now many in southern india are trapped in steadily rising flood waters.al areas, including the state capitol are hardest hit. response teams have been sent to try to rescue thousands of people. >> for the last 24 hours, everything that we [ inaudible ] then here comes so much flood [ inaudible ] down in the [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: conditions deteriorated on tuesday with heavy down pours making water-logged areas even worse. people are using social media to describe how they are being badly hit. some major roads resemble rivers. flooding has damaged other infrastructure, including rail lines. the city's main airport is closed. commuters trying to reach the south have been left stranded across india. >> translator: all flights have been canceled the airlines are issuing tickets for flights tomorrow or the day after but haven't said anything about accommodating us. none of the nearby hotels are vacant. where do we go. >> reporter: they have received month's worth of rain in a few days. and it is warned that much more is on the way. >>> much more to come

now many in southern india are trapped insteadly rising floodwaters. coastal areas including the state capital are hardest hit. thresponse teams have gone in to rescue thousands of people. >> conditions deteriorated in downpours. people are using social media to describe how they're being badly hit. some major roads resemble rivers. the city's main airport is closed. commuters trying to reach the south have been left stranded across india. >> all flights from mumbai have been canceled. they're issuing flights for tomorrow and the day after but have not said anything about accommodating us. a lot of us are getting agitated because none of the nearby hotels are vacant. where do we go? >> they have received a month's worth of rain in a few days. they warn that much more is on the way. al jazeera, new delhi. >> aung san suu kyi has held talks for myanmar's president for the first time since her election. myanmar's constitution bars suu kyi from becoming head of state but she said she'll take a position above that of president. >>> more than 150 people were

his garage in the southern india city was flooded last week. >> i own two she hads.re is no sign of one, and the other is completely damaged. cars were washed away and damaged, too. i have lost $30,000. i even lost my tool kit. my life has gone back ten years and i have to rebuild from trash. >> regions across india are prone to heavy rainfall and in some cases floods. experts say devastation of the kind seen is the result of a number of factors, and a seasonal problems many areas face are compounded by widespread policy problems. >> there has been record to climate policies. >> southern india is more prone to flooded rivers than any other part of the world. nearly 204 people were killed by floods every year. preparation for the situation is a challenge. the indian government said that lessons have been learned from previous disasters. >> the flood of 2005, a lot of work has been done in mumbai to set up early localized warning systems. there has been work on reclaiming some of the encroac encroachment. there are more weather stations now than ever before which feed

the heaviest rainfall in over 100 years inundates chenai in southern india. schools and offices are shut as days of flooding choked the streets. >> my house is submerged. we're not getting any help from anyone and there's nothing to eat. >> reporter: the military police and firefighters have been deployed to rescue those traps in their hoamed an homes o distribute aid. the prime minister pledged $150 million to its rehabilitation and reconstruction. >> the government of india stand by the people in their hour of need. we ask that funds be released immediately. >> chenai was once a city of lakes and marshes. the loss of natural catchment area means the rain has nowhere to go. >> very likely due to climate change. unplanned urban development. mistakes of error, there are something that defies logic. industry profit growth. >> the the state government has cut power to several parts of chenai in an effort to prevent electrocutions. it's a double edged sword. gaird tan, agerald tan, al jaze. >> while the world heads of state have left paris, less controversy subje

as climate talks continue, southern india faces its worst floods in a century. i'm sarah kelly, good evening and welcome to the program. in the united states, reports of an active shooter in the southern california city of san bernardino. the local fire department is responding to reports of up to 20 victims. sheriff's department meanwhile says there are one to three suspects still on the loose. richard walker is standing by in our uris bureau, we heard the police saying that multiple shooters are on the loose. this is different from the shootings we've heard about in the past. we haven't really heard about multiple shooters before. bring us up to date. >> san bernardino police department has confirmed three possible suspects. it is the area important to because this and how we handle this information. it is not unusual for there to be erroneous and conflicting reports in the early stages of what we have here, which is a breaking news situation. a lot of scrambled information coming from victims and those in the surrounding area that may not be completely sure ex

we found them in the rural heart land of southern india, in the state of tamal nadu. >> the main issue when we talk about trafficking, we can call it as a bonded labor, it all start because they have to pay an amount to get the job. >> sindu used to work for a subcontractor in kuwait. now she advocates on behalf of migrant laborers. over the last eight years she's interviewed hundreds of contract workers in iraq and afghanistan. >> that will make you work anywhere. doesn't matter it's a war zone, doesn't matter if you are going given good food or conditions. men are ready to sacrifice. >> a village of several thousand people,en several hours from the closest airport. locals estimate that 70 to 80% of the men have worked in afghanistan. >> you may get 500 rupees a month. the agents promise you to get $800 a month. i would consider moving there to get a job. >> we went to a tea shop and word spread we were looking for people who had worked on bases. it turned out this man serving tea, had worked in afghanistan, for supreme , working for nato. >> whether they made it to afghanistan or not

and hundreds die in southern india after rising waters cut the power to life support machines. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. a recap of the top stories. the president called a violation to sovereignty. >>> gunmen killed by a surprise attack by military commander. they're being forced to take control of the streets as vigilantes. now at least 32 workers are thought to have died in the paskeyan sea. a further 30 have been rescued by the platform owned by azerbaijan state oil company. neave barker has more. >> in high winds and rough seas a major play engulfs the platform. some managing to escape into li

coming up, hundreds of people died in southern india including 14 hospital patients after waters cut the power to their life support machine. we'll have that report. stay with us if you can. >> more news from al jazeera. these are the global headlines. the iraqi government insist it's own forces can handle the threat of isil alone and called for the troop presence in violation of law. >>> stopping ships as relations between countries remain tense. >>> and police killed in an attack on a military commander citizens in burundi tell al jazeera they're being forced to take control of the streets as vigilantes. rains in india's state of tamil seem to be easing. 280 people are known to have died in the flooding. among them 14 patients who lost their lives in the intensive care unit died after floods destroyed the generators running the life support machines. >> power failures across the city, the government said that private facilities like hospitals should have been ready for a crisis of this magnitude. the critics argue that despite the private facility having to have these facilities re

parts of southern india have been paralyzed by the worst flooding in a century. weeks of torrential rain have left tens of thousands of people stranded in the city of chennai. andairport is closed, flooding disrupted production of the ford and bmw factories. xi jinping is on a five-day tour of africa, the continent that has suffered the most from the country's slowdown. trade between china and africa fell 18% in the first nine months of the year, with chinese officials saying that is only temporary, caused by fluctuating commodity prices. british prime minister david cameron is urging parliament to authorize airstrikes against islamic state in syria. he is expected to win approval. lawmakers said -- demanded he apologize for calling -- allegedly calling them names. more than two thirds of the 130 victims of the paris attacks were killed at the bataclan concert hall, which will reopen in 2016. world leaders have visited the site this week, bringing a white rose to honor those who died. that is a look at our first word news right now. you can get more on this and o

>> coming up on al jazeera, the hospital patients who lost their lives because of flooding in southern india >>> and new violence casting a dark shadow over the traditional festivities in the occupied west bank. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >> we'll go through the top stories. the iraqi government has said its country's forces can handle the threat of isil alone and has called the turkish troop presence on its territory violation of international law. turkish authorities have stopped russian ships in th the black sea port as the two countries remain tense. >>> police have killed an attack on a military command in the african nation burundi. they tell al jazeera that they're forced to take control of the streets as vigilantes. >>> greece is now telling the--it's saying it is not getting enough help from the european union in what it calls the refugee storm. 50,000 people have arrived there this month alone. >> greece are meeting its obligations an but this is something that the whole european union and membe

. >> reporter: >>> the southern india state of tam il nadu have eased and the airport in the main city of chennai has reopened. at least 280 people have died in the flooding. this cluess 14 patients-- includes 14 patients who died in an intensive car unit after their life support machines had no more power. >> reporter: the death says of at least 14 patients aat a private hospital city in chennai as a result of power failures has become a national talking point on the one hand the state government says that private facilities like hospitals should have been ready to a scenario or a crisis of this magnitude in the city, but the critics argue that it despite the private facilities fling to have these facilities ready-- having to have these facilities ready in terms of back ups of generators or back ups of back ups in these times, it is the government's responsibility to have overall over sight of what is and isn't happening in these particular areas and how ready the state is more generally when it comes to dealing with such a disaster. now, the debate is even further in terms of infrast

southern india has been contending with the worst rainfall in 100 years. looking at the studio coming out of there, the flooding situation. downpours in chennai on thursday morning left many areas completely under water. the heavy rainfall is considered the worst in more than a century. no fatalities have been reported in the last flood, but since november 12th, more than 150 casualties have been reported. more than 200 people are critically injured in chennai. at chennai airport, airlines suspended flights. and that remains closed till the weekend. and then about 1200 millimeters available in november, that's three times the average for november. and right now, it has grown. however, more rain is expected friday and into saturday. the water will likely increase as we go into the weekend. now, across the middle east, there is a significant weathermaker moving into the middle east. right now affecting the northwestern portions of turkey with rain and snowfall. and will likely move into caspian region for thursday. there's some flurries across the western co

. >> floodwaters are beginning to recede in the southern india city, but health workers are now increasinglyncerned about the spread of disease. there are shortages of food, drinking water and shelter for those made homeless by the flooding. power is slowly being restored in the city and surrounding areas, but the fears that water sources are contaminated raises concerns for possible outbreak of illness. >>> greenhouse gas emissions talks are likely to tall. the study estimates that they'll drop just a half percent. ed the world is still pumping carbo carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and it needs to be stabilized to not effect the climate. >>> south africa's government tries to fix a long-running energy crisis. it believes that at least part of the solution is wind power. we have the details from port elizabeth. >> the turbines towering over the landscape are hard to miss. government officials hope that if more of these go up they could help address south africa's energy crisis. ththe area is heavily depend on fossil fuels like coal. >> it is not doing enough in our addiction to coal. gen

flats have brought the southern india city of chennai to a standstill after the heaviest rains in 100 years. the massive cleanup operation that is taking place now. reporter: for the past two days the only way to get across much of chennai has been by boat. thousands have been rescued after their homes were submerged in the worst floods in 100 years. this is the river that flows through tonight. even now the current is rapid and the level of the water is so high it has merged with the roads that used to exist of the year. in the last couple of days this entire neighborhood was submerged under river water. the levels reaching as high as 10 feet. leavingrs receded behind a trail of destruction and destroyed lives. of the small house was covered in water. the family sheltered on the roof. he earns a 60 pounds a month making batteries in a workshop and used the savings to build his home two decades ago. left to readothing we have no food, no water. but thank god at least we are alive. local volunteers have been distributing food. for many, it is the first hot food in decades. there is a s

well targeted and hopefully, therefore, will achieve some day a satisfactory result >>> parts of southern india have been deluged with heaviest rainfall in more than half a century. a rescue operation is underway fooling mass flooding. downpours shows home inundated. more than 2000 people have been rescued by the army. scientists and diplomats hold talks in paris on the climate. the world's glaciers are disappearing at an every increasing rate. >> reporter: the winter season is just about to get into swing. chalets are ready for the christmas rush. all around things are changing because of global warming. to see the evidence, you only have to take the tourist train up the mountain on the old cog railway that has been operating since 1908. one of the longest glaciers in the alps. this man took the time lapse film. thousands of years of compacted ice flowing down the mountain. it is losing volume every year. >> translation: the glacier makes the invisible visible. we're talking about temperature, energy, greenhouse gasses. what we're seeing here is the as a result of all these things. it is unfav

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angie: more heavy rain is forecast for southern india.ion struggles with the aftermath of once in a century storms. the airports have partially reopened. at least 450 people are known to have died in the floods and police expect the number to rise. 14 patients have died in a hospital intensive care unit when the power failed. rishaad: the opposition has claimed victory in venezuela for the first time in 16 years. soaring inflation and crime have left many voters wanting change. venezuela is a member of opec and has been hurt the falling oil prices. diane -- the imf expects the economy there to shrink 10%. angie: antigovernment protesters and korea are planning more rest -- more mass rallies this month. protest will be held in 16 cities on december 19 urging the government to tackle rising unemployment and food crisis and to abandon plans to make it easier for companies to fire workers. police in the government tried to ban the rally, but a judge ruled it could go ahead. thank you for sticking with us. five years of underperformance by eme

checking some of the stories making headlines around the world -- more heavy rain is forecast in southern india around chennai struggles with the aftermath of once in a century storms. reopenport partially sunday, but air india says for operations will resume before the middle of the week. at least 450 people are known to have died, and that number is expected to rise. 14 patients died in a hospital's intensive care unit when the power failed. inigovernment protesters korea are planning more rallies this month after saturday's demonstration in seoul. organizers say protests will be held in 16 cities on december 19 urging the government to tackle rising unemployment and food prices and to abandon plans to make it easier for companies to fire workers. police and the government tried to ban the rally, but a judge ruled it could go ahead. france's right-wing front nationality is on its way to victory in at least five of 12 regional elections. exit polls said the party led by marine le pen has taken 27% of the vote, with nicolas sarkozy in second place and the socialists and third. the elections com

. >>> and flooding in southern india and there's more on the way. >>> and you may want to stay cleargn. >>> i'm lindsey kin kkade and t

can you see how much rainfall we've experienced across this part of southern india.remely wet month. breaking records. that's over a meter of rainfall, folks. in one calendar month and so far in the month of december, five days in, we have beaten all kind of records. you can see the calamity that this causes at some of the railroad stations for that area. unbelievable unprecedented eventilatory, they're calming it the worst in over a century. you see the computer models indicating that an shore postal workers rainfall from low tore the south. hen na i you have a brief rainfall as we speak. there is a possibility of rain showers in this extended forecast. look at this, 913 millimeters accumulated and six times more than their average monthly rainfall rate for december. so thanks to a low pressure system moving through. an additional 100 milliliters of rainfall. one last thing, social media is lit up with these photos of mount aetna coming out of sicily, this is itly's most active volcano. it's created a unique phenomenon that is called lightning, volcanic lightning, v

now many in southern india are trapped insteadly rising floodwaters.oastal areas including the state capital are hardest hit. national emergency response teams have been sent to try to rescue thousands of people. >> everything else is done. >> conditions deteriorated on tuesday with heavy downpours making waterlogged areas even worse. people are using social media to describe how they're being badly hit. some major roads resemble rivers. flooding has damaged other infrastructure. the city's main airport is closed. commuters trying to reach the south have been left stranded across end. >> all flights from mumbai have been canceled. the airlines are issuing flights for tomorrow or the day after, but they have not said thing about accommodating us. everybody is an tated. none of the nearby hotels are vacant. where do we go. >> india has warned that much more rain is on the way. al jazeera, new delhi. >> much more still to come on al jazeera, including. >> i'm jennifer glasse in afghanistan, where solar power is bringing electricity to afghan homes that ne

the heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated major areas of southern india.housands have been forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices, and airports remain shut for a second day. received more than 13 inches of rain over 24 hours. that is significantly higher than the average for the entire month of december. withonnecticut man charged jumping over the white house fence on thanksgiving day is not being allowed back in college. attorney says the 22-year-old has been refused reentry to the university of bridgeport. he was permitted to return to connecticut to live with his mother under electronic monitoring an he has a curfew. a psychiatric evaluation has been ordered. you can get more on these and other breaking stories 24 hours a day at the new bloomberg.com. from the bloomberg first word desk, i am mark crumpton. fails,when all else printed new money and buy government bonds, that is quantitative easing in a nutshell. that is what mario draghi is sticking with, at least until 2017. will it work? draghi is boasting it has worked so far. >> t

now many in southern india are trapped insteadly rising floodwaters. coastal areas including the state capital are hardest hit. national emergency response teams have been sent to try to rescue thousands of people. >> in the last 24 hours everything that we last week is, it is so much rain then. then here come so much flood comes there, everything is done in order. >> reporter: cnconditions deteriorated on tuesday. people are using social media to describe how they're being badly hit in chenai, some major roads resemble rivers. the city's main airport is closed. commuters trying to reach the south have been left stranded across india. >> all flights from mumbai to chenai have been cancelled. the airlines are issuing tickets for tomorrow or the day after, but have said nothing about accommodating us. all of us are getting agitated, the hotels are not vacant and where do we go? >> reporter: india's met department warns there's more on the way. >>> now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various even

. >>> coming up here on the news hour from al jazeera, the blame game begins as southern india triesean up after the worst flooding in a century. lights camera, but no action. why thailand is struggling to maintain its hollywood connection. >>> and chelsea comes up against one of his previous rivals. >> images matter. >> innovative filmmaker, spike lee - on his controversial new movie. >> the southwest side of chicago is a war zone. >> taking on the critics. >> and another thing... a lot of the people have not seen the film. >> and spurring change through his art. >> we want this film to save lives. >> i lived that character. >> we will be able to see change. ♪ >>> welcome back. you are watching the news hour. top stories today. hundreds of rebel fighters and their families have started to leave the syrian city of homs as part of a ceasefire deal in negotiations between the opposition and the government. >>> more than 70 people have died in a taliban attack in on the kandahar airport in afghanistan. >>> and the german woman accused of involvement in a neo-nazi cell has denied taking

we begin with deadly flooding taking over a city in southern india. what were once streets and sidewalks have now become a been deployed to rescue people in the worst affected area. nearly 200 people have died. >>> a police officer is recovering after a frightening fall. the officer plunged off a roof while chasing a suspect. it was caught on his body cam. police in utah say they were called because the suspect was loitering. he charged at the officers and one of the officers fell off the roof of a strip mall, about 10 feet to the concrete below. the suspect is was arrested. the officer was treated for bumps and bruises but is otherwise doing well. >>> a stop at a 7-eleven ends in a food fight. two women were upset they couldn't buy store. so they launched a soda bottle at the clerk and then the fight started, bananas and chips started flying. and then a male friend knocked out the clerk with a punch. yikes. it ended with one woman hitting the clerk below the belt with a he is expected to be okay. police are looking for the two women and their friend.

catastrophic flooding across southern india grew even worse today, after the heaviest rainfall in moren a hundred years. the country's fourth largest city, and industrial hub, chennai was all but paralyzed, with auto factories closed, and airport operations disrupted. monsoon downpours dumped 15 inches of rain over a 24-hour period, flooding thousands of homes. stranded people had to waded through chest-deep waters in many places. back in this country, the white house welcomed congressional agreement on a five-year funding bill for highways and mass transit. the $280 billion measure would end a long cycle of short-term patches. it relies partly on oil sales from the strategic petroleum reserve, but does not increase the federal gas tax. final passage is expected by friday. the house of representatives moved ahead late today on a long-awaited rewrite of the "no child left behind" education law, from 2002. the compromise bill still mandates annual testing for reading and math in grades three through eight, and in high school. but it also lets the states, rather than washington, decide ov

i spoke to a second generation hindu out of southern india. those are the people.as an immigrant. it was a few years ago. they brought turkeys over with mashed potatoes. talking about that effective being from southern india and hindu and the insult that he's yours in these words. anas somebody who is immigrant myself of hindu faith, it is extraordinary to me that this country which means so much to people like me that has created opportunities and deliver the example of the american dream, the fact that mr. trump would say that on religious grounds we would prohibit immigration is just a me unimaginable. stephanie: how about worse than that, it's not just donald trump saying it. look at how he's doing in the polls. it's the american people who are backing it. >> it just proves that human nature is not to be relied upon when people feel fearful. there is so much fear in the world and we have had historically time and time again people recoil in very bad ways. mr. trump is playing into the fear that we experience globally. david: i want to know. -- i want to note. s

india. still a very serious situation out here ongoing in the southern areas of india where you have been seeing well above average rainfall. yes, towards the north we have dry season in place. it's down towards the south where we typically see the wettest month in november out here. often from cyclones or from passing waves. but this year it just has been nonstop. on average you typically have upwards of 300 to 400 millimeters. in the higher months of area, 1,300 to 1,400 millimeters. already in december well over 300 to 400, about twice as much as you see in the entire month. so that is really the big issue out here. we have flooding, everything's water logged, and there really hasn't been a break to get some of that drained out. take a look at the forecast. still got those rain showers and thunderstorms extending out through the entire weekend. now let's move over towards japan and talk about the snowfall out here. because what we have been seeing is this area of low pressure pushed towards the northeast. you have all this cold air spilling behind it. it has been bringing the gusty winds and

. >>> a masive relief effort is under way in southern india.ts are under way to rescue many who have been stranded on rooftops. critics say the government has been slow to take action. >> flooding inunday dated parts of the uk over the weekend. the british prime minister is holding an emergency meeting this hour to coordinate the response to the flooding caused by storm desmond. at least 40,000 homes are without power and the british army has been deployed to help those in need. there are dozens of severe flood warnings still in effect in northwest england and in wales. >>> we want to get the latest on this wet start to december. >> we're joined now from the international weather center from the details. it is tough for britain because it is not used to dealing with this sort of weather. >> yeah. they see plenty of west weather, but now we're talking about 200% of normal in the first six to seven days of the month. so pretty incredible rainfall amounts. the northern tier of the country gets in on the warnings, the watches, in places where 50 sp

. >> a city punished, the heaviest rainfall in over100 years in southern india.ftops have become their only sanctuary. schools and offices are shut as days of flooding chokedette streets. >> my house is submerged. we are not getting any help from anyone and there is nothing to eat. >> the military, police and firefighters are deployed to rescue people and distribute aid, the prime minister pledged $150 million to rehabilitation and reconstruction. >> the government of india comes to the people in their hour of need. this was a city of masks, but the low lands drained to make way for development. the loss of green cover and natural cashment areas means the water has nowhere to go. >> this is not natural, as the government responds, it is very likely due to climate change. saving lives, but adding to the hardships of flood victims. al jazeera. >> google is making a big investment in renewable energy. the company will purchase over 800 megawatts of clean energy, doubling what it already had. it's latest buy is enough to power over 160,000 homes. the power will come

we're talking about the monsoon season right now in southern india.'s happened in a lot of these cities like chennai, the fourth largest in the country, they've grown very, very quickly in the past 10 to 15 years making way for all kinds of development. chennai, of course, is home to, it's called the detroit of india because there's so many automakers based there. it's an i.t. hub also. the city is making way for people moving into chennai. for example, the airport, you see it completely flooded. that's been built on a marshland. a brand new airport built on what used to be a marshland. you have the main terminal built on what used to be canals. environmentalists are already saying when you sort of reduce these natural ecosystems that normally work as a drainage system, when you remove that to make way for this development, then this kind of flooding is inevitable. people are saying they understand this is a natural disaster, but at the same time, they're saying it's a man made disaster. lynda? >> very much. thank you very much for that report. >>> au

. >> we are looking at dry weather across southern parts of india, it will be an improvement that will last over the coming days. this is colombo where the heavier showers snuck their way down to. there has been flooding. you can see a clutch of storms swirling away, pulling west wards. you'll see one or two showers in place on thursday for beijing, for chennai. and you can see we have had showers financing in chennai, but the floodwaters receded and they are becoming fewer and further between. there'll be a few showers as you go on through thursday. fewer and further showers as we go on through friday, and things looking up for the weekend. >> thank you very much. moving on. hundreds of people rescued from the armed group boko haram will be reunited with their family, freed during a multinational operation near cameroon's border with nigeria. ahmed idris has more. >> reporter: after beak in capacity, they are free. these are some of 900 hostages, women and children. freed after days of fighting. >> i come from borno state in nigeria. i was taken to the village. i was put in a prison.

. >>> water levels in india's southern state have receded after a pause in heavy rainfall. given emergency forces to step up their rescue efforts. >> translator: supply has been restored in areas where there is no water logging, the communication network has also improved. we have been able to communicate very easily with our officers and team leaders. there are several places we have dried up as the water levels have creeded. >>> the threat of another invasion by taliban fighters has threatened business in afghanistan. many other afghans left kunduz, leaving restaurants and other businesses deserted. >> reporter: in the center of kunduz city, this restaurant owner says he is struggling to make a living because of the taliban attack. >> translator: rich people have left the city, particularly the youth. 70% of young people have left. they are not here anymore. >> reporter: while he still gets a few customers at lunchtime and early evening, his working day has been cut short by six hours. he says he used to stay open until midnight, now he closes before dark because of a lac

it is also critical that pakistan improve relations with its southern neighbor, india. and theigh-level talks announcement of the resumption of formal dialogue is welcome. we hope the dialogue will be used to reduce tensions and increased ties between the two nations. naturally, as pakistan seeks to combat violent extremism, we continue to encourage and support pakistan to strengthen the rule of law, civil liberties, respect for life, accountability, and freedom of speech, which we firmly believe are vital to lasting peace and security. , and itstant programs is essential they are sustained. i would like to conclude my , and i'm, madam chair available for your questions and comments. i led amonth congressional delegation trip to afghanistan and was joined by my friend and colleague from this committee. while obviously this hearing is on the future of u.s.-pakistan relations, we all know we cannot really address the future of our bilateral relationship without also discussing afghanistan. when our administration met with the president, he said he reached out his hand to

. >>> water levels in india's southern state have receded after a pause in heavy rainfall.s given emergency services a chance to step up their rescue operations, thousands of people have been forced from their homes and the city has been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years. >> translator: power supply has been restored in areas where there is no water logging and communication has improved and been able to communicate with our officers and team leaders, there are several places we dried up as the water levels have receded. >> we will get an update on that situation and much more for you with everton, hi everton. >> hi, and the water levels have receded and going down but we have further showers in the forecast and look at the satellite picture here and you can see the clutch of storms in india and wetter weather has over the last few hours by slipping its way further southward and just to the south we had 104 millimeters of rain in just 24 hours and chad had rain and that is an improvement but if you look at the last five days 548 millimeters of rain in only fi

southern district of sangin. [chanting] under pressure, india's parliament debating a bill seeking harsher punishment for juvenilesused of serious crimes. ♪ so then the iraqi military advanced to the center of the city of ramadi in a major offensive to flush out i.s.i.l. fighters and military fighters say there have been casualties in fighting in the south of the city. the army reports they surrounded the city from all sides and seized anbar providence earlier this year and northern ramadi 14 security forces and tribal fighters killed in an i.s.i.l. suicide attack and we have a member of parliament from anbar providence and says ramadi could well be captured by the weekend. >> midnight the offensive to retake ramadi by the iraqi forces and very huge progress toward the center of ramadi and the iraqi forces, they are doing very good progress. there is a sense from i.s.i.l. in some areas on other bases but the special iraqi forces are doing very good progress and even slowly but it's very good progress and we hope in the next few days they will retake on ramadi. there is i think support from the coalition airforces

southern district. >> i think that isil [ inaudible ]. >>> india's parliament approves a bill allowing juveniles to beried as adults for serious crimes. ♪ >>> but first, the iraqi military says it has begun an offensive to recapture the city of ramadi from isil. their aim to advance to the city center. it says it has surrounded isil from all sides and a closing in on the armed group. isil ceased the capital of anbar province earlier this year. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: it is being described as the final assault to recapture ramadi from isil. the iraqi military says its troops are moving in on the center of the city. the provincial capitol of the mainly sunni anbar province has been under isil's control for months. for months those forces have been trying to reach the center of the complex isil is fighting back using suicide bombers. iraqi intelligence believes there could be up to 300 forces in the city. there are also civilians trapped inside and there are reports of casualties. the iraqi military dropped leaflets a few days ago calling on people to leave but isil is reported by stopping them s

. >> one of india's biggest cities is submerged. for many people in the southern state, rooftops are the safest and dryest place to be. after days of heavy rain and flooding, food is scarce. the only way to get essentials to those stranded is from the air. >> 2,400 people have been rescued so far. thirty of our teams are on the ground. we have deployed 110 boats of equipment like life jackets. we will send some more teams. >> this is the worst flooding to hit here in 100 years. coastal areas were drenched with a month's worth of drain in a few days. aerial pictures show the extents of the devastation. >> in addition, as you are aware, the whole area is battered and no aircraft can take off. our air base 60 kilometers as the crow flies away has been activated, and all the relief material, as well as the civil flights are operating. >> there are growing concerns about the spread of water borne diseases, damaged electricity and phone lines are maybing the crisis worse. >> around 20% of land line connections have been lost. the death toll has reached 269 as per the la

clean water, and medical supplies to the worst affected people in india's fourth most populace city. nearly 300 died across the southern state since record rainfall began falling last week. >> as world leaders continue to talk about climate change in paris, it is highlighting the threat posed to some of the world's most endangered wildlife. a safe haven for rare gorillas and chimpanzees is in the northern part of the republic of congo. the problems there have been caused by climate change. >> this is the view from atop the most isolated jungle on earth. >> this is really cool, we have her, she doesn't have any children and we have her with her youngster. >> it's an unspoiled haven for wildlife, home to chimpanzees, gorillas and rare species all flourishing in this remote refuge. to get to the triangle is a two day road trip from the capital. you take the northbound highway to the nearby village. you're still 50 kilometers away. from there, it's an hour's drive down narrow dirt trails and a barge across the sanga river. you paddle a canoe down two more rivers and hike for five hours on elephant trails. >> so this is it?

in india, catastrophic flooding in the southern state of chennai has killed at least 269 people and cut off basic services for more than three million people as the army and air force continue rescue operations. the flooding is being described as the worst in more than a century. on wednesday, one of india's oldest newspapers, the hindu, was not printed for the first time in 137 years because the flooding had made the printing presses inaccessible. meteorologists have predicted the torrential downpours will continue for another three days. the flooding has also killed at least 54 people in the nearby state of andhra pradesh. the historic flooding in india comes as new figures show that worldwide, an average of one person is displaced by climate-related weather events every single second. the data revealed by the united nations refugee agency shows that since 2008, 22.5 million people have been displaced every year by floods, storms and other , climate-related weather events -- the equivalent of a person per second over the last eight years. speaking at the united nations climate summit

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