salman ravi, bbc, kerala.d, director of programmes and humanitarian response at 0xfam india. what are the most pressing needs on the ground in kerala? the most pressing needs is actually water, sanitation and hygiene. mobility is a big problem for aid workers and these are some of the things that need to be, you know, reached out to people. there are some nonfood items that people desperately need, and we are worried about one thing. we are worried about what after a week? i can see from our worried about what after a week? i can see from oui’ assessment worried about what after a week? i can see from our assessment that we will have to work really hard and the road to recovery is going to be, say, around 12 months. you talk about mobility issues. how difficult is it to actually get the essential things into the area in the first place? extremely difficult. itell you that around 12,000 km of roads in kerala are underwater, and there are real in kerala are underwater, and there a re real fears in kerala are und

salman ravi, bbc, kerala.n city of genoa, for some of the victims of the motorway bridge disaster. this morning, fire—fighters found the bodies of a couple and their nine—year—old daughter inside their crushed car, taking the death toll to a1. 0ur correspondent james reynolds is at the funeral — and sent this update. this state funeral is forjust under half the victims of the genoa bridge collapse and it is of course a chance for politicians, family members, relief workers, and also members of the public to come together and to pause. it is worth saying that many families have chosen not to take part in this ceremony — their relatives, their victims, are from other parts of the country and they have simply preferred to carry out private burials — but we do know of at least two families who say they want nothing to do with any official or state ceremonies. 0ne father in particular has said that his son was murdered, and therefore a state ceremony for that family was not appropriate. this is a chance for people

our reporter salman ravi has sent this report from kerala.e has been no rain for the last two hours, but gradually, the water level is increasing and many homes have been inundated in this area of kerala. people have been rendered homeless because water has entered their homes and many of them are stranded. relief operations have begun. the rescue workers are going there to just rescue the people. you can see a mob right in front of that vehicle that has gone there, so that the people could be lifted from there and shifted to safer places. right now, where i'm standing here, the water levels was not there but now it has come ‘til my ankles. gradually, the water level is rising and this is the cause of concern for authorities, who want to evacuate all these people as soon as possible. and the number is in thousands, they say. salman ravi, bbc, kerala. time for the latest headlines here on bbc news. former united nations secretary general kofi annan dies aged 80 after a short illness. 300,000 people are made homeless as southern india faces its

help get her into the strop — with a doctor brought along to over see the rescue. 0ur reporter salman ravihomes that have been inundated and people have been rendered homeless because water has entered their homes and many of them are standard. relief operations have begun a rescue workers are going to rescue the people you can see, right in front of that vehicle, so that the vehicle can be lifted. right now where i am standing, the water level was not there but now it has come up so was not there but now it has come up so gradually the water level is rising and this is the cause of concern for the authorities who want to evacuate all these people as soon as possible, and the number is in the thousands, they say. a state funeral is taking place in the italian city of genoa, for some of the victims of the motorway bridge disaster. this morning, fire—fighters found the bodies of a couple and their nine—year—old daughter inside their crushed car, taking the death toll to 41. 0ur correspondent james reynolds is at the funeral — and sent this update. this state funeral is forjust under half the

yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. 0ur correspondent salman ravi has been to thrissur in kerala where the particularly high price. this is the only place in kerala that has witnessed the maximum number of casualties. i9 that has witnessed the maximum number of casualties. 19 people have been killed and the last body recovered on sunday, when rains lashed the region. still the work goes on. many houses have been reduced into debris. anxious relatives are here, many families have been wiped out. some survivors have been wiped out. some survivors have been wiped out. some survivors have been moved to different relief camps. ican have been moved to different relief camps. i can show you one of the visuals of a motorbike that was washed away. you can imagine the extent of the krnt in which the water came —— current in which the water came —— current in which the water came —— current in which the water came and lashed the area, leaving another house ran sammed. —— ransacked. this road which are stand is actually shut down, because most of the highways are still not functioning. preventing supp