Countrys reforms. We take a look at the ancient sport of dragon boat racing that is getting a new lease of life at these asian games. We begin in mexico where the president is calling for a meeting of Foreign Ministers from 10 countries across latin america to discuss migration. A Record Number of migrants have been crossing into the United States from mexico. The president plans to present u. S. President biden with a regional plan to address the issue. [speaking spanish] now what we are seeking is an agreement to face the phenomenon of the migration, acting on its causes, as we have always said. Then we have to arrive at an agreement that is not just an issue that concerns mexico. It is a structural issue that must be based this way. For this reason, we will hold a meeting with Foreign Ministers in the coming days. We have more now from mexico city. President Lopez Obrador has always said this is about the cause of migration, especially in central america. That is about violence, poverty, Climate Change increasingly, but now for the first time, migration from south america has actually outpaced that from central america, countries like venezuela, who is going through economic problems and has been from has been for some time. Also ecuador, experiencing problems with narco violence and political violence. A lot of people are headed from those countries toward mexico. He has always said you need to deal with those causes, but it has been reported that mexico agrees with United States that it will be sending people back to their country of origin to try to deal with what in mexico has become an issue of so many people in the country trying to get to the United States. Presumably they will have to talk to other governments so they can accept those flights. The issue is theres thousands of people coming in from the southern border with guatemala trying to get to the states. Most of the migrant towns in the country are full right now of people. Theres many camps on the southern border. They are even busting people out to other parts of the border just to what they call it depressurized that zone so theres not so many people congregated. Mexicos asylum system is completely overreached, and at the moment, it is not happy migration Detention Centers it does not have the migration Detention Centers that it had earlier in the year since the fire that killed many migrants and has been out of action during the investigation. Mexican authorities are trying to deal with it and the amount of people moving through right now. Eagle pass in texas has declared a state of emergency due to the huge number of migrants crossing into the u. S. From mexico. Another day here on the river between the u. S. And mexico and another stream of people, asylumseekers, who are crossing the river, waiting through wading through. They are still looking for a way to get up these steep and muddy banks of the rio grande. As you see, there are barbed wire is blocking their way, and thats why this family of three or friends this group of three are walking, trying to find a way up without getting hurt. The vast majority of people we have spoken to have been coming here to seek the assistance of the u. S. Border patrol. You can see the families carrying their children on their shoulders, carrying their belongings hoisted above the waters. Quite cheerful, many of them, feeling that this moment is the one moment they have sacrificed and suffered for for so long on their way here from central and south america. From this point after they turn themselves in to border patrol, many are expelled immediately. They dont qualify for the option of claiming asylum in the u. S. , given the harsh policies that are being enforced now, but those who are thought to have a credible fear and past that credible fear hurdle, they are released wearing ankle bracelets, federal monitoring, and released into the community through ngos that work in this area. We just came through one today, the director telling us of this huge amount of need out there as people show up, some without shoes, without anything besides the clothes on their backs. She told us, too, that the most difficult part of doing her job not only is trying to meet that need to, but also knowing that the Legal Process in front of all these migrants is so challenging to stay in the u. S. And that the hurdle to be granted asylum is so difficult to cross that the vast majority of people will eventually face deportation orders despite their many efforts to reach this point. To germany where police have found more than 100 syrian citizens inside an apartment surged in connection with a smuggling ring. The European Union has accused the belarusian president of encouraging illegal migration across its border to european nations. Much of the border is in germanys northeast, and thats where our correspondent now reports. Understanding that one of the many crossing points between germany and poland. Over my shoulder on the other side of the break is a polish settlement and in between, you can see German Police who are standing here and carrying out spot checks to try to identify in some cases instances of people smuggling. The point to make here is that the German Government says this has become a serious issue, a growing issue in this country in the course of this calendar year. In august of this year alone, 67 more people were smuggled illegally into this country and more so in august of 2022. Behind that stands also the very many elected officials in bavaria, saxony, brandenburg, where i am right now, have said so many people have been coming to this country, illegally or legally, demanding for help, but it feels as though they are back in the refugee crisis of 2015. Remember one final thought the border germany shares with the Czech Republic is more than 1600 kilometers long. Can it control so many places safely, or is this gesture politics . Some in the country believe it is gesture politics, but the minister says it is time to act. Funerals have been held for more than 90 people who died in a fire at a Wedding Party in iraq. Three days of mourning have been held and several people have been detained pending investigation. A wedding celebration turned mass funeral a day after a fire ripped through the menu. People went to have fun, but it became the opposite. It was turn upside down and got sadness instead of happiness. It is a very big tragedy. The atmosphere is unbearable and we are very sad. Families now decimated. There are families who lost 4. Others who lost five. We are blessed because my son lost my son has three sons. He lost one and still has two. Many spent hours searching for their loved ones. My motherinlaw, we were sitting at the Wedding Party. She fell over her head. I was with them. We were sitting next to the kitchen, and when the door was open, we got out through their or else we would not have been able to escape. Neighbors who tried to help now traumatized, too. We heard ambulances since our monastery is close to the hall. We came out to check what happened. Bodies were being taken out. Young people were flooding to the halls to get out as many as they could. Authorities say fireworks started the fire that tore through the packed hall. Flammable materials used in the construction of buildings like this one helped the fire to spread rapidly. Some of the bodies of the dead are so badly charred that it is its difficult for emergency teams to identify them. Officials say an investigation is underway and a number of people have been arrested. The investigation is ongoing. We all know the reason of the fire was the setting off of fires inside the hall. The use of fireworks in an unusual way. As you know, fireworks are not permitted outside of the hall, let alone used inside. People here until serious action is taken to ensure safety and accountability, tragedies like this will happen again. More than 47,000 Ethnic Armenians have now fled nagornokarabakh after Azerbaijani Forces took control of the breakaway region in a lightning military operation. Many packed their cars, vans, and even tractors with belongings. Others walked to the nearest village on the armenian side of the border. Susanna, her children, and her mother say they ran to the woods from the village in nagornokarabakh as azerbaijans military advanced on the region. They have not been home since and walk here from the border. Susannas eldest son says what they are wearing is all they were able to bring with them. Now we have nothing. We left everything they are. We just left our homes on september 19 at midday because of the war. Weve been told we had to leave because the enemy was approaching and no one stayed in the village. Now we are in this situation. As armenia tries to accommodate all those who fled, many are coming to terms with the destruction of a project that began in 1988. That was when the armenians of karabakh first tried to break away from soviet azerbaijan. We dont know where we will sleep tonight. I just cannot imagine the future. My thoughts are mixed now. I dont know what we will do at all. I blame azerbaijan. They captured our land and forced us out from our village, from our motherland, and now we are like this. Many here say they stayed, claims dismissed as nonsense by azerbaijan. Azerbaijans capture of nagornokarabakh has triggered one of the biggest movements of people in the region since the all of the soviet union. The government has repeatedly said it guarantees the security of Ethnic Armenians who prefer to stay put, but theres no one here willing to take up that offer. The french ambassador to niger is now back in france a month after the military government ordered him out. Nigers president was overthrown in a coup in july. The new rulers ended military cooperation with france and ordered its ambassadors and troops to leave. Two weeks ago, the french president said that frances ambassador was living as a veritable hostage in the embassy in the capital because he did not have any freedom of movement , and also even Food Supplies were running low, so clearly, it was a situation that had become untenable. Earlier this week, macron confirmed that the ambassador would be pulled out of niger. Nevertheless, this is a real blow to paris, to the government, and to macron because over the past few weeks, they have said again and again that they do not consider nigers military rulers as a legitimate authority, that they would not bow to their demands to withdraw french troops or the french ambassador, but clearly what we have is a situation in which they have had to do both. We have seen similar situations in other countries in africa where france has had colonial ties, where there have been cruise where france has been forced to change its position. We are following developments from nigers capital. The military council on both youth and civil organizations that support it consider the french president s decision to withdraw its ambassador and forces from niger a victory. The council has repeatedly called for the withdrawal during the past two months. The youth and civil organizations think microns decision will eventually help resolve differences between the hunter and leaders of the Economic Community of west as they believe france put ecowas under pressure, and they say the niger coup leaders will be able to negotiate this transitional period with ecowas that will not exceed three years. A group of young people has taken 32 European Countries to court for not protecting them from Climate Change. We meet a young mother who runs a soup kitchen in argentina and here why she will not vote in next months elections. It has been really hot in western australia. The record broken by considerable margin. We are still waiting for confirmation. To the east, it is warming up after what has been a rather cool spell. Sidney is 22. A bit disappointing. Showers moving north to queens. Different story in new zealand. Though not entirely so. The 18th in christchurch is surprisingly warm. Throughout most of indonesia, still dry season and throughout most of malaysia because the focus on the heavy rain has been in thailand, myanmar recently. Theres a pulse of rain running through central china. The heavy rain in al qaeda could be seen as unusual. 33 again in tokyo. That drops a little bit as the sun turns during friday. As for china, that rain intensifies. Oilrich iraq is facing a crisis in a far more vital resource water. As dams built by its upstream neighbors restrict flow, underinvestment and Climate Change are exacerbating the situation. Now in regions where settled Farming First emerged, tensions are rapidly rising. People in power investigates if this could be the last generation to farm the land. Iraqs water wars, part two of two on al jazeera. You are watching al jazeera. A reminder of our top stories this hour, the president of mexico is calling for a meeting of Foreign Ministers from 10 countries across latin america to discuss migration. A Record Number of migrants have been crossing into the United States from mexico. Funerals being held in Northern Iraq where at least 95 people have been killed, Dozens Injured after fire broke out at a wedding. Nine people have been arrested. An investigation is underway. The french ambassador to niger has landed back in paris. Coup leaders have ended military cooperation with france and have ordered its ambassador and troops to leave. Protesters are marching in the colombian capital bogota, demonstrating against the deteriorating security situation in the country. There demanding Congress Move forward with the president s social and economic reforms. Protest comes just one month before regional elections. Is it seen as a referendum on colombias first leftist government. Supporters of the president took to the streets of bogota and other cities across the country in favor of a number of economic and social reforms proposed by the countrys first leftist government. The president has had a hard time moving these reforms to the congress, so he called on the people to come out and try to pressure lawmakers to change that. This is not the first time he has tried to use the street to help him with this government. It is the first time he has gone to that garnered such a big turnout. He also came out to speak here. He said he is hoping that at least education reform, agricultural reform, and the truth about what happened with the conflict that has affected the country could be part of an agreement. The question, though, is what will happen in upcoming regional elections. Those will be in roughly a month. The expectation is that those elections will be a referendum on the government so far. If his candidates do well, who might have more of them. He needs to move some of his proposals forward. Today he got the turn out he expected, but as if things remain as they are, pushing forward, the agenda will remain very different. Around 40 of argentinas population are living in poverty according to new Economic Data released during the first half of the year. The manager of a soup kitchen says she will not vote in the elections because she does not believe any leader will solve the economic woes of the country. [speaking spanish] an american soldier who had crossed into north korea is back in u. S. Custody after being expelled into china. He ran across the border from south korea in july while on a guided tour. He is said to have confessed to intruding into the country. North korean state media said he claimed he crossed over because of Inhumane Treatment in the u. S. Army. A top u. S. Senators wife pleaded not guilty in court on bribery charges. A group of young people is taking 32 European Countries to court to force them to do more to tackle Climate Change. Youngsters from portugal took their case to the European Court of human rights following Deadly Wildfires in 2017. They say their human rights are already being violated due to the impact of Climate Change. If they are successful, the court could order countries to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions and comply with stricter targets. Blazes in portugal years ago that killed 66 people could bolster a case aimed at forcing nations to speed up action to reduce emissions. Six young people aged 11 to 24 are suing 32 european governments at the European Court of human rights. Among them, sophia olivera. If you want to take action, show that you are capable to change the planet, you have to act and respect and listen to our voices. The legal teams say the current Climate Policies of those nations will not reduce emissions as much as required to retain their clients quality of life. We are talking about heat extremes which will impact their ability to exercise, live outdoors. They will be confined indoors for significant periods of time within their lifetime. We are talking about concrete harm and talking about emissions from across europe impacting them. If the six can prove those impacts violate their human rights, the implications could be very costly for the governments involved. The hearing today could be an opportunity to deliver the legally binding decision that would require governments to act because they have failed to act despite having the resources to adopt more ambitious Climate Policies. The courts grand chamber is hearing several similar cases this year. In march, a group of women from switzerland have their own day in court. Few people have it in their power to change the course of history. They argue the swiss government has failed to act on Climate Change and so infringed their right to life. But europes Human Rights Convention guarantees it. The court will likely rule on both cases and a third from france at some point next year. But as Climate Change and its consequences continue to expand, similar cases in europe and beyond could soon do the same. The Pakistan Cricket Team has arrived in india at the cricket world cup. Longrunning political tensions between the countries make these visits are rare. Pakistan was in india the last time pakistan was in india was seven years ago. The team was only recently issued visas for india, and the warmup match will be played behind closed doors. Dragon boat racing is one of the unique events at this years asian games. It has roots in china but is growing in popularity around the world. We have a report from hung show on the sport hoping to one day make it into the olympics. A familiar sound for more than 3000 years on the waterways of china. Dragon boat racing began in the south of the country, a means to celebrate harvests, subtle rivalries, respect the dead, and honor the dragon. Many of my foreign friends dont understand dragon culture. They think they are unlucky or like a monster, but in china, it is the opposite. Dragons are a symbol of good fortune. In china, we say we are all descended from dragons. Corkscrews could consist of more than 400 people. Modern racing boats are built to a standard design. Vessels for these asian games were crafted at this factory on the outskirts of the city. These competition boats are much smaller and lighter than traditional dragon boats, made of fiberglass rather than wood, and the crew is limited to 12 people. You have a stare at the bat, room for 10 rowers. The woman in charge [suspenseful piano music plays] [mechanical reverberations echo] [suspenseful piano music plays] [chiwetel] the earth from space. [classical music builds] the only known planet in the universe with surface water. [suspenseful piano music plays] water is what made life and civilization possible. But the ancient water patterns on earth are shifting. No one can be sure anymore where tomorrows water is coming from. [classical music builds]