rebecca henschke investigates. orang rimba tribes have lived here for centuries, their land rights and faith are not recognised by the state of indonesia. the surrounding majority muslim population call them kaffir, or kubu. it is like garbage, you cannot even look at it. it is disgusting. and their forests are disappearing at one of the fastest rate in the world. not long ago this was thick rainforest, a hunting ground forthe orang rimba, but has recently been cleared to make way for palm oil. now the orang rimba are being forced into a stark choice. convert to a state religion or starve. we are travelling in some of the world's last remaining traces of rainforest in sumatra. to meet the orang rimba, the people of the jungle. they are trying to preserve their nomadic way of life against enormous pressure. from the moment they are born, orang rimba are connected to the trees. outsiders are not allowed to witness orfilm rituals but we have been given rare access. this man and his wife, elders of the tribe, explained

and are asking people living there to leave. 40,000 have already been moved. 0ur correspondent rebecca henschke out thick clouds of ash, smoke and gas behind me with increasing intensity. the ngurah rai airport here in bali has been closed for a second day because of this threat of an imminent eruption from the volcano. last night, you could see a red glow in the crater, which we are told means that the lava and the molten rock has now reached the summit. people have been told to get out of an area, a 12 kilometre radius around the volcano, but people are still staying in their homes there. 0fficials today are going to move in and forcibly take people out of this danger zone. at the moment, there are still farmers down below in their rice paddies, and the balinese are still going about their life. they revere this mountain as a sacred site, but now they are watching it very carefully, and on high alert for an imminent eruption. more on the two come. —— that to come. it's nearly two years since a state of emergency was declared in flint, michigan, when the water supply was found to be contaminat

fastest rates in the world, forcing them to make difficult decisions. 0ur indonesia correspondent rebecca henschkesumatra for this report. this hunt today like most days has found no animals. the forest is gone. not long ago this was the grainfor us to. gone. not long ago this was the grain for us to. hunting ground for the 0rang rimba, but it has recently been cleared to make way for palm oil, making it very difficult to live here. translation: if we can't find anything we are forced to eat palm oilfruit. it nearly find anything we are forced to eat palm oil fruit. it nearly kills the children. indonesia is now the world's largest exporter of palm oil. in the last 30 years more than half of sumatra's forest has been cleared for plantations. the 0rang rimba are now on someone else's private land. translation: they say, quickly get off our land. you dirty. it's horrible. this was all forest before. it was hunting loud —— hunting land. with rising social tensions the state is now pushing the 0rang rimba to assimilate, moving them into state housing and telling them to convert to one of the six offic

there are around 40,000 people already who have moved out. 0ur correspondent rebecca henschke is closeagung, and has just sent this report. as you can see, hot ash, gas and thick smoke is spewing out from mount agung, behind me, thousands of metres into the air, making it very dangerous for planes to land. the airport has been closed for an the threat of an imminent eruption. last night you see about glow in the crater, which we are told me is the lover and molten rock has now reached the summit. people have been told to get out of an area of 12 kilometres in radius around the volcano. —— lava. people are staying in their homes. 0fficials volcano. —— lava. people are staying in their homes. officials will move in and forcibly take people out of the danger zone. at the moment there are still farmers down there in their rice paddies, and the balinese are still going about their lives. they revere this mountain as a sacred site, but now they are watching it very carefully, and are on high alert for an imminent eruption. of course, the moment we get more details, we will bring them to you.

let's go live to the bbc‘s rebecca henschke who's in the indonesian capital for us.licting information about what is happening with these five villages around the base of this huge gold and copper mine owned by freeport. the indonesian government, the authorities are saying that a splinter group of the free papua movement has occupied the villages and they are responsible for a spate of shootings that are taking place around the mine that killed a police officer back in august and injured a number of other people but villagers we have spoken to insist they are not being held hostage and in fact it is the authorities who are preventing villagers from coming and going so that they can rabies villages and arrest people they say are responsible for these shootings. —— they can raid. different accounts of what is going on. what more do we know about freeport, this large and controversial mine? well, the opm, the free papua movement, has openly declared war on this mine and the police officers who are paid to protect it. freeport pays millions of dollars every year for sec

our correspondent rebecca henschke is close to mount agung, and has sent this report.g out thick clouds of ash, smoke and gas behind me with increasing intensity. the airport here in bali has been closed for a second day because of this threat of an imminent eruption from the volcano. last night, you could see a red glow in the crater, which we're told means that the lava and the molten rock has now reached the summit. people have been told to get out of an area, 12—kilometre radius around the volcano, but people are still staying in their homes there. officials today are going to move in and forcibly take people out of this danger zone. at the moment, there are still farmers down below in their rice paddies, and the balinese are still going about their life. they revere this mountain as a sacred site, but now they're watching it very carefully, and are on high alert for an imminent eruption. let's brief you now on other stories in the news today. un—backed syria peace talks resume in geneva today, but a breakthrough seems hardly more likely than in seven failed earlie

we have now with the latest on the line from jakarta, 0n the line from jakarta rebecca henschke. youo it the airport to head to bali to cover the situation from their bite you have now been told your flight has been cancelled. what can you tell us? authorities said they are not taking any chances, they are not taking any chances, they said they are getting very definite signs that mount agung, after weeks of rumbling and showing signs of eruption, is now getting closer. that is why they have made the statement this morning, they have closed the main and only airport into bali, creating quite chaotic scenes where i am now here injakarta. chaotic scenes where i am now here in jakarta. also chaotic scenes where i am now here injakarta. also the other major airports around bali like lombok have also now been closed. the authorities have been very don't do disrupting any way tourist is coming into bali in any unnecessary ways of this shows things are serious now. rebecca, we heard in the report and as we know, people have been evacuated —— been evacuating for sometime now, since september

from bali, rebecca henschke reports.a full—scale eruption — indonesian authorities ordering the remaining people near the volcano to move to safety... but many are reluctant to do so. what happens is in the hands of god. business is very quiet. it's very hard. but if i go to a shelter, it'll be even worse. even primary schools are still open here, inside the danger zone. students are still learning but today they've been given surgical masks, simple ones, and they're being taught how to use them to protect themselves from volcanic ash. the masks stop the volcanic ash from making it hard to breathe. it protects their health. tens of thousands of people have evacuated the area, though many of these people did so months ago. they went back briefly to their homes when things calmed down but now they're being forced again back into this makeshift shelter. for many, it's been a very tough and uncertain time. it's been months and now i've found out my house is covered in ash. i have two young children. what will we do? rivers a

back to you in the studio, norah. >> all right, rebecca henschke in bali, thank you. >>> prince harry and his >>> prince harry is opening up about his engagement with megan mark markle, and he is saying that she is the win. in the first joint interview, we go to charlie at kensington palace in london. good morning. >> good morning. he may be a prince and she may be a famous tv star, but the proposal took place over a chicken dinner here at home, but in this case, home is kensington palace. >> reporter: once prince harry got down on bended knee, meghan didn't think twice. >> yes, as a matter of fact, i could barely finish you proposing and i said, i can say yes now. >> yes, and she said yes, and hugs, and rings in my finger, and i said, can i give you the ring, and she said of course. >> reporter: that chemistry is no act says mishal husan who conducted the interview. >> what you saw is how they were off camera as well. i was struck by the obvious bond between the two of them. >> can you show us the ring, please. >> reporter: and harry has tried to distance himself from a media he is s

from bail, rebecca henschke reports. safety. but many are relu cta nt to move to safety. but many are reluctant to do so. translation: what happens is in the hands of god. business is very quiet. it is very hard, but if i go toa quiet. it is very hard, but if i go to a shelter, it will be worse. even primary schools are still open here inside the danger zone. stu d e nts inside the danger zone. students are still learning, but today they have been given surgical masks and they are being taught how to use them to protect themselves from volcanic ash. translation: the mask stops the volcanic ash from making it hard to breathe. it protects their health. tens of thousands of people have evacuated the area though many of these people, months ago, they went back briefly to their home when things calmed down, but now they are being forced into this make—shift shelter. for many, it has been a very tough and uncertain time. it has been months and now i found out my house is covered in ash.” have two young children. what will we d

rebecca henschke sent this report from near the volcano. ma ntle mantle volcano is sending out thicks of ash, smoke and gas behind me with increasing intensity. —— mount agung. last night you could see a red low in the crater which we are told means the labour and molten rock has reached the summit. people have been told to get out of the area, a 12 kilometre radius around the volcano, table still staying in their homes, officials today are going to move in and forcibly take things out of the danger zone. at the moment there are farmers down below in the rice paddies and the valley people are going about their life. they view this mountain as a sacred site but now they are watching it very colourfully and are on high alert for an imminent eruption. six british men have been released from an indian prison four years after they were arrested and charged with smuggling weapons into the country. the men had been convicted of the charges in 2016 and sentenced to five years in prison. but yesterday, an indian court threw out all charges and ordered their release. when it comes to aspiratio

earlier the bbc‘s rebecca henschke sent this report from near the volcano. agung is sending out thick clouds of ash, smoke, and gas, behind me, with increasing intensity. the airport here in bali has been closed for a second day because of this threat of an imminent eruption from the volcano. last night, you could see a red glow in the crater, which we're told means that the lava and the molten rock has now reached the summit. people have been told to get out of an area, i2—kilometre radius around the volcano, but people are still staying in their homes there. officials today are going to move in and forcibly take people out of this danger zone. at the moment, there are still farmers down below in their rice paddies, and the balinese are still going about their life. they revere this mountain as a sacred site, but now they're watching it very carefully, and are on high alert for an imminent eruption. and a little later we will speak to an expert in volcanoes to find out. they cannot say for definite what is going to happen. the different from when at last er