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thousands of young people went out to celebrate halloween in the neon lit alleyways of itaewon, seoul'shours, 156 people had been crushed to death and many others injured in one of the country's worst ever disasters. the night had been planned for weeks. so how did this tragedy happen? itaewon is one of the most popular neighborhoods in seoul, a multicultural area known for its nightlife and restaurants. but on halloween eve, it was a scene of unimaginable horror, as 100,000 people packed onto the streets to celebrate, a narrow sloped alleyway became so crowded, people couldn't move an inch. by the end of the night, bodies lined the streets. others were carried into ambulances, lifeless. some barefoot, the chilling sign of people who've struggled to escape but not been able to. witnesses described being unable to move. there's so many people to the point we were being crushed on the pavement. no one really understood what was going on. but there were already several police cars at the scene in front of itaewon station and police standing on top of their police cars, desperately trying t

cnn's paula hancocks is in seoul what the latest. >> once the heart of seoul's nightlife, now a sightief and loss. south korea is in a period of national mourning. 155 lives were lost in a crowd surge saturday night. >> there was just waves of people coming in. this is like the middle of town. they're coming in from both sides. people fell. i lost my friend. there were so many people. what do you gonna do with all those people? and i turn around, and i told the crowd, you can't come this way. people are dying. >> stop green officials admitting there were no guidelines for dealing with the halloween festivities. a street event without a host. they deployed 137 police officers to deal with tens of thousands of partygoers. eyewitnesses said they saw no attempt to control the crowds. >> it was you versus other people. i just wanted to get out of a. i was using my arms, scorching known, i don't care my clothes are getting ripped, or had bruises on my arms and, staff i'm trying to maneuver. it was just shoulder to shoulder, people just couldn't breathe. the short of people were just trying

we are in seoul with the latest. >> reporter: i am at a massive aileen cannon here in seoul.outh korea where people are gathering, lighting candles and expressing grief, sorrow and ainge over what happened at the itaewon district saturday night when 156 people died. most of them young people in their teens and 20s out celebrating on halloween and got caught in a horrific crowd crush in one of the narrow alleyways of that packed nightclub district. the crowd is estimated to be around 100,000. that's according to local media and to organizers. the same number of people who packed into the itaewon on saturday night, and yet unlike saturday night the police are out here doing, frankly, a very good job of keeping the crowd under control. there are scores of officers. there are barricades and every step that you take is controlled. the movements of the crowd are controlled to prevent exactly the kind of disaster that happened with all of those young people pack neighborhood a very narrow space unable goat out, unable to move, unable to breathe and those who fell down, those who got

paula hancocks is in seoul with the latest. >> reporter: once the heart of seoul's night life, now the a period of national mourning. for 155 lives lost in a crowd surge saturday night. >> that was just obviously waves of people coming in. this is like the middle of it so waves are coming in from both sides. and more people fell and i lost my friend. there's so many people. and i'd like turn around and i told the crowd, you can't come this way. people are dying. >> reporter: south korean officials now admitting there were no guidelines for dealing with the halloween festivities. a street event without a host. they deployed just 137 police officers to deal with tens of thousands of party goers. multiple eyewitnesses say they saw no attempt to control the crowds. >> it was about like, you know, you versus other people. i just wanted to get out of there. i was using my arms, squishing out like i don't care that my clothes were getting ripped. i had bruises on my arms and stuff from trying to maneuver out. it was just shoulder to shoulder. people just couldn't breathe. the shorter people w

there are thousands here in central seoul.l but you are quite right. really, this is a protest. this event here has been organised by the main opposition party here in south korea and you can tell. i spent the afternoon walking around, speaking to people. they are saying things like the president is responsible for this tragedy in which so many people lost their lives. placards here they say their lives. placards here they say the best way of expressing your condolences is to resign. one thing i've noticed, having been here the entire week, is that the initial grief, the shock is turning to angen grief, the shock is turning to anger. people want answers. they want to know how such a tragedy could possibly have occurred and whether that responsibility extends all the way up to the president. halal all the way up to the president. how much danger — all the way up to the president. how much danger is _ all the way up to the president. how much danger is that the president in because of this if we think back to the awful ferry dis

two american college students among more than 150 people killed during a halloween celebration in seoul. a massive surge in the crowd of about 100,000 people. matt gutman in south korea tonight. >>> here at home the major turn in a case involving two girls who were killed. the suspect now under arrest tonight for allegedly killing the two teenagers on a hiking trail in indiana. they say the suspect was hiding in plain sight for five years. >>> tonight, the supreme court hearing two cases challenging affirmative action in higher education in the u.s. what the justices signaled today and terry moran at the court. >>> eight days until the high-stakes midterm elections. tonight the states with very close senate races that will determine who controls the senate. former president barack obama at his argument on social security in wisconsin. former president trump on jobs and the economy. >>> tonight, the war in ukraine, russia launching more than 50 missiles on civilian targets. the capital of kyiv in the dark for much of this day. 80% of the city without water for a time. >>> the major upset

our correspondent nick marsh was at a vigil in the capital seoul.oups in south korea. they're anti—government and are affiliated with the main opposition party. it is really more of a protest than a vigil. the people i have been speaking to here all afternoon and into the night want the resignation of south korean president yoon suk—yeol. they say that he and his government are responsible for the tragic loss of life on saturday night. clearly, we know that there have been police failings. not enough officers were deployed on saturday night, there was nowhere near enough planning, huge numbers and little to no thought being put into things like crowd control. whether the responsibility goes all the way up to government levels, and ultimately to the president, will be something that south koreans will have to decide. but one thing is sure — over the course of this week, the initial grief and the shock felt by so many south koreans has turned into anger and has turned into a desire to get answers as to what went wrong. sinn fein's vice—president, mich

the joint chiefs of staff here in seoul blames north korea for this. they say they're fully responsible. they're willing to provoke. the north has a very different perspective. they have been issuing warnings which is a five day military divide prescheduled between south korea and the united states and 240 war planes, thousands of service members and north korea has called this dress rehearsal for invasion. the kind of rhetoric they say every time. north korea, as we know, continues to conduct regular military drills of their own. nonetheless, they've been warning the united states and south korea would pay a terrible price for any threat. they're vowing more powerful follow-up measures if the military exercises continue. it could be a very few tense days especially considering last week the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog said they believe north korea will conduct a seventh underground nuclear test. i visited that site in 2018 and claimed it was irreparably destroyed. u.s. and south korean officials believe that is back up and running. when they meet at the p

nick marsh, bbc news, seoul.british men to death has been shot and badly injured. it appears to have been an assassination attempt. the britons, who were captured while fighting in the ukrainian army, were later released by russia. 0ur europe regional editor paul moss gave me the details. he had presided, yes, over the supreme court there. and as you said, particularly notorious here in britain because of sentencing to death, shaun pinner and aiden aslin, as well as a moroccan who was fighting alongside them, brahim saadun, they weren't in the end sentenced. they weren't the head shot or hanged. but when he passed the sentence, he said their crimes merited it. they were terrorists, they were mercenaries. he was working, he said, on unshakeable principles ofjustice. so very clearly at the heart of the russian backed administration in eastern ukraine. and this isn't the first time that someone working for the russian backed administration has been attacked. not at all. i mean, there have been about 20 attacks on of

seoul and washington staged their largest ever air drills. we have this report. >> in the early hours of wednesday morning, another north korean missile launch. this time, too close for comfort for their southern neighbors. dozens of missiles were fired, one of which fell just 57 kilometers from south korean borders, and action that will have consequences according to south korea's army. >> this is the fourth time -- this is the first time a north korean missile has reached our territorial waters in the sea of japan. this is very rare. we will not tolerate it. our army will respond firmly. >> almost immediately, the inhabitants of the south korean island were asked to evacuate. seoul retaliated by firing three air missiles, and the president has since denounced the act as a territorial invasion. in the capital, many watched the news unfold on television screens. the timing of the tasks particularly tough to stomach for some. >> as a south korean, i just cannot tolerate the fact that north korea has tested missiles and aggravated complication

cnn's will ripley is joining us from seoul now.this all weekend. what were the callers saying in those calls? >> it's really chilling to read the transcripts, abby, because people were calling the police station which let me just show you, it's right there. it's across the street. they were calling, the police could have literally walked over in less than two minutes and saying things like, there are too many people in this alley. it's getting more and more dangerous. people are this danger of getting crushed to death. you could hear groans and screams in the background and this was hours before the actual crush that killed now 1 56 peope after another victim lost their battle and lost their life. you can see what seoul police are capable of here. they have officers out here doing crowd control and closed off the streets. when there is a protest in seoul they'll have barricades that go on for feels like miles. they know how to do crowd control and did not do it in itaewon. they had extra officers out but looking for drunk and disor

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.elections, and all eyes are on pennsylvania. control of the us senate could come down to which party wins there. there's a governors race in pennsylvania and competitive president biden was born in pennsylvania. welcome to scranton, pennsylvania, which is the centre of the us political universe, as the midterm elections approach. that's not the first time that pennsylvania has been a battleground state. it was here in 2016 that donald trump forged a victory unexpectedly by a very narrow margin and thus made his path towards the white house. and it was here in 2020 that joe biden won back that state of pennsylvania from donald trump. and now as the mid—term elections approach, once again the path to control of the united states senate this time could run through pennsylvania. president biden is hoping that his democratic party will cling onto their incredibly narrow margins in congress. it looks as though the house of representatives is very likely to flip to the republicans, based on c

in south korea, a memorial to the victims of saturday's halloween crush has opened in the capital seoule chrysanthemum, a symbol of grief in south korea, at the memorial altar. 155 people are now reported to have died in the crush in a narrow alley in the popular itaewon district of seoul. the man accused of attacking paul pelosi has been charged in a state court with attempted murder, burglary and threats to a public official. mr pelosi, the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi, needed surgery for a skull fracture along with other injuries following the attack on friday. he is expected to make a full recovery. the accused, david depape, will appear again in court on tuesday. the uk covid public inquiry has asked to see boris johnson's whatsapp messages from his time as prime minister as part of its investigation into decision—making. the messages have been requested along with thousands of other documents. this part of the inquiry is focused on how decisions to impose lockdowns and restrictions were taken. police in india have arrested nine people in connection with the collapse of a

correspondent nick marsh reports from seoul.terrible weeks in recent memory, adults came together to mourn the young, but the air is also thick with blame. "our children have been sacrificed," this woman says. "i need to mourn. "the korean government has not done a good job. "we want them to truly say sorry and we want "the president to resign." last saturday, 156 mostly young people went out and didn't come back. it was supposed to be a fun halloween night out — the first without covid restrictions — but the authorities had made no plans for crowd control. this lone officer came across the crush by chance. you can see him caught amongst the vast tide of people, desperately trying to divert them to safety. when i spoke to him a few days later, he was consumed by guilt. translation: i wasn't able to do my duty as a korean i police officer. if somehow there is a way to meet the bereaved families, i would like to express our apologies to them. please pray for them. emotions are running high in south korea. yesterday, a victim's mot

thousands of people gathered in seoul to remember the victims of last week's halloween crush — many are the president resign. they're anti—government and they're affiliated with the main opposition party. now, really, it's more of a protest than a vigil. the us climate envoy, john kerry, is calling on richer countries to "step up" to help developing nations reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. good afternoon. police say the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday was motivated by an extreme right—wing terrorist ideology. 66—year—old andrew leak from buckinghamshire threw up to three devices at the site. he is believed to have later taken his own life. the government has been facing widespread criticism for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre nearby. in a separate development, there was a disturbance overnight at an immigration centre in west london. it's understood that a group of detainees armed themselves with weapons during a power cut. the home office says no one was injured. our correspondent emily unia joins me now. there are two diffe

thousands of people gathered in seoul to remember the victims of last week's halloween crush. many are demanding the president resign. they are anti—government and they are affiliated with the main opposition party. really it is more of a protest than a vigil. a "disturbance" at a london immigration removalfacility during a power outage, with reports suggesting it was caused by the detainees. elon musk defends his decision to sack thousands of staff at twitter, but admits revenues will drop. in britain, there's been disruption on the railways, despite a series of strikes being called off by the unions. vladimir putin publicly approves the evacuation of civilians from russian—occupied kherson, as ukraine's forces gear up for battle. and we meet the british teenagers, getting a chance to explore antarctica, thanks to their work in the community. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. thousands of people have been taking part in candlelit vigils in south korea, to remember the 156 people killed in a crush on halloween. the victims, mostly young people

raf sanchez is in seoul. >> reporter: south korea tonight scrambling 80 of its fighter jets including s-30s, including a swarm of military aircrafts from the north. american pilots here for a joint u.s./south korean training exercise also put on high alert. kim jong-un's regime demanding a halt to the drills warning the u.s. should not act rashly. those threats now a part of daily life in seoul. >> south korea is doing fine. >> reporter: people here tell us despite the threats from north korea, they're just trying to get on with their lives, but they have been trained in the event of an actual attack, to flee to subway stations like this one. this young man starts military service next year. are you worried you may have to fight? >> yes, a little bit. very scared. >> reporter: at the un security council, the u.s. accusing china and russia of protecting north korea diplomatically. >> these members have bent over backwards to justify the dprk's repeated violations, and in turn they have enabled the dprk and made a mockery of this council. >> reporter: but the u.s. has deep disagreements

cnn's will ripley is on the scene in seoul. >> reporter: i'm at a massive candlelight vigil here in seoulht locations across south korea, where people are gathering. they're lighting candles, and expressing their grief, their sorrow, and frankly their anger over what happened at the nightclub district in the south korean capital on saturday night, when 156 people died. most of them young people in their teens and 20s, who were out celebrating on halloween and got caught in a horrific crowd crush in one of the narrow alleyways of that packed nightclub district. it's ironic that the crowd out here is estimated to be around 100,000. that's according to local media and organizers. that's the same number of people who packed in on saturday night. and unlike saturday night, the police are out here doing frankly a very good job of keeping the crowd under control. there are scores of officers, there are barricades, and every step that you take is controlled. the movements of the crowd are controlled to prevent exactly the kind of disaster that happened with all of those young people packed into a

she was crushed by the crowd in the seoul halloween celebration.e they were flattened. it spared my next guest, miraculously. a student from mexico who was studying in seoul survived to tell her story and she joins me now. julianna, it is truly a pleerk that you're alive. it is difficult to begin to process what you've endured. how are you doing tonight? >> thank you for having me. i'm doing well, thank you. i'm feeling much better now. >> so in those moments, and when we first heard about this. it was, my gosh, what just happened? people were lying on the street. no one knew what had occurred. when did you first feel that something was wrong? >> i mean, basically, right when we got out of the subway station, it was already packed. it was completely packed. we were like sardines moving around. the moment i knew something was wrong was when we got to the most popular streets where they had all the restaurants and the bars and stuff. right before where we enter into the alley where the crowd crush happened, that is the moment where we were all comple

seoul is considering sanctions if the north conducts a major provocation like a nuclear test. kim called the south a faithful dog of the united states, and warned against the measures. she also hurled insults at south korean president yoon suk-yeol who's been boosting the alliance with the u.s. she called yoon and his aides idiots. she said the south had not been a target under moon jane. he was un's liberal predecessor and sought reck sreconciliation with north korea. it said pyongyang is trying to blame seoul for the current tensions on the korean peninsula despite the north's repeated missile launches. >>> shanghai disneyland is set to reopen on friday after daily coronavirus infections in china hit a new high this week. shanghai disney resort says it will open the amusement park while strictly following pandemic control measures. it has been closed since late october in order to prevent infections. the operator says some attractions may not be available. it says all guests must show negative results of tests taken within 48 hours. the announcement comes as china reported a

jean mackenzie reporting from seoul.hu is on the brink of a dramatic comeback. with 86% of the vote counted, he's on course to win a narrow majority in parliament — with the help of the far right. mr netanyahu's coalition will be dependent on the support of the ultra—nationalist religious zionism party. here's yolande knell. basking in the moment, benjamin netanyahu is celebrating what looks like his political comeback. "we truly love you all, from the depths of our hearts," he tells supporters. promising he will build a government of power, not weakness. but it's his allies on the far right who werejumping forjoy. with this result, their leaders, known as extremists and racists, have moved from the political fringes to key figures. of our own country," he says. and this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint to the same neighbourhood, celebrating their electoral success here in the us, the federal reserve has put up interest rates again — by three quarters of i%, trying to bring down stubbornly high infl

liberal democratic party vice president aso taro met in seoul with foreign minister park jin.y are believed to have spoken about the situation including how to respond to north korea's repeated launches of ballistic missiles. aso met the previous day with president yoon suk-yeol. he's the former prime minister who heads a committee made up of japanese and south korea politicians and business people. foreign leader park told reporters that the leaders of japan and south korea are determined to improve relations. he also said he'd told aso that federal relations would benefit both countries. after their meeting, aso laid flowers at a memorial to the people who died saturday at a crowd crush in the itaewon district of seoul. >>> police in south korea have been forced to defend themselves for their response to a deadly crowd surge. they say the national chief wasn't informed until two hours after the disaster. 156 people were killed. the national police agency says commissioner general was informed about the crush in the itaewon district at 12:14 a.m. sunday. south korean media ha

nick marsh, bbc news, seoul. this is bbc news.ing centre in dover. it was last sunday and police have now said it was motivated by an extreme right—wing terrorist ideology. the government has been facing some widespread criticism for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre nearby as well. we have been speaking to the crime and police commentator danny shaw. he said it was puzzling that the attack wasn't declared a terrorist incident sooner. i think what is significant about this statement today is the length of time that it has taken for counterterrorism policing to declare this as a terrorist incident. that declaration was made almost one week after the attack took place. usually, with previous attacks, we have found that it has been declared a terrorism incident within 24 hours or $0. and it is certainly a bit puzzling why it wasn't declared earlier. there was no mention of counterterrorism involvement at all in the investigation on sunday, or indeed on monday, when the home secretary, suella braverman, made a stat

kathleen hays is in seoul. factors is the bank of korea balancing here? kathleen: on the one hand, let's start with the reason why they are raising rates. their inflation rate indian -- in the latest reading, not moving down. that is why they are raising rates at why they will continue to raise rates. 25 basis points is the call instead of 50. they did 50 in october, july, but until then they have been doing 25 basis point hike after another. the big thing aiding the korean economy now is the credit market meltdown, the selloff in the bond market, korean bonds that started in late august and fed rate hikes aggressive, that is what it was largely responding to. that is one of the big things then that set the stage, laid the groundwork for the real credit market meltdown that happened just in late october. and it has continued after a property developer that built legoland korea, it was followed by an insurer that did not want to do a call on a perpetual bond. it has been ugly. the bank of korea has been in a pos

. ♪ >>> in the days since the deadly crowd crush in seoul, an increasing number of people who survivedare coming forward with reports of trauma. and are calling for more support. it happened when people celebrated halloween. 156 people died. experts estimate there were more than ten people crowded into each square meter in the crush. south korea's public broadcaster kbs reports people at the scene at the time were asked to perform cpr. >> translator: every time i hear the blaring sound of the siren, my arms and legs start to get numb and i literally become dizzy. >> those that didn't witness the accident firsthand are reporting acts of trauma, including those that have seen graphic images on social media. some are getting sick and seeking psychological help. the prime minister instructed health care workers to provide treatment for those suffering stress-related disorders. the south korean government says it plans to do more to help the bereaved families and the injured. >>> environmental experts from across the globe will gather in egypt starting sunday for cop 27. they discuss climat

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. >> grief and mourning in the wake of seoul's deadly crowded surge, people are angry that the response was not good enough. we begin in israel were exit polls of the former prime minister benjamin netanyahu is poised to return to power. his alliance including a right parties looks to have secured slim majority. benjamin netanyahu has yet to make an official statement but is called the early result a good start. according to exit polls, benjamin netanyahu's right-wing coalition could secure 61 or 62 out of the 120 seats. the results are not expected until later this week. tuesday's vote was israel's fifth election in four years. we are at the headquarters in west roseland. -- west jerusalem, this is shaping up to be benjamin netanyahu's night. >> it is. after 60 months in opposition, plotting his comeback. it looks like he is back. it's early to say. there's a lot of vote counting going on. we will not get the final results until thursday, but it's looking like benjamin netanyahu may have the largest blocking parliament, allowing him to form a coalition, getting him back into power. wha

jean macnzie, bbc news, saul. -- seoul. >> the search for accountability.'s turn to french queen marie antoinette who was well-known for her lavish lifestyle and love of luxury. a lucky bidder with plenty of cash to spare has the chance now to buy your furniture. christie's auction house prepares to sell two ware pieces -- rare pieces of hers as part of paris classic week. >> a queen of extravagance. one with expensive taste. the kind that could not be curtailed, even if it sent her to the guillotine. people are still fascinated by marie antoinette. some of her treasured possessions are up for auction. >> we have here two absolutely fabulous pieces. one was delivered to marie antoinette at the beginning of her life. and the other at dust during the last few years of her life. the cabinet was delivered in 1770. marie antoinette was 15 years old and had just arrived in france. we can imagine she is still a rather lost future monarch. it showed dates back tthe end of her life. >> these pieces adorned versailles where the austrian princess hosted lavish parties

thousands of people gathered in seoul to remember the victims of last week's halloween crush — many areemanding the president resign. in britain, there's been disruption on the railways, despite a series of strikes being called off by the unions. vladimir putin publicly approves the evacuation of civilians from russian—occupied kherson, as ukraine's forces gear up for battle. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. twitter�*s new owner elon musk has defended his decision to sack about half the firm's workforce without warning. mr musk said the social media platform was losing large sums of money every day. he's insisted twitter�*s commitment to content moderation remains unchanged, despite the loss of key staff and anxiety among advertisers. in an interview, elon musk revealed that twitter was losing around $4 million a day, meaning costs had to be cut. he promised twitter wouldn't degenerate into what he called a "free—for—all hellscape" when content moderation is loosened. but advertisers including general motors have withdrawn their business, which is like

cnn's will ripley is on the scene in seoul. >>> i'm in seoul, one of eight locations in south korea whereeople are gathering, lighting candles and expressing grief, sorrow and anger over what happened on saturday night when 156 people died. most of them young people in their teens and 20s who were out celebrating on halloween and got caught in a horrific crowd crash in one of the narrow alleyways of that packed nightclub district. the crowd out here is estimated to be around 100,000. that's according to local media and organizers, the same number of people who packed into the club on saturday night. unlike saturday night, the police are out here doing a good job of keeping the crowd under control. there will are scores of officers, barricades and every step that you take is controlled. the movements of the crowd are controlled to prevent exactly the kind of disaster that happeneds with all of those young people packed into a very narrow space unable to get out, unable to move, unable to breathe and those who fell down, those who got crushed, suffocated, and those who died are the ones bei

from seoul, juwon park has this report.ar wins, including for best director and best picture, parasite dominated the 2020 oscars, becoming the first film not in the english language to ever win best picture. translation: it is the first time for a korean and asian| movie to win so this could be a big event but i think, at the same time, things like this will happen more often, it will not be news anymore. translation: | think - there was a sense of immense pride that came from it and i also think it was a really good example that shows that you can actually bring artistic success along with commercial success and that the two can go together. the film itself is a darkly funny nightmare of what happens when a poor korean family become indispensable servants to a rich family. they move into the luxurious home and find they can't give it up. it is a jaw—twisting plot combining comedy and horror as well as social commentary. translation: we currently live in an era of capitalism. - i think it is inevitable to tell stories about

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the death toll has grown to 155 people after a crowd surge during halloween celebrations in seoul. among those killed 2 american college students. one of whom is the granddaughter of georgia. congressman brad wenstrup, tens of thousands of people were celebrating on saturday night in a popular nightlife district in seoul. when the crowd suddenly surged down a narrow alleyway. dozens of people were trampled. most of the victims were in their 20's. but there were also at least a dozen teenagers more than 130 others were injured. the cause is still under investigation, but an anonymous police sources telling the associated press that a celebrity sighting may have triggered the sudden rush. >> the criminal case against the trump organization is underway in new prosecutors claim the company ran a 15 year scheme to help executives evade taxes. the star witnesses, longtime chief financial officer allen weisselberg. he pleaded guilty to 15 felony charges back in august, weisselberg has agreed to pay nearly 2 million dollars in taxes, interest and penalties. in addition to testify about the

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.ange severely worsened the heavy rains that caused largescale flooding across swathes of nigeria and niger this year, killing hundreds of people. the floods were recorded as the worst in the countries' history. the report by world weather attribution says extreme seasonal rainfall and the release of water from dams caused the flooding. they concluded the event was made eighty times more likely by climate change. brazil's president—elect has vowed to fight deforestation of the amazon. speaking at the cop27 summit in egypt, luiz inacio lula da silva said there would be no climate security for the world if the amazon was not protected. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports from the conference in egypt. # ole, ole, ole, ola! # lula, lula! lula received a hero's welcome as he arrived here in egypt. "brazil is back" was his message. he said fighting climate change will be his number one priority and he promised to start rebuilding the agencies that police the forest as soon as he takes

here's our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie.ene of the deadly crush. this tragedy is more heartbreaking now it's clear it could've been prevented. mr song is visiting his daughter's ashes. "daddy's here now," he says. "i hope you're doing well." 24—year—old unji was one of the last victims to be identified. doctors told her father both her arms had been broken in the crush. translation: the most heartbreaking thing - is they anticipated that many people would gather that day, but didn't prepare for it. i don't understand that. why? why did they not? i just... sobbing. i should have taken more care of her. she was such a precious daughter for us. who do you want to take responsibility for your daughter's death? someone high up needs to take responsibility for this disaster. thousands have taken to the street to demand the president's resignation. angry that no—one has taken responsibility. contrast this... ..to the empty streets of itaewon... ..once so full of life. the police cordon has finally been lifted, but the alley is almo

street magazine, washington is going to buy 100,000 large-caliber shells for artillery systems from seoul then put them in ukraine, the south korean ministry of defense had to come up with an explanation. they said negotiations with washington are really underway, but south korea's ammunition they will deliver only if they are used by the united states themselves in seoul also stressed that they are still not going to supply flying weapons to ukraine the united states reports the first deaths as a result of hurricane nicolas, two people became victims of bad weather without electricity, 250,000 inhabitants remain. florida. gusts. winds exceeded 30 m/s near the atlantic coast. many buildings were destroyed streets turned into a river over 1,000 flights were canceled due to the hurricane. also had to move spacex's launch ahead of spacex's reagan supplies for the iss crew and materials for experiments will now be shipped 3 days late. priamur today was in the grip of a powerful snow cyclone. in blagoveshchensk, wet, snow is accompanied by ice on the road, more than 100 units of special equipm

ivan watson live for us this morning in seoul. how are officials explaining the police preparation and response to this disaster? >> they're not conceding, christine. the response was inadequate that there were emergency calls warning that the size of the crowd was growing to dangerous levels and that the police did not respond adequately to this. the prime minister of korea saying there was, quote, a lack of institutional knowledge and consideration for crowd management. so i'm standing not only is this memorial here, but it's one of the entrances to the subway station. according to officials, there are 130,000 plus people who came through the subway station on saturday. government estimates of around 100,000 people out partying in the streets and alli ways just steps away from where i am now and the police say they had only deployed 136 police officers for this incredible crowd and most of them had been assigned to be on the lookout for illegal drugs and to stop things like sexual harassment and sexual assault. they clearly were

in south korea a memorial to the victims of saturday's halloween crush has opened in the capital seoulmum, a symbol of grief in south korea, at the memorial altar. 154 people are reported to have died in the crush in a narrow alley in the popular itaewon district of seoul. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll tell you about the record—breaking meeting injapan where it was almost impossible to forget a name. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. the monarchy would survive. and student leaders have threatened that, they will all die. anywhere in the universe, tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i i

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.ld public mass trials for as many as 1,000 protesters arrested in tehran. they said judges would try the suspects quickly, and "with accuracy". this comes as iran's leaders have issued their strongest warnings yet that nationwide protests must end. joining us now is our news reporter azadeh moshiri. just tell us a bit more about this announcement. it just tell us a bit more about this announcement.- just tell us a bit more about this announcement. it is coming 'ust as this announcement. it is coming just as around's _ this announcement. it is coming just as around's leaders - this announcement. it is coming just as around's leaders have . just as around's leaders have signalled that the crackdown is now in its next phase. despite some of those strong warnings that they issued over the weekend, many students still went to university campuses at more than a dozen campuses across the country. this announcement is saying that 1000 protesters that have been arrested in tehran alone across t

the market opening in seoul is next.omberg. ♪ kathleen: this is "bloomberg daybreak: asia." we are counting down to measure -- major asian market opens after -- 2.5% drop in the s&p 500, the worst fed day since january 2021. waiting to see how it feeds through to asian trade. haidi: it continues once it comes to treating in asian assets. we saw the rally continuing despite the news of a city being locked on for another covid outbreak and health authorities refuting this idea that they will be steering away from covid zero. let's take a look at how markets in korea opened given that we had a missile test on top of all of this. shery: certainly a lot to be watching as we get into the opening of south korea, japan is shut for culture to indecision. no open of cash treasuries until london comes online. it does take a few minutes for us to start seeing life pricing for the kospi and cossack index -- kosdaq index. this is a reaction, powell and his press conference highlighting not only will the fed to be sticking with a small

thousands of people gathered in seoul to remember the victims of last week's halloween crush — many areemanding the president resign. they are anti—government and they are affiliated with the main opposition party. really it is more of a protest than a vigil. elon musk defends his decision to sack thousands of staff at twitter, but admits revenues will drop. and — we meet the british teenagers, getting a chance to explore antarctica — thanks to their work in the community. now on bbc news... ros atkins on the week the village of manston is a short drive from the kent coast stop down the road as the port of ramsgate. in the village itself there was a church and the jolly farmer pub and next door is the airfield and, because of that, manston has been welcoming new arrivals for years. in the 20s the students arrive for pilot training, in the 50s it was used as a base to carry out drills. now as an airfield it is hosting new arrivals again. thousands are coming across the channel by small boat. many are taking to this facility. you have an asylum system completely gridlocked. and as more pe