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[00:00:02] MUSIC
[00:00:12] Live from Singapore. This is BBC
[00:00:17] BBC News, the main airport in Riyadh Riyadh has been hit by a projectile
[00:00:21] projectile for a second consecutive consecutive day as the Houthis in
[00:00:23] in Yemen continue their missile attacks attacks on Saudi Arabia. Ukraine
[00:00:27] Ukraine accuses Russia of continuing continuing to target its energy infrastructure,
[00:00:30] infrastructure, despite US President President Donald Trump having announced announced an energy ceasefire. There's
[00:00:34] There's been no word from Moscow. Moscow. Police in Delhi detained
[00:00:37] detained hundreds of protesters on on Sunday as the Gen Z led Cockroach
[00:00:41] Cockroach Janta Party continued to to demand the resignation of India's
[00:00:44] India's election chief. And despite despite a frosty reception in Liverpool, Liverpool, Manchester City secure
[00:00:48] secure a win in their first match match since being found guilty of
[00:00:51] of multiple breaches of financial
[00:00:53] financial rules by the English Premier
[00:00:55] Premier League.
[00:01:06] You're watching Newsday. We start with Saudi Arabia, where the
[00:01:10] the international airport in the the capital Riyadh remains closed closed after coming under attack
[00:01:14] attack for a second consecutive day day on Sunday, Saudi officials say
[00:01:17] say a projectile hit a passenger passenger hall at the King Khalid
[00:01:21] Khalid International Airport, sparking sparking a fire and killing one person.
[00:01:24] person. A day earlier, a separate separate attack on the same airport
[00:01:27] airport killed 13 people, marking marking the deadliest single attack attack on a Gulf country since the
[00:01:31] the start of the US-Iran war. The The Houthis in Yemen said they were
[00:01:35] were behind the attacks and warned warned airlines and passengers against
[00:01:38] against using Saudi Arabian airports airports and airspace. Here's our
[00:01:41] our correspondent Joe Inwood. May
[00:01:43] May I have your attention, please?
[00:01:46] please? Have been this in the. Chaos
[00:01:48] Chaos at one of Saudi Arabia's most
[00:01:51] most important airports inside the the terminal. The damage is clear.
[00:01:55] clear. The result of a missile strike.
[00:01:58] strike. More than 300 people injured. injured. Emergency services are said
[00:02:02] said to be overwhelmed. The Houthis Houthis have claimed responsibility
[00:02:05] responsibility not just for this
[00:02:07] this attack but for this one. Last Last Thursday at the same airport
[00:02:11] airport as well as one at a state
[00:02:12] state run gas plant with the help
[00:02:15] help of Almighty God, the armed forces
[00:02:17] forces carried out for qualitative qualitative operations over the past
[00:02:21] past 24 hours using a number of ballistic ballistic and winged missiles as
[00:02:25] as well as drones. The first operation operation targeted King Khalid Airport
[00:02:28] Airport in Riyadh. The second operation
[00:02:30] operation targeted an Aramco gas
[00:02:33] gas plant. The Iran-backed group
[00:02:35] group control large parts of Yemen.
[00:02:38] Yemen. Saudi Arabia's strategically strategically significant southern southern neighbour for more than
[00:02:42] than a decade, the Houthis have been been involved in a brutal civil war
[00:02:45] war with the internationally recognised recognised government, which has
[00:02:48] has Saudi backing. Now, for the last last couple of years, there's been
[00:02:51] been an uneasy truce. But that was
[00:02:54] was shattered in recent months. The The Houthis made lightning advances
[00:02:58] advances down the Red Sea coast last last month, giving them an even greater
[00:03:02] greater ability to threaten shipping shipping in the Red Sea. Now Saudi
[00:03:05] Saudi Arabia responded with air strikes
[00:03:08] strikes and with the government recently recently retook some territory. The
[00:03:11] The Houthi response to that could
[00:03:13] could be seen at Riyadh airport from
[00:03:17] from the US President. Condemnation Condemnation of the attack, but no
[00:03:20] no promise of support. I think it's
[00:03:23] it's terrible, terrible. With Saudi
[00:03:25] Saudi cable is I think, south southwest. southwest. Well they're able to defend
[00:03:28] defend look, the Saudis are good good fighters. But I think the attack
[00:03:32] attack was a terrible thing. This This attack was one of the most severe
[00:03:35] severe on Saudi soil in over a decade.
[00:03:38] decade. Some of those killed are are now being identified, one of
[00:03:42] of them, Buthaina Awada, was a mother mother of four from Syria. She was
[00:03:46] was a victim of a conflict she had
[00:03:48] had no part in. But that seems to
[00:03:50] to be escalating dangerously. Joe
[00:03:53] Joe Inwood, BBC News. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, there's new CCTV footage
[00:03:57] footage or video of Saturday's strike strike and a warning it is distressing.
[00:04:01] distressing. This footage is coming coming to us from Al Arabiya, a media
[00:04:04] media organisation funded by the the Saudi government. We've paused paused the video here at the moment
[00:04:08] moment of impact before an explosion explosion tears through the airport
[00:04:11] airport hall as people run to shelter. shelter. The BBC has not independently
[00:04:15] independently verified the video. video. It's been obtained by multiple multiple news agencies, including
[00:04:19] including AFP and Reuters. I spoke spoke to Trita Parsi, executive Vice
[00:04:22] Vice President of the Quincy Institute Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Statecraft, and he warned that the
[00:04:26] the latest escalation could become become increasingly difficult for
[00:04:29] for either side to control. Well, Well, I think there's two things
[00:04:32] things that are very important to
[00:04:33] to understand as part of the context context here. First is that there
[00:04:37] there was a ceasefire between the
[00:04:39] the two fighting parties here, the
[00:04:41] the Saudis and the Houthis that was was broken when the Saudis started
[00:04:45] started bombing the airport in Sanaa Sanaa a couple of months ago, but
[00:04:48] but also that this is one of the
[00:04:52] the consequences of the Trump administration administration and Israel's war of
[00:04:56] of choice with the Iranians that that set off a series of events throughout
[00:04:59] throughout the region that is now now causing a lot of these escalations.
[00:05:02] escalations. And one of the most most dangerous things we're faced
[00:05:04] faced with right now is that though though the previous escalations tend
[00:05:08] tend to have been calibrated and
[00:05:10] and calculated, they control of the the escalation may soon be lost. lost. And this is, I think, part
[00:05:14] part of the reason also that countries countries such as Iran that support
[00:05:17] support the Houthis are also concerned concerned about the situation because
[00:05:21] because the escalation can get to to a point in which neither side side can control it any longer. Yeah,
[00:05:25] Yeah, I do want to get your thoughts thoughts on Iran in just a moment.
[00:05:27] moment. But first, on the Trump administration, administration, President Trump,
[00:05:30] Trump, as we heard wasn't committed
[00:05:32] committed or wouldn't commit to helping helping the Saudis out or send forces
[00:05:35] forces there. Do you think that's that's a wise choice? I mean, what
[00:05:39] what options are there into for the the Trump administration when it
[00:05:42] it comes to this? Well, you know, know, for the United States to get
[00:05:45] get further involved in any fighting fighting in the region would be an
[00:05:48] an extremely unwise choice. The Trump Trump administration itself had its
[00:05:51] its war for about nine or so weeks weeks with the Houthis last year
[00:05:54] year and realised that it was actually actually achieving nothing with that
[00:05:57] that and was a huge mistake starting starting it in the first place. So
[00:06:00] So I think that the instinct to stay stay out is the right one. It's just
[00:06:03] just sad that the United States itself itself did not listen to that instinct
[00:06:06] instinct when it decided to go into into this war with Iran that has
[00:06:09] has now helped set off a lot of these
[00:06:11] these other fires. But I think from from the US perspective, what the
[00:06:14] the administration is going to be be looking at is to see if they step
[00:06:17] step in and help the Saudis against against the Houthis. Will the Saudis
[00:06:21] Saudis help the United States in in its war with Iran, such as allowing
[00:06:24] allowing the United States to use
[00:06:27] use Saudi air to attack Iran, which which the Saudis in the last round
[00:06:30] round of the war at least did not not agree to. And part of the reason
[00:06:33] reason why the Iranians did not strike strike Saudi Arabia. So Riyadh is
[00:06:37] is in a very, very delicate and problematic problematic situation because if
[00:06:41] if he wants American help, it seems seems like the package means that
[00:06:44] that the Saudis will then also be be at war one way or another with
[00:06:47] with the Iranians, which I don't don't think is something that Saudis Saudis want. And just coming back
[00:06:51] back to that Iran Houthi relationship, relationship, we always refer to to them as being backed by Iran.
[00:06:54] Iran. But how much control or influence influence do they actually have over
[00:06:57] over them? There clearly is a relationship
[00:07:00] relationship that is more complex
[00:07:01] complex than oftentimes it is described described as the US intelligence
[00:07:05] intelligence has picked up numerous numerous instances in which the Iranians
[00:07:08] Iranians are strongly advised the the Houthis not to do something or
[00:07:11] or not go in a specific area. And And the Houthis did not respond to
[00:07:14] to it. And then, of course, there's there's other instances in which
[00:07:18] which the two sides have co-ordinated co-ordinated things quite well. The
[00:07:20] The Iranians are the only ones in in the region that have some level
[00:07:24] level of leverage with the Houthis, Houthis, but it's not a complete complete control in any way, shape
[00:07:27] shape or form. And I do think again, again, as I said earlier, the Iranians
[00:07:31] Iranians are probably a little bit bit worried that the situation can can get out of control because the
[00:07:34] the Houthis have their own objectives. objectives. They want to see the
[00:07:37] the blockade that has been imposed imposed on them lifted, and they
[00:07:41] they will likely not stop this fighting fighting until they achieve that
[00:07:43] that objective. Whether that co-ordinates co-ordinates or coincides with Iranian
[00:07:46] Iranian interests and desires is is a different story. Ukraine is
[00:07:49] is accusing Russia of attacking power
[00:07:52] power plants and civilian areas despite despite a so-called energy ceasefire
[00:07:55] ceasefire proposed by the US President President Donald Trump. Mr Trump Trump has claimed that Moscow and
[00:07:59] and Kyiv have agreed to halt attacks attacks on energy infrastructure.
[00:08:03] infrastructure. Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelensky initially initially expressed surprise at the
[00:08:06] the announcement, saying it was news news to him before agreeing to support
[00:08:09] support it. If Moscow did. The Kremlin Kremlin has yet to comment. It comes
[00:08:13] comes a couple of days after the the US President said he was lifting
[00:08:16] lifting sanctions on Russian diesel. diesel. Our Ukraine correspondent correspondent Dan Johnson sent this
[00:08:20] this report from Kyiv. On the edge
[00:08:22] edge of Kharkiv this evening. A reminder
[00:08:28] reminder Russia has not stopped attacking
[00:08:31] attacking Ukraine. This woman was
[00:08:34] was filming after the sirens asking
[00:08:36] asking where would be hit. She was
[00:08:40] was lucky to survive a strike on on a shop that killed three people
[00:08:43] people and injured more than 20.
[00:08:47] 20. This just hours after Donald
[00:08:48] Donald Trump announced his partial
[00:08:51] partial truce on Truth Social, he he wrote effective immediately, there
[00:08:55] there is an energy ceasefire in the the war between Russia and Ukraine.
[00:08:59] Ukraine. Both parties have agreed
[00:09:01] agreed do not break it. Ukraine's
[00:09:06] Ukraine's been targeting Russian Russian oil refineries in response
[00:09:09] response to attacks on its own power power grid. Ukraine said it was ready
[00:09:12] ready to cease if Russia did the the same. But Donald Trump's announcement
[00:09:16] announcement appeared to come as
[00:09:17] as a surprise to President Zelensky.
[00:09:21] Zelensky. Ukraine is ready to refrain
[00:09:23] refrain from striking Russia's energy energy infrastructure, and we expect
[00:09:27] expect Russia to show the same readiness readiness and honour. The agreement
[00:09:31] agreement reached with the President President of the United States. He
[00:09:35] He better damn well stop. It's been
[00:09:37] been a tense weekend of fractured
[00:09:40] fractured US Ukraine relations. I I suggest they get a new leader who
[00:09:43] who can make a deal. The row started
[00:09:46] started when Donald Trump lifted lifted export restrictions on Russian
[00:09:49] Russian diesel. Many believe to ease
[00:09:52] ease fuel prices driven up by the
[00:09:54] the war in Iran. In Kyiv, the streets
[00:09:59] streets have fallen dark and quiet
[00:10:01] quiet as its power network has been
[00:10:04] been pounded. Many people here are are without light, heat or water
[00:10:07] water because electricity is needed needed to pump it. Ukrainians were
[00:10:11] were braced for a very difficult difficult few months ahead into the
[00:10:14] the winter. So there's a lot riding riding on this ceasefire. But even
[00:10:17] even if it holds, the war is not
[00:10:20] not over. And that was hammered home
[00:10:24] home tonight with more drones heading
[00:10:26] heading for the capital. In less
[00:10:29] less than two hours in this was Kharkiv's
[00:10:32] Kharkiv's main power station tonight
[00:10:34] tonight ablaze and leaving Ukrainians Ukrainians questioning what impact
[00:10:37] impact this cease fire will have. Now for more on this, we can
[00:10:40] can speak with Dawson Law, a former former US diplomat and sanctions
[00:10:43] sanctions expert at the Office of of Foreign Assets Control, now a
[00:10:47] a founder in counsel of Conseil Global
[00:10:49] Global advisers, an international international consulting firm. Dawson, Dawson, good to get your thoughts.
[00:10:53] thoughts. What do you make first first of this cease fire? Does it
[00:10:56] it exist beyond President Trump's
[00:10:58] Trump's social media account? Thank Thank you Steve. Yeah. Great to be
[00:11:02] be with you. You know, it's a really really good question whether it really
[00:11:05] really exists. And clearly the reports reports are incredibly conflicting. conflicting. But what's really abundantly
[00:11:09] abundantly clear to me is that, you
[00:11:12] you know, President Trump rolled rolled out a general licence to allow
[00:11:15] allow for the trade of Russian diesel,
[00:11:19] diesel, which, you know, seemingly seemingly was likely targeted at
[00:11:22] at alleviating energy prices in advance advance of US mid-terms. And that
[00:11:25] that clearly seemed to be the US US priority. Now, whether the ceasefire
[00:11:28] ceasefire holds remains really unclear.
[00:11:30] unclear. And frankly, you know, Ukraine
[00:11:33] Ukraine strikes back in July provided provided them with quite a bit of
[00:11:37] of leverage over Russia, particularly particularly in the context of diesel
[00:11:39] diesel where they, you know, reduced
[00:11:41] reduced Russian exports by almost
[00:11:44] almost extensively completely. So So it's an interesting strategy.
[00:11:46] strategy. I think from my standpoint, standpoint, the domestic politics
[00:11:49] politics on the US side are really really a key part of it. Yeah. And
[00:11:52] And just with that in mind, I mean, mean, when President Trump says that
[00:11:54] that Ukraine should get a new president president and lift sanctions on Russian
[00:11:58] Russian diesel for whatever motive motive he has for it, critics might
[00:12:00] might wonder whose side he's really
[00:12:03] really on. Yeah. I mean, at this this point, you know, the implications
[00:12:07] implications of the conflict in the the Gulf are very clear on both world
[00:12:11] world energy prices and particularly particularly in the United States. States. And so to me, the real, you
[00:12:15] you know, priority is along those those lines. Clearly there are many
[00:12:19] many backroom discussions. It's abundantly abundantly clear from the all the
[00:12:21] the various sort of public positioning positioning between Ukraine and Russia
[00:12:25] Russia and the United States. And
[00:12:27] And you know, what's a bit odd is is by issuing a licence for the export
[00:12:31] export of Russian diesel kind of of in advance of what seems like
[00:12:35] like a clear deal on all sides with
[00:12:38] with sort of verifiable actions, actions, is the US has given away
[00:12:41] away quite a bit of leverage by by by doing that quite quickly. And
[00:12:44] And so, you know, it's possible Russia Russia may not abide by that cease
[00:12:48] cease fire. It's also possible Ukraine Ukraine might not either given, you
[00:12:51] you know, they are already plunged plunged into darkness. So I think
[00:12:54] think the US from that angle isn't
[00:12:56] isn't necessarily playing sort of of the strategic negotiator role
[00:13:00] role that could really be helpful helpful to bringing some calm to to the conflict. Yeah. And where
[00:13:04] where do you think that leaves President
[00:13:06] President Zelensky? Well, we'll see see today here in Warsaw. You know
[00:13:10] know what he says, but I'll be curious.
[00:13:12] curious. You know how he you know,
[00:13:16] know, works, you know, between the
[00:13:18] the Trump administration and pressure
[00:13:20] pressure at home probably to continue continue to put pressure on Russia.
[00:13:24] Russia. So I think he's not in an an easy place, partly because clearly
[00:13:27] clearly surviving the Ukrainian winter, winter, you know, with significant
[00:13:31] significant damage to the energy energy infrastructure is is really
[00:13:34] really going to be hard. But nonetheless
[00:13:37] nonetheless I imagine, you know, know, backroom negotiations continue
[00:13:40] continue and we'll probably see some some developments coming out in the
[00:13:43] the next weeks. Dawson, thanks for for your time. Dawson Law, former
[00:13:45] former US diplomat and founder of
[00:13:48] of Concierge Global advisers. Plenty Plenty more to come here on Newsday, Newsday, including flash floods in
[00:13:52] in Nepal that have swept away houses,
[00:13:54] houses, bridges and damaged hydropower hydropower infrastructure around around the world and across the
[00:14:58] might Putin go to test Nato? And And is Europe ready? The security. Brief live with an audience
[00:15:01] audience here on BBC News. Live with
[00:15:10] with BBC News and the leader of India's India's main opposition Congress
[00:15:13] Congress party says he'll lead a a march on the Supreme Court in Delhi
[00:15:16] Delhi on Monday to defend democracy. democracy. It's the latest scheduled
[00:15:20] scheduled demonstration against changes changes to the list of voters that's that's seen tens of millions of names
[00:15:24] names reportedly scrubbed from the
[00:15:26] the electoral roll. Protests on Sunday,
[00:15:29] Sunday, led by the youth led Cockroach Cockroach Janta Party, were thwarted
[00:15:32] thwarted by a heavy security presence.
[00:15:34] presence. The BBC witnessed numerous numerous detentions as police moved
[00:15:37] moved to break up the gatherings gatherings and restrictions remained
[00:15:40] remained in place across parts of of central Delhi. Well, for more
[00:15:43] more on this, I'm joined by Prashant Prashant Ahussain, Indian public
[00:15:46] public interest lawyer and supporter supporter of the Cockroach Janta
[00:15:49] Janta Party. Prashant, thanks very very much for joining me. This movement
[00:15:53] movement is demanding. The Cockroach Cockroach movement is demanding the the resignation of India's Chief
[00:15:57] Chief election commissioner. How How serious do you think this is is a political challenge to Modi
[00:16:01] Modi himself? Well, the seriousness seriousness of this challenge is
[00:16:04] is clear from the manner in which which the government virtually locked
[00:16:08] locked down the capital city of India.
[00:16:10] India. They cancelled all the trains
[00:16:12] trains coming to Delhi. They shut
[00:16:15] shut down 57 metro stations around
[00:16:18] around central Delhi. They blocked blocked all the roads leading to
[00:16:21] to central Delhi. They shut down
[00:16:23] down the internet all to thwart this
[00:16:26] this totally peaceful protest that
[00:16:28] that was declared by the youth led
[00:16:33] led movement in this country. So So it's clear that the government
[00:16:36] government is viewing it as perhaps perhaps a more serious challenge
[00:16:39] challenge than they have ever faced. faced. Now the Supreme Court does
[00:16:43] does actually have pathways, election election petitions, writs, public
[00:16:46] public interest litigation. If the the election commissioners conduct
[00:16:49] conduct is genuinely illegal, why why is the answer to go to the streets
[00:16:52] streets and not pursue those more
[00:16:53] more legal means? Yeah. Unfortunately,
[00:16:56] Unfortunately, the Supreme Court's Court's role in this whole what is
[00:16:59] is called the special intensive revision
[00:17:01] revision of the voters roll has been
[00:17:04] been quite suspect. And the general
[00:17:07] general feeling among the people people of this country is that the
[00:17:10] the Supreme Court is just going along along with whatever the Election
[00:17:14] Election Commission and the government government wants, despite the fact
[00:17:17] fact that so much has emerged in
[00:17:20] in the public domain about various various illegalities, violations
[00:17:23] violations of law and the unilateral unilateral functioning of the chief
[00:17:27] chief Election Commissioner who has has been functioning without taking
[00:17:31] taking the approval of the other other two election commissioners
[00:17:34] commissioners and sometimes and often, often, despite their opposition to
[00:17:38] to the moves that he is making. So
[00:17:41] So the people are very disappointed disappointed with the role that the
[00:17:45] the Supreme Court has been playing. playing. Of course, the matters are
[00:17:48] are still in the Supreme Court, but
[00:17:51] but people are very disappointed disappointed with the Supreme with
[00:17:53] with the role of the Supreme Court Court so far. And what do you make
[00:17:57] make of the fact that the main opposition opposition Congress party. The main
[00:18:00] main leader, says that he'll be marching marching as well today, effectively
[00:18:03] effectively joining forces with this
[00:18:04] this youth led movement? Yes. The
[00:18:09] The in all this, almost the entire
[00:18:13] entire opposition, the all the student
[00:18:15] student movements, etc have all come
[00:18:18] come together because they feel that
[00:18:20] that this is clearly a huge assault
[00:18:23] assault on India's democracy. This
[00:18:26] This manner in which the voters list
[00:18:28] list has been dealt with almost more
[00:18:32] more than 13 crore. That is 130 million
[00:18:35] million people being removed from
[00:18:36] from the voters list. And a lot of
[00:18:41] of people added to the voters list
[00:18:42] list in a very suspect manner. Totally
[00:18:46] Totally without any transparency transparency in violation of rules.
[00:18:49] rules. So therefore everybody has
[00:18:52] has joined together in this whole
[00:18:56] whole movement against the election election commissioner, the Chief
[00:18:59] Chief Election Commissioner and reform reform the demand to remove the Chief
[00:19:02] Chief Election Commissioner is only only one of the three main demands
[00:19:05] demands of all these people. The The second is that the process of
[00:19:09] of selecting and appointing the election election Commissioner should be made
[00:19:13] made neutral, should not be controlled controlled by the government, which
[00:19:15] which it has done. And the third
[00:19:17] third is that the whole process of
[00:19:20] of this special intensive revision revision and the changes that have
[00:19:23] have been made in the voter's list, list, should be rolled back to the
[00:19:27] the position where it was before before this intensive revision started.
[00:19:30] started. Prashant, thanks so much much for your thoughts today. Prashant Prashant Bhushan, the Indian public
[00:19:33] public interest lawyer and supporter supporter of the Cockroach Janta
[00:19:36] Janta Party. Now flash flood has has left at least five people missing
[00:19:39] missing in Nepal. More than 140 houses
[00:19:42] houses have been damaged either fully fully or partially, while bridges bridges and hydropower infrastructure
[00:19:46] infrastructure have been swept away. away. Officials suspect a landslide
[00:19:50] landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki Gandaki River before the water burst
[00:19:54] burst its banks or burst through through more than 90 people, including
[00:19:57] including nine foreigners, have been been rescued so far, a disaster management
[00:20:01] management official says. SMS alerts alerts helped avert a much greater greater loss of life. The country
[00:20:05] country remains on high alert seven seven weeks after devastating floods
[00:20:08] floods swept away thousands of people
[00:20:10] people following a glacier collapse collapse along the border with Tibet.
[00:20:14] Tibet. Joining me from Kathmandu Kathmandu is BBC Nepal's Sanjaya
[00:20:18] Sanjaya Dhakal. Sanjaya, get us up up to speed with the latest of what
[00:20:21] what you've been hearing there. I
[00:20:23] I like you mentioned, the people
[00:20:25] people remain out of contact and
[00:20:29] and almost 200 houses have been damaged. damaged. And this has come as a jolt
[00:20:33] jolt to the people of Nepal who are
[00:20:34] are really concerned that so soon soon after that catastrophic flood
[00:20:38] flood in Vorticosae in August a similar
[00:20:42] similar kind of incident occurred
[00:20:43] occurred yesterday. Again, this was
[00:20:46] was this appears not to be induced
[00:20:48] induced by rainfall. We're in monsoon
[00:20:51] monsoon end of monsoon season, but
[00:20:53] but there was apparently no rainfall
[00:20:55] rainfall in that area. But suddenly
[00:20:58] suddenly the Budhi Gandaki River
[00:21:00] River it came up with a lot of massive
[00:21:03] massive amount of debris and it was
[00:21:06] was later informed that there was
[00:21:08] was a big landslide in the up in
[00:21:10] in the mountainous areas and that that blocked that river and suddenly
[00:21:14] suddenly it burst its bank and the
[00:21:17] the water and the debris came rolling rolling downwards downstream. Yeah. Yeah. The images that we're seeing
[00:21:20] seeing are quite striking on this, this, Sanjaya. And I suppose the
[00:21:24] the concern is that there could be be more of this to come. I mean,
[00:21:27] mean, this is the third such flash flash flood we've seen since that
[00:21:30] that first one occurred seven weeks
[00:21:32] weeks ago. People are really concerned, concerned, you know, what's happening
[00:21:36] happening in the mountains. There
[00:21:38] There are concerns that mountains mountains may have been destabilised
[00:21:41] destabilised due to change in the, the, you know, atmosphere. The temperature
[00:21:44] temperature is rising and all that.
[00:21:46] that. And so people are really concerned
[00:21:48] concerned that even in the you know,
[00:21:51] know, when there is no rainfall,
[00:21:56] rainfall, this sort of this sort sort of catastrophe can happen at
[00:21:58] at any time. And you know, yesterday
[00:22:00] yesterday when these news of certain
[00:22:03] certain flash flood of Budhi Gandaki
[00:22:05] Gandaki came, the people were scared
[00:22:08] scared and they went on the, you
[00:22:10] you know, upper areas of the villages.
[00:22:13] villages. So they it also could have
[00:22:15] have saved many lives because during
[00:22:18] during the earlier flooding, people
[00:22:20] people did not take it that much much seriously. Sanjaya, thanks very
[00:22:24] very much for getting us across those
[00:22:26] those recent details. Sanjaya from from the BBC Nepali service. Now,
[00:22:30] Now, if you'd like to keep up to to speed with events unfolding in
[00:22:33] in Nepal, you can go head over to to our live page on the fresh floods
[00:22:37] floods in Nepal. Just head over to
[00:22:39] to bbc.com/news. There is news that that Nepal's disaster Risk Reduction
[00:22:43] Reduction and Management Authority Authority says that 204 homes were
[00:22:45] were damaged and over 650 people people were impacted in Sunday's
[00:22:49] Sunday's floods. Now, Pope Leo made made a surprise health announcement
[00:22:52] announcement on Sunday, saying he'll he'll undergo surgery to remove a
[00:22:55] a small lung nodule. The Pope said said the nodule, which usually refers
[00:22:59] refers to a lump or tissue growth, growth, was detected at a very early
[00:23:02] early stage during a routine medical medical check up. The Vatican said
[00:23:05] said that the operation is scheduled scheduled for the first days of this
[00:23:08] this week, and the estimated post-operative post-operative recovery time will
[00:23:11] will be about one week. Our own correspondent correspondent Sarah Rainsford has
[00:23:14] has more. Yeah, as you say, a real real surprise, of course, for everybody
[00:23:17] everybody who gathered here on Saint Saint Peter's Square at midday today.
[00:23:20] today. That's when Catholics come come here to see the Pope, to have
[00:23:23] have a blessing by the Pope from from the balcony here. After that,
[00:23:27] that, though, the Pope then delivered delivered this announcement, as you
[00:23:30] you say, a big shock for those who who were listening. He said that
[00:23:34] that he had had medical checks and and that doctors had discovered a
[00:23:37] a nodule on his lung. Now, he said, said, as he put it, that this had
[00:23:40] had been detected at a very early early stage and was well localised,
[00:23:44] localised, but that doctors had advised advised him he should have it removed.
[00:23:46] removed. So he is going to have surgery surgery and that will take place
[00:23:49] place in the next few days here in in Rome. The Vatican is not giving
[00:23:53] giving many more details than that, that, just saying that it will take
[00:23:56] take him about a week to recover recover from the surgery itself. itself. We do know that nodules like
[00:24:00] like this are relatively common and and that usually they're not cancerous.
[00:24:03] cancerous. But certainly I think think Catholics around the world world are concerned are watching
[00:24:07] watching this news very closely. closely. I think in particular, because
[00:24:10] because this is a relatively young young Pope. He's in his early 70s. 70s. He goes to the gym. He likes
[00:24:14] likes playing tennis. He's always always been thought of as fit and
[00:24:17] and as healthy. And this is the first
[00:24:19] first health scare that he's had
[00:24:21] had since he was elected last year. year. One encouraging note, I think,
[00:24:24] think, was perhaps his tone as he he made that announcement. He seemed
[00:24:27] seemed very calm. He even smiled smiled a couple of times during the
[00:24:30] the statement and also he mentioned mentioned today a trip that's coming coming up in November to Peru, the
[00:24:34] the place where he was a missionary missionary for many years and a bishop.
[00:24:37] bishop. He has talked about that that with the suggestion that that
[00:24:41] that trip should still go ahead in in November. So perhaps encouraging encouraging news for Catholics even
[00:24:45] even as they absorb this. Pretty Pretty surprising and for some shocking
[00:24:48] shocking news. Some football news news for you. Manchester City defied
[00:24:51] defied a hostile reception by Liverpool Liverpool fans, beating their hosts
[00:24:54] hosts 3-0 in their first match since since being found guilty of multiple
[00:24:57] multiple breaches of financial rules rules by the English Premier League.
[00:25:01] League. Ahead of the game, Liverpool
[00:25:03] Liverpool fans were not impressed. The atmosphere is going
[00:25:06] going to be volatile. I think it's it's always a special game, not as
[00:25:09] as big as Man United and Everton, Everton, but I think it's still up
[00:25:12] up there with the best. I think they're they're dominating for a lot of years.
[00:25:16] years. I think when they get the the perch back from the year before.
[00:25:20] before. So I think it is more, more more difficult because of what's
[00:25:23] what's going on, on city. It's isn't
[00:25:25] isn't it? It's more yeah, I think
[00:25:27] think so. And it's kind of also the
[00:25:30] the whole saga really. I'm losing losing my passion for the game, to
[00:25:34] to be honest. It just feels like like it's no longer for supporters,
[00:25:37] supporters, no longer for fans. It's It's all about the money nowadays.
[00:25:40] nowadays. Money, money. How many
[00:25:43] many teams have been relegated or or lost Champions League spots, Europe
[00:25:47] Europe spots. I mean I'm a Liverpool Liverpool supporter. I don't want
[00:25:51] want tainted titles. I just like like some justice. I'll be back shortly
[00:25:54] shortly with more on Business Today.
[00:25:56] Today. See you soon.
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