of the bank officials involved on the government in question fish was involved are now under investigation by u.s. authorities say so authorities and mozambique close are ities let's go back to the point you made about responsibility is it a case of there just being more transparency so we can see and everyone can see exactly which money is going where or is it actually the practices which need to change or actually the books so this is a quite unique case we think hidden relation to mozambique we're worried that there are other cases like this but they just have. and come to light yet because of the secrecy that there is around a lot of lending and borrowing we think there are two issues here really the transparency accountability but there's also the wider structural is

another huge storm hits on mozambique.t weeks after cyclone idai, now kenneth slams the country with winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour. and a new exhibition opens exploring the life and work of maverick cinematic genius stanley kubrick. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has urged americans to be immunised against measles — despite previously casting doubt on the vaccination. health officials believe the recent rise in people contracting the virus is partly connected to misinformation about the jab. in the latest outbreak, about 270 students and staff are in quarantine after cases were confirmed at two universities in california. this is what the president had to say. i have to get the shot, vaccination is so important, this is really going around now, they have to get their shots. chris buckley joins us chris buckleyjoins us from washington. just bring us up—to—date with how serious this latest outbreak is? the latest outbreak arid to universities in california, university of california los angeles and

around kenneth is the worst storm mozambique has experienced in sixty years. is threatening more destruction than cyc and it i that hit southern areas in the country back in march it died devastated parts of the south east of mozambique zimbabwe and malawi killing hundreds and displacing tens of thousands the world bank says that psycho known caused two billion dollars worth of damage it's unprecedented for two psychos to hit the region in such a short time fight from kenneth may require a major new humanitarian operation at the same time that the ongoing cycle response targeting three million people in three countries remain critically on the funded. more heavy rain is expected increasing the risk of floods mudslides and water borne diseases with the scale of this is awesome likely to grow aid groups say a lot more help will be needed from the international community over the coming days and in the months of recovery ahead mohammed al jazeera so the head of al jazeera they came to these camps to escape violence still living.

also on the show torrential rains and flooding strike mozambique just days after cycling in canada as the floodwaters claiming more lives of many areas are cut off from rescuers and much needed aid more trench will downpours are forecast for the coming days. plus countries around the world are shelling out more money on weapons a new report reveals what's driving global military spending to its highest level in decades. i'm max foster thanks for joining us we begin in spain where the ruling socialists have won the most votes in the country's third general election in four years but prime minister pedro sanchez will have to look to other parties to help to form a coalition government the socialist won twenty nine percent of the vote far short of a parliamentary majority sanchez has. when addressing supporters outside the socialist headquarters in madrid saying their electoral success sends out a clear message that social democratic parties in europe have a future. social democracy has a long history but above all it has a great future because of its great present. which spain is an exa

of mozambique but i can tell you they they've got access that reactor in fact i think it's likely they haven't been able to get to every area what i can tell you though is that these volunteers are often members of the local being that sees them they live alongside the local people and see them in the days before leading up to the cycler and they were going around giving early warning signals where possible to their communities and now they do it they're in there doing the assessments on part that seem in them people who are trying to get north from the international federation of the red cross to support that effort and sue or make some assessments of our. you've obviously spent some time in mozambique there are already aid groups on the ground there because of site clone which you know sadly only hit the country just weeks ago what sort of challenges does this new storm present how major could the humanitarian operation be now in the north of the country well i mean i guess the risk is the results as they're already stretched become become too stretched you know is completely unprece

also in the show torrential rains and flooding strike mozambique just days after psych long kennett as the floodwaters claimed more lives of many areas are cut off from rescuers much needed eight more treacherous downpours are forecast for the coming days. plus countries around the world are shelling out more and more money on defense a new report explains what's driving local military spending to its highest level in decades. on nick spicer thanks for joining us we begin in spain where prime minister pedro sanchez and his socialists have won the country's third general election in four years but they will need to form a coalition government to stay in power as their twenty nine percent share of the vote is far short of part of the tree majority the conservative people's party has placed second they suffered a large fall in support in part because of a breakthrough by the far right vox party. it is on course to enter parliament for the first time since his foundation six years ago. let's bring in our correspondent lisa lewis in madrid and she is standing by at the headquarters of the l

this is the job news coming to you live from berlin mozambique is here tom via joins cycle and winds and heavy rain have destroyed homes and pushed thousands inland seeking châteaux cyclon kenneth's comes just six weeks out the cycle he died or death and devastation to the country also coming up. she loves us is a suspected ringleader of the east just sunday attacks died in one of the hotel bombings for the car she's worn most trikes could be imminent. and soft will promote its belt and bold initiative as a global summit in beijing a month cillian dollar project is a source of march to investment for some countries but others see it as china's real flexing its muscle in the why don't. i don't of a warm welcome to you i'm on the thought she might get to have their company. now the psych mill has set norden mozambique's sights on planets first made landfall on the communist islands before turning towards the southern african country wasn't the isuzu reeling from the author effects of sites on the dial last month this is the first time in recorded history the two cyclons have hit mozamb

a resort in northern mozambique as the eye of the. cyclon passes through canada barreling into a country still reeling from a deadly storm just weeks ago. he waged war on the commerce islands remnants of a night of for russia's winds and pounding rain drivers and cyclists navigate the leftovers. several are dead here but authorities say the field picture is yet to a marriage. it is difficult to get access because many trees fell many electrical and telephone poles fell so for the moment we are clearing the roads so we can make an initial assessment. as kenneth cut its path of destruction residents found refuge in a marriage and shelters like this one stayed and a place to sleep but no rest bite from the reality of what awaits them at home. they think of course it's a huge disaster that we not used to seeing you and i thank god to escape the worst but we really need help no one i was unable to serve. their problem was that there was a strong wind that demolished the houses but of rescuers found us shelters while we slept low nobody was

this is you know we news live from berlin mozambique bears the brunt of another giant cycle of tropical storm cannister unleashes high winds and torrential rains on this beleaguered nation restoring homes and pushing thousands of people inland just six weeks after psycho need to be submerged and devastated the country also coming out stronger police launched a fresh raid says the hunt for suspects behind sunday's deadly church and hotel bombings authorities say the suspected ringleader died in one of the attacks will have a live update for you from colombo. on my iraq it's great to have you along everyone. we begin in mozambique this ses african nation is bearing the brunt of an intense tropical cyclone this one's called kenneth it first made landfall on the camorra silence before hitting the mainland while mozambique is still reeling from the aftermath of cyclon each day last month and it's the first time in recorded history that two site close have struck mozambique in one season or the next sunday's the cycling is expected to dump twice as much rainfall as the previous one. a holiday

have obviously spent time in mozambique.re are already eight groups ofthe ground there because the cyclone which sadly hit the .ountry just weeks ago what sort of challenges does this new storm present? how major could the humanitarian ? eration be now >> the risk is that resources are already stretched and will become too stretched. it is completely unprecedented for mozambique to have two such in such ae cyclones short time. the aid community of the red cross are here responding, as you said, in central mozambique. the red cross has some 120 international staff on the ground supporting the work of the mozambique red cross. is risk in the short term shelter, but the forecast is for long periods of heavy rains over mozambique and what we worry about most is landslides, flooding i in the short-term and waterborne disease, which we saw -- we saw cholera after the .irst cyclone >> indeed, a remarkable set of short and long-term challenges in one of the world's poorest countries. thank you for shedding light on it for us. matthe

isis uniforms and flags will get the latest from our correspondent in the capital also coming up mozambique bears the brunt of another giant cycler tropical storm canute's on leashes high winds and torrential rains of the country the u.n. warns of massive flooding ahead. and venezuela's political crisis plays out in the country's embassy in washington d.c. activists supporting embattled president nicolas maduro stay just certain to keep diplomats loyal to office ition leader one flight zero. zero zero zero zero. i'm on you tube mccain and thanks so much for joining us shifting people including six children ah dead off to sri lankan forces raided a suspected islamist hideout this is the government scrambles to crack down on extremist militants following the east suicide bombings gunshots were heard and police say three of the victims blew themselves up during clashes that last hours security forces have carried out raids across the country since the bombings that killed more than two hundred fifty people nearly a week ago the catholic church in sri lanka has canceled all sunday services and

explosions and gunfire we'll have the latest from our correspondent in the capital also coming up mozambique bears the brunt of another giant sight kloden tropical storm candace unleashes high winds and torrential rains on the country the u.n. warns of nassib flooding ahead. and in the bundesliga the winter host bitter rivals shelter and young british star jaden sam show is in the spotlight and he makes a difference yes again. oh . i'm on you tube his mackinnon thanks so much for joining us sixteen people including six children are dead after sri lankan forces raided a suspected islamist hideout this as the government scrambles to crack down on extremist militants following the east the suicide bombings gunshots were heard and police say three of the victims blew themselves up during clashes that lasted hours so. charity forces have carried out raids across the country since the bombings that killed more than two hundred fifty people nearly a week ago the catholic church and has counseled all sunday services and is warning of a risk of further attacks will bring you more on that story in jus

on thursday evening, cyclone kenneth made landfall in mozambique.h winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour, it's the strongest and most northernmost system of this intensity every quarter to hit the country. winds are now easing, but forecasters predict the worst is yet to come. this slow—moving system is expected to dump more than two—thirds of the region's annual rainfall of the coming week and this, combined with a storm surge, could lead to catastrophic flooding. the un warns that could trigger a humanitarian emergency on the scale of cyclone idai. last month, it hit further south, killing 900 people as it brought destruction to mozambique, malawi, and zimbabwe. but officials say they have learned lessons from cyclone idai. 30,000 people in the path of kenneth have already been evacuated. though more than 680,000 are thought to be at risk in a largely rural region where many live in basic homes, such as mud huts and shacks. the system is now slowly drifting north towards southern tanzania, where hundreds of people are already on the move in th

about mozambique's government is urging people to seek higher ground just days after. the country forecasters are predicting heavy rain which could lead to flooding and mudslides in the coming days reports. weather experts say it was the strongest ever recorded in the most. cycling kenneth stormed in with terentia rain and wind surges of up to two hundred eighty kilometers per hour tearing off roofs ripping up trees and downing palin lines tens of thousands of people have moved to safety but many state. on the island of mozambique the red cross says the storm destroyed about ninety percent of homes with fifteen thousand people also seeking shelter. aid agencies are assessing the damage but warns that it may take time because many rural areas a difficult to reach the same as it urgently but. it was. nine districts in the northwest province of mozambique there without power so we're still taking what level of damages. but. yeah i mean that the first news that first the haitian this is a good one the area. islanders further out in the indian ocean including the commerce c

just over a month since cyclone devastated central parts of mozambique, northern mozambique is watchingngthening storm set to make landfall in northern mozambique is he going to thursday afternoon, when‘s moving clockwise and the stronger the storm surge and on the edge, hitting northern mozambique and southern tanzania but right across parts of northern mozambique, it will be into the weekend, that will cause some devastating flooding. could see as much is 500 mm of rainfall in the next few days but in the short—term, it is the strong winds 20 columbus in our that will bring potential damage along with storm surge as we head into thursday afternoon. staying with africa, further south we see devastating fronts and eastern parts of south africa across the area, torrential rain storms in the area, torrential rain storms in the past two or three days have really been hyping up into three or four months of april, rainfall in the space ofjust two or three days, hence the floods and the life—threatening place that we have seen life—threatening place that we have seen across life—threatening p

on country director of care in my pool to mozambique thanks for your time. now sonny's protest as a breakthrough in talks with me this they have agreed to form a joint council to pave the way for civilian rule so they. ousted by the military and you have this month after mass protests one photograph has been capturing some of the images of the upsizing use i.e. brahim. talk with him and the capital hostel. for thirty two year old mohammad this is history in the making has been documented the sudanese uprising since it started in the suburb today he's taking pictures of the incoming caravans joining the demonstrators in front of the army headquarters in the capital shift. my pictures of the coming generations the suffering experienced by people in my photos should not be forgotten. when we took to the streets we were just calling for our rights we should not have been met with some of the violence we see in the pictures of the sort. at the heart of the protest area mohammad displays his photos for his fellow students. in many ways the ongoing fit in has becom

to mozambique as the second site closed in six weeks his hand. the united nations ignoring the plight of the week is in china the u.n. secretary general visits beijing to mention the. military commanders in sri lanka say the bodies of at least fifteen people have been found after a shootout during the raids connected to the easter sunday bombings six children are among the dead in the eastern city of cullman i several raids were carried out around the city police discovered explosives and other bomb making equipment as well as a suicide vest and i saw a flag. since the attacks six days ago some muslims have become worried about their future that's despite calls from religious leaders for unity and calm for slow reports from the gumbo. they fled persecution in pakistan and thought they had found refuge in sri lanka some of these are the most limbs have been here for seven years or more but their once again looking for a place to accept them they say they no longer feel safe in the gumbo after the easter sunday bombings some people here blame them

in time villages wiped out and fears of more flooding in mozambique after the second big cycling within weeks. of government bans two muslim groups as security forces hunt for more suspects behind the easter sunday attacks. and president support to celebrate this venezuela pulls out of a regional forum. breakthrough in sudan after weeks of standoff between protesters and the military over how the country should be governed in the coming months protest leaders and the army have reached a deal to form a joint council made up of people from both sides they will discuss a peaceful transition to civilian rule demonstrators and opposition groups have been demanding the military immediately hand over power the army took charge earlier this month after ousting former president obama bashir mohamed i know is live for us in the heart to so how much some cause for optimism here it would seem but what is it they have actually agreed on. while the terms are still skirt. what they are saying is they have agreed to establish what they're calling a transitional sovereignty council which will be made up

brent: that was a reporter for mozambique.here in europe, spain's general election, primus or pedro sanchez, is celebrating a victory for the party. the governing socialists won the countries national election, but fell short of a elementary majority. they had just 39% of the vote. sanchez must attempt to form a coalition government, a week -- a process that could take weeks or months. sunday's vote saw the far right into parliament for the first time since the end of military rule in 1975. the box party took 10% of t the vote. we are joined now by journalist jaime velasququez imagery. so no majority herere, but a victory nonetheless for the socialists. how did they pull out o off -- t off? is it really a victory a at the enend of the day? reporter: defininitely. itit h has been a c campaign ban identity, rather than policies. it was more about values a and w wewe as spaniards see ourselvevs a society andnd a nation. fofor the fifirst time, the catn country y was not that significt and we have come back to left and right to ge

where the experts say it was the strongest like her ever recorded in north mozambique. kenneth stormed in with two wrench will rain and wind surges of up to two hundred eighty kilometers per hour tearing off roofs ripping up trees and downing power lines. on the island of off mozambique the red cross says the storm destroyed about ninety percent of homes aid agencies say the damage that assessed so far is extensive. these villages have been entirely wiped out they look like they've been run over by a bulldozer and the people are asking first for shelter then they need water purification and they need food. islands as further out in the indian ocean including the commerce chain of islands are also starting repair as the from. our houses have suffered a tremendous disaster everything was destroyed. meteorologists expect more severe rain across northern mozambique threatening flooding and landslides. sikes from kenneth may require a major news humanitarian operation at the same time that the ongoing cycle response targeting three million people in three countries remain cr

just a couple of months ago it's the first time in recent history two storms have hit mozambique and one cycle and season. there will be an urgent need for shelter clean water sanitation and hygiene kits food and non-food items power generation until communication equipment so i can can if may require a major new humanitarian operation at the same time that the ongoing cycle response targeting three million people in three countries remain critically on the funding human rights activists are unhappy about a visit to china by the head of the united nations and turning to terror is being accused of ignoring what activists say is the persecution of a weaker muslim minority a diplomatic editor james based reports. the u.n. secretary general in beijing for a summit marking china's belt and road initiative an ambitious global network of infrastructure and trading projects all linked to china something that in itself is far from uncontroversial and tonio good terrorists did make a public speech in china but there was no mention of the we go community inching zhang a glaring omission accordi

people in mozambique are reeling from the second flight flown to hit the country in as many fights lone chemist tore into the northern province of cobber delgado on sunday the government says up to one hundred sixty thousand people have been affected while thirty five thousand homes have been damaged or destroyed now the heavy rains a continuing hampering aid efforts and threatening further destruction. after the storm the rain. swelling reversed and washing away houses. here in the north of mozambique nature's fury has been unleashed and the danger is far from over six hundred people died from the flooding caused by psycho eat ice six weeks ago it's actually kind of predicted to cause twice as much rainfall as this deadly predecessor already communities have been devastated by the storm's destructive force we saw the wind destroyed the farms and the palm trees the farms don't have anything we lost everything on the farms here in the village as you see three hundred houses have been destroyed. i'm not going to build anything else because i had two houses in the shop everything is destro

and remember, this was mozambique when cyclone idai caused hundreds of deaths in mozambique, malawi andng about what happened. we spent the night with fear in our stomachs, we could not sleep. we did not know where to go in the dark. you see this mango tree, we used to sit under it to rest and it was simply uprooted. we were up until 11 o'clock last night when things got out of hand. it was the neighbours who came to evacuate us. next here‘s more form pumza fihlani in johannesburg. the key problems with the country like mozambique is that it‘s largely rural, especially the area northeast of mozambique where the cyclone is hitting and for people of the infrastructure and homes for example are as are as basic as mud huts and even shacks and that‘s not something expected to be able to withstand the force of it like this coming. for lots of people, that fear is that it‘ll very much be a wait and see the game, that they will have to brave the cyclone from their homes and hope that once the storm has passed, help will get to them at a faster speed to avoid the loss of life. we know of course

is warning the mozambique is in danger of widespread flooding as it gets hammered by a second cycle in just under two months cyclon kenneth packed category four winds but is weakening now but as well as foreign minister is the latest target of the u.s. campaign to get rid of president nicolas maduro and the government. is having all is american assets frozen by the u.s. treasury department similar sanctions are being imposed on the venezuelan judge who approved the jailing of an opposition politician last year a us court has jailed the russian agent for eighteen months for conspiring to infiltrate the national rifle association prosecutors say the thirty year old maria bettina attempted to influence american conservatives and sway the government's policies to favor moscow. headlines the news continues after witness stay with us. it's the cheapest rail service in the deol congo the largest country in sub-saharan africa the swallow crosses half the country from lubumbashi to a labor. it's the only link between remote villages and the outside world. the swallow has been around for more th

mozambique's governments urging people to seek higher ground just days after. the country forecasters are predicting heavy rain which could lead to flooding and mudslides in the coming days but the ripples. weather experts say it was the strongest ever recorded in all the most. kenneth's stormed in with torrential rain and wind surges of up to two hundred eighty kilometers per hour tearing off groups ripping up trees and downing power lines tens of thousands of people have moved to safety but many stayed. on the island off mozambique the red cross says the storm destroyed about ninety percent of homes with fifteen thousand people also seeking shelter. aid agencies are assessing the damage but warns that it may take time because many rural areas a difficult to reach the same as an urgent efforts had. nine districts in the northwest province of mozambique they're without power so we're still saving what level of damages. but. yeah i mean that the first years at first the haitian this is a good one area. island as further out in the indian ocean including the comm

equivalent to 1 or higher to hit mozambique.y four of major category 3 or higher. this is certainly a rare event. and certainly, to get two, these two strong back to back like that, are just unprecedented in modern history. no doubt about it. see that spin, that area of low pressure and kenneth, what's left of it very heavy rainfall. we'll likely see 250 to 500 millimeters of rain fall in the next 48 hours. that's 10 to 15 inches. that's going to get us in trouble here. it's going to get into the rivers and streams. everything has to go out to mozambique channel. and it's going to be flooding these areas. this will be the main threat over the next several days. we talked about idai, right? a month ago, six weeks ago across central mozambique. take a look at numbers here. just incredible death toll. incredible devastation out of the region there. this is why, i think, people are just shocked to the core to be getting something even stronger. there you see some of the numbers. over 1 billion in damage there. of course, that doesn'

this is the day of the news coming to you live from mozambique feels the rules of a giant high winds and heavy rains have destroyed homes and pushed thousands inland seeking shelter. can it comes just six weeks after cycling died brought death and destruction to the country also coming up sri lanka announces the suspected mastermind of thinking just selling bombings died in the attacks but the government warns of more possible strikes this as a party significantly reduce the death toll in last sunday's attacks on six hotels and churches. and china for most of its dealt a rude initiative at a global summit in beijing the multi-trillion dollar project is a source of march to the investment for some countries but it's also a warning for others who see it as china's really expanding its influence and the what. kind of welcome. good to have you with us we start with sri lanka where the president says the suspected leader of the easter sunday attacks died in the hotel bombings speaking to the press. the captain colombo president a mighty policy also made an appeal against the backlash that

it made landfall on thursday in the northern cabo delgado region of mozambique.k of flooding and landslides, as the country continues to recover from cyclone idai, which killed hundreds further south last month. our correspondent pumza fihlani is watching from the capital, maputo. it is the worst storm in this part of mozambique has seen. people here were unprepared. days after cyclone kenneth hit, many are still shocked at the force of mother nature. heavy wind of up to 200 kilometres ripped through northern mozambique, destroying homes and uprooting trees. the people of mozambique had barely recovered from another cyclone, which hit the port town of beira just over a month ago, causing death and destruction. the authorities this time around want to move faster. they're desperate to get their hands on resources which will make it possible for them to get help to where it's needed most. the operation is dependent on how nimble they are on the ground. torrential rains are expected here over the next few days. this means there is a high risk of flooding and landsli

mozambique takes a battering from the second strike in just six weeks there's a severe flooding and more horrors in the forecast and a new voice for turkey international broadcasters including the response to the government's crackdown on independent media with the launch of a new you tube share. good to have you with spain's. political parties are tonight preparing for weeks of tough bargaining after the election gave the socialist party the most votes but not enough to govern on its own prime minister has and his socialist took twenty nine percent of the vote so that means they will have to seek support of minority parties if they want to form a government coalition no one group that they are unlucky and likely to turn to is vox the first far right party to enter parliament since the end of the franco dictatorship in one thousand nine hundred seventy five votes took ten percent of the vote. the reality sinks in an election that leaves no party in power many in spain were relieved however that the far right had not done even better than it did at the polls. but i mean helpful for me i t