it may be the worst natural disaster that's ever hit the southern hemisphere. the really striking thing as you walk through here is just how exhausted they are. person after person has come up to us, asking for help, wondering when aid is going to arrive. the first funerals begin in new zealand for some of the 50 people who were killed in last friday's mosque attacks. theresa may is formally asking brussels to delay britain's withdrawal from the eu beyond march the 29th. american—backed forces in syria say they've captured the last bit of territory held by so—called islamic state. hello. the united nations says cyclone idai has created a "massive disaster" in southern africa. officials say the scale of it has yet to be fully appreciated, but they believe it may be the worst weather—related catastrophe that's ever hit the southern hemisphere. potentially, millions of people are affected. at least 1,000 are feared dead in mozambique alone. hundreds are missing in zimbabwe and malawi. aid agencies are struggling to reach communities that have been cut off. 0ur afr

it could be the worst natural disaster to hit the southern hemisphere.he 50 people who were killed in last friday's mosque attacks. let's ta ke let's take you back now to that main story. i spoke just now to michael e mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science and director of the earth system science center at pennsylvania state university. looking at what's happening now in mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi, what does he make of it? well, what we're of course is tragic, and we have seen this scene too often in recent years, storms that intensify more rapidly and produce far larger amounts of rainfall, flooding rainfall, like we saw with this storm. we are warming up, the planet, we are warming up the oceans, that puts more moisture into the atmosphere, puts more energy into these storms and we have seen energy into these storms and we have seen unprecedented super storms and high canes around the world in recent yea rs high canes around the world in recent years and of course, it is taking its toll in terms of damaging human life. —— high canes.

and middle way to start any day causes one of the worst of the weather disasters to hit the southern hemisphere. this is life and also coming up the first funerals have been held for the victims of new zealand's most bits. amnesty international accuses the united states of killing civilians in somalia but the american military denies the allegations. more scrutiny for boeing is the u.s. transportation department orders an audit of how the plane was satisfied. so the united nations is describing cyclon each day as one of the worst weather disasters ever to hit the southern hemisphere millions of people have been affected and measure and beacons and way and in malawi at least one thousand people may have been killed in mozambique aid agencies are calling it the worst humanitarian crisis in the nation's history three days of mourning have been declared the storm then hit zimbabwe where tens of thousands of people are being cut off and then malawi nearly a million people still need humanitarian aid we have correspondents across the region in a moment we'll hear the latest from her room a tacit in z

zimbabwe and malawi have to cycle and causes one of the worst ever weather disasters to hit the southern hemisphere. alone down in jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the first funerals get underway for the victims of new zealand's mosque attacks. further federal investigations in the u.s. and our boeing's seven three seven max airliners were cleared by regulators to fly with two deadly crashes in five months. and journalists feel the pressure from new tactics imposed by the government in indian administered kashmir. the un is describing the cycle and as one of the worst weather disasters ever to hit the southern hemisphere millions of people have been affected in mozambique zimbabwe and malawi at least a thousand people may have been killed in mozambique alone aid agencies are calling it the worst humanitarian crisis in the nation's history three days of mourning have also been declared well the storm then hit zimbabwe where tens of thousands of people have been cut off and in malawi the only a million people still need human a tarion aid well we have correspondents across the

the cyclone in western africa — the un says it could be the worst weather disaster to hit the southern hemispherealaam alaikum. peace be upon you. and peace be upon all of us. after 50 people were killed at mosques last friday, the prime minister of new zealand

homeless in africa, after what the un says might be one of the worst natural disasters to hit the southern hemisphere. the really striking thing as you walk through here is just how exhausted they are. person after person has come up to us, asking for help, wondering when aid is going to arrive. the first funerals begin in christchurch for some of the 50 people who were killed in the mosque attacks last friday. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: theresa may will write to the eu to ask for a brexit extension, possibly for a few months, or maybe for up to two years. the eu's negotiator sounds unimpressed. translation: both short and long? well, it's either one of the other, isn't it? but the real question is what is the real purpose of it? after 18 years, polio returns to papua new guinea. we find out what is being done to contain the outbreak. good morning. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 3:00am in the morning in mozambique, where a tragedy of immense proportions is developing. the un says cyclone idai could be one of the worst weather—related disasters to hit the south

it looks like it is a southern temperate, a southern hemisphere temperate, a southern hemisphere temperaten waters. i think perhaps it could just be an individual that got lost. it does happen in the ocean, with other animals. but of course it opens this kind of question, whether this could link to climate change. u nfortu nately this could link to climate change. unfortunately it is too early to say and we need much more data to be able to speculate. so this particular hoodwinker sunfish, obviously found it washed up on the beach, are they going to be done on it, to figure out why it might have perished? the university of california at santa barbara, they went and did a beach necropsy, and they took a large range of different types of samples from it, and those have been distributed to research is with various interests. —— resea rchs. with various interests. —— researchs. my with various interests. —— resea rchs. my interest with various interests. —— researchs. my interest is in genetics, so i have secured a sample which at the moment is on its way to denmark, with my sister who is a ge

risk the un says cyclonic die could be one of the worst weather related disasters to hit the southern hemisphere the destructions made it hard for rescue crews and aid groups to reach victims in remote areas the storms also left a trail of destruction in zimbabwe and malawi. the city of beirut and mozambique is one of the places hit hardest by the cycle ninety percent of its infrastructure has been destroyed a mellows there and she's been meeting victims struggling to cope with the storm's impact. traumatized but safe survivors of cyclonic die a rival pair airport one helicopter load at a time they come from boozy one of the hardest hit areas insofar province infants a mother and daughter this is the first dry land they've seen in days. another chopper lands filled with young children but hundreds of thousands more remain in desperate need. the united nations says cyclery die could be the worst weather related disaster known to hit the southern hemisphere one point seven billion people lay in its path in mozambique alone just was rescued three days after the cyclon struck he was found clinging t

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is describing cycling is one of the worst weather disasters ever to hit the southern hemisphere millions of people have been affected in mozambique zimbabwe and malawi at least one thousand people may have been killed in mozambique alone aid agencies are calling it the worst humanitarian crisis in the nation's history three days of mourning have been declared the storm then hit zimbabwe where tens of thousands of people have been caught off and in malawi nearly a million people still need humanitarian aid we have correspondents across the region in a moment we'll hear the latest from harry metasearch in zimbabwe before this report from malcolm webb in central mozambique the cyclamen brought ferocious winds and days of torrential rains just a few days ago this river was above the level of what remains of this road and it swept away the entire bridge that was. you can see some of the few pieces that remain of it and that's left people stranded on both sides mobile communications are down to people can't speak to their relatives they don't know if they've survived the what's happened also m

world rugby‘s proposed shake—up will pit the top six teams in both the northern and southern hemispherer in a global tournament called the nations championship. the expanded league, which will work in conjunction with the six nations and rugby championship, will feature promotion and relegation from a second—tier international circuit. here's our rugby union correspondent chris jones. the plays i can especially at this block, and five matches in a row that will take place convenient that the year. but this sleep to wake, it has to happen promotion and mitigation from both the rugby championship at that southern hemisphere. the six nations had been dead against promotion or mitigation. i had spoken to sources in the past 2a hours, they are staying tight—lipped, but they had promised to go to dublin with an open mind but the good of the game at large at that hat. i think next thursday meeting in dublin, we will find out if this is a dead duck or if this is going to be a start of the revolution and international by the revolution and international rugby union. the proposed merger between w

united nations says cyclery die could be the worst weather related disaster known to hit the southern hemisphere one point seven billion people lay in its path in mozambique alone just was rescued three days after the cyclon struck he was found clinging to a tree almost entirely submerged in water now just sayas navigates the same water that nearly drowned him to rebuild what little is left of his flooded home now my snow broom would be were there is no more reason to go back all of our houses have been destroyed risky workers say they've moved as many people as possible in dando district but there are many more they say the situation was made worse because people refused to leave their homes ahead of the storm this is poor river its banks person after the psycho hit some of the people who've lost their homes have come to this school to find a place to stay they may have found shelter and some water has been delivered but there's very little in the way of. a few hundred people living at the school several families a crammed into one classroom where you question arguing i have been here since the

says cited it i could be one of the worst weather disasters to hit the southern hemisphere the destruction has made it hard for rescue crews and aid groups to reach victims and remote areas the storm has also left a trail of destruction and zimbabwe and. the city of beta and mozambique is one of the hardest hit places ninety percent of its infrastructure has been destroyed farming the military in beta and she met victims struggling to cope. traumatized but safe survivors of cyclonic die or rival pira airport one helicopter load at a time they come from boozy one of the hardest hit areas in so far province infants a mother and daughter this is the first dry land they've seen in days. another chopper lands filled with young children but hundreds of thousands more remain in desperate need. the united nations says sightly die could be the worst weather related disaster known to hit the southern hemisphere one point seven billion people lay in its path in mozambique alone just. three days after the cyclon struck he was found clinging to a tree almost entirely submerged in water now just science

could be one of the worst weather disasters to hit the southern hemisphere. now new zealand's prime minister says the country will mock the one week out of a serie a friday's attack with a nationwide two minute silence and a public broadcast of the muslim quarter prayer said told al-jazeera that she is deeply confronted by last week's shootings that targeted people at prayer under thomas reports from christchurch. since last friday's attack always of the world. its prime minister. only been in the job seventeen months and never expected the horror of what happened last friday. speaking to al-jazeera she says she appreciates the sympathy the country's received we feel all of the support and condolences that have been shared with us from around the world and particularly. from the global muslim community and i think on behalf of new zealand and perhaps of the new zealand muslim community i say thank you for that support we have we have found it very strongly our dances she's all too aware how people at prayer with the targets of last week's attack so confrontin

joining us we begin with what's being described as the worst weather disaster to ever hit the southern hemisphere one point seven million people are estimated to have been affected by cyclon each day in mozambique that the storm first hit the coastal port of beta last week bringing winds of up to one hundred seventy kilometers an hour and huge sea swells which flooded the city it's thought two hundred people have died in mozambique but authorities say more than a thousand may actually have been killed cyclometer i has also the story in parts of neighboring malawi where fish was their fear at least fifty six people have died and almost one million are affected the storm has ravaged areas in zimbabwe to the official number of dead is ninety eight and more than two hundred are missing now all three countries have declared national emergencies welcome webb has the latest now from an era in central's mozambique. the cyclamen brought ferocious winds and days of torrential rains just a few days ago this river was up above the level of what remains of this road and it swept away the entire bridge that wa

we begin with what's being described as the worst weather disaster to ever hit the southern hemisphere one point seven million people are estimated to have been affected by cyclists die in mozambique the sole first at the coastal port of bahrain last week bringing winds of up to one hundred seventy kilometers per hour and huge sea swells which flooded the city eighty four people and known to have died in mozambique but authorities say more than a thousand people may have been killed so i can eat i has also destroyed parts of neighboring malawi officials fear at least fifty six people have died there with nine hundred twenty thousand affected the storms ravaged areas in zimbabwe to the official number of dead there is ninety eight and more than two hundred missing all three countries have to national emergencies mark where passed the latest from bera in central most on peak. the advice people get in some places is the curfew in others they were ordered to evacuate. a lot of people didn't know the people weren't able to follow up because of course a lot of people around here don't have m

says cyclonic could be one of the worst weather disasters to hit the southern hemisphere the destruction has made it hard for rescue crews and aid groups to reach victims in remote areas the storm has also left a trail of destruction in zimbabwe and malawi where the city of beta and mozambique is one of the hardest hit places ninety percent of us and for structure has been destroyed farming the military and beta she met with victims struggling to cope with the storm's impact. or ties to foot sea survivors of cycling. airport one helicopter load at a time they come from boozy one of the hardest hit areas in so far province infants a mother and daughter this is the first dry land they've seen in days. another chopper lands filled with young children but hundreds of thousands more remain in desperate need. the united nations says cyclery die could be the worst weather related disaster known to hit the southern hemisphere one point seven million people lay in its path in mozambique alone just was rescued three days after the cyclon struck he was found clinging to a tree almost entirely subme

is describing site as one of the worst weather disasters ever to hit the southern hemisphere hundreds are confirmed dead many more missing millions of people have been affected across mozambique zimbabwe and with. the e.u. use chief breaks to mco shaders says britain will only be allowed to do let its departure from the block if it increases the chances of getting the brains of jill through all of the deal has already been rejected twice by perdition peep's. the united states transportation department is examining how the country's aviation regulator the f.a.a. certified the boeing seven three seven max eight craft several countries have grounded the planes in the wake of two fatal crashes in less than six months how to call him this morning washington d.c. . two fatal crashes of the brain. new boeing seven thirty seven max eight months apart and every day it seems there are new troubling revelations the federal aviation administration is in charge of making sure this plane is safe but now there are reports the f.a.a. said it didn't have enough money to check out all of the plane syst

one of the worst weather disasters to hit the southern hemisphere the destruction has made it hard for rescue crews and aid groups to reach victims and. areas the storm has also left a trail of destruction in zimbabwe and malawi. the city of beta and mozambique is one of the hardest hit places ninety percent of us infrastructure has been a destroyed farm in a minute as there she met victims struggling to cope with the storm's impact. traumatized but safe survivors of scythe lonely die of rival bear airport one helicopter load at a time they come from boozy one of the hardest hit areas in so far province infants a mother and daughter this is the first dry land they've seen in days. another chopper lands filled with young children but hundreds of thousands more remain in desperate need. the united nations says cyclery die could be the worst weather related disaster known to hit the southern hemisphere one point seven billion people lay in its path in mozambique alone just was rescued three days after the cyclon struck he was found clinging to a tree almost entirely submerged in water now

says syphon is could be one of the worst weather related disasters to hit the southern hemisphere with just nine days left before the u.k. is set to leave the e.u. the british prime minister has now sent a letter to the e.u. president asking him to postpone that departure until june the thirtieth there is a may is currently taking questions in the british parliament she'll go into brussels on thursday hoping to agree on the exact terms of the delay. google's been fined almost one point seven billion dollars by the e.u. for blocking wyvil search advertisers they say google abused its dominant position in the market allowing it to maintain an unfair advantage over competitors regulators said the search engine giant breached antitrust rules relating to its ad sense service that places ads on websites google has engaged in illegal practices when he comes to their search advertising. in order to cement down wouldn't market position. this is the thirds antitrust fine that we have imposed on google in june two thousand and seventeen we find google for its illegal behavior in comparison shoppi

says cyclone idai is the worsweather disaster to hit the southern hemisphere, and the emergency is gettingr by the hour. in mambique, which was hardest hit, the president is warning that the death toll could to 1000. a 30-mile stretch of land is riverwater after the burst its banks. the storm made landfall with one winds over 100 miles an hour. m ed inland, carrying the floodwaters to malawi in zimbabwe. edporter: the cyclone carvut a whole new landscape. rivers and waterfalls now flow where generations lived. communities separated and in need of help. the weak, the old, women with children on the backs trekked for hours in the mud to get to safety. this makeshift center has only the basics -- fow , shelter, a dicines for the injured. we have heard harrowing stories. some rescuers told me of homes and bodies being washeaway in the rivers below, watch the way to -- washed away to mozambique, gone, never to comback again. the trauma of the last two days is written on most faces here. many homes collapsed as people slipped. this woman managed to escape, and her job as a survivor is to bury th

as one of the worst weather disasters ever to hit the southern hemisphere millions of people have been affected in mozambique zimbabwe and malawi and least a thousand people may have been killed in mozambique alone aid agencies are calling it the worst humanitarian crisis in the nation's history three days of mourning have now been declared while the storm went on to zimbabwe where tens of thousands of people have been cut off there and in malawi nearly a million people still need humanitarian aid well we have correspondents across the region in a moment we'll hear the latest on the zimbabwe but also have a report from malcolm webb but first for me as this latest report from the port city of better. the situation here appears to be becoming increasingly difficult just behind us as you can see power lines are down in this particular street but that is the picture across the city there's also no communication we're using a satellite phone to communicate with people here we don't have that luxury and that's what's adding to a some of the difficulties that people here are facing so far the

the cycling could be the worst ever weather disaster to hit the southern hemisphere leaving a trail of destruction across southern africa in mozambique zimbabwe and malawi for me to reports from the coastal city of bahrain which was almost completely destroyed by the cycle. this traumatized but safe survivors of scythe lonely die a rival bear airport one helicopter load at a time they come from boozy one of the hardest hit areas insofar province infants a mother and daughter this is the first dry land they've seen in days. another chopper lands filled with young children but hundreds of thousands more remain in desperate need. the united nations says cycling to die could be the worst weather related disaster known to hit the southern hemisphere one point seven billion people lay in its path in mozambique alone just was rescued three days after the cyclon struck he was found clinging to a tree almost entirely submerged in water now just sayas navigates the same water that nearly drowned him to rebuild what little is left of his flooded home now my snow broom would be were there is no mo

says cyclonic you die could be one of the worst weather related disasters to hit the southern hemisphere the destructions made it hard for rescue crews and aid groups to reach victims in remote areas the storms also left a trail of destruction in zimbabwe and malawi the city of bear in mozambique is one of the hardest hit places ninety percent of its infrastructure has been destroyed fundamental is there she's met victims struggling to cope with the storm's impact. traumatized but safe survivors of cyclonic die over live at para airport one helicopter load at a time they come from boozy one of the hardest hit areas insofar province infants a mother and daughter this is the first dry land they've seen in days. another chopper lands filled with young children but hundreds of thousands more remain in desperate need. the united nations says cyclery die could be the worst weather related disaster known to hit the southern hemisphere one point seven billion people lay in its path in mozambique alone just was rescued three days after the cyclon struck he was found clinging to a tree almost enti

it may be he worst natural disaster that's ever hit the southern hemisphere.ain's withdrawal beyond march the 29th. and game on for google: the tech giant launches its new streaming platform, called stadia.

it may be he worst natural disaster that's ever hit the southern hemisphere. with brexit deadlocked, theresa may is formally asking the european union to delay britain's withdrawal beyond march the 29th. and game on for google: the tech giant launches its new streaming platform, called stadia. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. so today is international happiness day, so it's a simple question today — what makes you happy? ona on a wednesday! i know! also, keep it clean! tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. hello. the first burials of people who died in last friday's mass shootings at two mosques in new zealand have happened in christchurch. the bodies of an unnamed father and son were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at the city's memorial park cemetery. their relatives have asked for privacy. new zealand police say they hope to have completed the formal identification of all 50 victims by the end of wednesday, and would then b

a rare fish, thought only to live in the southern hemisphere, has been found washed up on a beach inr sunfish, which is named for its elusive nature. the species was only discovered in 2014. now marine experts around the world are wondering how it ended up so farfrom home. earlier i spoke to a marine scientist, marianne nyegaard, who first discovered the species in 2014. i discovered it in 2013, and the two months into my i was doing population genetics, in indonesia, and i was sampling in australia and new zealand to compare with the population is there. and as i did the analysis, i found there was something there that we didn't know what it was. from there on i had to try to actually try to find the fish. it took several years to track it down before we finally found and could describe it formally. it is pretty extraordinary to find a new species of fish. i believe this was the first new species identified for 130 years. what has brought this particular fish so far from home? it is really hard to say. it is so newly described, so we have onlyjust started identifying it. we don't re

but it looks like it is a southern hemisphere temperate species.a waters. i think it could just be an individual that is lost. it does happen in the ocean with other animals as well. but it opens this question as to whether this could be linked to climate change. but unfortunately it is too early to say and we need lots more data to speculate, basically. so this particular hoodwinker sunfish, obviously found washed up on the beach, are they going to be tests done on it to figure out why it may have perished? the university of california, they went and did a fish necropsy. they took a range of different samples from it and that has been distributed to research is with various interests. so my interest is genetics, so i have secured a sample which is now on its way to denmark to my sister who is a geneticist there. she will do the genetics and we will then compare it to the sun fish here in new zealand, to the sun fish here in new zealand, to see how they relate to each other. that is really exciting. you are trying to figure out if it is the same sp

a rare fish, thought only to live in the southern hemisphere, has been found washed up on a beach in hoodwinker sunfish, which is named for its elusive nature. the species was only discovered in 2014, and this latest sighting has marine experts around the world wondering how it ended up so far from home. joining me now is associate professor thomas turner from the university of california's marine biology department. tell us about your part in the discovery of this rare fish.|j tell us about your part in the discovery of this rare fish. i was pa rt discovery of this rare fish. i was part of a group of people who were on the beach, took pictures. i am not a fish biologist myself so my role was an amateur, but i put pictures of the fish on a site which isa pictures of the fish on a site which is a community of people interested in natural history, and from there i was able to connect with world experts on this fish. it is a pretty large fish. put into perspective for us. large fish. put into perspective for us. i do not know if that is you there, but it is huge! that is me. it isa ther

ravaged parts of southern africa is possibly the worst weather—related disaster ever to hit the southern hemisphere1.7 million people were in the direct path of cyclone idai in mozambique, zimbabwe and malawi. hundreds of thousands of people are now homeless and in desperate need of humanitarian help. the funerals have begun for some of the 50 victims of friday's mosque attacks in christchurch. speaking to schoolchildren in the city, the prime minister said that the stories of those who died need to keep being told. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a group of skiers were caught by surprise as a ridge of snow collapsed under them. fortunately, no—one was injured in the incident in the austrian alps, but the skiers did have to be rescued. that's all. bye— bye. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. for more than seven decades, the world bank has been a pillar of an international consensus forged in washington. rich world money has been funnelled into poorer nations prepared to play by the rules set by the western overlords of multilateralism. but maybe that consensu

it may be the worst natural disaster that‘s ever hit the southern hemisphere.hen aid is going to arrive. the first funerals begin in new zealand for some of the 50 people who were killed in last friday‘s mosque attacks. theresa may is formally asking brussels to delay britain‘s withdrawal from the eu beyond march the 29th. american—backed forces in syria say they‘ve captured the last bit

then, the worst weather disaster in the history of the southern hemisphere. cyclone idai causes extensive flooding, leaving tens ofof thouousands homelessss, more thn 400 0 dead i in mozambique,e, zimbababwe, and mullllally. >> all my life, i've never seen anything like this before. it is the first time. amy: we will get it update from friends ofagar with the earth international. and finally, as nebraska and the u.s. midwest recover from devastating climate change -fueled floods, we will speak with historian nick estes on how two centuries of resistance created d the movement proclaimg water is life. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president trump declared thursday the u.s. is ready to recognize israeli sovereignty over t the occupupied golan hei, which it seized from syria in 1967. trump announced the move via twitter, writing -- "after 52 years it is time for the united states to fully recognize israel's sovereignty over the golan heights, which is of critical strategic an

united nations is describing cycling it is one of the worst weather disasters ever to hit the southern hemisphere hundreds of confirmed dead many more missing and millions of people have been affected across mozambique zimbabwe and malawi the use chief of breaks it negotiators says britain will only be allowed to delay its departure from the block if it increases the chances of getting the brics deal through parliament the deal has already been rejected twice by british m.p.'s the u.s. transportation department says it will examine how the country's aviation regulator certified the boeing seven three seven craft it follows two fatal crashes in less than six months because it stands president as abruptly announced his resignation after twenty nine years in the job in the sultan nazarbayev has led the central asian country since its independence from the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred one in a televised address the seventy eight year old explained that he had made a difficult decision but didn't say why. was international is accusing the u.s. military of killing civilians in somalia cont

world rugby‘s proposed shake—up will pit the top six teams in both the northern and southern hemisphereleague, which will work in conjunction with the six nations and rugby championship, will feature promotion and relegation from a second—tier international circuit. here's our rugby union correspondent chris jones. the players are concerned about this a block potentially five matches in a block potentially five matches in a row that will take place come the end of the year, and for this lead to recommend it has to have promotion and it would need promotion and it would need promotion and it would need promotion and relegation from both the rugby championship or the southern hemisphere competition and the six nations. the six nations up to now have been that against the idea of promotion or i have spoken to sources in the past 24 hours and they are staying tight—lipped but they are staying tight—lipped but they have promised to promised to go to dublin with an open mind with the good of the game at large. so i think next thursday is the meeting and we will find out a lot more about wheth

the cyclone in western africa — the un says it could be the worst weather disaster to hit the southern hemispherealaam alaikum. peace be upon you. and peace be upon all of us. after 50 people were killed at mosques last friday, the prime minister of new zealand vows never to use the gunman‘s name. we're told to start using less water now, with a warning england could run out in 25 years. and what's in a name? team sky becomes team ineos as it gears up for this year's competitions. and coming up on bbc news... a testy situation. cricket shirts with names and numbers. sounds simple, but it's causing a stir. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. theresa may is preparing to ask the eu to postpone brexit, with cabinet sources suggesting she will present two possibilities — a short delay to the end ofjune, with another option of a longer delay. but today the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, said the uk will need to be clear about the reasons behind any extension. and any delay will need to be agreed by eu leaders — they will meet mrs may at a summit in brussels on thursday. here

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top stories on al-jazeera it's being described as the worst weather disaster to ever hit the southern hemisphere one point seven million people are estimated to have been affected by cyclon in mozambique and the dest toll there could be revised up into the hundreds the severe storm has also torn across malawi and zimbabwe killing dozens of people and affecting hundreds of thousands of others has the latest now from his finger better in central mozambique. devices people get in some places of the curfew and others they were ordered to evacuate. a lot of people didn't know the people weren't able to follow up because of course a lot of people around here don't have many businesses to relocate when something like a cycling comes the moment we haven't heard any further warnings but if there is more rain of course it's only going to make things more difficult here when the worst affected region is right now in who's a district which is toward the coast the cyclon hit the coastal city of barrier but the problem is just there now suffering very bad floods of all of the rain that fell here following the

it is, and people are saying it is one of the worst weather—related disasters in the southern hemisphereich sort of gives you a sense of the scale of it. the fourth largest city in mozambique is apparently now effectively in ireland, cut off from the country, 500,000 people living there. and as you go further down there. and as you go further down the story, you just get sort of more and more details that really sort of you up. that people are having to decide whether to drop food for people stranded on rooftops or rescue them, depending on how dire their situation is. the risk of cholera and typhoid, you know, in stag na nt cholera and typhoid, you know, in stagnant water like this, and also, you know, how things could potentially get worse because there are major dams near these areas, at risk of bursting, some of them in major need of maintenance. so it really is i think a story that we are going to hear, unfortunately, more tragedy coming out of the coming days, if that is possible. and it is interesting, david, the focus has been on mozambique, but this has also hit neighbouring zim

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cycling that's devastated mozambique zimbabwe and malawi is possibly the worst ever to hit the southern hemisphere almost two million people are in its path in mozambique is one of the hardest hit areas the president says more than a thousand people may be dead in malawi officials here at least fifty six people may have been killed with over five hundred others injured many are seeking food and shelter in camps and in zimbabwe roads and bridges are destroyed hampering the delivery of aids ninety eight people are dead there all three countries have declared a national emergency. on the situation in zimbabwe in just a moment but first here's malcolm webb in esplin got bear imo some big. in some places there was a curfew in others they were ordered to evacuate. a lot of people didn't know the people weren't able to follow up because of course a lot of people around here don't have many resources to to relocate when something like a cycling comes the moment we haven't heard any further warnings but it's reasonable rain of course is only going to make things more difficult here one of the worst affecte

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