Meet one woman who lost almost her entire family. And Syrian Forces pounded it live province forcing residents to flee for their lives. Government troops backed by tanks are mounting a ground assault on the last pockets of resistance hundreds of thousands of people in rebel held areas have taken to the road was nowhere to go but makeshift camps where conditions are described as squalid. Public spicer welcome to the program. A deadly typhoon has stricken the central philippines at least 16 people have been killed and the fear is that more people may have died many buildings and other properties were flattened large areas are without internet or electricity a Tropical Storm at 1st found phone was upgraded to a typhoon when it made landfall on Christmas Eve it brought pounding rain and wind speeds up to 195 kilometers an hour on Christmas Day as you can see behind me its moving towards vietnam. The extent of the damage caused by the typhoon is beginning to emerge. Fun film destroyed many homes leaving families to spend christmas sheltering in the open air authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people ahead of the storms arrival as a precaution. Unfolds powerful winds rics have a conservative provinces in central philippines the same part of the country worth thousands of people died when it was hit by typhoon haiyan 6 years ago. Damage from blocked roads and cut communication lines there are reports of people taking shelter in the regions airports. Now that the storm has passed for those who are returning home the job of cleaning up and rebuilding their lives has begun. The philippines is who by storm several times a year typhoon fun phone has made this christmas that will be remembered. And its a situation now joined by anna santos in manila and as people and authorities there are coming to terms with the damage do we know the extent of it. The extent of the damage is still unfolding nic i spoke to the Natural DisasterCouncil Earlier and he said that clearing and the relief operations are underway but theyre being slowed down by continuous rain and there are still some areas that are lights floods theyre on the watch for possible landslides so that means that those who are in the Evacuation Centers still cannot go back home but we should also remember that there are those who are affected that they are not in the Evacuation Centers i spoke to after all but resident mr edwards may be honest and he told me that theres no electricity in his part of town and hes very anxious he has limited access to news and updates about the relief offering present and about the typhoon and he told me that out on the streets it is total chaos there are no long long lines so the gasoline stations and the a. T. M. And and its to bring out this is worried that his cattle class and his food supply is going to run out he doesnt know until when the situation is going to last many stablish months are still closed so for him its very much touch and go and how are authorities helping with the recovery. But authorities did a lot of preemptive evacuations before the title and thats become a standard now for the philippines which suffered a lot of natural calamities so there were a lot of people that were found to be evacuated and casualties were minimized because of this the government tells me but you have to remember also in it that last couple of months that the games was also battered by an earthquake and also lead to for that another typhoon do you part of the archipelago have been battered by natural calamities such the last 3 months thats very terrorism and its resources are really be very stretched so a lot of challenges are coming coming from from nature just a quick last question if i may the turn phone followed a similar past a typhoon haiyan which killed more than 7000 people in 2013 is it because of those preventive measures things are going somewhat better this time we definitely learned a lot of lessons from type and you can see that you know people were more cooperative when it came to preemptive evacuation there was better coordination among the different government offices so thats why they were able to track the trajectory of the title and then mobilize the resources and the manpower necessary to prepare the unity but where the government is really falling short is the Building Back efforts the communities that are affected are the same ones over and over and over again these are the bomb or a book communities along the coastal areas the fisherfolk and the farmers and for these people we the government has to do better so that their lives and their livelihoods are at be that hes distracted by natural calamities which have become a norm for us here in the philippines thank you for the toes in minutes. Communities across asia are marking the 15th anniversary of another storm the indian ocean tsunami on the morning of december 26th 2004 a 9 point one magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that hit coastlines across a vast area the disaster killed more than 200000 people and so to remember in thailand people placed flowers at a memorial to the victims of the tsunami in the village of bad and. The village was the worst hit place in the country with at least 1400 people losing their lives. Some 2000 kilometers away sri lankas eastern coast was hit especially hard more than 10000 people died in the southern region. Can die a silver looks out over the indian ocean nearly every day get up and deter life 15 years ago when she lost almost her entire family to the massive tsunami. Owned a little bit if not good all 9 of us lived near the beach so many tonight when i think about the children i get very sad i only managed to save one little go that i never saw the others again when i got back at my house was destroyed. I can diagnose shares her home with the one granddaughter she rescued and her small child. The waters forced their way some one and a half kilometers inland the town of power in sri lanka south was worst affected thousands of children were among the victims. On his help many survivors back then he was the only psychiatrist in the worst affected area of southern sri lanka he treated adults and children alike. Children as you know will have a huge amount often cindy adams and they have got the thing thats trained to come out of these things and that. On the adults at all then. Couldnt draw. And. The problems the childrens anxiety and much much less. After the tsunami sri lankan psychiatrist formed a network with the help of the World Health Organization today Elementary School teachers are being taught how to recognize signs of trauma in children but talking about the effects of trauma is still to. The country has installed an Early Warning system for tsunamis the fear of another giant wave has never gone away nor has the memory of the victims of 2004. Time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. A boat carrying migrants has capsized in eastern turkey and killed at least 7 people on board Officials Say at least 60 vibrance were rescued from the waters of lake valley near the border with iran the boat was carrying migrants from afghanistan pakistan and bangladesh. Russian opposition politician alex says one of his key Staff Members has been forcibly conscripted into the military the army said it a shot setting off a scene here with no volley earlier this year is being made to perform his Obligatory Military Service at an arctic base the valley said the move amounted to quote kidnapping. Israel says its fighter jets have struck a number of hamas terror targets in gaza the announcement comes hours after rockets were fired from Palestinian Militants towards israel an election rally by Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu was allegedly interrupted by an incoming rocket. In syria a relief group says more than 200000 people have fled a government assault on province most have been heading toward the Turkish BorderSyrian Regime forces backed by tanks are continuing their ground. Advance against rebel held areas in southern and eastern. About 250 people have been killed in the latest flare up of violence. Syrian tanks fire on targets as the ground assault and it lead province advances. Government forces captured village after village their immediate opening a major highway thats being closed to 7 years the army ultimately wants to recapture the province from the outside of the militias which control it. As the troops push forward civilians try to flee the line of fire tens of thousands are on the run. That are now we are leaving because of the shelling out that were worried about our children and that the situation. Why else would we leave why would anyone leave his house. With the Turkish Border closed the only option for shelter is makeshift camps like these its cold and damp the conditions are desperate. Because of the shelling. The survive here sort of mud. People are suffering because of the work record. The situation in the camps is likely to deteriorate tens of thousands of syrians are already stuck in places like these. And every day thousands more take to the roads to get out of the war zone. And for more on this im joined by correspondent daryn jones in istanbul dorrian many of the displaced people from it are heading towards turkey how hard is it for them to actually cross the border. Well the situation is very grim we understand nearly all the roads that are heading to the Turkish Border are now filled with cars and people scaping the. The beginning of the week said around 80000 people have been displaced by fighting now that bigger appointed least one aid group has written risen to over 200000 people will be heading to the turkish front here where there are makeshift camps and official count how hosting over 200000 people who had escaped previous are offensive by the damascus led forces now the question is at the moment those people are unable to cross the turkish bronte there is a large concrete wall that is protecting the border and preventing any further crossings into turkey but as these numbers continue to escalate and the situation there in freezing conditions where it is even getting reports of people burning close to stay warm as that situation. The question is that turkey is bracing itself for another exodus into the country and turkish president type one has warned his country cannot take any more refugees with the country hosting over 3 and a half 1000000 ok just briefly if you dont mind what other options just to come back to the refugees here what are the options they have. What i think everyone will be paying hopes on turkeys diplomatic. Offensive with his core probe with its ongoing talks of moscow there was a turkish led delegation at the beginning of the week that held talks in moscow there are further talks still continuing those talks in the past has seen russia use its influence on damascus to end its offensive will be banking on that again that they will end this offensive and prevent a further exodus of refugees into turkey but everyone is aware that this egg klaver hosting around 3000000 people is living on borrowed time with the forces intent on taking control of the whole area. Ok. Thanks for that. Now look closely at this one because its the last eclipse youll see that this decade people in the middle east in asia have witnessed a rare Solar Eclipse that was visible today its whats known as an annular eclipse or ring of fire and it darkened skies over the United Arab Emirates and other parts of the Arabian Peninsula its path of visibility then moved eastwards across the indian ocean before ending over the pacific. And up next here at the ws business with Stephen Beardsley youre watching t. V. News live from berlin of course well have more news at the top of the hour no forget you can always get the latest news and information around the clock on our web site thats dot com thanks for watching. Its own happening to children coming. 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