this is deja vu news live from berlin a deadly rush hour stampede in mumbai that after people sheltering from the heavy rains crowd onto a footbridge fire railway station there are fears the death toll could rise we'll get the very latest from our india correspondent also on the show. tensions on the rise in catalonia ahead of an independence referendum the spanish government says sunday's planned vote is illegal but many in catalonia are demanding the right to decide their own future. and german police are hunting for the man who says he'll keep poisoning jars of supermarket baby food unless he's paid millions. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we begin in india where officials say more than twenty people have died in a stampede the incident happened in the financial hub mumbai on a footbridge leading to the probability railway stray sion during morning rush hour . dozens of people who were injured have now been taken to nearby hospitals as reported the bridge was overcrowded with people taking shelter from heavy rainfall . videos are circulating on social media showing s

building collapsed in mumbai. authorities believe extreme monsoon conditions contributed to the disaster. it is the second building to collapse in mumbai in the last month. >> after hours of searching, rescue workers in mumbai pulled a survivor from the rubble. he is one of the lucky few. dozens more are still trapped under the debris. it flattened in a matter of seconds. >> our priority is to pull out all of those inside. rescue operations are underway. >> rescuers used diggers to sift through the remains in a desperate hunt for more survivors. the residential building was home to several families. volunteers joined in the search, digging through the rubble with their their hands. -- bare hands. the property came down in the early morning. >> we got here in two minutes. the building had just collapsed. there was no chance. it just came down. to the side, there were about 150 people, mostly laborers in the restaurant. >> this is my grandson. he used to go to school in that building. it was at 10:00 a.m. he was stu

train stations in mumbai now those stations are used by the bulk of mumbai's local train commuters because a high number of offices are concentrated in that area now railway officials here are blaming overcrowding and heavy rains for the incident a spokesman said that the cupboard for bridge was unusually busy because huge number of people who were taken shelter from the waves were leaving the station at around the same time as thousands of passengers were alighting from probably local trains we've seen hot twenty heart wrenching footage on some local indian t.v. channels showing really a crush of bodies on the bridge some straining against the railing some people even jumping off the bridge to save their lives we've heard of angry commuters a precedent lashing out of the local government to the indian media many are really really livid and the chief minister of the state of maharashtra they've been there for this has also. ordered a state level inquiry into this incident he's offered compensation for the families of the victims he's also tweeted that the medical expenses of the injured wi

it is the monsoon season as month in mumbai alone.is the monsoon season as well, you've month in mumbai alone. it is the monsoon season 3s well, you've seen monsoon season 3s well, you've seen on tuesday several parts of mumbai we re on tuesday several parts of mumbai were flooded with water. and it is in this time that all the old buildings are quite vulnerable. the main challenge for the rescue effo rts main challenge for the rescue efforts right now is the congested area, the buildings are stacked against one another and the narrow lanes. now hoping that there won't be any more showers and there will be any more showers and there will be able to rescue more people from here. in other news. the european union's chief negotiator michel barnier says there's been no decisive progress in the talks about britain leaving the bloc. britain's negotiator, david davis, said there had been some advances, but acknowledged that differences remained. mr barnier also said there was a need to build trust in areas such as citizens‘ rights and financ

some real anger down in mumbai right now.re are proteststs outside soe of the r railway stations. the prime minister has tweeted his condolences and the railway minister says he will monitor the situation, but as one angry eyewitness said, this was a disaster waiting to happen. molly: you mentioned that of course this is such a tragedy. how common is this type of accident? unfortunately, fairly common. this incident has shone a spotlight on how old and insufficient mumbai's transport structures are. it is s not sufficientnt for the city's 20 millionesidents, but more broadly, india has one of the largest raililway systems sn the world, 23 million people use it d daily. but on average, people have not been killed -- people are killed falling off overcrowded trains every year. they have called it indiaia's annual massacre. three rail safety act -- real safety accidents that involved -- rail safety accidents that involve fatalities are v very common. the government has been investing over $100 million over the next five years, b

yogita limaye in mumbai.ia's yosemite national park, a day after a massive granite slab fell from the famous el capitan vertical rock formation, killing a british man and seriously injuring his female companion. authorities say the second rock fall on thursday injured one person who was airlifted to hospital. james cook has the story. it is a climber‘s worst nightmare. the thunder and dust of a giant rockfall, the second in as many days. forcing visitors to flee any way they could. a day earlier, in the same spot, more than 1000 tonnes of granite had crashed from the face of el capitan monolith, killing a british climber. he was andrew foster, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire, and living in cardiff. his wife lucy was hurt and remains in hospital. the couple called themselves "weekend warriors" and had posted online, yosemite is an awesome place and for many climbers it's one of the many places to go before you die. the second rock slide caught other climbers including rachel evans whose husb

than twenty people have died in assam paid the incident happened during the morning rush hour in mumbai on a footbridge connecting to railway stations it's reported that the bridge was overcrowded with people taking shelter from heavy rains dozens of people who were injured in the crush have been taken to nearby hospitals. and videos they are circulating on social media showing smartphone footage of this incident the train station connects two of the city's major local lines and police say that the stampede was triggered by overcrowding and heavy rain. people were seen trying to rescue fellow commuters who were trapped in this stampede and many on social media they are angry and they are calling for reform one user writes the mumbai stampede is an extremely sad turn of events authorities must improve basic commute needs of india's financial capital indian prime minister director modi has this to say he sent his deepest condolences to all of those who have lost their lives due to the stampede in mumbai prayers with those who are injured he writes and the indian minister of railways and c

also coming up a deadly rush hour stampede in mumbai at least twenty two people die after commuters crowded railway bridge and there are fears that that number could rise. and dozens of rohinton drowning as they attempt to flee violence in myanmar the united nations calls on the country to end its nightmare treatment of muslim minorities. plus the latest blow to a political opposition in russia putin critic alexina vaal news says that he has been detained by police on his way to address a pre-election rally he's accused of organizing a lawful public meetings our moscow correspondent has the latest. and the most expensive t.v. series in german history gets its debut babylon berlin is set in the decadent one thousand twenties germany and our culture editor has seen it his verdict has come. later in the show. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program it's great to have you with us. in spain the countdown is on for a contested referendum in the region of catalonia local authorities are determined to go ahead with a vote on breaking away from spain madrid says that sunday's referendum is illegal and

this is the third building collapsed injust one month in mumbai alone.n as well, you've seen on tuesday several parts of mumbai were flooded with water. and it is in this time that all the old buildings are quite vulnerable. the main challenge for the rescue efforts right now is the congested area — the buildings are stacked against one another and the narrow lanes. they are now hoping that there won't be any more showers and they will be able to rescue more people from here. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the trump administration has selected four companies to build concrete prototypes for the president's much—publicised wall on the mexico border. the wall was the subject of one of president trump's first executive orders and has prompted protests on both sides. the united states has ordered russia to close one of its main diplomatic missions by saturday. the state department said it was shutting the russian consulate in san francisco, as well as diplomatic annexes in washington and new york. it's in retaliation for mosc

twenty one people have died in the stampede the incident happened in the country's financial hub mumbai on a foot bridge leading to the elphinstone railway station during morning rush hour dozens of people who were injured have been taken to nearby hospitals it's reported the bridge was overcrowded with people taking shelter from heavy rainfall all videos are circulating right down social media showing some smartphone footage of the incident the train stations connects two of the city's major local lines police say the stampede was triggered by overcrowding in those heavy rains believe people were seen trying to rescue fellow commuters who were trapped in the stampede this is left many indians angry and they're calling out the train operator for negligence one lawyer writes at the realm unsworn enough now this unfortunate unacceptable hope accountability will be fixed instead of shifting blame a lawyer user says the mumbai stampede is an extremely sad turn of events authorities must improve basic commute needs of india's financial capital indian president and has tweeted to say that he

yogita limaye in mumbai.orld news, still to come: the dust descends in yosemite as california's national park is hit by another massive rockfall. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger ariel sharon visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us health secretary, tom price, has resigned amid an outcry over his use of privat

we have india declaring it would respond militarily if there was another attack, like the one in mumbaihalting indian forces shortly after they cross the border. it makes it sound like war could be very quickly reached, even by accident. you know, i agree with that. that any likelihood of war should be prevented and the only way to prevent that is we start talking to each other. we create an atmosphere which is conducive to negotiations and sorting out our differences. if, like the foreign minister of india spoke the other day at the un ga, if that sort of accusatory speech or talk is done on a internationalforum we have to respond to that. we cannot take it lying down, or if there are threats to our existence and we just wait for the international community to intervene. we have to respond immediately and respond with full might to protect our existence. that is what i said three months back and that is what i am saying today. but to prevent an accident or prevent a situation which can trigger a war between the two nuclear states, we must devise a mechanism. khawaja asif, thank you for

anchor: reporting there from mumbai.he united nations agreed to send war crimes investigators to yemen. the human human rights council senddopted a resolution to what is described as experts to examine violations by all parties in the human complex. they are trying to identify those responsible. the president of the european commission has reiterated it will propose new rules next year to ensure companies trading online pay their fair share of tax. there has been widespread criticism in europe for the levels of tax paid by tech giants. is to attend a summit of southeastern nations. china, the at nine, the philippines -- vietnam and the philippines. north korea is likely to dominate the conversation. in puerto rico, most people are enduring their 10th day without power and many are struggling to find clean water and fuel. federal officials are on the ground trying to distribute aid, that it is not getting to those who need it most. for more on the challenges and criticisms on the response, i spent some time with the forme

parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water, and in the eastern statee than 500 people have already died. our south asia correspondentjustin rowlatt is there and sent us this report. those least able to cope are the hardest hit by the floods. villages and fields were transformed into great lakes here in bihar, one of the poorest states in india. budhia devi says her life has been ruined. translation: i have lost everything. i had a cow and a goat. they were both killed. my house is totally broken and i'm just left sitting here by the side of the road. i have nothing left. i just don't know what to do. the people here are subsistence farmers, some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on earth. the floodwaters have begun to drain back. only to reveal the wreckage of homes and of lives. more than 500 people have died just in this one indian state, 17 million affected, and now there are new concerns — houses, schools, roads — they all need to be rebuilt and then of course there is the danger of disease. filthy water, hot weather, and the lack of basic

also coming up a deadly rush hour stampede in mumbai at least twenty two people are killed after commuters crowd a railway railway bridge and there are fears that that number could rise. and on patrol in a blue drug traffic police we report on nigeria's controversial efforts to put the brakes on a dangerous driving. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us in spain the countdown is on for a contested referendum in the region of catalonia local authorities are determined to go ahead with a vote on breaking away from spain madrid says that sunday's referendum is a legal and cannot be allowed to take place more than seven to. million people live in the semi autonomous region of the catalonia that you see on the top right of your screen their cattle on officials are calling for a peaceful ballot but thousands of spanish police officers have been sent into the region to prevent people from voting. it's hard to ignore what's happening here in barcelona and across catalonia the abundance of cattle in flax isn't something new in this wealthy part of northeast and spain but thei

a musical version of an iconic hindi film hasjust had a successful run in mumbai and is heading to thew delhi. 0ur correspondent has more. dressed in traditional costumes, these dancers and singers are recreating the 16th century period on the stage in delhi. the story of a young prince falling in love with a quarter son was first made into a major bollywood motion picture in 1960. almost 60 years later, india's very own bollywood broadway is a runaway hit, and is prompting others to get back into the business. you have cinema, your television, but i think theatre has... it is very powerful, and i have done theatre in these small productions and so on and so forth. so i think that this one will open up more of the imagination, and perhaps more of the purses of the people who felt that theatre is not the place to be. in theatre is not the place to be. in the west, broadway musicals in new york such as the lion king and hamilton have the budgets to work with, but in india, theatre companies are often struggling for funds. this is one of the rare productions which has received financial b

killed in a stampede at a railway station thirty more injured on a foot bridge at the station in mumbai. the head of the world's nuclear watchdog has expressed alarm over the pace of north korea's nuclear weapons program earlier this month pyongyang said it had tested a hydrogen bomb as followed a series of ballistic missile launches we're covering this story for you from two angles this hour agent brown is in beijing where the chinese government is toughening its stance against north korea but first let's go to kathy novak in seoul kathy tell us more for us about what the international atomic energy agency has been saying about their concerns. yes the head of the eye is here on a three day visit to seoul he has been meeting with south korea's foreign minister and talking about the north korean issue they've both expressed grave concern about the most recent six and most powerful nuclear test which as you mentioned north korea claimed was a hydrogen bomb of course the i.a.e.a. hasn't had direct access to north korea's nuclear facilities since its inspectors were kicked out of the countr

more are injured after a stampede at a railway station in india it happened on a foot bridge in mumbai's elphinstone station which connects two of the city's major local lines local media says it was triggered by overcrowding after heavy rains in somalia the armed group al-shabaab says it's killed seventeen government troops in an attack on a military base a spokesman for the group says it now controls the town of barrier which surrounds the barracks two suicide car bombs were used to launch the attack. the british arity oxfam expects a million cases of cholera in yemen by november in what it says is the worst outbreak ever recorded oxfam says the country's civil war now in its third year makes it hard to respond to the disaster more than half of yemen's hospitals and health centers have been shut down or destroyed qana has killed more than two thousand people so far this year. russia and turkey have agreed to work more closely to end of the syrian war despite backing opposing sides in the conflict president vladimir putin has been talks with the turkish leadership type bedouin now the t

let's head to mumbai, on india's west coast, where we can speak to ray kancharla.e humanitarian response to the floods in india for save the children. thank you for being with us on bbc news. can you give us a sense of how unprecedented the scale of the flooding is this time? the scale of flooding, as you were here a while ago, it has not been experienced in the last 30—110 years. the kind of numbers on the strength of its devastation is something that no one was prepared for, so everyone is overwhelmed. as you rightly said, about 41 or 42 million people. and in biharalone, about 41 or 42 million people. and in bihar alone, about 17—18,000,000 people. at save the children we work in all these places for the last ten yea rs. we have in all these places for the last ten years. we have seen, especially in situations with children, women, they have seen their houses being blown away and they are left with nothing. so these critical needs need to be addressed rapidly. and the fact it is so overwhelming and eve ryo ne the fact it is so overwhelming and everyone is lost i

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two people have been killed and many more injured after a stampede in india's commercial capital mumbai it happened during the morning rush hour on any protest from bridge connecting to railway stations but at smith a small. crushed against the steps of this railway overpass are the bodies of commuters flattened as a stampede of passengers pushed them to the floor. by police a falling concrete hit part of the handrail and people panicked thinking the bridge was collapsing a monsoon downpour made things worse as there were also people sheltering from the rain. that is where the stampede happened because there were too many members of the public on the bridge and the people were in a hurry and wanted to get out there was no one helping they were suffocating a felony child. a commuter film the crowded bridge minutes before the stampede. it was the man by friday morning rush hour in the world's second most densely populated city this scene is typical. as soon as the bodies have been moved the bridge was open again a few blood spots the only indication of what had happened. the injured who'd

that train station in mumbai is flooded. received about 12 inches of rain within that 24-hour period, and so, as you notice, the train station now has a little extra water. >> yeah. >> and apparently that was the express? it didn't stop. >> i hope british rail is looking at that. one single leaf lands on the tracks they cannot run the trains. in mumbai they pretty much swim their way through. >> that's one way to think of it. other folks are calling on authority to look at it because they say the train was going too fast in these types of responds and they responded saying they have a system in place when the train station collectss more than 4 inches of water or about 40% water. in this situation there was only 3.75 inches and they didn't need to slow down. >> pedal to the metal, man. see if this will hydroplane. >> see if they measure after the train has gone through and sprayed it all over the place. >> maybe they're right because of a technicality. >> did the train derail? >> no. everything is fine. >> there was also som

parts of mumbai are under several feet of water.mage caused by hurricane harvey. he will fly to houston, where he will meet survivors and volunteers involved in the relief effort. a chemical plant near the city has exploded after its cooling system was damaged by floodwaters. utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads in england, under plans being put forward by the government. ministers hope the policy would force contractors to speed up repairs or carry out work at night to reduce delays. trials in london and kent have indicated that firms avoided working at peak time on the busiest roads. the investigation into the chemical cloud which affected parts of east sussex last sunday is looking into the possibility that it may have been caused by emissions from known shipwrecks in the channel. the beach at birling gap, near eastbourne, was closed until the haze disappeared. around 150 people had to be treated, with others reporting discomfort. the maritime and coastguard agency is now investigating. tennis s

parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water, and in the eastern stateore than 500 people have already died. our south asia correspondent justin rowlatt is there and sent us this report. those least able to cope are the hardest hit by the floods. villages and fields were transformed into great lakes here in bihar, one of the poorest states in india. budhia devi says her life has been ruined. translation: i have lost everything. i had a cow and a goat. they were both killed. my house is totally broken and i'm just left sitting here by the side of the road. i have nothing left. i just don't know what to do. the people here are subsistence farmers, some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on earth. the floodwaters have begun to drain back. only to reveal the wreckage of homes and of lives. more than 500 people have died just in this one indian state, 17 million affected, and now there are new concerns — houses, schools, roads — they all need to be rebuilt and then of course there is the danger of disease. filthy water, hot weather, and the lack of bas

01’ flatten a city like london or mumbai or new york, whereas his current atomic capability would justlatten a few blocks. thanks very much for being with us. as i mentioned, senator lindsey graham thinks the us might have to make a first strike u nless might have to make a first strike unless something changes. this is what president trump had to say on the matter when he left church a couple of hours ago. mr resident, with the attack north korea? will see. so he leaves the option open. let me bring you some breaking news from the united nations, where the secretary antonio guterres has condemned north korea's nuclear test is profoundly destabilising for regional security. we expect a further meeting of the un security council as sooner such a meeting can be scheduled. let's ci’oss meeting can be scheduled. let's cross to washington and our correspondent richard lister. things are developing fast in terms of the us reaction. can you sum up what we have heard from washington in the last few hours? yes, we heard that clip of the president clearly keeping his options open. that is to be

staying in south asia — at least 2a people have died after a building collapsed in mumbai.rrential rains could be a contributing factor. it's the third building collapse in the city in less than a month, as the bbc‘s devina gupta reports. the wall has been subject to an president trump's first orders prompting protests from both sides. the united states has ordered russia to close one of its main diplomatic missions by saturday. the state department said it was shutting the russian consulate in san francisco, as well as diplomatic annexes in washington and new york. it's in retaliation for moscow's expulsion of 755 us diplomatic staff, which takes effect on friday. the latest brexit talks appear to have foundered over the amount brussels says the uk should pay to settle its obligations. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said there had been no "decisive progress" on key issues, while his british counterpart, david davis, admitted there were still significant differences between the two sides. from brussels, here's the bbc‘s europe editor, katya adler. trust building

now the heavy monsoon rains have reached india, where parts of the country's financial centre, mumbaiter. one of the worst affected areas is the eastern state of bihar. justin rowlatt is there. those least able to cope far the ha rd est those least able to cope far the hardest hit by the floods. this woman says her life has been ruined. translation: i have lost everything. i had translation: i have lost everything. ihada translation: i have lost everything. i had a cow and a goat. they were both killed. my house is totally broken and i'm just left sitting here by the side of the road. i have nothing left. i just here by the side of the road. i have nothing left. ijust don't know what to do. the people here are subsistence farmers, some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on earth. the floodwaters have began to drain back. 0nly on earth. the floodwaters have began to drain back. only to reveal the wreckage of homes and of lives. more than 500 people have died just in this one indian state, 17 million affected, and now there are new concerns, houses, schools, roads, they all need

parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water, and in the eastern stateed. 0ur south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt, is in bihar. now this should give you an idea ofjust how vulnerable south asia still is to flooding. we had one hour, one hour of heavy rain, about an hour ago, and these floods rose up in what is a regional capital of india. that is how vulnerable even a city still is to flooding, and let me tell you, this floodwater is absolutely disgusting. the first thing that happens is the drains back up and you get a toxic stew, a toxic stew of waste in the water. sorry, sir. imagine for a moment what it is like, this is a city, imagine for a moment what it is like for a villager in a hut made of mud and straw, that is how tens of millions of people still live in india. for that villager, sitting in a waterlogged field, beside a river. inevitably rains come, the waters rise up again. this flooding is not isolated to bihar, the state in northern india that i am in at the moment. this flooding stretches across the entire region, so from bangladesh

and india's financial capital mumbai a city of more than twenty million. was brought to a standstill. the torrential rain hit the city on wednesday. transport services ground to a halt. forcing many. simply wait hold. they're in the middle of the annual monsoon season then been raining intensity. across india but also neighboring nepal and bangladesh for the past several weeks. it's because the worst flooding in decades. i have led to a massive humanitarian crisis. across the entire region. somethings you is not in use to floods. the scale of the disaster at this time round. has meant that the authorities have struggled to cool. thunder majumdar bbc news daily. nnova. now it's only been in office for months but france french president emmanuel not crohn's poll ratings are taking a beating. now he's young government faces a key test after it unveiled controversial plans to overhaul the country's labor laws. reforms include coping the power of the unions and giving companies more flexibility to hire and fire workers. you see williamson reports from paris. th

staying in south asia, at least 2a people have died after a building collapsed in mumbai.contributing factor. it's the third building collapse in the indian city in less than a month. let's quickly round up some of the other main news for you. the trump administration has selected four companies to build concrete prototypes for the president's much—publicised wall on the mexico border. the wall, of course, was the subject of one of president trump's first executive orders and has prompted protests on both sides. the united states has ordered russia to close one of its main diplomatic missions by saturday. the state department said it was shutting the russian consulate in san francisco, as well as diplomatic annexes in washington and new york. it's in retaliation for moscow's expulsion of 755 us diplomatic staff, which takes effect on friday. the latest brexit talks seem to have foundered over the amount of brussels says the uk should pay to settle its obligations. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said there had been no "decisive progress" on key issues, while his

launches in india at least twenty two people have been killed in a stampede at a railway station in mumbai thirty more people were injured on the footbridge local media say it was triggered by overcrowding after heavy rains and russia and turkey have agreed to work more closely in an effort to end of the conflict in syria present radom a potent has been in ankara for talks with the turkish leadership typo on they've bought opposing sides in the syrian conflict now the two leaders have agreed to push for deescalation zones in syria's live province putin says the necessary conditions for peace have been achieved you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera plenty more news coming up after risking it all to stay with us.

people in the indian city of mumbai are blaming the local government for a stampede that killed twenty two people at a train station residents say they repeatedly warned city leaders about the dangers of a narrow bridge where the incident happened sudden downpour calls commuters to run for cover at least sixty three ranger refugees are feared dead after their boat capsized off bangladesh on thursday child three has more. behind me this is where the boat wreckage tragedy took place on thursday evening we spoke to some of the survivors in this boat racket that told that there were at least two hundred people in that boat. we travelled the whole night and by the bangladesh the day before they even hit something hard on the sea and capsized near the beach a lost my mother sister brother in law. i lost eight family members. this boat i meant for only barely twenty five to fifty people you can see the boat on my left side part of the wreckage there's other wreckage spread across the bay it now most of this people are flying central. the people in northern part came to their villages and told

have been killed and another twenty seven injured after a stampede in india's commercial capital mumbai appen during morning rush hour on a pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations but it smith has. crushed against the steps of this railway overpass or the bodies of commuters flattened as a stampede of passengers pushed them to the floor. by police a falling concrete part of the hombre and people panicked thinking the bridge was collapsing a monsoon downpour made things worse as there were also people sheltering from the rain but very few for the stampede happened because there were too many members of the public on the bridge and the people were in a hurry and wanted to get out because no one helping they were suffocating a felony child. a commuter filled the crowded bridge minutes before the stampede. it was a bomb by friday morning rush hour in the world's second most densely populated city this see is typical. as soon as the bodies have been moved the bridge was open again a few blood spots the only indication of what had happened. to. the injured who had probably been on m

parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water and in the eastern state ofe than 500 people have been killed. 0ur south asia's correspondent justin rowlatt is in bihar. we have one hour of heavy rain about an hourago and we have one hour of heavy rain about an hour ago and these floods rose up in what is a regional capital of india. that's how vulnerable even a city still is so flooding. let me tell you, this flood water is absolutely disgusting. the first thing that happens is the drains back up and you get a toxic stew, a toxic stew of waste in the water. imagine fora toxic stew of waste in the water. imagine for a moment what it's like, this is a city, imagine for a moment what it's like for a villager in a hut made of mud and straw, that's how millions of people still live here. for that villager sitting in a waterlogged field beside a river. rains come and the waters rise up again. this flood something not isolated to bihar, the state i am in at the moment, this flooding stretches across the entire region. from bangladesh in the east, through north indi

people have been killed and dozens more injured after a stampede in india's commercial capital of mumbai it happened during morning rush hour on a pedestrian bridge connecting to the railway station. government airstrikes have hit towns and villages in northern syria killing more than forty five people and wounding dozens more at least thirty people were killed in a wave of strikes on various parts of the province warplanes also targeted ham and aleppo provinces where syrian and russian troops are battling opposition fighters the united nations is going to set up a group to examine all human rights violations committed in the war in yemen the un human rights council said it hopes to identify those responsible for possible crimes yemeni delegation said it accepted the resolution that's it for now coming up next up front. this week donald trump announced a revolutionary tax cut for the united states but is he its biggest beneficiary renowned economist and former advisor to ronald reagan and to trump. also debate whether one is turning into a dictatorship.

killed and thirty injured after a stampede at a railway station it happened on a foot bridge in mumbai's elphinstone station which connects two of the city's major lines local media say it was triggered by overcrowding after heavy rains and i saw has released an audio recording it says is from its leader i was caught by daddy in june russia's military had said bye daddy was killed in as strike on the outskirts of the syrian city of raka the message urges high so members to increase their attacks and to also talk at the media. not to spain where pro and anti separatist campaign is a holding their last rallies in the run up to sunday's independence vote in the region of catalonia the regional government insists it will go ahead with the referendum despite the central government and courts declaring its illegal let's go live to john hendren who joins us from a pro separatist rallies outside a spanish government building in central basco now where protesters plan to use tractors to sought police from closing polling places tell us about what's been happening there john how much support is th

twenty two people have died in a stampede and here the accident happened during morning rush hour in mumbai a foot bridge connecting to roll way stations the bridge was reportedly overcrowded with people taking shelter from heavy rain dozens of people injured in the crush have been taken to nearby hospitals. desperately trying to help people i took the cross. this narrow bridge offered no way to escape when falling debris triggered a stampede. some people leapt over the railing while others were trampled to death . or there were too many people on the bridge people were rushing to get tight and there was nobody to help they were suffocating and they just wanted to get out of fast so they fell on each other. this was the scene on the bridge minutes. it's links to busy railway stations and at rush hour it was full of people moving in both directions local media reporting that commuters have been complaining about overcrowding for days. some say this was an accident waiting to happen people are mourning and demanding answers from the authorities. a high level inquiry i have ordered a high leve

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indian officials say that more than twenty people are dead and dozens injured following a stampede in mumbai the incident happened on a foot bridge at a railway station during morning rush hour the bridge was reportedly overcrowded with people taking shelter from heavy rains. you're up to date now and t w news i'm sarah kelly in berlin thank you very much for watching and don't forget we will have another news update at the top of the hour i'll see that. on freedom and the whole. world i come from the region is rich in history and talent but so poor in it. and freedom this makes it specially difficult for independent judgment i see many of the younger promising gen. now making names for themselves all over the world. some might get along the way some might follow some with continue. the experience of freedom in a sense is like the view of day you can visit your car come back on. line in your favorite food and i work at. b.w. deals another blow to its shareholders with a profit warning saying diesel gate retrofits will prove more costly than it thought. was a coming up ahead of a cattle on a