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[00:00:13] Live from London. This is BBC
[00:00:16] News. The Houthis in Yemen warn against
[00:00:18] against the use of airports in Saudi Saudi Arabia after 12 people are
[00:00:22] are killed and hundreds wounded in in a deadly attack at Riyadh's international
[00:00:26] international airport. President President Zelensky says if Putin
[00:00:29] Putin agrees to a 60 day ceasefire,
[00:00:31] ceasefire, he'll organise elections elections in Ukraine. Pope Leo is
[00:00:35] is to have an operation in the coming coming days for what the Vatican
[00:00:38] Vatican says is a nodule on his lungs.
[00:00:41] lungs. A second day of protests in in Delhi as the leader of India's
[00:00:45] India's Cockroach Janta Party says says they will neither back down
[00:00:48] down nor be intimidated. Flash floods
[00:00:51] floods in central Nepal sweep away away bridges and homes as five people
[00:00:55] people are reported missing. Manchester Manchester City prepare for their
[00:00:58] their first match against a rival rival team since being found guilty
[00:01:01] guilty of financial rule breaches. breaches. They'll face Liverpool
[00:01:04] Liverpool at Anfield. Hello, I'm
[00:01:15] I'm Martine Croxall. We begin with with a major escalation in the Middle
[00:01:19] Middle East conflict. Yemen's Iran Iran backed Houthi group has warned
[00:01:23] warned airlines and passengers not
[00:01:25] not to use airports in Saudi Arabia Arabia after the deadliest attack
[00:01:28] attack on Saudi soil in more than than a decade. Saudi Arabia says
[00:01:32] says the Houthi missile attack at at Riyadh's international airport
[00:01:35] airport has killed 12 people and and injured more than 300. We've
[00:01:39] We've received these pictures from from inside the airport terminal.
[00:01:42] terminal. Reports say there was a a missile strike on one of the airport
[00:01:45] airport gates. The Saudi authorities authorities are calling it a war
[00:01:48] war crime and have promised a forceful forceful response. The airport has
[00:01:52] has been closed and hundreds of flights flights have been cancelled or diverted
[00:01:55] diverted for the second time in less less than a month. Schools in Riyadh
[00:01:58] Riyadh have switched to remote learning
[00:02:00] learning for the week. A number of of Western diplomatic missions, including
[00:02:04] including the UK and US, have warned
[00:02:06] warned their nationals to stay away away from the airport. Jon Donnison
[00:02:10] Donnison reports. May I have your
[00:02:12] your attention, please? One of Saudi
[00:02:17] Saudi Arabia's main airports under
[00:02:19] under attack again inside the terminal.
[00:02:22] terminal. The damage was clear. Emergency
[00:02:27] Emergency services were overwhelmed overwhelmed with more than 300 people
[00:02:31] people reportedly injured. It's thought thought the attack was carried out
[00:02:34] out by the Houthis from Yemen. The
[00:02:36] The Iranian backed group struck the
[00:02:38] the airport twice earlier this week.
[00:02:41] week. The civil war in Yemen between between the Houthis and the Saudi
[00:02:45] Saudi backed, internationally recognised recognised government has been going
[00:02:48] going on for more than a decade. decade. But in recent weeks the Houthis
[00:02:51] Houthis have stepped up attacks on
[00:02:53] on Saudi Arabian soil. Speaking after
[00:02:57] after a campaign rally, President President Trump condemned the latest
[00:03:00] latest strike. I think it's terrible,
[00:03:03] terrible, terrible. For the Saudis. Saudis. Table Ita Dungan South southwest.
[00:03:07] southwest. Well they're able to defend defend look, the Saudis are good
[00:03:09] good fighters. But I think the attack
[00:03:11] attack was a terrible thing. But But for a president who promised
[00:03:16] promised to reduce US involvement involvement in foreign wars, he's
[00:03:19] he's unlikely to want to get embroiled embroiled in another one. Just weeks
[00:03:22] weeks before crucial mid-term elections.
[00:03:25] elections. It's another dangerous dangerous moment in a region already
[00:03:29] already fraught with tension and
[00:03:31] and conflict. Jon Donnison reporting. reporting. Well, I asked our Middle
[00:03:35] Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega Bachega if Saudi Arabia was caught
[00:03:38] caught out by this. Exactly. So this this is another dangerous moment
[00:03:42] moment in this region. The deadliest deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia Arabia in more than a decade. And
[00:03:46] And I think lots of questions will
[00:03:47] will be asked about how an attack
[00:03:50] attack of this magnitude targeting
[00:03:53] targeting a key civilian infrastructure infrastructure happened. This wasn't
[00:03:56] wasn't the first time that this airport airport in Riyadh, in the capital,
[00:04:00] capital, was targeted by the Houthis. Houthis. The Houthis had threatened
[00:04:03] threatened to continue to carry out
[00:04:06] out these attacks. So this is obviously obviously putting a lot of pressure
[00:04:10] pressure on the Saudi leadership.
[00:04:11] leadership. And again, the context
[00:04:14] context here is the conflict in Yemen, Yemen, a conflict that proved to
[00:04:17] to be humiliating for the Saudis Saudis in the past. This is a conflict
[00:04:22] conflict between the internationally internationally recognised government
[00:04:24] government in Yemen, which is supported
[00:04:26] supported by the Saudis against the
[00:04:28] the Houthis, who are backed by Iran.
[00:04:31] Iran. And this is a conflict that that has raged for more than a decade.
[00:04:35] decade. Thousands of people have have been killed. There is a significant
[00:04:38] significant humanitarian crisis in in Yemen, and I think all of this
[00:04:41] this is linked to the conflict between between the US and Iran. There hasn't
[00:04:45] hasn't been a deal to end this conflict.
[00:04:47] conflict. And I think as long as
[00:04:49] as this war between the US and Iran Iran continues, we will continue
[00:04:53] continue to have a lot of instability instability and violence all across across the region. How likely, though,
[00:04:57] though, is this attack by the Houthis
[00:04:59] Houthis on Saudi Arabia to widen
[00:05:02] widen the conflict between or lengthen lengthen the conflict between Iran
[00:05:05] Iran and the US? Yeah. So this is
[00:05:10] is the key question here because because obviously we've seen this
[00:05:14] this escalation in Yemen after the the Houthis made some significant
[00:05:16] significant gains in recent weeks
[00:05:18] weeks along the Red Sea, threatening threatening a vital shipping route.
[00:05:22] route. And they say that they will
[00:05:24] will continue to carry out attacks attacks against Saudi Arabia, which
[00:05:27] which has been, you know, helping helping the government in Yemen with
[00:05:31] with air strikes as forces linked linked to the government are trying
[00:05:35] trying to take back territory seized seized by the Houthis. We've seen
[00:05:38] seen President Trump saying that
[00:05:40] that he is considering the possibility
[00:05:43] possibility of striking, you know, know, Houthi positions in Yemen.
[00:05:47] Yemen. And obviously, this is a very
[00:05:50] very sensitive moment for the President. President. Just weeks before crucial
[00:05:53] crucial mid-term elections. The President
[00:05:56] President was re-elected, promising promising to end American involvement
[00:05:59] involvement in conflicts around the the world. And I think lots of voters voters in the US will be saying,
[00:06:03] saying, hang on a second. This is is the opposite of what the President
[00:06:06] President had promised. So very difficult
[00:06:10] difficult moment for the President President here. And again, as the
[00:06:14] the conflict between the US and Iran
[00:06:16] Iran continues with no end in
[00:06:21] sight. Hugo Bachega speaking to us us there from Beirut, let's speak
[00:06:23] speak to Hesham Shawish from BBC
[00:06:25] BBC Monitoring Hashim, how is all all of this being discussed in Saudi
[00:06:29] Saudi Arabia? Hi, Martin. Yeah. So
[00:06:32] So the latest attacks on Saudi airports
[00:06:35] airports have been leading the media media coverage in Saudi media as
[00:06:38] as well as messages of solidarity solidarity from around the region
[00:06:41] region and around the world. The The Saudi media outlets have really
[00:06:43] really been focusing on the latest
[00:06:46] latest statements by US President
[00:06:48] President Trump as well, saying that
[00:06:51] that he will make a decision very, very, very quickly. And at the same
[00:06:54] same time, they've also been reporting reporting that the President has
[00:06:57] has said that the Saudis are capable capable of defending themselves.
[00:07:01] themselves. So we're seeing very, very, very balanced messaging coming
[00:07:04] coming out from the US so far, the
[00:07:07] the Saudi coalition yesterday after
[00:07:09] after the attacks, described the
[00:07:11] the targeting of the airport as a a full-fledged war crime and a terrorist
[00:07:14] terrorist attack. And the Saudis Saudis have said that they'll be
[00:07:18] be responding decisively and firmly
[00:07:21] firmly to the attacks. It wasn't
[00:07:23] wasn't the first attack on Riyadh
[00:07:25] Riyadh airport. The airport was targeted
[00:07:28] targeted last week by the Houthis. Houthis. And we also saw attacks
[00:07:32] attacks on Abha International Airport
[00:07:34] Airport and the Saudi military airbase
[00:07:37] airbase last week as well. What's What's the reaction been then to
[00:07:40] to the comments from the Houthis Houthis that airlines and passengers
[00:07:44] passengers should avoid Saudi airports?
[00:07:46] airports? We have seen much reaction
[00:07:49] reaction by Saudi media yet, but
[00:07:51] but this warning does seem to be
[00:07:54] be an upping the ante by the Houthis.
[00:07:58] Houthis. It's a psychological. Psychological
[00:08:03] Psychological way to kind of really really increase tensions in the region.
[00:08:07] region. It shows that the Houthis Houthis are not just signalling that
[00:08:10] that they're not just going to be be targeting military sites, but
[00:08:14] but also civilian infrastructure. infrastructure. It's now part of of the pressure campaign against
[00:08:18] against the Saudis to try and lift lift their blockade from Houthi controlled
[00:08:21] controlled areas. So this type of
[00:08:23] of warning by the Houthis is intended intended to amplify psychological
[00:08:27] psychological pressure, even if it
[00:08:30] it doesn't lead to physical damage
[00:08:32] damage of more Saudi sites. In the
[00:08:35] the past few minutes, I've also seen
[00:08:37] seen reporting that Sanaa International International Airport, which is Houthi
[00:08:40] Houthi controlled, has been hit in in Saudi air strikes. So we're seeing
[00:08:44] seeing a very heavy Saudi response.
[00:08:46] response. And that follows the Saudi Saudi and Yemeni air strikes targeting
[00:08:49] targeting Houthi areas since last
[00:08:51] last night. Now Saudi Arabia is a
[00:08:54] a signatory to the Mecca pact, which
[00:08:55] which was signed in August this year
[00:08:58] year with Turkey and Pakistan basically
[00:09:01] basically saying if one of us is is attacked, we're all attacked.
[00:09:04] attacked. How might the Mecca pact pact then have an impact on what
[00:09:08] what we're seeing playing out at
[00:09:10] at the moment? Exactly. The latest
[00:09:12] latest attacks will really test the the sincerity of this new defence
[00:09:16] defence pact with Saudi Arabia, and
[00:09:18] and Turkey will be watching to see see if the latest attacks will lead
[00:09:22] lead to just statements of condemnation condemnation and strong rhetoric rhetoric from Turkey in Pakistan,
[00:09:25] Pakistan, or whether there will be
[00:09:28] be a mobilisation of troops or sending
[00:09:31] sending over of advanced weaponry weaponry to the kingdom. At the moment
[00:09:34] moment we haven't seen any statements statements saying that troops will will be sent over, but it's something
[00:09:38] something that will definitely be
[00:09:41] be watching as the conflict is expanding
[00:09:44] expanding and as tensions escalate. escalate. Hashim, thank you very
[00:09:47] very much. Hesham Shawish from BBC
[00:09:50] BBC Monitoring. Ukraine's President President Zelensky has told the US
[00:09:54] US network ABC that if President President Putin agrees to a 60 day
[00:09:58] day ceasefire, he'll organise elections elections in Ukraine. Mr Zelensky
[00:10:01] Zelensky was responding to comments comments made by President Trump
[00:10:04] Trump yesterday that Ukraine should should get a new president. Earlier,
[00:10:07] Earlier, the Ukrainian leader condemned condemned President Trump's decision
[00:10:10] decision to buy diesel from Russia.
[00:10:13] Russia. Joe Inwood reports. Night
[00:10:16] Night after night, Ukraine faces faces bombardment from above. This
[00:10:20] This time a warehouse on the outskirts outskirts of Kyiv. But the attacks
[00:10:28] But the attacks over the last 24 hours have not only been physical physical but also diplomatic. With
[00:10:31] With Donald Trump doubling down on on his calls for President Zelensky Zelensky to go. Well, I think he
[00:10:34] he should have an election and he he could have settled this thing
[00:10:38] thing many times. And he should have have an election. And he can't raise
[00:10:42] raise the price of oil. He's done done enough. His reference there
[00:10:45] there to the price of oil indicates indicates how this row began with
[00:10:49] with the remarkable news that the the US had done a deal with Russia
[00:10:52] Russia to start buying their diesel. diesel. It was an attempt by the
[00:10:55] the Trump administration to bring bring down prices at the pumps ahead
[00:10:58] ahead of mid-term elections, with with many voters blaming his war
[00:11:01] war on Iran for causing record prices.
[00:11:04] prices. That was met with fury from
[00:11:06] from Ukraine and accusations of betrayal. betrayal. President Trump then went
[00:11:10] went on to blame these Ukrainian
[00:11:13] Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries refineries for being behind the rise
[00:11:15] rise in oil prices, saying they should
[00:11:18] should stop or President Zelensky Zelensky should resign. The choice
[00:11:21] choice as to who leads Ukraine is is one for the Ukrainians. Speaking
[00:11:25] Speaking to the BBC this morning, morning, the Defence Secretary criticised
[00:11:28] criticised the US decision to buy buy Russian oil and gave his backing
[00:11:31] backing to President Zelensky. We We stand with Ukraine, we stand with
[00:11:35] with President Zelensky and in terms terms of what we've seen overnight,
[00:11:38] overnight, it's not the first time time that we've seen a public disagreement
[00:11:42] disagreement between Washington and and Kyiv. And when these things happen,
[00:11:45] happen, we see it as our responsibility responsibility as the UK to try and
[00:11:48] and bring our friends back together together again. There was a defiant
[00:11:52] defiant response from President Zelensky, Zelensky, who said Ukraine will be
[00:11:55] be ready to stop striking Russian Russian oil refineries if Russia
[00:11:59] Russia stops striking our energy
[00:12:02] energy infrastructure. For now, there there is little sign of that happening.
[00:12:06] happening. Russia continues to strike
[00:12:08] strike Ukraine and will feel it now
[00:12:10] now has a new diplomatic advantage.
[00:12:13] advantage. Joe Inwood. BBC News.
[00:12:15] News. With us is Natia Seskuria, Seskuria, head of the Russia and
[00:12:19] and Eurasia and Black Sea programme programme at the think tank RUSI. RUSI. Nazir, welcome. Thanks for
[00:12:23] for coming in. We've just been reporting
[00:12:26] reporting that President Zelensky Zelensky is saying that if Vladimir
[00:12:29] Vladimir Putin gives him a 60 day
[00:12:31] day ceasefire, he'll hold elections. elections. How would that work when
[00:12:35] when constitutionally he can't do do that while there's martial law
[00:12:38] law in place? It's very hard to imagine
[00:12:41] imagine that elections could be held held in Ukraine any time soon because because as you mentioned, there is
[00:12:45] is martial law in place. It is also
[00:12:48] also very difficult to trust Russians,
[00:12:50] Russians, even if they commit to to any of the temporary ceasefire.
[00:12:54] ceasefire. We know that Russians Russians have violated these sort
[00:12:56] sort of ceasefires many times before. before. And on top of that, there
[00:13:00] there are so many Ukrainians who who are outside of Ukraine because
[00:13:03] because of the war. So it is very,
[00:13:05] very, very hard to imagine that it's
[00:13:07] it's possible due to all the constraints constraints that Ukraine has to hold
[00:13:11] hold elections. The suggestion that that elections could be held at all
[00:13:14] all stems from the fact that President
[00:13:17] President Trump has said, you need need to go, Zelensky, your time is
[00:13:20] is up. You've prolonged this war.
[00:13:23] war. What are comments like that that from President Trump going to
[00:13:27] to do to Mr Zelensky's popularity?
[00:13:30] popularity? Well, we have the evidence evidence that when the first Oval Oval Office meeting happened and
[00:13:33] and we know how this meeting went, went, unfortunately, this was the
[00:13:36] the lowest point in American Ukrainian
[00:13:39] Ukrainian relations. And back then, then, even though Zelensky already
[00:13:42] already had some issues when it comes
[00:13:45] comes to his popularity, his popularity popularity went up. Ukrainians decided
[00:13:49] decided to back Zelensky in this
[00:13:51] this process. And since then, obviously, obviously, there have been many issues.
[00:13:54] issues. Of course, some corruption corruption cases that have caused
[00:13:58] caused the fluctuation in Zelensky's Zelensky's popularity. But I think
[00:14:01] think this case will help Zelensky Zelensky to boost its popularity
[00:14:04] popularity domestically in Ukraine. Ukraine. Donald Trump, meanwhile, meanwhile, is struggling with his
[00:14:08] his popularity going down in the the polls ahead of the mid-term elections
[00:14:11] elections at the beginning of November. November. How tied to those elections
[00:14:15] elections do you believe the decision
[00:14:18] decision has been for Donald Trump Trump to lift sanctions sufficiently
[00:14:21] sufficiently so he can buy Russian Russian diesel? I think it's very
[00:14:24] very closely tied and connected to
[00:14:26] to that, even though 1st May argue
[00:14:30] argue that foreign policy never decides
[00:14:32] decides the domestic outcome of elections
[00:14:34] elections in the US and United States,
[00:14:37] States, population votes based on on some of the domestic grievances
[00:14:41] grievances rather than foreign policy policy decisions. This is the case
[00:14:44] case when the domestic situation situation in this case, diesel prices prices are connected to Trump's foreign
[00:14:48] foreign policy. But I think the most most unfortunate case here is that
[00:14:52] that they are using Ukraine and President President Zelensky in order to justify
[00:14:56] justify the decision to lift the
[00:14:57] the sanctions on Russia. Once we
[00:15:01] we get beyond the mid-term elections, elections, though, how likely is is it do you think that that decision
[00:15:05] decision to buy Russian diesel will
[00:15:08] will be reversed? Because a lot of of commentators are saying it's not not going to make much difference
[00:15:12] difference to, to fuel prices anyway? Yes, precisely. It is unlikely
[00:15:15] unlikely to make any difference. difference. I mean, we should see
[00:15:19] see how things will, will, will escalate escalate or de-escalate when it comes
[00:15:22] comes to Ukrainian American relations. relations. But I would assume that
[00:15:26] that President Zelensky, with the the help of its allies, will try
[00:15:29] try his best to deescalate the tensions
[00:15:32] tensions because even though American American President has been very
[00:15:36] very much controversial when it comes comes to his Ukraine policy, Ukrainians
[00:15:40] Ukrainians are in need to have US
[00:15:42] US support. But is the importance
[00:15:46] importance overall of US support support less significant now than
[00:15:50] than European allies, for example?
[00:15:51] example? Well. I think European allies
[00:15:55] allies have definitely scaled up up their support for Ukraine. And
[00:15:59] And now the burden of long-term support
[00:16:01] support for Ukraine falls on Europe, Europe, for sure. But when it comes
[00:16:04] comes to some of the critical necessities,
[00:16:07] necessities, such as US made Patriot Patriot missiles, for example, which
[00:16:10] which is supplied to Ukraine with with the help of its allies. But
[00:16:14] But ultimately the US still has the the leverage to support Ukraine and
[00:16:18] and especially when it comes to intelligence intelligence sharing, for example,
[00:16:21] example, this has been critical necessity necessity that Ukraine has had and
[00:16:24] and the lack of it will cause very
[00:16:26] very serious problems on the battlefield. battlefield. Natia Seskuria from
[00:16:29] from RUSI, thank you very much for
[00:16:31] for your time. Thank you. In India,
[00:16:34] India, the leader of the Cockroach Cockroach protest movement has been
[00:16:38] been released from detention as Delhi Delhi sees a second day of protests.
[00:16:42] protests. The Cockroach Janta Party Party said that its founder, Abhijeet
[00:16:46] Abhijeet Dipke, was detained with with other leaders shortly after
[00:16:49] after landing in Delhi to lead protests protests seeking electoral reform
[00:16:52] reform just months before crucial crucial state elections. He began
[00:16:55] began the movement in May after India's India's chief justice likened some
[00:16:58] some jobless young people to cockroaches
[00:17:01] cockroaches in his first comments comments after his release, Dipke
[00:17:04] Dipke said that the CJP will neither neither back down nor be intimidated.
[00:17:08] intimidated. Narendra Modi is the the biggest coward this country has
[00:17:11] has ever seen. What protesters have
[00:17:14] have returned to central Delhi for for a second day, and much of the
[00:17:18] the area has roads barricaded. Offices, Offices, shops and restaurants are
[00:17:21] are shut and internet services curtailed. curtailed. For now, demonstrators
[00:17:25] demonstrators are vastly outnumbered outnumbered by security personnel
[00:17:27] personnel and the BBC has witnessed
[00:17:30] witnessed many detentions. The CJP CJP and other opposition parties
[00:17:33] parties are calling for the election election commissioner to be sacked
[00:17:36] sacked over revisions to the electoral
[00:17:39] electoral roll, an accusation denied
[00:17:41] denied by the authorities. Our correspondent correspondent in Delhi, Arunoday
[00:17:44] Arunoday Mukharji, has the latest latest from the protesters there.
[00:17:47] there. This is the first time we're
[00:17:50] we're hearing the senior members members of the Cockroach Janta Party
[00:17:53] Party movement essentially talking
[00:17:54] talking about their experiences over
[00:17:57] over the last 24 to 48 hours, highlighting highlighting what happened to them
[00:18:00] them when the police detained them them and criticising the Delhi Police
[00:18:03] Police once again and essentially essentially very, very combative
[00:18:06] combative in their messaging targeting targeting Prime Minister Narendra Narendra Modi as well as the interior
[00:18:10] interior minister or the home minister minister as he's called here. Mr
[00:18:12] Mr Amit Shah, accusing them of shielding shielding the Chief Election Commissioner
[00:18:16] Commissioner for their own gains. gains. They've also said the way
[00:18:18] way in which the Delhi Police has has gone about carrying out these
[00:18:22] these detentions across Delhi to to the tune of thousands, they said
[00:18:25] said that demonstrates the fear that
[00:18:27] that the authorities have regarding
[00:18:30] regarding these protests. They have
[00:18:32] have not outlined what their next next plan of action is. That still
[00:18:36] still remains a bit of a question question at the moment. All we've
[00:18:39] we've heard in terms of them urging urging others to continue their protests,
[00:18:42] protests, they said that this is is just the beginning of the battle.
[00:18:45] battle. They've urged people from from other states to go ahead and
[00:18:48] and protest in any way that they they can to ensure their voices are
[00:18:51] are heard. At the moment over here
[00:18:54] here we still see some security that that is there. It is not as strict
[00:18:58] strict as yesterday. We've seen a
[00:19:01] a little bit of relaxation, not completely, completely, but there has been a
[00:19:04] a little bit of difference compared compared to what it was yesterday. yesterday. But there are still barricades
[00:19:08] barricades in other parts of the the city. We've also heard from the
[00:19:11] the Supreme Court, which has now now said and asked the Delhi Police
[00:19:14] Police to review its security measures
[00:19:17] measures in place and only do it
[00:19:19] it where it is necessary. Arunoday
[00:19:22] Arunoday Mukharji in Delhi at least
[00:19:25] least 139 migrants have been killed, killed, including 15 children, after
[00:19:28] after a boat sank off the shores shores of Djibouti, according to
[00:19:32] to the International Organisation Organisation for Migration Survivors
[00:19:35] Survivors said the vessel, which which was carrying 350 people from
[00:19:39] from Djibouti to Yemen, capsized capsized north of the Djibouti town
[00:19:42] town of Obock overnight on October
[00:19:45] October the 8th. Authorities in Nepal Nepal have called for the evacuation
[00:19:49] evacuation of villages on the banks banks of the Budhi Gandaki Gandaki
[00:19:52] Gandaki River after severe flooding flooding in the centre of the country,
[00:19:56] country, Nepali officials say they've
[00:19:58] they've rescued 49 people from areas areas affected by the flash flood,
[00:20:02] flood, which has washed away bridges bridges and damaged a hydropower
[00:20:05] hydropower facility. Five people people are missing. It's believed
[00:20:07] believed that the flash flood was was caused by a landslide. Upstream,
[00:20:11] Upstream, the country remains on on high alert after devastating floods floods swept thousands of people
[00:20:15] people away. Seven weeks ago. Our
[00:20:17] Our global affairs correspondent correspondent Anbarasan Ethirajan
[00:20:20] Ethirajan joins us now. Once again,
[00:20:22] again, we're seeing these incredibly
[00:20:25] incredibly arresting pictures from from Nepal. The pictures are really
[00:20:29] really scary where you see that torrent
[00:20:31] torrent of water, mud and rocks,
[00:20:33] rocks, the sludge sweeping through through some of these villages in
[00:20:37] in central part of Nepal in Gorkha
[00:20:40] Gorkha district. And according to
[00:20:42] to officials, nearly 40 houses were
[00:20:44] were swept away and four bridges. bridges. And the bridges are very
[00:20:48] very key because Nepal is a mountainous mountainous country where the bridges
[00:20:52] bridges connect various districts. districts. So transport has been
[00:20:55] been snapped between two districts districts and also for hydroelectric
[00:20:59] hydroelectric power. Projects were
[00:21:01] were damaged in this flash flood, flood, but fortunately the authorities
[00:21:05] authorities were able to predict predict this early as one of the
[00:21:08] the disaster management officials officials was saying early that they
[00:21:12] they were able to give SMS alerts alerts to people living downstream
[00:21:15] downstream of the river. So that's that's why many people managed to
[00:21:19] to go to a safer location. And they
[00:21:22] they believe that this flooding was
[00:21:24] was caused by a landslide upstream, upstream, and it blocked the river's
[00:21:28] river's path and then suddenly it
[00:21:30] it burst, causing this flooding.
[00:21:33] flooding. And so far they have rescued
[00:21:35] rescued more than 80 people and including
[00:21:37] including nine foreigners. And this this could be possibly trekkers.
[00:21:40] trekkers. This is also a busy period
[00:21:42] period for people going for trekking
[00:21:45] trekking in Nepal. But the authorities
[00:21:47] authorities have deployed four helicopters helicopters in the rescue work. So
[00:21:50] So a different location, a different
[00:21:53] different cause. But how much more
[00:21:55] more prepared and vigilant are the
[00:21:57] the authorities being now in response response to the huge flood we saw
[00:22:01] saw seven weeks ago. This time they
[00:22:03] they had some response time so that that they can warn people. But it
[00:22:07] it also shows the danger, the climate
[00:22:10] climate change and also how this this Himalayan region is sitting
[00:22:13] sitting on this volcano of landslides landslides or glacial icefall happening.
[00:22:17] happening. So now this is happening
[00:22:19] happening frequently. It is not only
[00:22:21] only in this particular area, even even bigger cities and other parts
[00:22:24] parts of Nepal. Main highways have
[00:22:27] have been impacted because of repeated repeated landslides. It shows that
[00:22:31] that the land is loose or heavy rains
[00:22:33] rains or no forest cover or the impact impact of climate change as many
[00:22:37] many scientists would point away away point out. And at the same time,
[00:22:40] time, a study released last week
[00:22:42] week said nearly 300,000 people living
[00:22:45] living on various banks of the rivers rivers in Nepal, they are in danger
[00:22:48] danger of facing this flash flooding flooding because it is happening
[00:22:51] happening more frequently now and and without giving enough warning.
[00:22:54] warning. So they need to find a way way to resettle people or move people
[00:22:58] people away from the riverbanks. And that's a huge undertaking undertaking that's going to take
[00:23:01] take years. The country is already already reeling under what happened
[00:23:04] happened in the end of August, when
[00:23:06] when this flash floods and the glacial
[00:23:08] glacial ice fall on the border with
[00:23:10] with Tibet. It killed more than 1500 1500 people and 5000 are still missing.
[00:23:14] missing. And already the Nepalese Nepalese government says they need
[00:23:17] need at least $5 billion to rebuild
[00:23:21] rebuild some of these areas. People People are still living in shelters shelters with their relatives and
[00:23:24] and friends, and they can't go back back to their villages because there
[00:23:27] there is a 4 to 5ft of mud above above their villages and market towns.
[00:23:31] towns. So people are still coming coming to terms with what happened.
[00:23:34] happened. And then you have this this new flooding. It shows the dangers
[00:23:38] dangers of what's happening in Nepal's Nepal's mountainous regions. Amber
[00:23:41] Amber sun, thank you very much. Anbarasan
[00:23:45] Anbarasan Ethirajan Pope Leo has has announced that he is to undergo undergo surgery after his doctors
[00:23:49] doctors detected what he called a a very early stage nodule in his
[00:23:53] his lung. Leo, who's 71 years old,
[00:23:55] old, said it was found during a routine routine check-up and appeared to
[00:23:59] to be well contained. He thanked thanked people for their prayers.
[00:24:02] prayers. Recovery from surgery is
[00:24:03] is expected to take around a week.
[00:24:07] week. Football and in the Premier Premier League, Manchester City will
[00:24:11] will face Liverpool this afternoon. afternoon. The fixture at Anfield
[00:24:14] Anfield comes amid heightened tension tension following the Premier League's
[00:24:17] League's ruling that city were guilty guilty of all charges related to
[00:24:21] to breaches in the financial rules rules governing the game. It's the
[00:24:24] the first time that the club will will have faced a rival team since
[00:24:28] since the decision, and security security has been increased around
[00:24:30] around the stadium in advance of
[00:24:32] of their arrival by team bus. Well,
[00:24:34] Well, we've heard the take from Liverpool
[00:24:37] Liverpool fans ahead of the game. game. The atmosphere is going to
[00:24:41] to be volatile. I think it's always always a special game, not as big
[00:24:44] big as Man United and Everton, but but I think it's still up there with
[00:24:47] with the best, I think because they're they're dominating for a lot of years.
[00:24:51] years. I think once they get the the perch back from the year before.
[00:24:54] before. So I. Think it is more more more difficult because of what's
[00:24:58] what's going on, on city. It's isn't isn't it? It's more yeah, I think
[00:25:02] think so. And it's kind of also the
[00:25:05] the whole saga really I'm losing losing my passion for the game, to
[00:25:09] to be honest. It just feels like like it's no longer for supporters,
[00:25:12] supporters, no longer for fans. It's It's all about the money nowadays.
[00:25:15] nowadays. Money, money. How many
[00:25:18] many teams have been relegated or or lost Champions League spots? Europe
[00:25:22] Europe spots. I mean I'm a Liverpool Liverpool supporter. I don't want
[00:25:25] want tainted titles. I just like
[00:25:28] like some justice. Eight orangutans orangutans rescued from the wildfires
[00:25:31] wildfires that recently swept through through parts of Borneo have been
[00:25:35] been released into a protected forest. forest. The orangutans three mother
[00:25:38] mother and baby pairs and two male
[00:25:41] male teenagers were saved from various
[00:25:43] various locations in West Kalimantan Kalimantan on the Indonesian part
[00:25:47] part of the island. Their new home
[00:25:49] home is the Batu Nyamu Reserve, chosen
[00:25:52] chosen by conservationists because because of the availability of food
[00:25:55] food and water resources as well well as its connectivity to other
[00:25:59] other forests, orangutans are critically
[00:26:01] critically endangered. There are are just over 100,000
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