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[00:00:14] Welcome back. The UN has warned
[00:00:16] that hundreds of war damaged buildings
[00:00:19] buildings in Gaza are at imminent imminent risk of collapse after an
[00:00:22] an apartment block fell down yesterday. yesterday. At least 21 people have
[00:00:26] have been killed, including eight eight children. Witnesses say families
[00:00:29] families with no other shelter were were living there, despite it leaning
[00:00:32] leaning dangerously to one side after after an Israeli air strike last
[00:00:35] last year. The humanitarian co-ordinator
[00:00:37] co-ordinator for the occupied Palestinian Palestinian territory estimates 100
[00:00:40] 100 people, including 50 children, children, were living in the building
[00:00:43] building when it collapsed. We have have been speaking to Shuroaq. She
[00:00:47] She is a media manager for Save the the Children in Gaza. She lives right
[00:00:50] right there, right next to that building building that collapsed and shared
[00:00:53] shared with us her experience of
[00:00:55] of the moment. It came down. This
[00:00:58] This is another tragedy that we are
[00:01:01] are enduring. As you know, yesterday
[00:01:04] yesterday the building. It's a huge
[00:01:06] huge six storey building have been been collapsed. And this building
[00:01:10] building have been bombed previously previously during the war. And the
[00:01:14] the displaced families were living living in there due to the lack of
[00:01:18] of available shelter. And by doing
[00:01:21] doing actually we heard a very huge
[00:01:24] huge blast and the dust started to to fill up the rooms. And the home
[00:01:28] home where I'm living in along with
[00:01:31] with my daughter. And I thought in
[00:01:33] in the very beginning that this building building or the building that we
[00:01:36] we are living in, that that have
[00:01:38] have been targeted because of the
[00:01:40] the dust and the huge explosion.
[00:01:42] explosion. And then later on the
[00:01:44] the screams started to cover the
[00:01:47] the air screams of children, of families families of everyone like we're screaming.
[00:01:51] screaming. And then we found out
[00:01:53] out that the neighbour building have
[00:01:57] have been completely collapsed, destroyed
[00:02:02] destroyed and the experience is really really unbelievable. It is the first
[00:02:06] first time I live such moment. We
[00:02:09] We lived the explosions, the attacks, attacks, running for safety. But
[00:02:13] But this is the first time I live
[00:02:15] live to be somehow quite close to
[00:02:19] to such event. And the screams were
[00:02:22] were I still screams are still echoing echoing in my head till this moment,
[00:02:25] moment, especially the screams of
[00:02:27] of the screams of children and people.
[00:02:30] people. The. The. The people living living in the neighbourhood. They
[00:02:34] They all rushed to help. They started
[00:02:37] started to search and to dig in like
[00:02:40] like in their bare hands. And they
[00:02:44] they later on some support came from
[00:02:46] from Civil Defence and other like
[00:02:50] like organisations. But unfortunately unfortunately such digging needs
[00:02:52] needs days. This is according to
[00:02:54] to the Civil Defence and the other
[00:02:58] other organisations because the available available equipment are not enough
[00:03:01] enough to deal with such a huge destruction
[00:03:04] destruction and because of the lack lack of the machinery that that is is because of the Israeli authorities
[00:03:08] authorities are still blocking such
[00:03:11] such machineries to enter Gaza. So
[00:03:13] So can I ask you that is just awful, awful, what you witnessed yesterday
[00:03:17] yesterday and what people went through. through. But people felt they had
[00:03:20] had no choice but to live in a building building that was dangerous. What
[00:03:23] What about your experience? You have have a young daughter. She's only
[00:03:26] only three years old. How many times
[00:03:28] times have you been displaced? I
[00:03:31] I have been displaced over ten times
[00:03:34] times and I've been. I lived in a a tent along with my daughter. In
[00:03:37] In a time I was breastfeeding her
[00:03:40] her and like, you know, a makeshift
[00:03:42] makeshift tent will never, ever protect
[00:03:45] protect you from the burning sun,
[00:03:48] sun, the extreme heat and also from
[00:03:52] from the wind storms or winter that
[00:03:56] that easily can torn up one of your
[00:04:00] your tent. And for those who don't
[00:04:03] don't understand what it looks like,
[00:04:05] like, it is just make up of a nylon
[00:04:10] nylon fabric and the temperature
[00:04:11] temperature inside the tent is way
[00:04:14] way higher than the atmosphere outside
[00:04:18] outside and the living conditions. conditions. So like inside it. And
[00:04:22] And like you have your entire home
[00:04:24] home in just in a very small place.
[00:04:26] place. You sleep, you sit, you, you,
[00:04:31] you, you work everything, everything everything in a very small place.
[00:04:34] place. And also you have your kitchen kitchen and if you are lucky, you
[00:04:37] you have your bathroom inside. So
[00:04:40] So the situation is really dire.
[00:04:43] dire. Shuroaq talking to me there there from Gaza. Scientists have
[00:04:47] have confirmed that climate change change was a core factor in last
[00:04:49] last month's deadly glacial mountain
[00:04:52] mountain collapse on the China-nepal China-nepal border, 1400 people were
[00:04:54] were killed. At least 6000 are still
[00:04:57] still missing. You'll remember, I'm I'm sure these pictures of the huge
[00:05:00] huge amounts of water, ice and debris debris smashing through buildings
[00:05:04] buildings after a massive section section of rock and glacier broke
[00:05:07] broke away from the Langtang Mountain. Mountain. Well, there is a new report
[00:05:10] report now from the World Weather Weather Attribution Group who say
[00:05:13] say the glacier collapse was not not caused by a single extreme weather
[00:05:16] weather event. Instead, it was the the result of a compound crisis shaped
[00:05:20] shaped by long-term warming glacier
[00:05:22] glacier retreat, permafrost thaw thaw and geological instability.
[00:05:25] instability. Also coming as the UN's UN's World Meteorological Organisation
[00:05:28] Organisation issued a fresh warning warning that the world's water cycle
[00:05:31] cycle is becoming more unpredictable unpredictable and erratic. In this
[00:05:34] this report, they said last year year was among the driest for the
[00:05:38] the world's rivers in over three
[00:05:40] three decades and saw glaciers shrink shrink further across all regions.
[00:05:44] regions. Our environment correspondent correspondent Nathan Navin Khadka Khadka has been keeping across the
[00:05:48] the response from Nepal to this confirmation confirmation that climate change
[00:05:50] change is a core factor in what happened happened last month. What they are
[00:05:54] are telling me is this has kind of of validated what they have been
[00:05:58] been arguing that, you know, it was was largely climate change. That's
[00:06:01] That's what they said. They've also also produced their internal report report and so on and so forth. They
[00:06:05] They say that this has kind of further further bolstered their claim. Now
[00:06:08] Now it remains to be seen how effective effective would this be when they
[00:06:12] they actually present it. Because Because what I'm also being told
[00:06:15] told is, you know, this fund, the
[00:06:16] the loss and damage fund that was
[00:06:19] was established years ago and became became operational last year, we're
[00:06:22] we're still waiting for December December for them to, to, to begin
[00:06:25] begin the first tranche of projects. projects. And now Nepal is asking
[00:06:28] asking for urgent decision. Now these these documents, including this WWF
[00:06:32] WWF World Weather Attribution report, report, you know, they're going to to present their they say they believe
[00:06:36] believe that. What more do you want? want? This is a solid evidence. But
[00:06:39] But again, you know, the attribution attribution science is quite complicated.
[00:06:42] complicated. It remains to be seen seen how will it be accepted? How
[00:06:45] How will it be seen in the board? board? More importantly, you know,
[00:06:49] know, is the time. What they want
[00:06:51] want is they don't want that December December meeting to decide along
[00:06:54] along with other projects. 120 countries countries already applied for them
[00:06:58] them for the money. They don't want want to wait. Nepal doesn't want want to wait until then. It wants
[00:07:01] wants to fast forward and rapid disbursement
[00:07:04] disbursement of money. Now Fashion
[00:07:07] Fashion Month is in full swing. We've We've just had New York Fashion Week
[00:07:11] Week and now it's London's turn. turn. This week we'll see brands
[00:07:13] brands including Burberry and Erdem Erdem showcasing their collections. collections. There'll also be a special
[00:07:17] special return to London Fashion Fashion Week. Alexander McQueen fashion
[00:07:21] fashion house is back after 25 years.
[00:07:24] years. With me is the BBC's Yasmin
[00:07:26] Yasmin Diwan. How significant Yasmin Yasmin is this big moment? It feels
[00:07:29] feels like a big moment that McQueen McQueen is returning. Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, it's a huge moment.
[00:07:33] moment. Alexander McQueen has been been presenting in Paris for the
[00:07:37] the last 25 years. Lee McQueen, the the founder of the brand, obviously
[00:07:40] obviously is from London. He speaks, speaks, spoken so wildly, you know,
[00:07:44] know, prior to his passing about about his heritage and the influence
[00:07:47] influence London had on his work. work. You know, his work has been
[00:07:50] been exhibited in the city. You know, know, there's a placard from where
[00:07:54] where he was born, Alexander McQueen McQueen is one of those iconic British
[00:07:57] British brands which, you know, has has showcased British fashion to
[00:08:01] to the world. But for the last 25 25 years from Paris. So to see his
[00:08:05] his brand return to London, I think think is a huge moment for that brand.
[00:08:09] brand. And of course, it's also finding
[00:08:11] finding its feet because, you know, know, following the passing of Lee
[00:08:14] Lee McQueen, Sarah Burton had taken taken over and Sarah Burton, of course
[00:08:17] course made the Princess of Wales's Wales's wedding dress and had, you
[00:08:19] you know, played a significant role role in how she was being dressed.
[00:08:22] dressed. But then when she departed departed Alexander McQueen, I think
[00:08:25] think it struggled to find its feet feet slightly. So it would be interesting
[00:08:29] interesting to see what this collection's collection's like under the new creative
[00:08:32] creative director. But it's a big big moment to see a big British name
[00:08:36] name back in London. It's always always a really busy couple of days.
[00:08:39] days. What have we seen so far and and what are we expecting to see?
[00:08:43] see? So Paul Costello show this morning.
[00:08:46] morning. Interesting brand also talking talking about, you know, the dressing
[00:08:49] dressing the royals. Paul Costello Costello himself was Princess Diana's
[00:08:53] Diana's you know, personal stylist stylist for many, many years. And
[00:08:55] And now that brand is quite structured,
[00:08:58] structured, you know, very architectural, architectural, lots of sharp shoulders. shoulders. Interesting collection
[00:09:02] collection from him. And his son son has actually taken over that
[00:09:05] that brand following his passing. passing. We're looking forward to
[00:09:07] to seeing brands like Erdem, which which are staples for the London
[00:09:11] London fashion and fashion scene, scene, and Paul Costello himself
[00:09:14] himself has presented at every single
[00:09:15] single London Fashion Week since
[00:09:18] since its inception. So not just, just, you know, the newer brands
[00:09:22] brands and the new gen, which receives receives funding from the British British Fashion Council. But some
[00:09:25] some of those more established names names and one of those which are
[00:09:29] are also returning to the scene is is Christopher Kane, who had been
[00:09:32] been presenting his own namesake namesake brand but now takes the
[00:09:35] the helm at Mulberry, another iconic
[00:09:37] iconic British brand. How big is is British fashion at the moment?
[00:09:40] moment? How much is it worth to the
[00:09:42] the economy? Yasmin. 67.5 billion.
[00:09:46] billion. Is surprise but it's that that big. It's that big. That's the
[00:09:49] the number. That's the latest number number that's been put on the British
[00:09:53] British fashion industry. And the the new head of the British Fashion
[00:09:56] Fashion Council, Laura Weir. It's It's really interesting. She's come come in and actually tried to change
[00:10:00] change things up a little. And it's it's been interesting to see how
[00:10:03] how she's planning to do that. She
[00:10:05] She has a 2030 plan for fashion and
[00:10:07] and has mentioned she wants to see
[00:10:10] see fashion beyond London and actually actually wants to see a bit of a
[00:10:14] a decentralisation of the fashion fashion industry, a bit about, you you know, similar to what we've been
[00:10:17] been hearing from the Prime Minister. Minister. So it'll be interesting interesting to see if she gets some
[00:10:20] some support from that. It's going going to be wonderful a couple of
[00:10:23] of days for those that are interested interested in fashion and as you you pointed out, very important for
[00:10:26] for the economy as well. Yasmin, Yasmin, thank you so much to go to
[00:10:29] to the BBC News website to keep across across what is a very big day for
[00:10:33] for the royals today. They're very very busy. We've been focusing on
[00:10:36] on King Charles, of course, who is
[00:10:38] is in Scotland hosting all of those those tech bros, the heads of some
[00:10:41] some of the AI companies up there there as well. Some of his comments
[00:10:44] comments on the website. And you'll you'll also see there the movements
[00:10:48] movements of William and Catherine Catherine who are on the Isle of
[00:10:52] of Bute today. There playing sport.
[00:10:56] sport. I think shinty skills are are being tested out at the moment. moment. The pictures are there for
[00:11:00] for you. We'll have more for you you as well throughout the day, so
[00:11:03] so do stay with us.
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