is deja vu news coming to you live from berlin the heavy flooding brings more destruction to southern india officials say ten days of rain have killed more than three hundred people in the state of canada as of grapples with its one monsoon season in a century more to wrench to reinforce has been full cost as spain india. the country pays homage to a poet a politician housing the town and a state funeral for a three time former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee by he was respected across the political divide at home and abroad. how safe it is in these bridges with angle mounting over the deadly genuine bridge collapse italians. worried about the condition of other bridges across the country. than. welcome i'm good to have your company. we start in southern india where the death toll from catastrophic flooding has more than doubled the chief minister of the state of kenya announced that three hundred twenty four people have died in what he called the was flattened in one hundred or most a quarter of a million people have lost their homes as rescuers scramble to evacuate residents to emerge

this is deja news coming to you live from berlin heavy flooding brings more destruction to southern india a person say ten days of rain have killed more than three hundred people in the states of canada as it grapples with its one of the monsoon season in a century more heavy rain for has been forecast elsewhere in india. the country pays homage to a poet a politician attend the state fair and good for free time former prime minister atal bihari botched by he was respected across the political divide at home and abroad plus how see each of these bridges with angle montane over the deadly gen-y. bridge collapse italian still do you view the wanted about the condition of other bridges across the country. in a woman's continual i'm. we start in southern india with a debt still from catastrophic flooding has more than doubled the chief minister of the state of careless speaking in the capital of could have on the bottom announced that three hundred and twenty four people have died in what he called the worst flood in one hundred. one more a quarter of a million people have lost their homes an

and record floods in southern india displaced more than eight hundred thousand people and the agency work in struggle to rescue the many still trapped with the food and drinking water and now in running short. time humphrey glad you could join me the indonesian island to all the has been rocked by a series of earthquakes one measuring magnitude six point three and another off the ardennes northeast coast measuring six point nine the trim has caused landslides damaged buildings and spread panic just two weeks off to the worst earthquake in the audience history killed four hundred and sixty people. it is a scene that is becoming familiar to residents and holiday makers on the island of lombok the aftermath of yet another powerful arest quake this measuring magnitude six point three the first in a series to strike the island over a matter of damaging buildings and causing panic. i was on the third floor it was very strong and we could feel the building shaking all the lights went tight but. the initial areas quake's epicenter was in long box northeast further tremors came next then a st

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thousands of troops are trying to rescue people stranded in flood waters as southern india faces itsorst monsoon rains in a century. india's prime minister narendra modi is visiting parts of the affected state, as forecasters say more heavy rain is on the way. new plastic tax planned for items such as drinking straws and coffee cups after the british public backs tough action in record numbers. we wa nt we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes. also coming up this hour...... a state funeral takes place in genoa for 18 of the people killed in the motorway bridge collapse. and in dateline london in half an hour, we'll be discussing kofi amman as well as discussing donald trump's trade wars with china, potential sanctions on turkey, and anti—semitism in the labour party. hello, good morning, welcome to bbc news. some breaking news. the former un secretary general kofi annan has died. he was fr

illness — theresa may says he made the world a better place. 300,000 people are made homeless in southern indiay the area's worst monsoon rains in a century. indian prime minister narendra modi has met senior officials to help co—ordinate the relief effort as further heavy rain is forecast. ministers plan a new plastics tax for items such as takeaway boxes and coffee cups after the public backs tough action in record numbers. we wa nt we want to see esther are smart, intelligent incentives we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes. also coming up this hour. thousands of mourners attend a state funeral in genoa for some of the victims of the motorway bridge collapse — at least 41 are believed to have died. and the click team reminisce about a summer of sport — that's in half an hour's time on bbc news. good afternoon. the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, has died at the age of 80. mr annan, the son of a ghanaian chief, spent his care

the headlines at 103m: more than 300,000 people have been left homeless as southern india faces its worst floods in a century indian prime minister narendra modi is visiting parts of the affected area. forecasters say more heavy rain is on the way. diabetes on the rise — the number of young people being treated for type two of the disease has soared in the past four years. new plastic tax planned for items such as drinking straws and coffee cups after the british public backs tough action in record numbers. we wa nt we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives that we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes. also coming up this hour. a state funeral takes place in genoa for some of the 38 people killed in the motorway bridge collapse. and later this hour... the travel show visits hokkaido injapan, looking at how indigenous culture onjapan‘s northernmost island has fused with the mainland traditions. a massive relief operation is under way in

people they serve. 300,000 people are made homeless and a major rescue operation is under way in southern india, as the area faces its worst monsoon rains in a century. right now, where i'm standing here, the water level was not there, but now it has come ‘til my ankles. so, gradually, the water level is rising and this is the cause of concern for the authorities, who want to evacuate all these people as soon as possible. and the number is in thousands, they say. also coming up this hour: thousands of mourners attend a state funeral in genoa for some of the victims of the motorway bridge collapse — at least 41 are believed to have died. and in dateline london later, we'll be discussing donald trump's trade wars with china and anti—semitism in the labour party. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, has died at the age of 80. mr annan, the son of a ghanaian chief, spent his career with the un. he led the organisation for ten years. richard galpin looks back at his life in this report, which includes some flashing images. i, kofi annan

shejoins us now from madurai, in southern india. can you explain how bad these floods are this year compared to previous yea rs 7 this year compared to previous years? i was in kerala earlier this week came up to the border on wednesday morning. it was really raining heavily and we were hearing about the problems in kerala. came up about the problems in kerala. came up to the border here and have been helping friends of mine who are on the tamil side to get some relief to the tamil side to get some relief to the district had just over the kerala side. i wasjust the district had just over the kerala side. i was just here on a visit because my great great uncle ills that dam to divert water to tamil. -- ills that dam to divert water to tamil. —— my great uncle built that dam. we have been trying to mobilise and get food and basic supplies and people have absolutely nothing. the current numbers in the district, about a third of the population are displaced. 0ne about a third of the population are displaced. one of my colleagues was the

parts of kerala in southern india are cut off as monsoon floods kill more than 300 people.taly mourns it's dead at a state funeral after the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. 29—year—old salih kharter is charged with attempted murder after driving a van into westminster on tuesday. also coming up this hour — ministers plan a new tax on disposable plastics, including takeaway boxes and coffee cups hms queen elizabeth has set sail from portsmouth to the us where fighterjets will from portsmouth to the us where fighter jets will land on from portsmouth to the us where fighterjets will land on its decks for the first time. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — playwright and writer for the new european, bonnie greer, and rachel cunliffe, who's the comment and features editor for cityam. stay with us for that. good evening. tributes from around the world have been paid to the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, who's died at the age of 80. theresa may described him as a "great leader and reformer of the un," wh

relief operation to help hundreds of thousands left trapped and homeless by the worst floods in southern indian a century. forecasters warn of more heavy rains to come. a plastics tax could be part of the next budget in a bid to tackle vast amounts of non—recyclable waste. a warning of travel chaos for many as one of britain's busiest railway stations, london euston, is closed for engineering work. in sport, a major test for ben stokes, as he makes his return to the england cricket side, just four days after the end of his trial. the royal navy's new 3 billion pound aircraft carrier prepares to leave portsmouth for the latest stage in it's preparations for active service. some of us will see some rain this weekend, some of us dry, windy at times and some of us, humid. full forecast in about 15 minutes. it's saturday 18th august. our top story — a massive relief operation is underway in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homeless by the worst floods in the area in 100 years. the south western state of kerala ha been most severely hit. at least 170 people have died there in the la

theresa may said mr annan made the world a better place. 300,000 people have been made homeless in southern india by the area's worst flooding for a century. rescue teams in the state of kerala are trying to reach those who are stranded. thousands of mourners have attended a state funeral in genoa for some of the victims of the motorway bridge collapse. ministers are considering introducing a new plastics tax for items such as takeaway boxes and coffee cups after a government consultation on how to reduce plastic waste received a record response from the public. more on the death of former un secretary general kofi annan at the top of the hour — but first booker prize—winning author dame hilary mantel is in conversation with rebecca jones for talking books, recorded at the man booker festival on london's southbank. welcome to talking books at the man booker 50 festival here at the southbank centre in london. we've come to talk to dame hilary mantel, the only woman to have won the man booker prize for fiction twice for her bestselling historical novels wolf hall and bring up the bodies. her otherf

this is deja vu news live from berlin deadly floods hit southern india. more than one hundred sixty people have been killed as the state of carlisle struggles with its worst monsoon season in a century and more heavy rain is expected we'll get the very latest from our correspondent also coming up barcelona remembers last year's terrorist attacks that killed sixteen and injured more than one hundred most of the victims died when the joggers go back into crowds on the city's famed los ramos billable. and fans pay tribute to the queen of soul. aretha franklin died at her home in detroit michigan yesterday at the age of seventy six we'll take a look back at the life of a cultural icon. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we begin this program in india where officials say the death toll from flooding in the state of kerala as jumped to more than one hundred sixty. located on the southern tip of india is a tourist hot spot known for its beaches the state is hit by monsoons every year but this year's weather has been called the worst in a century hu

to have you with us officials in india say the death toll from floods in the state of kater law has jumped to more than one hundred sixty kid it was located on the southern tip of india and it's known as a tourist hot spots towards beaches of the state is hit by monsoons every year but this year's weather has been called the worst in the century hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless by the floods and are living in shelters due to be sonia's on the cars following the story for us from delhi she joins us on the line hi sonia tell us the latest that you're been hearing. heights of the well it's a really dire situation in the last twenty four hours faces with the same torrential rains large box seats are underwater we're seeing some heartbreaking footage on social media but also on television you know prototypical elect even go to some of my own some large holy cross the authorities go help the current thousands of people remain stranded across the street over joining us on the streets completely cut off from the mainland with the roots washed away or damaged in landslides public transportation has collapsed many areas get learn especially

a massive relief operation is underway in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homelesse worst floods in the area in 100 years. the south western state of kerala has been most severely hit. at least 170 people have died there in the last ten days. our news correspondent yogita limaye has just sent us this report. scores of people have lost their lives in flooding. torrential rain has also caused other disasters like here behind me, the mud became loose because of continuous rainfall and slipped all the way down onto this which used to be a two storey house. nine people were killed here. there was one family, some relatives and neighbours as well. that is really how difficult this rescue operation is. it's notjust about evacuating people who are stranded in flooded areas, a large part of kerala is also hilly, so it's about taking people who might be at risk in parts like these out of here. thousands of troops have already been pressed into action and more are coming in from other parts of the country. and if operations are being conducted, people are being rescued by boat

countrymen efforts are underway in carroll after southern india's worst floods in a century that killed if these three hundred seventy people about a million still remain in makeshift camps. now a message of peace in afghanistan has been interrupted by violence rockets were fired as president ashraf ghani was delivering a speech for the muslim holiday in either a mosque but it smith reports. afghanistan's president might have been hoping for a quiet start to the eagle holiday but as i reviewed his troops and officials gathered for the press they were all reminded that there are fewer and fewer peaceful days here. that was the sound of one of two rockets fired towards the presidential palace could do you think it gave the if they think that with rocket attacks this nation will surrender they have to think again this is a brave nation as always ready to defend its independence honor and islamic tradition. i source says its fighters were behind the attack the armed groups numbers are growing in afghanistan although it's the taliban that remains the greatest threat that was made clear in a

facing the worst monsoon in a century, hundreds of thousands are made homeless in southern india.ands mourn for the victims of the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. ministers plan a new tax on disposable plastics, including takeaway boxes and coffee cups. former cricketer, imran khan, has been sworn—in as the new prime minister of pakistan, more than two decades after he entered politics. his opponents continue to claim last month's voting was rigged. and why would you run 500 miles round yorkshire's permitter at the rate of one marathon a day? —— around yorkshire's perimeter. we'll speak to the man who — in the last few minutes — has just finished doing just that. a very good evening to you. there have been tributes from around the world for the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, who's died at the age of 80. he spent his career with the organisation, leading it for 10 years, and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. the current secretary general described him today as a "guiding force for good". james robbins looks back at his life, and there are flashing i

this is the news coming to you live from berlin and heavy flooding brings more destruction to southern india officials say ten days of rain have killed more than three hundred people in the state of catalina as it grapples with its rawest monsoon season in a century more terentia downpours have been forecast for the coming up. how safe are italy's bridges with angle mounting over the deadly j. knew of bridge collapse italian still worried about the condition of other bridges across the country. and barcelona remembers the sixteen people who died when a river runs into crowds on lot on one year ago today but even greece gadhafi not the city at a time of heightened political tensions. passed a musical plea for harmony. ah. ah my mouth was. south africa's miyajima youth orchestra marks hundred years since nelson mandela does the book with a tour of europe just one of the vibrant a song moves taking part in merlin's young hero classic festival. band. hello and welcome i'm. we start in southern india where the death toll from catastrophic flooding has more than doubled the chief minister of the s

facing the worst monsoon in a century, hundreds of thousands are made homeless in southern india.housands mourn for the victims of the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. also coming up this hour: ministers plan a new tax on disposable plastics including takeaway boxes and coffee cups. britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, is setting sail to the us where fighter jets will land on it for the first time. and in sport, harry kane gets his first ever august goal in the premier league. the england striker helps spurs to another win. good evening. welcome to bbc news. the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, has died at the age of 80. mr annan, the son of a ghanaian chief, spent his career with the un. he led the organisation for ten years. richard galpin looks back at his life in this report, which includes some flashing images. i, kofi annan. .. solemnly swear... kofi annan was sworn in as the head of the united nations in december 1996. the first black african to become un secretary—general and the first to be appointed from within the

floods and landslides in southern india have killed at least 43 people.ry and heavy monsoon rains are expected to continue throughout the week. rhodri davies has more. the elderly and the young are seeking safety across the indian state of kerala. seasonal, but severe rains have left people adrift in the worst flooding in nearly a century. the floods combined with landslides in the last week have killed thousands of people. 0thers are scrambling. translation: we haven't faced a rainfall of such magnitude in decades. we are focusing on staying alive. monsoon rains and winds that have left tens of thousands of people stranded and ever stated crop. it has been exacerbated by authorities having to open 35 dangerously full dams. sending a surge of water into rivers, many of which are overflowing. at least 54,000 people are displaced in the southern state. families are writing to shelters and camps, bringing stories of near escapes. just that when water came in we ran a wake with whatever we could grab. the water came very fast. we had to save our lives. we los

this is deja vu news live from berlin heavy flooding brings more devastation to southern india officials now say ten days of rain have killed more than three hundred people in the state of carillon as a grapples with its worst monsoon season in a century and more heavy rain is expected elsewhere in india that nation pays homage to a political legend thousands attend a state funeral for three time former prime minister tall bihari vajpayee who is one of the country's most popular leaders. and how safe are italy's bridges with anger mounting over the deadly general a bridge collapse italians tell d.w. they're worried about the condition of other bridges across the country. and fans paid tribute to the queen of soul. aretha franklin died at her home in detroit michigan yesterday at the age of seventy six we'll take a look at the life of a cultural icon. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we start this program in southern india where the death toll from catastrophic flooding has more than doubled the chief minister of the state of carola has announced that three hundred. before

a massive relief operation is under way in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homeless kerala has been most severely hit. at least 171 people have died there in the last ten days. katy austin reports. rain comes to kerala every year. not like this. people are walking miles to safety through what officials say are the worst floods for a century. translation: after 36 years, it is the first time that such flooding is happening here. it is a disaster for the whole population. a third more rainfall than usual has fallen this season, with devastating effects. boats and helicopters are being used to rescue people, including this pregnant woman. hundreds of thousands are now homeless and living in 1,500 emergency relief camps, waiting and hoping while volunteers cook for them. men, women and children forced to flee to safety. but the camps are increasingly crowded and some are under threat from rising waters. flooded roads are making it difficult for badly needed humanitarian aid, like food and bed sheets, to reach kerala. india's prime minister narendra modi has now arrived i

visit att.com you're looking at major flooding in southern india.the chief minister of kerala state says 324 people have been killed since the monsoon in may. a majority of the victims died in the past ten days. >> just look at these images. the financial damage has reached almost $3 billion so far. it's the worst flooding to hit kerr ram ala kerala's state in nearly a century. >> this is the worst they've seen for a long time. >> just on friday alone they've had over 80,000 water rescues. >> incredible. >> it's incredible to see the rescue. the prime minister of india, he got a first-hand glimpse of what was happening. by the way, there are over 1300 personnels being deployed to help with the rescued, 38 helicopters, here's prime minister modi and his view outside of his airplane, just tragic to see what is happening to this part of the country that he governs and here's another image from his airplane. you can see just inundation from the heavy, heavy flood water. check out the satellite image. this is a year ago from google earth. pay attention t

facing the worst monsoon in a century, hundreds of thousands are made homeless in southern india.ight now, where i'm standing here, the water level was not there, but now it has come ‘til my ankles. so, gradually, the water level is rising and this is the cause of concern for the authorities, who want to evacuate all these people as soon as possible. and the number is in thousands, they say. also coming up this hour: thousands mourn for the victims of the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. ministers plan a new tax on disposable plastics, including takeaway boxes and coffee cups. and in the sport at half past, india's batsmen are on top against england — captain kohli getting runs again. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, has died at the age of 80. mr annan, the son of a ghanaian chief, spent his career with the un. he led the organisation for ten years. richard galpin‘s looks back at his life in this report, which includes flashing images. i, kofi annan, solemnly swear... kofi annan was sworn in as the head of the u

by the top court in baghdad at least twenty two people have been killed in the worst raid in southern india nearly a century forty eight hours of torrential downpours have forced the local government and kerala to release water from twenty four dams out of fear of breaches since june heavy rain landslides and flooding have been linked to one hundred and seventy five deaths in the state well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us witness continues next. so i wrote to k.p. without i don't know. how well. i know you t.j.'s was that you here god knows. what i did to you out here with. you so let's have on the program she said i am not kidding you. he was home and if there are no. cars because all artists i deal with those allies i. may have a. lot of them a lot of. you got hot at prague and i feel hot as. you have on your own one of those fool fool that fellow. lot of zero zero zero. zero zero zero zero don't i because i'm a. heart rather than because i'm alone. there was an idea if i ever come on yours on that. very. well you. were so low don't wise help. i have. had it. while i

thousands of people in southern india are being moved from their homes as what's being called the worst flooding in a century sweeps across the state of kara prime minister narendra modi surveyed some of the worst affected areas from a helicopter three hundred twenty people say far have been killed heavy rains over the past few days triggered landslides and sent water a crushing through villages and helicopters have been rescuing people stranded on their rooftops. now almost all the districts in kerala are on alert with the flooding potentially affecting the state's thirty five million people it's so bad the main airport kochie has been shut down for at least a week now and tourists have been told to stay away so far more than three hundred thousand people have been displaced by the flooding most of them are now living in relief camps that have been set up with more to ritual rain forecast for the weekend the government has pledged a seventy million dollars aid package. well we can get an update on the situation without outages there is meteorologist kevin corriveau who is with me said

i got on a welcome to the program authorities in southern india are struggling to cope with some of the worst floods in over a century more than three hundred people are dead and more than three hundred thousand have been displaced rescuers in the state of carrot are stepping up efforts to bring food and water to the many people still stranded by the high waters. with much of the state underwater thousands across carol are still waiting for rescue ten days of relentless monsoon rains have brought chaos to this popular tourist destination. landslides and bridge collapses have left many areas cut off boats and helicopters the only way out but rescue is not always possible the water flow is very. very difficult to go towards that. you can give into. the water to them so that they can be so way in the water recedes a nationwide drive isn't the way to send relief equipment to carry. out a neighboring state is suffering a lot i need to give you all my energy and my time to do help them a lot. with parents communication lines down and essential supplies running short trains carrying clean drin

and thousands wait for a rescue of catastrophic floods batter southern india one minister calls a disaster the worst in the century it's already claimed more than three hundred lives. welcome to the program i'm married to haven't seen the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has died anon was the first black african to take up the role of the world's top diplomat serving two terms from nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six he later served as the u.n. special envoy for syria leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict going on died after a short illness at the age of eighty. i'm joined now in the studio by our correspondent doc my vitek and she's been he is africa correspondent for many years and dagmar i understand that you actually met kofi anon on several occasion well the thing like. i mean every time when he entered the room it was really a feeling of this is the u.n. entering the room the space he had an aura he had a presence of real prisons and yet this big men the top diplomat from the u.n. he was really short and he was

everywhere is becoming worse ophelia hunza ruthie joining us from bogota thank you authorities in southern india struggling to cope with some of the worst floods in over a century more than three hundred people are dead and hundreds of thousands have been displaced rescuers in the state of kerala stepping up efforts to bring food and water to the many people still stranded by the high water more rains are forecast for the coming days. with the heavy rain easing off rescuers the seizing the chance to evacuate though you stranded down below. and it's mother in the triad lost. on the ground still the most effective way to reach remote villages these people have been stuck here for nearly a week their homes are uninhabitable so they've moved all their stuff of the hill camping out together in this fair summary hospital. but we've been here for the past six days about thirty five of us adults and fifteen children managed to get here we got trapped because of the floods. being dropped in by helicopter to deal with the growing shortage of food and water but that in itself presents dangers some prefer h

of efforts are underway in carola to southern india's worst floods in a century that killed more than three hundred seventy people about a million still remain in makeshift camps. now a newly printed currency has done little to stop hyperinflation in venezuela businesses remain closed as they attempt to work out what to charge for goods after the currency was devalued by ninety five percent over the weekend and the goods that are available for sale are already going up in price as a lot in america and it's a this inhuman reports from the capital caracas. venezuelan government supporters tried to rev up the views as i'm introduced economic measures described by president reagan last month as an economic revolution to defeat hyperinflation here conspicuously absent from a rally in front of the presidential palace liz mcdougall himself hasn't made a public appearance since an apparent assassination attempt on august the fourth. if the right wing crosses our path will run over them like a train nothing will stop our reform. just blocks away many shops and markets remain closed some in her

our live my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the rain eases but southern india's problems are getting worse the floods in kerala for seven hundred thousand people from their homes and into camps also emergency workers in italy are trying to secure what's left of the bridge in genoa which collapsed on choose day. and trying to flee the country but going nowhere venezuelans find their lack of travel documents denies them entry into neighboring countries. libya's financial squeeze the rising price of sheep is casting a shadow over the annual celebrations. of the day sporting pleading their first gold medal of the asian games has been won by china i'll have all the details later in the program. welcome to the news hour thousands of people are still stranded in the southern indian state of carola days of heavy flooding more than one hundred ninety people have lost their lives in the last week alone the conditions are improving though in the major road that work has been cleared for use but the largest airport in coachy is still water logged but the military is opening

and thousands of people are still trapped and waiting for rescue in southern india as the region suffers its worst floods in a century the catastrophe has killed more than three hundred people in the worst hit state of carroll and left hundreds of thousands homeless. you're up to date now on d w news thanks for watching. on. this were. gone is for two. months and three. children all twenty.

thousands of troops are trying to rescue people stranded in flood waters as southern india faces itsy. india's prime minister narendra modi is visiting parts of the affected state, as forecasters say more heavy rain is on the way. new plastic tax planned for items such as drinking straws and coffee cups after the british public backs tough action in record numbers. we wa nt we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives we can create to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they are designing the materials that end up on supermarket shelves and ultimately in our own homes.

. >>> now southern india, thousands of people there stranded or trapped, their flooded homes, many waiting on rooftops for any help they can get. it's the worst flooding to hit the southern state in nearly a century. in this video you see soldiers who have been dropping packages from helicopters. it's an uphill battle. many trapped are running out of food, drinking water, and medicine. 345 people have died since the monsoon season started in may. and there's this. the added dang, he. thetor cent e rent chal rain has triggered landslides. hundreds of thousands of people are staying in shelleders. derek is here to tell us about the weather situation. weather is key and plays into what happens next. >> there are 14 districts in this state, and 13 of them have been described as nearly fully submerged, over 16,000 kilometers of roadways have also been flooded. this is incredible, unprecedented here, worst flooding in nearly a century. people anxiously awaiting to be rescued, but the problem is that communities have been cut off completely by floodwaters. the only way to access people sometimes

live from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes the rain eases but southern india's problems are getting worse the floods in kerala forced eight hundred thousand people from their homes and into camps questions for the administration over appalled certain american made weapon was used in the strike in yemen the killed forty children. also trying to flee the country but going nowhere venezuelans find their lack of travel documents deny them entry to neighboring countries.

welcome to the newsgroup unrelenting rain corps and more misery on parts of southern india that are in the grip of the worst floods in one hundred years at least one hundred sixty people are dead more than two hundred thousand are sheltering in relief camps survivors are making panic stricken calls for help on social media saying they can't get through to rescue services also on the grid a turkish court rejects another appeal to free a us whose detention appears to be at the center of a major diplomatic crisis the standoff has sent turkey's currency into a tailspin and neither it nor washington looks like they'll blink any time soon we're live in istanbul too vague or not to vague that is the question being debated yet again as british politicians push for cigarettes to be promoted as a way to quit smoking their reports found a thing is much safer than lighting up but other research has raised big questions about the long term health effects well ask a professor and supposes americans are musician times politician have a social media campaign to free. he was arrested by the government

more than one hundred sixty people have been killed as a southern india struggles with this worst monsoon season in a century and more every crane falls expected to get the very latest from our correspondent. plus how safe are italy's bridges with anger mounting over the deadly genoa bridge collapse italians tell the w. they're worried about the condition of other bridges across the country. and fans pain tribute to the queen of soul around the world. last. is frank lennon died in her home in detroit yesterday at the age of seventy six will take a look at this cultural icon. i'm brian thomas thanks. so much for being with us people in barcelona are marking the first anniversary of the terrorist attack that left sixteen people dead and more than one hundred injured families survivors and officials all taking part in a memorial service in the catalonian capital where an attacker used a van to plow into crowds on. the city's most popular street spain's king. prime minister of the country and the cattle on leader all attending this event but separatist organizations are also staging their own

— the scramble to help hundreds of thousands left trapped and homeless by the worst floods in southern india of the next budget in a bid to tackle vast amounts of non—recyclable waste. a warning of travel chaos for many as one of britain's busiest railway stations, london euston, is closed for engineering work. a major test for ben stokes as he makes his return to the england cricket side, just four days after the end of his trial.

instagram and elsewhere influence a people who vote a massive cleanup is underway in karen or off to southern india's worst floods in a century but more than a million people are still living in makeshift camps after days of torrential rain flood waters off on the receding and some people are returning to the homes of thomas reports from the town of mana. we've met daniel thomas in an evacuation camp fisherman rescued him from his home on friday now he wants to go back. but on tuesday morning the only way back was by canoe. but if we can do it. we can very easily from here over from there a very destructive. power that if we're going to see. as we were paddled for kilometers across a broad over paddy fields and through people's gardens we heard and saw animals left behind and occasionally came across people thomas's village itself is on relatively high ground the central street almost now dry it's very different to when the greatest volume of water barrel through on saturday after thomas had left. his adult son had stayed behind to help rescue others and say forty could at home he took us inside the

lot of southern india's most well known politicians has passed away with a vile current on a d.d. died on tuesday at the age of ninety four or six decades he dominated the political scene in tamil nadu state he founded the. party serving as chief minister for five terms want to first election a decade after and gain independence from british rule. place twenty three children most of them young girls have been rescued from an alleged prostitution ring in northern india they were found at a privately run shelter in a tar pradesh state after one of the girls managed to escape and got her police and her thomas reports from new delhi. these are some of the girls rescued from or police say was forced prostitution their home in northern india had to be in a charitable shelter for children without stable families but last year its owners lost their license the shelter should have closed it didn't instead say police its owners kept girls captive renting them out for six. we conducted raids at three or four places in two hours in rescue nearly twenty four girls and we're still looking for f

over one hundred killed and thousands more stranded india's southern state of carola is hit by the worst flooding in nearly a century. a lot of this is live from london also coming up in the program turkey rejects another appeal to free the u.s. pastor at the heart of a route between the nato allies as its currency goes into a tailspin and china waits into the round. and round promises a new era of responsibility and prosperity as he's formally elected pakistan's prime minister. and kicking the habit spritz. should be promoted as an alternative to smoke. so we begin in southern india where every one hundred people have died in the latest flooding to hit the state of care that thousands more have been left stranded with troops and local fishermen staging desperate rescue attempts communications are also down and there are fresh more terentia rain to come but it's meant as are for. hundreds of soldiers have been sent to carola to lead the rescue effort. thousands of people are stranded across the southern indian state at least two hundred twenty thousand people have sought refuge in relief

thank you. >> thanks, george. >>> and now to southern india. thousands of people there stranded or trapped, many waiting on their rooftops for help. in fact, it is the worst flooding to hit southern -- the southern state of kerala in nearly a century. at least 345 people have died since the monsoon season started in may. the prime minister of india modi is promising to said more troops and more helicopters. and you can see in this video soldiers have been dropping air packages from helicopters, but it is an uphill battle. >> we are trying rescue, initially we are get be people and right now we're supplying food and water supply to the people there. and as you're seeing right now, it's difficult, water flow is very difficult for them to go to waters that -- we saw that -- so we're trying to provide food and water to them so they can at least survive through the water recedes. >> but during this disaster, a show of national solidarity. vide volunteers are stepping in to help donating food, medical supplies and and many other things to send to ker