with me is my colleague samantha simmonds. through what we know so far, what has happened here. samantha: about an hour or so ago this news had broken that a car had broken through this christmas market in magdeburg, according to a german broadcaster, other local media. they said in the past few moments that the afp news agency has said this car incident is assumed to be an attack, according to the regional interior ministry. we've been talking over the past hour here on bbc news, disgusting weather we don't know this was an accident or deliberate attack. the regional interior minister is saying they assume this to be an attack. there are reports that at least one person has been killed and several injured. that number is also ranging from several to between 60 and 80. that is according to the afp news agency. we don't have verify details on any of this at the moment, lots of speculation on social media, where indeed, there is footage of the moments this incident unfolded. we are not going to show it because it has not been ver

hello and welcome, i�*m samantha simmonds. in the thousands. residents have spoken of apocalyptic scenes in mayotte. the mayor of the capital, mamoudzou, said nothing had been spared. houses have been destroyed, along with schools and the hospital. french emergency personnel are now on mayotte to assist and the first aid flight has arrived. chido has now

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hello, i'm samantha simmonds. it's feared that thousands of people may have been killed by cyclone chido in the french archipelago of mayotte in the indian ocean. a local official has been quoted as saying that the death toll may be in the thousands. residents have spoken of apocalyptic scenes in mayotte. the mayor of the capital, mamoudzou, said nothing had been spared. houses have been destroyed, along with schools and the hospital. french emergency personnel are now on mayotte to assist and the first aid flight has arrived. chido has now reached northern mozambique after picking up strength crossing the mozambique channel. greg mckenzie has this report. the french indian ocean territory of mayotte. cyclone chido made landfall here on saturday. the devastation and aftermath cleared to see entire communities flattened by gusts of more than 140mph. islanders sheltering any way they can. officials fear the death toll will be in the hundreds, or even higher. located north—west of madagascar, mayotte is an archipelag

hello, i'm samantha simmonds.t's feared that thousands of people may have been killed by cyclone chido in the french archipelago of mayotte in the indian ocean. a local official has been quoted as saying that the death toll may be in the thousands. residents have spoken of apocalyptic scenes in mayotte. the mayor of the capital, mam—oud—zou, said nothing had been spared. houses have been destroyed, along with schools and the hospital. french emergency personnel are now on mayotte to chido has now reached northern mozambique after picking up strength crossing the mozambique channel. nickjohnson reports. in a television interview, the prefect of mayotte said hundreds, even thousands of people may have been killed. i think be several hundreds and perhaps thousands died but given the violent storm, we all experienced it in our flesh with our loved ones. i was myself with my colleagues. we found ourselves filling the door. inevitably, much higher count. we will try to do this but it will obviously be up to us to. winds

hello, i'm samantha simmonds.oy who died in the attack at the magdeburg christmas market has been named. andre gleissner was nine years old. his identity was confirmed by the fire department, who said he had been a member of the children's fire brigade in the town of warle, about an hour's drive from magdeburg. there's a memorial where people have been laying flowers and lighting candles. andre was one of five people who were killed. the identities of the other four, who were all adult women, have not been made public. the man held by police following the incident, taleb al—abdulmohsen, has been charged with five counts of murder, and multiple counts of attempted murder, and remains in custody. he is a doctor, from saudi arabia, and his motive remains unclear. his social media posts appear to suggest he had been critical of islam. our correspondent anna foster reports. this is andre, nine years old, looking forward to christmas, enjoying a night out at the festive market when he was killed. a fundraising account f

hello, i'm samantha simmonds.at the death toll may be in the thousands. residents have spoken of apocalyptic scenes in mayotte. the mayor of the capital, mam—oud—zou, said nothing had been spared. houses have been destroyed, along with schools and the hospital. french emergency personnel are now on mayotte to

hello and welcome, i'm samantha simmonds.t's feared that thousands of people may have been killed by cyclone chido in the french archipelago of mayotte in the indian ocean. a local official has been quoted as saying that the death toll may be in the thousands. residents have spoken of apocalyptic scenes in mayotte. the mayor of the capital, mamoudzou, said nothing had been spared. houses have been destroyed, along with schools and the hospital. french emergency personnel are now on mayotte to assist and the first aid flight has arrived. chido has now reached northern mozambique after picking up strength crossing the mozambique channel. in a television interview, the prefect of mayotte said hundreds, even thousands of people may have been killed. translation: it's extremely difficult to say. _ i think there will certainly be several hundred, perhaps approaching 1,000 or even a few thousand dead, but it's obvious that given the violence of the storm, we all experienced it in ourflesh, in ourfamily, with our loved ones and colle