the unicef representative in the city of pemba in northern mozambique told the bbc that roofs had beenmpacted. water supplies — which were already in a dire state — have been totally cut off in some rural areas and power is intermittent. save the children's country director told the bbc it is a scary situation for those in the country we had wind gusts of more than 200km/h bringing a lot of destruction among houses, schools, health centres and all other infrastructure — especially in pemba, capital of cabo delgado province but also in nampula province. our staff has also been directly impacted. our offices and sub—offices have been damaged. some areas that have been hit by the cyclone are more densely populated than others — like pemba, which is the capital of cabo province. but other areas are less densely populated, but also much poorer. the area that has been struck and hit by the cyclone is very large and very difficult in terms of access both for logistics but also for insecurity reasons. —— for logistics but also for security reasons. therefore, that will have to be determined. s

some areas that have been hit by the cyclone are more densely populated than others like pemba, whichs the capital of the province. other areas are less densely populated but also much poorer. the area that has been struck and hit by the cyclone is very large and very difficult in terms of access both for logistics but also for insecurity reasons. therefore that we have to be determined. now to syria, where a week after the dictator, bashar al—assad, was ousted by islamist rebels, other countries are starting to establish how they wil deal with the new interim regime. on his first visit to damascus since mr assad fled, the un envoy for syria said he supports lifting sanctions on the country. he urged justice, not revenge — and he called for increased and immediate aid. a delegation from qatar has also been in the syrian capital, meeting the transitional government. whilst russia, which was a close backer of assad, has evacuated much of its diplomatic staff. the main rebel group, hts, remains a proscribed terrorist organisation in the uk, but the country's foreign secretary, david lamm

the unicef representative in the city of pemba told the bbc that roofs had been ripped off many housesucture was severely impacted. water supplies, which were already in a dire state, have been totally cut off in some rural areas, and power is intermittent. save the children's country director told the bbc it is a scary situation for those in the country. we had wind gusts of more than 200 kilometres an hour bringing a lot of destruction among houses, schools, health systems centres and all other infrastructure, especially pemba. therefore that will have to be determined. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news a two—year—old boy has died and four adults have been injured in a hit—and—run incident involving a stolen car. it happened in smethick in the west midlands on saturday night. detectives say the driver of the porsche, which was stolen earlier this month, fled the scene of a crash. a woman is dead and a man critically injured after a shooting in north west london. the woman in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene in g

we can now speak to unicef�*s nick wasunna, who is in pemba, a coastal city in cabo delgabo where the of the capital where i am where trouble call cyclone came and created absolute destruction. i've seen trees down, houses destroyed and as seen 90% of one of the districts that were just flattened. these houses were made of bamboo, corrugated iron sheets that are just tossed up in the air. it was a devastating site and the organisations are responding to the needs of these desperate communities.— the needs of these desperate communities. and how difficult is it for you _ communities. and how difficult is it for you to _ communities. and how difficult is it for you to get _ communities. and how difficult is it for you to get aid - communities. and how difficult is it for you to get aid into - is it for you to get aid into these areas as well as in mozambique with insurgencies and so on?— and so on? yes, correct. our bi est and so on? yes, correct. our biggest challenge _ and so on? yes, correct. our biggest challenge because i and so on? yes, correct. 0ur| biggest challenge because it's

it's likely to affect the cities of nampula and pemba. some spots could see as much as 300mm of rainfall. but of course, we're very concerned about the strength of the winds as well, which are intensifying at the moment. so it's likely to make landfall as a category four storm with, again, the same sort of damage as we've been seeing on mayotte. well, on that damage, we've seen these pictures a moment ago. talk us through the kinds of damage one can expect to infrastructure for tropical cyclones like this. well, it all depends on how strong the infrastructure is at the time when the tropical cyclone makes landfall, of course. but you can expect roofs to be ripped off and certainly transport infrastructure to be damaged. there are evacuation orders, people have been ordered to get to higher ground, for example, and towards the coast, there'll be the risk of the storm surge with those very strong gusty winds and huge waves as well — waves of up to four to six metres have been predicted for for coastal areas, so it's likely to make a huge im

we pre—positioned large quantities of essential supplies in pemba, where we have a warehouse, and we'veeady begun distributing those to the hardest hit. so things like water purification supplies, medications, supplies to prevent and treat the spread of cholera and other waterborne diseases, which is another serious concern for us, given the large volume of rainfall. and, as you said, lots of homes, medical facilities, schools damaged. what are the longer term challenges the country is now going to face, and what help are you going to be able to offer? yeah. well, as you say, the longer term challenges are what we're particularly concerned about. i mean, mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world. and cabo delgado, the province which has been hit, is one of the poorest provinces in the country. we already have about 3.4 million people in mozambique... sorry, 3.4 million children in need of humanitarian assistance. and this is only going to make the situation worse for them. we're concerned in the immediate term about loss of access to critical services — things like medical

fortunately it looks like the intense inner core has passed south, just missed the major port city of pemba the satellite imagery so that may be a near miss but it also came ashore very intensely there. any villages in the path that will experience devastation as well. this thing has been on a rampage across several nations. i thank you for your insight. abc news in the united states has agreed to pay $15 million to donald trump for libel. the legal action was brought after the tv host george stephanopoulos inaccurately said the incoming president had been found liable for rape in a civil suit. e jean carroll, mr trump was found liable for sexual abuse as well as defamation, but not rape. in a statement, abc said: "we are pleased that the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit on the terms in the court filing." to france now. five people have been killed in shootings in the north of the country, including four near a camp for migrants close to dunkirk. a 22—year—old is said to have confessed to the killings. with me is our news correspondent, simonjones. what do we know? t

guy taylor is the spokesman for unicef in mozambique and hejoins us from pemba.devey on the programme, just describe the situation with the weather conditions alike. �* , with the weather conditions alike. 3 . , with the weather conditions alike. �*, . ., alike. it's largely passed over mozambique _ alike. it's largely passed over mozambique and _ alike. it's largely passed over mozambique and we - alike. it's largely passed over mozambique and we were - alike. it's largely passed over mozambique and we were hit| alike. it's largely passed over - mozambique and we were hit very hard in the early hours of the morning when the cyclone arrived in mozambique and it brought winds of over 20 km an hour and very intense rainfall and we've been out in the city since in the aftermath of the impact and so, many houses destroyed or seriously damaged in health care facilities, schools put out of action and obviously, people tried to get the last year that are very serious impact is very difficult situation here in mozambique.— difficult situation here in mozambique. difficul

they are south of the capital, where i am in pemba, where tropical cyclone chido came and created absolute've seen about 98% of the houses in one of the districts, called mcafee, were just flattened. many of these houses were made of bamboo, corrugated iron sheets that were just tossed up in the air. it is a devastating sight, and as unicef and the other un and ngos, we are busy responding to the needs of these desperate communities. and how difficult is it for you to get that aid into these areas? because in the past there have been problems as well in in mozambique with insurgencies and so on. yes, correct. our biggest challenge, because it's in the south, which has less cases of the non—state armed group, was around actually clearing the roads and getting the debris out of the way to get to the communities. so we've been able to do that and the government has really played a leading role in opening up the access. we still don't have a solid communications power is still based on generators, so there are still many, many challenges. but we're now at least from monday. last week we were h

we pre—positioned large quantities of essential supplies in pemba, where we have a warehouse, and we've distributing those to the hardest hit. so things like water purification supplies, medications, supplies to prevent and treat the spread of cholera and other waterborne diseases, which is another serious concern for us, given the large volume of rainfall. and, as you said, lots of homes, medical facilities, schools damaged. what are the longer term challenges the country is now going to face, and what help are you going to be able to offer? yeah. well, as you say, the longer term challenges are what we're particularly concerned about. i mean, mozambique is one of the poorest and then, as i mentioned, we're also worried about the spread of diseases like cholera and malaria over the longer term. so you're a major aid organisation that's there on the ground. is there any sign of any more international aid or help coming? we're working very closely together with other un partners and with support from our international supporters. we are very concerned about the scale of the need, particu

cyclone chido has now made landfall near pemba in northern mozambique — weather services say the stormn georgia. 0pposition supporters have continued their protests in the capital, tbilisi, and other cities — something they've been doing since the end of last month. a rally outside parliament was addressed by the pro—western president, salome zurabishvili , who told the crowd that new elections were needed to achieve peace and justice. earlier, a new president was elected by georgia's disputed parliament — the former manchester city footballer, who's known for his nationalist, anti—western views. the protesters claim his election was illegal and some of them showed him the red card, saying this was the only language he understands. the shortlist for the academy awards 2025 will be announced on tuesday — and one film vying to be included is india's official pick for the best international feature film category. lost ladies is a satire, about a young man who brings the wrong bride home. meanwhile, his wife ends up lost, having to fend for herself. sadia khan sat down with bollywood super

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