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[00:00:06] Hello everyone, and thank you for joining us on France 24. It's an
[00:00:10] excellent idea, because here is a new news report in the headlines. In the
[00:00:14] headlines, Kyiv and its
[00:00:16] words of order and region were again hit by a Russian attack in recent hours, a volley of
[00:00:19] missiles on the Ukrainian capital this night and on its
[00:00:22] region, resulting in three deaths. At the same time,
[00:00:26] dimension Volodymyr Zelensky is in Serbia. Why this trip?
[00:00:30] What is the Ukrainian president looking for in Belgrade? We'll see all
[00:00:34] that with our guest Romain Lekinnou in a few
[00:00:37] moments. Abelardo de la Espriella is there and promises to fight
[00:00:41] tirelessly against narco-terrorism. The first words of the new Colombian
[00:00:44] far-right president after his official
[00:00:47] inauguration, a ceremony organized in an unprecedented way this
[00:00:51] Thursday in Cali, the 3rd largest city in the
[00:00:54] country. And then we'll also talk in the headlines about these
[00:00:57] strained relations between Spain and Italy. Madrid has just
[00:01:01] announced the implementation of border controls for travelers coming
[00:01:04] from Italy, a response after the suspension of
[00:01:08] free movement decided by Italy,
[00:01:11] following the influx of migrants to Ceuta.
[00:01:20] confronted with them since the beginning of
[00:01:27] And to begin this edition, the war in Ukraine, which knows
[00:01:31] no respite, a new volley of Russian bombing on
[00:01:34] Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital this night.
[00:01:37] These have left at least three dead in the
[00:01:41] region of the Ukrainian capital. On Wednesday,
[00:01:45] Kyiv had already been targeted by Russian missile
[00:01:48] fire, and it is in this context that Volodymyr
[00:01:51] Zelensky has been in Serbia since yesterday, a visit
[00:01:55] to an ally historically, or so they say,
[00:01:58] of Moscow. So what is the Ukrainian
[00:02:01] president looking for in Belgrade? We'll see all that with
[00:02:04] Emmanuel Chaz, our correspondent in Ukraine.
[00:02:08] First of all, it's Volodymyr
[00:02:12] closeness to Donald Trump, as you just Zelensky's first visit as president to Belgrade. It's
[00:02:14] also the first visit since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by
[00:02:18] Russia, and it's true that Belgrade has in fact maintained
[00:02:21] since 2022 a rather precarious
[00:02:25] balance of neutrality by trying not to alienate
[00:02:28] Moscow. While also providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine, we must not
[00:02:32] forget, 60 million
[00:02:35] euros since 2022. On the other hand, it is
[00:02:39] true that Serbia has kept out of certain European
[00:02:42] decisions, such as sanctions against
[00:02:45] from being a member of Moscow, but Alexander Vucic, the president,
[00:02:48] visited Kyiv this
[00:02:52] July. He did not sign the
[00:02:55] declaration that had been made at that time by
[00:02:58] other southern European countries
[00:03:02] in relation to the support offered by these countries to Ukraine, but he declared
[00:03:06] himself unsatisfied with what
[00:03:08] Serbia was
[00:03:10] has suffered attacks in recent months from providing, so we expect discussions in any case, that is what
[00:03:13] Volodymyr Zelensky also wants, he says he is ready for any
[00:03:17] constructive discussion with Belgrade.
[00:03:20] And we will continue to discuss this trip by Volodymyr
[00:03:24] everywhere in the world and at all hours of Zelensky to Serbia with our guest, it's you Romain Lekinnou,
[00:03:28] good morning.
[00:03:30] Good morning, thank you for taking a few minutes to answer our questions this morning
[00:03:34] on France 24. You are co-founder and managing director
[00:03:37] of Euro Créatif. First question with you, we just
[00:03:41] talked about this unprecedented visit of Volodymyr
[00:03:44] United States has with the countries in Zelensky to Serbia, what is Volodymyr
[00:03:47] Zelensky looking for in Belgrade, among what is presented as an ally, at least historically, of
[00:03:51] Moscow?
[00:03:52] Yes,
[00:03:55] probably the main question before talking about the interest
[00:03:59] of Zelensky in Belgrade, is indeed to
[00:04:03] territorial changes in balance the position, the positioning of Serbia in relation to
[00:04:07] a NATO member, is also looking to Russia. Russia has special, specific relations
[00:04:10] with Russia, indeed, that doesn't make Serbia a pro-Russian
[00:04:13] state, nor does it necessarily make it
[00:04:17] a pro-European, pro-Western, pro-Ukrainian state. I think that Serbia,
[00:04:21] it is important to know that Serbia is pro-Serbian, this is the case under the
[00:04:24] reign of President Vucic, but it would be the case also under any
[00:04:28] opposition with nuances. In any case, Serbia mainly defends its
[00:04:32] national interests and therefore plays a balancing act between
[00:04:35] Moscow and Ukraine on this war, on this
[00:04:38] conflict, and more generally on this international positioning. Now, what
[00:04:42] is President Zelensky looking for in Belgrade? He has several
[00:04:46] things: firstly, it is indeed, as Emmanuel said just before, a
[00:04:49] continuity, that is to say that the rapprochement has been ongoing for several
[00:04:53] months, it has accelerated in any case for several months, we know that Russia
[00:04:57] indeed has not for example the European
[00:05:01] a former Minister policy of sanctions against Russia, but at the same time has been very important on
[00:05:04] military aid, rather indirect moreover to Ukraine, but we know that
[00:05:08] Serbia is one of the countries that supplies the most ammunition to Ukraine. So it's not
[00:05:12] only a policy of fraternal
[00:05:15] support, it's also business, that is to say that the
[00:05:18] Serbian defense industry is very specialized in ammunition, both large-caliber
[00:05:22] for artillery and small-caliber, Soviet-caliber,
[00:05:25] and NATO-caliber, so it's a very interesting actor for military support to
[00:05:29] Ukraine. So that's the first question, it's the security
[00:05:32] question, it's one of the aspects that Zelensky is looking for,
[00:05:36] and there is indeed the business
[00:05:38] from energy to possible rapprochements
[00:05:42] on a potential free trade agreement. These are the discussions that have been taking place for
[00:05:46] some time between Kyiv and Belgrade, notably with a delegation
[00:05:50] visit in the spring, then the visit of Vucic to
[00:05:54] Kyiv a few weeks ago. Yes, we see
[00:05:56] the exchange that could take shape between Serbia and
[00:06:00] Ukraine. Ukraine, as you just said, greatly needs ammunition,
[00:06:03] which it lacks against Russia, and Serbia
[00:06:07] is very dependent on Moscow for energy,
[00:06:10] we see where... in
[00:06:14] a certain way.
[00:06:16] No, of course, we must also understand that it is a visit that is
[00:06:19] beneficial, potentially beneficial in any case for both actors. We
[00:06:23] know today that Zelensky first needs to
[00:06:27] consolidate his relations with most European countries. The Balkans are
[00:06:31] important, as we said here, for security
[00:06:34] and energy reasons, but also more globally for his geopolitical positioning,
[00:06:37] that is to say that Zelensky does not need Russia to be
[00:06:41] more active in this region and that the region is subject to
[00:06:44] influences, especially Russian, not only Russian, but especially very strong Russian influences. And
[00:06:48] at the same time, on President Vucic's side, there is an attempt to show
[00:06:51] from time to time that there is a real rapprochement, that there is a real
[00:06:54] desire to play in the European team, and here I
[00:06:58] think they have converging interests beyond their personal relationship,
[00:07:01] beyond a strong bilateral relationship on the issue of European
[00:07:05] enlargement. Serbia, like Ukraine today, is in a rather
[00:07:08] delicate position, different positions. Serbia for a long time was the leader
[00:07:12] of the potential integration of the Western Balkan countries into the European
[00:07:16] Union. Today, this is being questioned because Serbia is no longer advancing,
[00:07:20] it is regressing on a number of subjects, and its position, its
[00:07:23] candidate status is in a delicate position, which also puts the
[00:07:26] president in a delicate situation. This is not the only
[00:07:29] aspect, but in any case, this aspect must be remembered about the
[00:07:33] president and his positioning on domestic
[00:07:36] affairs. There is a real regime crisis in Serbia today, and in
[00:07:39] the same case, Zelensky, Ukraine is a country that
[00:07:43] is a candidate, as we know, it has geopolitical support from the European Union, from
[00:07:47] Brussels and from many capitals on
[00:07:49] alignment on the prospects of Ukraine's accession to the European Union,
[00:07:53] but the reality is that today Ukraine is far
[00:07:58] the European Union, there is quite strong opposition from certain
[00:08:01] societies, from certain capitals for different reasons, and
[00:08:04] which perhaps here also offers an alignment to be gained from a rapprochement
[00:08:08] between these two capitals on both a political and economic level.
[00:08:12] On a rhetorical and communication level, you said it at the beginning of
[00:08:16] our interview, Serbia is above all pro-Serbian.
[00:08:19] How does the Serbian population view the
[00:08:23] war in Ukraine and perhaps more specifically this visit by Volodymyr
[00:08:26] Zelensky?
[00:08:29] Indeed, the Serbian population, it has pro-Russian affinities, these are
[00:08:33] affinities that are found in the quite old, quite
[00:08:37] traditional ties regarding a population that is quite pan-Slavic,
[00:08:40] that is to say, which perceives a fraternal friendship with the Russian
[00:08:44] people through these uh the fact that these are
[00:08:47] Slavic populations due to Orthodoxy. There are
[00:08:51] also more contemporary reasons, namely Russia's support for
[00:08:55] Serbia in the conflicts of the 90s, and notably
[00:08:59] the geopolitical support that Russia maintains
[00:09:02] towards the territorial integrity of Serbia
[00:09:05] and therefore the non-recognition internationally and diplomatic efforts in
[00:09:09] this regard from Russia, non- recognition of Kosovo so as not to
[00:09:13] recognize the Ukraine
[00:09:16] made by Russia and so that puts Belgrade's
[00:09:20] position in a rather complex position. Then there is the war
[00:09:24] which, for the Serbian population,
[00:09:26] is a rather difficult part to manage since there is
[00:09:30] therefore necessarily
[00:09:32] some apprehension regarding potentially too strong support
[00:09:35] or too strong involvement of their
[00:09:39] government or authorities in a conflict that remains very close to Europe and
[00:09:43] therefore very close to Serbia. We also know
[00:09:47] that there are many Russian emigrants in the streets of Belgrade, often a
[00:09:50] rather young, rather urban Russian
[00:09:53] population, rather in opposition to Putin, not necessarily
[00:09:57] in opposition to the war and to Russia on
[00:10:01] a potential victory, and lastly, I would say there is still a
[00:10:04] political ecosystem, not necessarily Vucic, but some people in his
[00:10:08] entourage, in his system, I am thinking notably of Mr. Bulin, who is
[00:10:13] of the Interior, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, but also a
[00:10:17] very important media ecosystem with very significant
[00:10:20] Russian penetration in political debates and in media
[00:10:23] debates. So Serbia is in a balancing act, we will have
[00:10:27] understood, between Russia and Europe. In any case,
[00:10:31] thank you very much for your very comprehensive clarification, Romain le Kinnu, and
[00:10:34] thank you for answering our questions, co-founder and CEO of Auro Créatif.
[00:10:38] Also in the news, these
[00:10:41] authority, it is no surprise what Abelardo de la
[00:10:45] Espriella, the far-right lawyer, promised. He was officially inaugurated
[00:10:48] yesterday as president of Colombia. A ceremony
[00:10:51] organized in an unprecedented way in Cali,
[00:10:54] the third city in the country. This is no accident. Abelardo de la Espriella has made the
[00:10:58] fight against drug trafficking and guerrilla warfare the heart of his
[00:11:01] future mandate, and Cali constitutes the epicenter
[00:11:05] of this
[00:11:06] trafficking.
[00:11:10] From King Felipe VI of Spain to Argentinian President
[00:11:14] Javier Milei, and even the head of FIFA,
[00:11:17] Infantino, they were all gathered this Friday in Cali for
[00:11:20] the inauguration of the new Colombian
[00:11:22] president.
[00:11:29] Ordinarily, the inauguration of a Colombian president takes place in the capital, Bogotá,
[00:11:33] but not with Abelardo de la Espriella. The 48-year-old
[00:11:35] millionaire lawyer, new to politics, chose Cali, the 3rd
[00:11:39] city in the country where attacks recently took place. The city is crisscrossed
[00:11:43] by more than 1100 soldiers, a symbol because the new far-right
[00:11:47] president promises a strong hand to fight against armed groups and drug
[00:11:50] trafficking, a program at odds with that of his predecessor,
[00:11:54] the leftist Gustavo.
[00:12:25] The American president has promised stable relations between Bogotá and
[00:12:28] Washington after the deep tensions under the Petro
[00:12:31] government. And Abelardo de la Espriella does not hide his
[00:12:37] heard, the American president has also openly supported the
[00:12:41] newly and freshly inaugurated Colombian president, and it's a small step
[00:12:44] from words to deeds. Washington announced
[00:12:48] this Saturday a billion dollars in aid to
[00:12:51] Colombia to help it, according to American diplomacy, in its
[00:12:55] economic and especially security
[00:12:58] policies. And Trump also does not hide
[00:13:02] his anger. In recent hours, the Court of Appeals of the District of
[00:13:05] Columbia again blocked the White House ballroom
[00:13:09] project wanted by the American president. A national
[00:13:12] disgrace, reacted Donald Trump. The court, which does not
[00:13:16] dispute the relevance of the project, but the fact that Donald
[00:13:19] Trump did not seek the opinion of Congress before
[00:13:22] starting the work. The American president immediately announced
[00:13:26] that he wanted to appeal to the Supreme Court. Romain
[00:13:28] Michelot.
[00:13:31] Will the White House ballroom ever emerge from the ground?
[00:13:35] This project, dear to Donald Trump, whose construction began at the end of
[00:13:38] 2025, has just been again blocked by the American
[00:13:41] justice system. The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia has
[00:13:44] confirmed a decision from last April. The work must
[00:13:47] cease because it was launched without the green light from Congress,
[00:13:51] which is essential for such a project at the White House. A new
[00:13:55] setback for Donald Trump, who defends this project tooth
[00:13:57] and nail. This decision, taken while a large part
[00:14:01] of the work has already been completed and paid for, constitutes a
[00:14:04] threat to national security of the maximum
[00:14:07] gravity. It is also a national
[00:14:10] disgrace. We will immediately appeal this
[00:14:13] decision before the Supreme Court of the United States. This ballroom,
[00:14:17] more than 8300 square meters with a capacity of
[00:14:20] 100 people, is financed by private funds, according to the American
[00:14:24] president. But the budget has already soared from 200
[00:14:27] to 400 million dollars today. Donald Trump
[00:14:31] justifies this project and assures that the building will contain other
[00:14:34] military defense devices, but it is heavily
[00:14:37] criticized. The National Trust for Historic
[00:14:40] Preservation, an NGO for the preservation of historic
[00:14:43] buildings, challenged it in court. The Democratic
[00:14:46] opposition, for its part, makes it the symbol of the president's
[00:14:49] ego. These are projects dictated by vanity,
[00:14:53] and the president would literally devote 70%
[00:14:57] of his time to them. The president is a very busy person and has many
[00:15:00] things to pay attention to, including the war in
[00:15:03] Iran. This project does not enjoy unanimity
[00:15:07] within the Republican Party either. Donald Trump's government now
[00:15:11] has 14 days to appeal before the American Supreme
[00:15:14] Court.
[00:15:17] Is there a conflict between Spain and Italy? It must be
[00:15:20] said that relations have been, to say the least, tense in recent
[00:15:23] days between the two countries after the massive influx of
[00:15:27] migrants to Ceuta last week. Italy had suspended the
[00:15:31] free movement of the Schengen area, and Madrid is retaliating.
[00:15:34] Spain has just announced the implementation of border controls
[00:15:38] for travelers coming from Italy. Alice Broga for the
[00:15:42] details. Another clash between Madrid and
[00:15:46] Rome on the migration issue. Travelers coming
[00:15:48] from Italy will be checked upon their arrival in Spain at ports and
[00:15:52] airports, from Saturday midnight until September
[00:15:56] 7th. Madrid thus affirms its desire to deal with the
[00:15:59] persistence of irregular migratory pressure suffered by
[00:16:02] Italy. A way of passing the buck to Rome, which
[00:16:05] used the same argument to implement border controls for
[00:16:09] travelers coming from Spain. On July 31st, the far-right
[00:16:13] Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced
[00:16:17] the suspension until August 15th of the Schengen
[00:16:20] free movement agreement with this country. A measure
[00:16:23] taken after 72,000 migrants crossed the border between Morocco and
[00:16:27] the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa last
[00:16:30] week. According to the Spanish government, 7,000
[00:16:34] migrants have now returned to Morocco, but hundreds of unaccompanied
[00:16:37] children have remained in Ceuta. Some
[00:16:41] are being registered with the Spanish police. Morocco
[00:16:45] says it is ready to cooperate with Spain for their
[00:16:47] repatriation. The figure I can give you at this
[00:16:51] stage is that 1342 boys and
[00:16:54] girls have been registered and integrated into the reception
[00:16:57] system. The process continues, of course. The
[00:17:01] situation has been complex due to the volume of arrivals and a
[00:17:04] certain overpopulation, but things are gradually
[00:17:08] returning to normal. According to the Minister of Youth, some
[00:17:11] minors will be transferred to less saturated reception centers in the
[00:17:15] Spanish peninsula in the coming weeks.
[00:17:19] In the Middle East, the Houthis are continuing their
[00:17:22] offensive. A new strike by the Shiite group in central Yemen,
[00:17:26] near the city of Marib, more precisely, has resulted in at least
[00:17:30] two dead and 14 injured. Once again, the Houthis claim
[00:17:33] to have targeted positions of Saudi Arabia, an ally
[00:17:38] of the central Yemeni government, and
[00:17:41] Saudi Arabia has indeed strengthened its military
[00:17:44] cooperation in recent days. The kingdom has concluded a defense pact
[00:17:48] with Pakistan and especially Turkey,
[00:17:51] a way for the kingdom to attract new support,
[00:17:55] particularly from a NATO member, namely Turkey,
[00:17:58] watch.
[00:18:01] To seal their alliance, they chose Mecca. Side by
[00:18:04] side, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and
[00:18:08] Pakistan attended Friday prayers at the Grand
[00:18:11] Mosque. Three Sunni regional powers that share
[00:18:14] maritime or land borders with Shiite
[00:18:18] Iran, perceived as a threat. So, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed
[00:18:21] Bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and
[00:18:25] Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed
[00:18:28] a defense pact on Friday. The agreement
[00:18:31] aims to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and
[00:18:35] stipulates that any armed attack against one of the three states will be considered an
[00:18:39] attack against all. A mechanism whose solidity could
[00:18:43] be tested very quickly by Saudi Arabia. The kingdom
[00:18:48] Iran and its proxies, such as the Houthis in Yemen, who have recently
[00:18:52] increased strikes against Saudi targets. Riyadh,
[00:18:56] Ankara, and Islamabad, who have been involved in recent weeks in trying to
[00:18:59] resolve the conflict between the United States and Iran, are also
[00:19:03] looking to diversify their defense. Faced with an American
[00:19:06] partner deemed less
[00:19:08] reliable.
[00:19:11] The other factor is distrust of American security
[00:19:14] guarantees. To be clear, this is not an alternative to
[00:19:18] the security relationship that the
[00:19:21] the region, but a complement. Indeed, while the
[00:19:25] United States remains indispensable for many regional
[00:19:28] actors, it is also perceived as unreliable and
[00:19:31] unpredictable. While Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
[00:19:35] are already linked by a defense agreement, Turkey's inclusion
[00:19:38] in this new pact was precipitated by the war in the
[00:19:41] Middle East. Turkey,
[00:19:44] gain influence and attract Saudi investment.
[00:19:47] And Turkey, as we were discussing, has developed in recent years a highly
[00:19:51] performing combat drone industry, with these devices now also
[00:19:55] available in the civilian sector and for fighting
[00:19:58] forest fires, offering a real advantage for firefighters. By detecting
[00:20:02] fires earlier, they allow rescue teams to intervene more
[00:20:06] quickly. A report by our correspondent in Turkey,
[00:20:09] Leïla, with Adria Rochacutiller.
[00:20:12] In this control tower,
[00:20:16] fires are mainly detected by the human
[00:20:19] eye, an essential surveillance task, because
[00:20:23] with forest fires, every minute counts. In the
[00:20:26] Mugla region, the dominant tree is the red pine,
[00:20:30] a species very vulnerable to fires. We are therefore in an area where the risk of fire
[00:20:34] is high.
[00:20:38] Turkey is now relying on its drone fleet, one of the most developed
[00:20:42] in the world, to strengthen the control of its forests. It
[00:20:46] allows fires to be detected as soon as they start and to intervene
[00:20:50] more quickly. Mustapha Uluçukur has his
[00:20:53] eyes glued to the screens in the Mugla Forest
[00:20:57] Directorate center. He constantly monitors images
[00:21:01] transmitted live by drones operated remotely from
[00:21:05] Ankara.
[00:21:07] The drone has become an indispensable tool in our fight against
[00:21:10] fires. Look at the top left screen, under the smoke, it is impossible to see
[00:21:14] the embers with the naked eye, but as soon as we switch to the thermal camera, what we call
[00:21:17] infrared, look, the image appears in a few moments,
[00:21:21] you now see the lower part of the screen, the heat source is
[00:21:23] much
[00:21:29] better detected, technology now allows us to save precious time,
[00:21:33] but on the ground, firefighters remain at the forefront against
[00:21:36] the flames.
[00:21:39] Honestly, it's difficult, it's a demanding job, we remain ready to
[00:21:42] intervene at any time, as soon as an alert is given, we leave immediately with
[00:21:46] the teams. Six teams have been mobilized and are working tirelessly.
[00:21:50] The day after this fire, Uluçukur takes to the air
[00:21:54] to assess the damage. With increasingly hot
[00:21:57] summers, protecting these forests can sometimes seem an endless
[00:22:01] task, but this time again, the threat has been
[00:22:04] contained.
[00:22:07] The fires, precisely, France has been
[00:22:10] summer, notably with this mega-fire in Gironde, but also the
[00:22:14] drought, while a new heatwave episode is expected
[00:22:18] in France next
[00:22:20] week. The rest of Europe is not spared. In Austria,
[00:22:24] Croatia, and Slovakia, temperature records have been
[00:22:27] recorded in recent days, up to more than
[00:22:30] 41 degrees in some places in Austria.
[00:22:33] With the drought and repeated
[00:22:36] heatwaves, the waters of the Danube are at a historically
[00:22:39] low level, but the
[00:22:42] river remains nevertheless a haven of freshness for these Slovaks
[00:22:46] oppressed by the... Absolute temperature
[00:23:20] records, more than 41 degrees in some
[00:23:23] places. After a particularly hot and dry
[00:23:26] July, residents and shopkeepers fear an August.
[00:23:30] sweltering, while drought is
[00:23:33] widespread and the paved shopping streets are
[00:23:37] shunned by tourists and the few
[00:23:39] passers-by.
[00:23:41] We had a doctor's appointment, that's why we're outside,
[00:23:45] otherwise, with this weather, I would have stayed at home with my
[00:23:48] child.
[00:23:51] In Croatia, they chose to take shelter in the
[00:23:54] heart of nature in the Split region, where the thermometer
[00:23:57] shows more than 35 degrees, these
[00:24:00] tourists go on horseback rides in the open
[00:24:03] sea. We escaped the walls surrounding Split,
[00:24:07] it's over 40 degrees with concrete under our feet, we're enjoying this
[00:24:11] moment in nature. Some forests, like this nature
[00:24:14] reserve in Serbia, are currently ravaged by
[00:24:18] devastating fires after several days of heatwave
[00:24:21] and drought
[00:24:25] and global warming precisely, we've just seen one of its
[00:24:28] consequences, here's another one in the Rift Valley in Kenya where several lakes have seen
[00:24:32] their levels rise to unprecedented levels in decades,
[00:24:36] floods of course attributed to climate change according to scientists who have
[00:24:40] submerged entire communities and have
[00:24:43] also brought with them certain wild species like
[00:24:46] crocodiles near human dwellings, leading to an increase
[00:24:50] in the number of attacks. Laurent
[00:24:51] Bersteker.
[00:24:54] On the shores of Lake Baringo in Kenya, the roofs of an
[00:24:58] old tourist complex, now
[00:25:00] submerged by the waters, still protrude from the
[00:25:03] surface. On one of them, a couple of
[00:25:07] crocodiles bask in the sun. For
[00:25:10] about fifteen years, the lake's level has been steadily rising,
[00:25:14] submerging land and dangerously approaching
[00:25:18] nearby settlements.
[00:25:21] In 2014, we realized that the lake's floods were completely
[00:25:25] changing, so from 2009 or 2010 until
[00:25:28] today, the water level has never
[00:25:31] gone down. According to some
[00:25:35] estimates, the lake's surface has grown by 70
[00:25:38] % in 15 years, forcing tens of thousands of residents to leave
[00:25:42] their homes. Some have been rehoused nearby,
[00:25:45] but the waters of Lake Baringo continue to
[00:25:48] follow them. Another consequence of these unprecedented floods
[00:25:52] that scientists attribute to extreme rainfall, local
[00:25:55] wildlife is getting closer and closer to human settlements and
[00:25:59] now poses a real danger to the local
[00:26:02] population. In 2011, Marie Tirenne lost her husband in
[00:26:06] a hippopotamus attack. 10
[00:26:08] years later, a crocodile attacked her then 9-year-old
[00:26:12] son and tried to tear off his arm, he still has the
[00:26:16] scars.
[00:26:19] He was going to fetch water when he was attacked. There were children
[00:26:23] with him, and they were the ones who helped him and fought with
[00:26:26] the animal. They struggled with the crocodile and
[00:26:30] they were all bitten.
[00:26:34] powerless against wild animal attacks and floods threatening
[00:26:38] their homes, more and more families today hope to
[00:26:41] move far from the lake, but most do not have the
[00:26:45] means.
[00:26:47] This is the end of this news broadcast, thank you for your attention and stay with us on France 24 of course.
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[00:30:01] capital... tonight three dead. At the same
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[00:30:08] Serbia to improve relations between
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