hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us begin in south east africa where the devastation caused by a psych loan is becoming clearer after it tore through the region last week tropical storm brought flash flooding and ferocious winds with communications down and roads cut off the number of dead and injured remains unclear in mozambique at least eighty four people have been confirmed dead but the government fears the death toll could rise to more than a thousand the red cross says psych loan debt. or destroyed ninety percent of buildings in the port city of bahrain which is home to half a million inhabitants in neighboring zimbabwe some three hundred people are dead or missing. survivors dig graves for the victims of cycle. is the worst hit district in zimbabwe. scores are dead and still many more are missing. my mother my father i tell younger sisters including the one who had brought us food earlier and the one with the child dead. my house was destroyed in the floods and i was buried underneath my daughter who was in bed with me was washed away from me that big a flood carried

the cyclone has everything a trail of destruction across parts of south—east africa.and at its strongest it produced gusts of over 230km/h as well is a significant storm surge. here is the cyclone on the satellite image. it is no longer a cyclone that it did make landfall in mozambique on thursday night and on through friday into saturday the storm system has slowly been edging its way further west through zimbabwe, malawi bringing torrential rain and flooding although the wind has now eased, the storm will be slow moving again through sunday into monday and we can see another 200, 400 millimetres of into monday and we can see another 200,400 millimetres of rain exacerbating the ongoing flooding problems. let's get some of the day's other news. tens of thousands of supporters of catalan independence have rallied in spain's capital madrid — in protest at an ongoing trial of twelve separatist leaders. protest organisers said 120,000 people attended — but spanish police put the number at just 18,000. the separatist leaders of catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid face

struck south east africa tens of thousands still without food or shelter and it was folded. into thank you so. i've been increasing number of people that should a condition of being fully integrated into their communities. whose completely it is. welcome to the program. germany's chancellor has confirmed that the e.u. could approve britain's request for a short extension to brag that until america told german lawmakers something you could back and delay if british lawmakers passed the british prime minister's withdrawal deal with a vote next week this despite the fact that it's already been rejected twice and the americans comments were part of the policy speech to the german parliament ahead of an e.u. summit that starts today in brussels she began by saying she favored a delay if it meant an orderly process that was able to resolve the issues surrounding the irish border it's been nothing short of it is my firm conviction that we need to have a structured withdrawal of britain from the e.u. it's not just in the interest of britain itself which of course many that believe a

hit mozambique killing hundreds of people and leaving a trail of destruction across ways of south east africa the damage to mozambique and infrastructure including pylons that carry power to neighboring countries may take weeks this has exacerbated rolling power outages in south africa where state owned utility eskom is struggling to bring forty generating units back on line. cold beer sorry you're out of luck there's been no electricity for hours. thankfully the kitchen has gas burners and there's still some daylight. but this small johannesburg restaurant it's a matter of life and death some days there are numerous power cuts they've already thrown away five hundred euros worth of meat and bags of ice can only function so long as a stopgap measure of. our brains.

hit mozambique killing hundreds of people and leaving a trail of destruction across ways of south east africa the damage to mozambique and infrastructure including pylons that carry power to neighboring countries may take weeks this has exacerbated rolling power outages in south africa where state owned utility eskom is struggling to bring faulty generating units back online. cold beer sorry you're out of luck there's been no electricity for hours. thankfully the kitchen has gas burners and there's still some daylight. for this small johannesburg restaurant it's a matter of life and death some days there are numerous power cuts they've already thrown away five hundred euros worth of meat and bags of ice can only function so long as a stopgap measure oh. please. insert . this for years south africa's power stations have been neglected as a consequence of mismanagement and corruption so the state owned energy company has had to limit output causing power cuts the subject dominates the national press the power outages are having an adverse effect on south africa's already struggling economy. tra

we begin again today a program in south east africa in the countries that have been devastated by cycling rescue and relief efforts are underway in mozambique ends of where women have been a fix it in mozambique eighty four people are dead but the government has already warned the death toll could rise to more than a thousand with communications down that road the real number of dead and injured remains unclear meanwhile the neighboring zimbabwe of around three hundred people are dead or missing and families they have started burying then after once. survivors dig graves for the victims of psycho need i. mean money is the worst hit district in zimbabwe. scores are dead and still many more are missing. my mother my father my two younger sisters including the one who had brought us food earlier and the one with the child. my house was destroyed in the floods and i was buried underneath my daughter who was in bed with me was washed away from me a big a flood carried me further away. and then. the cycle has wreaked havoc on zimbabwe's infrastructure making it hard to assess the extent of the

one of the south east africa's deadliest people still being pulled out of water from flooded areas in the country's basket five six million you die all parts fondant is in zimbabwe a way some of the day it's being laid to rest. and the beacon obstinacy that is now plagued with still good wall and terrorism we have the story of the deteriorating security situation in mali where terrorist attacks all raging and that's despite a significant presence of foreign troops. i'm christine want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you're chin did a week off. coastal areas of the coastal mozambique flood watches all rushing across the plains of the country submerging entire towns rescue teams are still plucking people from the water but thousands still remain trapped the flooding has created a muddy inland ocean with farms and villages used to be mozambique's government estimates that one thousand people may have died. cyclonic die also hit zimbabwe bay a flash floods and landslides have swept away much of the major infrastructure in the eastern province bordering mozambique. wanted privileged file

ahead in ireland we start out in zimbabwe in mid march cycle on each day ravaged the coast of south east africa and destroyed entire villages people here have been desperately searching for family members beneath the rubble. a once bustling village reduced to a rocky field coppa was home to more than three hundred residents and government facilities when disaster struck on the night of march fifteenth residents were sleeping. very few of them survived those who did have recounted the horror they experienced in that island that i was asleep and suddenly woke up to the house destroyed but i thought you were in the house was full of water but that was the first thing we thought was to rescue the kids. then we realized our eldest child was already dead. after that moment is when we all got swept away by the raging floods. that take. note of all of the relatives of the victims have been using whatever tools are at hand to sort through the rocks and rubble they're hoping to recover their loved ones many still don't have final answers about the fate of their families what we're looking for right now i

i'm christine window well come to the news africa i'm glad you're today and we begin in south east africa where the death toll is rising off to a tropical storm tore into the region packing flash floods and ferocious winds officially more than two hundred people are confirmed dead between malawi mozambique and zimbabwe but mozambique's government is now warning that the death toll could be more than one thousand in mozambique alone psyco need die made landfall in mozambique on thursday if they moved westward into zimbabwe which brought torrential rain across the eastern and southern parts of the country money money districts in money and was the hardest hit. i also pounded on neighboring malawi forcing people day to three flooded areas now in mozambique a picture of the extent of the destruction is starting to emerge and it's devastating the red cross says ninety percent of the port city of berra has been destroyed. they were a city almost completely flattened by the cyclon some pipe hundred thousand people call the port city home and with communications down and roads count the numbers o

this is news africa coming up in minutes to fifteen minutes very often at one of the south east africa's deadliest people still being pulled out of water pump flooded areas in the country's basket by side till you die all parts fondant is in zimbabwe where some of the day it's being laid to rest. and the beacon of stability that is now plagued with still cold war and terrorism we have the story of the deteriorating security situation in mali which terrorist attacks all raging and that's despite a significant presence of foreign troops. i'm christine want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you're itching did a week off decide to. coastal areas or rather coastal mozambique flood watches all rushing across the plains of the country. submerging entire. risky tools are still plucking people from the water but thousands still remain trapped the flooding has created a muddy inland ocean with farms and villages used to be mozambique stuff it is to me is that one thousand people may have died. psyco nitai also hit zimbabwe they have flash floods and landslides have slipped away much of the major

one of the south east africa's deadliest people are still being pulled out of water from flooded areas in the country's basket five six million you die hards fund and is in zimbabwe awake some of the day it's being laid to rest. and the beacon obstinacy that is now plagued with still good wall and business terrorism we have the story of the deteriorating security situation in mali which tell.

rescue teams are still struggling to reach survivors, a week after cyclone idai hit south—east africaave survived an ordeal when their bus was hijacked and set alight by their driver. disturbing images of weight loss that glamorise eating disorders are being viewed and swapped by children on the social media

africa i'm monica jones and berlin good to have you with us and we're starting with news from south east africa the international monetary fund has sent a team to big it's aimed at helping the economy recover in the wake of a devastating cyclone a day hundreds of thousands have been affected by the disaster which left a trail of destruction across southeast africa hitting some of the poorest countries in the world. like loney die made landfall near mozambique's fourth largest city bear on march fourteenth green devastating winds and one hundred fifty millimeters of rain in a single day rescuers and i'm struggling to bring aid to survivors many stranded on car gauges are in roofs or stuck in trees the flood zone covers a vast area three thousand square kilometers. the i.m.f. has promised to help mozambique as well as other countries in the region. our solidarity is with the people of mozambique zimbabwe and malawi in the aftermath of cyclonic die our condolences go to the families and friends of those affected by this terrible disaster and an i.m.f. staff team is no in. to evaluate options for p

africa i'm monica jones and berlin good to have you with us and we're starting with news from south east africa the international monetary fund has sent a team to mozambique it's aimed at helping the economy recover in the wake of a devastating cyclone a day hundreds of thousands have been affected by the disaster which left a trail of destruction across southeast africa hitting some of the poorest countries in the world. like loney die made landfall near mozambique's fourth largest city bear on march fourteenth green devastating winds of one hundred fifty millimeters of rain in a single day rescuers are now struggling to bring aid to survivors many stranded on car gauger on roofs or stuck in trees the flood zone covers a vast area three thousand square kilometers. the i.m.f. has promised to help mozambique as well as other countries in the region. are smaller than.

the guardian looks at how the devastating cyclone that hit south—east africa this week may be one ofhe worst weather—related disasters to strike the southern hemisphere. the gulf news is covering the ongoing protests in algeria, and how, according to the new deputy prime minister, president abdul aziz bouteflika has agreed to hand over power to an elected president. the south china morning post reports on the chinese president xi jinping's upcoming visit to italy where he is expected to sign a deal on four italian ports despite security concerns in the eu. the daily telegraph looks at how a mother has been asked to attend a police interview after being accused of using the wrong pronoun to describe a transgender woman. the new york times features a piece on costa rica, a small country of 5 million, and how it wants to wean itself from fossil fuels by 2050 and set an example for the rest of the world. so, let's begin with brexit, of course. with me is david buik, a market commentator at core spreads. do we have do? at least until the 29th of march, possibly untiljune. perhaps even fur

this is the deputy news africa coming up in its to fifteen minutes be off to matt one of the south east africa's deadliest people are still being pulled out water from flooded areas in the country's best of five cyclists you die i'll correspondent is in zimbabwe with some of the dates of being laid to rest. and the big hit and also have been a city that is now plagued with still cold war and dishonest terrorism we have the story of the deteriorating security situation in mali which.

a race against time to help communities devastated by cyclone idai in south—east africa.dreds feared dead. england could run short of clean water within 25 years without urgent action.

the guardian looks at how the devastating cyclone that hit south—east africa this week may be one ofrs to strike the southern hemisphere. the gulf news is covering the ongoing protests in algeria, and how, according to the new deputy prime minister, president abdul aziz bouteflika has agreed to hand over power to an elected president. the south china morning post reports on the chinese president xi jinping's upcoming visit to italy where he is expected to sign a deal on four italian ports despite security concerns in the eu. the daily telegraph looks at how a mother has been asked to attend a police interview after being accused of using the wrong pronoun to describe a transgender woman. the new york times features a piece on costa rica,

this is deja vu news live from a cyclonic brings devastation to south east africa in mozambique much of a city of half a million is now under water this feared the death toll may soon top one thousand the neighboring zimbabwe more than three hundred people were killed or remain missing also coming off. germany's five g. mobile frequencies going up for auction today but can the ultrafast network without art where from the chinese tech giant wall away.

the humanitarian emergency left by say clone each day in south east africa with thousands still awaiting rescue stay tuned for an update from bahrain the worst affected area in mozambique. and africa is a great green wall a belt of trees planted planted along the side held me just in an admissions project to improve life in some of the continent's degraded landscapes. don't forget you can always get the daily news on the go just download our app from google play or from the apple store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as the push out of occasions for any breaking news and of course you can also use the detail you review after you send us your photos and videos. we've got lots more coming up now in detail you news africa with christine lauren do on layla iraq and berlin l.b. half of all of us here thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us all see at the top of the hour. the thing. if. the something nice from fires came from jurors or dealing with anyone i don't know killed many civilians i mean the irish coming in cleaning m

rescue teams are still struggling to reach survivors, a week after cyclone idai hit south—east africa,

this is datable years live from berlin still to come south east africa is flooded with more rain on the way thousands are in need of food and shelter a week after cycling a day first made landfall. in new zealand i was the prime minister said to our house and i'm so the government hopes to have a ban on semiautomatic and military style weapons in place by next month the move follows friday shootings at two mosques in christ church which left fifty people dead. mourners gathered to say good bye as more of the victims of friday's shootings are laid to rest. the country is still in shock but it's taking radical steps to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again. today i'm announcing that new zealand will be in all military style seamy order medic weapons we were banned or pads with the ability to convert seeming automatic or any other type of firearm into a military style seamy automatic weapon the lone gunman who opened fire on worshipers at two mosques in christ church was armed with semiautomatic rifles he's believed to have modified them with high capacity magazines to make them

rescue teams are still struggling to reach survivors, a week after cyclone idai hit south—east africareds are feared dead. 51 schoolchildren in italy have survived an ordeal, when their bus was hijacked and set alight by their driver. hello to you. within the past few hours, new zealand's prime minister has announced sweeping changes to the country's gun laws, effectively banning immediately all military—style semi—automatic weapons and all assault rifles. also banned — parts that would modify guns into military—style semi—automatics. all this in response to last friday's attacks on two mosques in christchurch, that left 50 people dead. here is the prime minister. today i am announcing that new zealand will ban all military style semiautomatic weapons, we will also ban all assault rifles. we will ban all high—capacity magazines. we will ban all parts with the ability to convert semiautomatic or any other type of firearm into a military style semiautomatic weapon. we will ban parts that cause a firearm to generate semiautomatic, automatic or close to automatic gunfire. in short, every

and rescuing people from devastating floods in mozambique a week after psycho need a slam to south east africa tens of thousands are still without food or shelter and more rain is on the way. thank you so much for your company everyone well we start the show with some are breaking news just coming in from iraq or at least forty five people have died after a ferry filled with people celebrating the kurdish new year sank in the tea chris river near the city of mosul all iraqi authorities say the boat was carrying families and children traveling to a tourist. complex where the eighty people were on board and search operations are currently underway and of course we'll keep you posted on this breaking news a story as the tales that start getting to us but now i'd like to turn our attention to the story that's dominating the political agenda here in europe that is of course brags that british prime minister to resign may is in brussels on a mission to delay the u. case departure from the european union she is scrambling to avoid a no deal bragg's it leaders are meeting in brussels for an all import

rescuing people from devastating floods in mozambique a week after cycle only a day slammed south east africa tens of thousands are still without food or shelter and more rain is on the way. rocket's great to have you along everyone always start off with a story that is dominating the political agenda here in europe brags it but as prime minister theresa may is in brussels on a mission to delay the u.k.'s departure from the european union she is scrambling to avoid a no deal exit the leaders are meeting in brussels for a summit where they're expected to agree to postpone bragg's it but today's decision comes with strings attached other in your leaders are saying may has to get a break that is agreement through parliament or the deal will be off all trees may i spoke to the media as soon as she arrived for this high stakes talks what is important is that hanumant delivers on the results of the referendum on the engine of the brics it for the british people i sincerely hope we can do that with a deal i'm still working on the ring the parliament can agree a deal so that we can leave in the was i

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the cyclone has spread a trail of destruction across parts of south—east africa.its strongest it produced gusts of over 230km/h as well as a significant storm surge. here is the cyclone on the satellite image. it is no longer a cyclone, but it did make landfall in mozambique on thursday night and on through friday into saturday the storm system has slowly been edging its way further west through zimbabwe, malawi bringing torrential rain and flooding. although the wind has now eased, the storm will be slow moving again through sunday into monday, and we can see another 200, 400 millimetres of rain exacerbating the ongoing flooding problems. a murder investigation has begun in italy after the mysterious death of a moroccan model who gave evidence in court against the former prime minister, silvio berlusconi. italian media reports say tests show that imane fadil, who was a regular at mr berlusconi's notorious "bunga bunga" sex parties, was poisoned with radioactive substances. caroline rigby has more. the 33—year—old died on march 1st, a month after being admitted to

rescue teams are still struggling to reach survivors, a week after cyclone idai hit south—east africa are feared dead. disturbing images of weight loss that glamourise eating disorders swapped by children on the social media platform instagram, a bbc investigation discovers. within the past hour new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern has announced sweeping changes to the country's gun laws, banning all military—style semi—automatic weapons and all assault rifles. also banned, parts that would modify guns into military—style semi—automatics. all this in response to last week's attacks on two mosques in christchurch, which left 50 people dead. here is the prime minister. today i am announcing new zealand will ban all military style semi—automatic weapons. we will also ban all assault rifles. we will ban all high—capacity magazines. we will ban all parts with the ability to convert semi—automatic or any other type of firearm into a military style semi—automatic weapon. we will ban parts that cause a firearm to generate semi—automatic, automatic oi’ generate semi—automatic, automatic

the death toll in south east africa is rising after cyclonic tore into the region on thursday more than two hundred people are now confirmed dead but mozambique's government is now warning the death toll could rise to more than a thousand in mozambique alone aid agencies are only just now grasping the full extent of the damage such as in the port city of barrow where the red cross says ninety percent of the buildings have been destroyed. they were a city almost completely flattened by the cyclon some pipe hundred thousand people call the port city home and with communications down and roads count the numbers of dead or injured here a still unclear as the cycling swept across mozambican into zimbabwe torrential rain flash floods and winds of up to one hundred seventy kilometers per hour left a trail of destruction areas have been cast off leaving people without bruce over their heads clean water and electricity. in neighboring malawi the rain spoiled the waters in a region already hit by flooding. and now people are even more reliant on aid. when no one but my house and many other homes

all soon south east africa now the devastation caused by a cycling that's finally becoming clear of more than five days after tore through the region in mozambique eighty four people are confirmed dead but the government fears the death toll could rise more than a thousand red crossers cyclon die damaged or destroyed ninety percent of buildings the port city of by. meanwhile neighboring zimbabwe some three hundred people are dead or missing. there survivors are digging graves for those killed by cyclonic. she money money has been the worst hit district in zimbabwe. scores of people are dead and still many more are missing. my mother my father my two younger sisters including the one who had brought us food earlier and the one with the child all dead. my house was destroyed in the floods and i was buried underneath my daughter who was in bed with me was washed away from me that a big a flood carried my father away. and that it's been open and that's what we say. the cycle has wreaked havoc on zimbabwe's infrastructure blocking the transport of much needed help. i'm going to see my family

sale of assets and aid workers sound the alarm for survivors of slide phone which tore through south east africa last week floodwaters are endangering thousands of people and rescue crews are struggling to reach remote. golf it's good to have you with us they are considered two of a kind two leaders of american countries and two leaders both with personalities that polarized us president donald trump has welcomed his brazilian counterpart so you're both in a row to the white house today truong telling the far right leader who's been dubbed the trump of the tropics that he is a looking at new. membership for brazil he also says that he will be discussing improving trade relations and cooperation on resolving the crisis that it's where you. think you. are let's take the story down to washington or who respond overzealous on the story boards good afternoon to you so first of all let's just talk about the atmosphere riggs year i mean we've gone to trump's in one room how does that work is a very a friendly atmosphere as you can imagine brant you just said it is called the trump of the tropics and. t