vumani mkhize, bbc news, pemba, mozambique.w from the tigray region. the eritrean forces have been fighting on the ethiopian government side against tigray�*s ruling party — the tplf. on friday the g7 group of industrialised nations called for their withdrawal and condemned the killing of civilians and other abuses in tigray. it also demanded immediate and unhindered humanitarian access. flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall, have left at least 44 people dead on the indonesian island of flores and the neighbouring state of east timor. a landslide killed 11 people in the east timorese capital, dili, as homes were washed away. in one village in eastern flores, a mudslide buried dozens of houses. power supplies were cut and floodwaters also engulfed the presidential palace. dozens of young activists in myanmar have decorated easter eggs with anti—coup slogans and pictures as part of a coordinated social media campaign. some protesters were seen handing out the eggs in yangon, but most posted anonymous photos in a bid to attract

vumani mkhize, bbc news, pemba, mozambique. to the us now.event catastrophic flooding as after a leak in a toxic wasterwater reservoir. this is all happening in florida's tampa bay, where the piney point reservoir is located. more than 300 homes have been evacuated. this is the wastewater reservoir which contains 480 million gallons — that's over 2 billion litres — of polluted water. and this is the leak itself, which is now a week old. efforts to plug it have failed so workers are now using these pipes to pump dozens of gallons out to prevent any flooding, should the containment wall break. here's governor ron desantis on the emergency response efforts. to be clear, the water being discharged to port manatee is not radioactive. it is primarily saltwater from the port manatee dredge project, mixed with legacy process water and stormwater run—off. we're currently pumping out 33 million gallons per day. this new process will help to significantly increase the volume of water that we are pumping out at piney point. i asked florida's agriculture

vumani mkhize, bbc news, pemba, mozambique.o, thank you. good evening. cambridge have won both the men's and women's university boat race, continuing their dominance in the famous — event which was staged outside london for the first time since the second world war. our correspondent katie gornall reports. it's one of sport's most traditional showdowns but, this year, nothing about it looks familiar. gone is the river thames lined with fans. in its place, a landscape devoid of all the usual landmarks. here on the banks of the great ouse, the crews had to make their own atmosphere. go! the pandemic — and the closure of hammersmith bridge — had forced the change of scenery, giving cambridge a home advantage. and yet, the women's race was nervily close. sudden movement and clashing, and this can cause all sorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford — on the right — almost veered into cambridge's path, but the light blues fought back and found their rhythm to win for the fourth successive time. and they have that feeling now, c

vumani mkhize, bbc news, pemba, mozambique.loyalist area, as "orchestrated", with cars being set alight in order to draw officers in. they were attacked on saturday with petrol bombs during disturbances near belfast. from belfast, our ireland correspondent, john campbell, brings us this report — and a warning it contains distressing images. the police say this violence was orchestrated, with masked men hijacking cars in order to draw them into the area. as officers responded, they were attacked with stones, bottles and petrol bombs. and this is the moment a rioter was engulfed in flames as he seemingly prepared to attack a police vehicle. the fire was quickly extinguished and it is not yet clear if the man was seriously injured. tension has been simmering in some loyalist communities for weeks. they are deeply unhappy at the northern ireland part of the brexit deal. it creates a new trade border with the rest of the uk, and they say that undermines their place in the union. in a separate development last week, northern ireland'

vumani mkhize, bbc news, pemba, mozambique.he government's plans to expand its programme. the health secretary matt hancock says the additional tests will play a crucial role in curbing future outbreaks of the virus as life returns to normal. our health correspondent jim reed has this report. rapid lateral flow tests are already being used to test secondary school pupils, families with children and those who cannot work from home. from the end of the week, they will be offered to everyone in england. these devices give a result in 30 minutes. they can be picked up from a local testing centre or pharmacy ordered online and delivered in the post.- delivered in the post. even when people _ delivered in the post. even when people have - delivered in the post. even when people have no - delivered in the post. even when people have no symptoms, they may be infected and they may be infectious and if we can catch those people early, then we can break transmission. and that reduces the number of people who are infected, it reduces the l

vumani mkhize, bbc news, pemba, mozambique. let's just take your life to jordan.ose arrest was already announced. the wife has been contacted of prince hamzah as well. efforts are being made to contain the situation within the royal family, but are all within the law. this is thejordanian prime minister here. a video was released to the bbc by the lawyer of prince hamzah, who is the son of queen noor, the son of the widow of king hussein of jordan. she was very much wanting her son to be the crown prince. that decision was changed and another son who was older, king abdullah, as he is now, was chosen. king abdullah decided to change the crown prince as well. we will keep across that. a few lines coming out. we will try and bring you more information when we have a clearer idea of what is happening. as case numbers continue to rise in germany, many health experts are calling for an immediate lockdown. but angela merkel — who's urged regional leaders to introduce tougher restrictions — is facing stiff opposition. jenny hill reports from the city of marburg. spring h

vumani mkhize reports from pemba, where many victims sought refuge. pemba harbour. his tears are for his dead father. his brother is still missing. all morning, they arrived, a steady procession of over 1,000 survivors grateful to be alive but in shock from the horrors of palma. witnesses spoke of decapitations, bodies on the streets and fleeing through dense forests from gun—wielding insurgents. now, as you can see, there are still scores of people anxiously waiting for any news on their loved ones. here today, i've witnessed ambulances coming in and out, carrying the injured. i've also witnessed emotional family reunions. and there was also a harrowing moment where a woman spoke of the horror of losing her two sons during the attack. translation: my son, my son, he was working at the hotel. - it hurts a lot. every day we saw mothers crying. three, four of their children. they don't know where they are. it's too painful, it's too painful. translation: there were a lot l of lost children, hungry mothers. even us, we were also hungry. there was no food