Families trapped under the rubble. But roads to more remote and mountainous areas are blocked by landslides. There has been extensive damage in the old city of marrakech, which is a unesco World Heritage site. Its the most deadly earthquake to hit morocco since the 1960s when more than 12 thousand people were killed near agadir. First the panic as they run for their lives. Then the chaos as debris rains down and dust consumes the streets. This is marrakesh in the moments after the quake. Late night diners flee their tables. At the mosque, screams as the tower seems to sway, but doesnt succumb. But many other buildings in the city crumbled. Theyd stood for hundreds of years and collapsed in seconds. But it is in the Atlas Mountains where there is the greatest damage and the greatest loss of life. In this province more than 500 now confirmed dead. Isolated communities hard to reach with roads broken and blocked. In marrakesh, we saw the damage there and found those trying to prise their possessions from the wreckage. Not enough. Yusuf tells us he was sitting with friends and then suddenly dust fell from the sky. Then everything came down, he says. All we could think of was to run in sand. Who with no power, no phone signal many decide to take shelter out in the open, fearful there could be aftershocks of the force. And the intensity of this earthquake was felt in our building almost three times. People went out into the streetjust after this total panic. And there are families who are still sleeping outside. To the south of the epicentre. Hands and hammers tackle the rubble. No official help here. Further west, there were teams of rescuers searching for families still trapped in their homes. Back in marrakesh this is the medina, the ancient part of the city, a symbol of moroccos history, shaken and the future for thousands now uncertain. Nick beake, bbc news, marrakesh. Live now to journalist martin jay. Martin was inside his home in marrakesh during the quake. I was iwas in i was in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains where you could argue it was one of the worst hit towns. With about 30,000 people. Today im hearing reports of more than 200 dead and a lot of people being pulled out from under the rubble so its interesting that in your report we touched on what was going on in marrakesh, all the properties, but really now the focus from the moroccan government and all its departments, police, armoury, forces from the air, is to look at the south, the deeper self, small towns and villages in this region where most of the damage is done. Martin, if ou most of the damage is done. Martin, if you would. Most of the damage is done. Martin, if you would, could most of the damage is done. Martin, if you would, could you most of the damage is done. Martin, if you would, could you describe most of the damage is done. Martin, if you would, could you describe the | if you would, could you describe the moment when that earthquake struck, what you yourself experienced . The horror, what you yourself experienced . Tue horror, actually. What you yourself experienced . Tte horror, actually. I what you yourself experienced . Tte horror, actually. I dont what you yourself experienced . Tte horror, actually. I dont think ive ever been so frightened, confused and vulnerable altogether. The sensation of having your bedroom shaking and moving from under you while you are still, when you are almost asleep, is pretty terrifying. I grabbed my wifes hand and pulled her from the bed and we got out of there as quickly as possible. Rushing past an entire internal wall that had collapsed, literally jumping over bricks and rubble that had created a huge hole in a wooden suspended floor on that side of the house. We got out immediately and it took a couple of minutes to sink in because living in morocco, you dont tend to think earthquakes can happen. Its not one of those countries that would have earthquakes too frequently. People today say they are feeling a bit confused, totally confused and frightened and very, very grateful to be alive and to get out of that when you consider the number of poor people to today have lost their lives and their families. Utterly terri in lives and their families. Utterly terrifying the lives and their families. Utterly terrifying the Description Lives and their families. Utterly terrifying the description you. Lives and their families. Utterly. Terrifying the description you are giving us there and im wondering speaking to those other people who have been affected, people who have lost their homes, what are they doing now . You say they have been in shock but where are they staying if their homes have collapsed . Tts a their homes have collapsed . Its a aood their homes have collapsed . Its a good question their homes have collapsed . Its a good question. The their homes have collapsed . Tits. Good question. The emphasis on their homes have collapsed . Tits 5. Good question. The emphasis on the operation has been on getting Public Sector departments into these villages and towns, getting the army involved and the air force sending helicopters to the atlas region, looking for the next disaster zone. In the scramble to do that there have been a few oversights in one of them is probably exactly what youve touched on. A lot of people have lost their homes, havent got any way to go. We are hearing reports that there are motions to create Refugees Shelters where they can get beds, blankets and something to eat but we havent seen that yet and i think and i hope that the king and his advisers who are having meetings today to discuss the Bigger Picture and how to tackle this problem will actually include some programme which will quickly address the number of people who have not got homes and there is also an awful lot of people in morocco refusing to go back into the home, refusing point blank because weve had warnings from the government and the us Embassy Today that they will be further tremors for today and this evening so that sort of speak an awful lot of people so the situation has been up in the air and nobody really knows what to do next. Martin j. Really knows what to do next. Martin i. We really knows what to do next. Martin j. We thank really knows what to do next. Martin l we thank you really knows what to do next. Martin 1, we thank you for really knows what to do next. Martin 1, we thank you for sharing really knows what to do next. Martin 1, we thank you for sharing these j, we thank you for sharing these insights and do take care. World leaders have agreed on a joint declaration at the G20 Summit In Delhi calling for a durable peace in ukraine. The text says all states involved in the conflict must refrain from the use of force for territorial gain. But theres no reference to russian aggression. It reads in part the text from last years summit reads in part disagreements over that language on ukraine threatened to overshadow the g20 this year as south asia correspondent Yogita Limaye explains. Member countries took a very long time on the wording regarding the ukraine and there was worries that they would be any statement at all. Its quite clear that given the statement that has come out, a day earlier than expected, the negotiations of what could be said in that paragraph started before the meetings in delhi began. Significantly watered down from what we saw in bali last year. No mention of russia, the Russian Federation or moscow. Mainly saying that state should not be using force against sovereignty, territorial integrity, or the threat of Nuclear Weapons but if you compare what was said in bali last year, they didnt have a form of wording reflected everyones opinions so it had sentences like most countries, what was described as russian aggression in ukraine so its not surprising that ukraine is disappointed in the statement and saying its nothing to be proud of. When asked about the watering down of that section. It has been said that its a different time this year compared to last year. Circumstances are different and developing countries have taken steps to accomplish consensus on that wording. The other outcome of this is the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member of the 620. This union as a permanent member of the g20. This is something that india and its Prime Minister modi have advocated very strongly for. They said multilateral institutions and groupings, they need to be more representative and fair so domestically in india this is a big win. Its going to be marketed as a big win. Especially as it wants to project itself as the voice of developing countries from around the world. Live now to ravi agrawal, the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. Ravi, the spokesman for ukraines foreign ministray said the statement is nothing to be proud of. Why do you think the g20 leaders agreed to more watered down laguage on ukraine this year, as opposed to last years stronger statement condemning russia . Giant statements such as the one weve seen here reflect the sentiments of the host country and i think the g20 has not only reflected in thes stance as being on the fence on the war in ukraine but it mirrors the divisions in the world when it comes to this war. As the 620 when it comes to this war. As the g20 expands to include the African Union which represents 55 countries, these divisions are only going to increase and come out into the open and this is why groups such as the 67 and this is why groups such as the g7 tea which has rich, industrialised countries, tend to be more cohesive and they were the ones who criticised russia for the war in ukraine. This seems to be where the 620 is heading towards. Being more inclusive of countries in the south but unable to criticise things that, for example, the United States have been championing such as restricting russias options around the world. All that said, the g20 russias options around the world. All that said, the 620 is using its inclusivity for some good. Big multilateral banks for example, things like that will emerge in the coming days as advances useful for the world. T5 coming days as advances useful for the world. ,. ,. , coming days as advances useful for the world. ,. ,. , the world. Is this a blow for the ukrainian the world. Is this a blow for the Ukrainian Government . The world. Is this a blow for the Ukrainian Government . I the world. Is this a blow for the Ukrainian Government . I think| the world. Is this a blow for the Ukrainian Government . I think that it is in that it Ukrainian Government . I think that it is in that it is Ukrainian Government . I think that it is in that it is symbolic. Ukrainian government . I think that it is in that it is symbolic. A it is in that it is symbolic. A group such as 620 is unable to strongly criticise russia. Remember that 620 does include russia so just as this group is unable to come out strongly against russia, so too will the United Nations and as such, what all of this reflect is a fracturing of multilateralism in the world. A breakdown of the world into blocks that operate sometimes against each other, in competition with each other. This is not ideal, to be clear, but such is the world we are heading towards where you have countries in the global south who essentially take the stance of well, what about us . What about our wars and conflicts that dont get as much attention. This is not to say they are right in saying those things but it reflects the mood in india and many countries in much of the global south. Tn many countries in much of the global south. ,. , � south. In the face of that, weve seen president south. In the face of that, weve seen President Biden south. In the face of that, weve seen President Biden refreshed | south. In the face of that, weve i seen President Biden refreshed his relationship with president modi. How do you see that progressing . This is a relationship that is transactional, hard headed realism. The United States need india. If you would imagine americas Nightmare Scenario in terms of geopolitics it would be that india moves closer to china. So as a result of imagining that Nightmare Scenario, United States has to do what it can in bringing india on the side, bringing in defence ties, cooperation ties, blocks and alliances as the world fractures in the way ive just been describing. India has one of its greatest Foreign Policy challenges and that its Border Dispute with china. So for india, if you put on a hard realist hat it makes more sense to align yourself with the United States, while it still picks and chooses various areas to speak out on, Climate Change for example, india seems to be all in on cooperating with the United States, but when it comes to russia, maybe not. This relationship seem to be going from strength to strength in both countries. It is immensely domestically popular to championing the united nurse of two biggest democracies. Taste the united nurse of two biggest democracies. Democracies. We saw this hand straiaht democracies. We saw this hand straight here democracies. We saw this hand straight here democracies. We saw this hand straight here my democracies. We saw this hand straight here my handshake | democracies. We saw this hand straight here my handshake here straight here my handshake here which he avoided when he was visiting last year, what do you make of that . ,. ,. , of that . This it is hardheaded realism, of that . This it is hardheaded realism. A of that . This it is hardheaded realism, a relationship of that . This it is hardheaded realism, a relationship that. Of that . This it is hardheaded realism, a relationship that i l of that . This it is hardheaded realism, a relationship that i think the Biden White House realises they have to cultivate in some form, even though President Biden himself has said he would make saudi arabia a global pariah, farfrom it. They fist bumped in riyadh last year and now its been upgraded to a handshake and this is again because washington needs saudi arabia when it wants to keep the price of oil low, when it comes to emerging partnerships in the middle east. Saudi arabia has immense pockets of Infrastructure Projects around the world, this Handshake Today was also in part because of the big Infrastructure Projects and Shipping Line going through the middle east from india which involves saudi arabia which will be good for the region but also notably it is something that goes against chinese efforts to put infrastructure in the region. Ultimately the way to see american Foreign Policy to put it very simply is that anything that furthers us interest against china, thats the way washington is seeing the world and dealing with its Foreign Policy. The world and dealing with its Foreign Policy the world and dealing with its Foreign Policy. Great to talk to ou. Foreign policy. Great to talk to you thank Foreign Policy. Great to talk to you thank you Foreign Policy. Great to talk to you. Thank you so Foreign Policy. Great to talk to you. Thank you so much. The 620 also welcomed the africa union as a permanent member on saturday, in a historic expansion of the economic bloc. The African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, now has the same status as the european union. This marks the first expansion of the g20 since it was formed in 1999. Meanwhile on the sidelines of the g20 leaders announced plans to create a modern day spice route linking europe, the middle east and india. The new rail and shipping corridor would help the flow of energy and trade by cutting shipping times, costs and fuel use. It will link middle east countries by railway and connect them to india by port. They will represent the 620 here because they will represent the 620 here because they have a lot to gain because because they have a lot to gain because i because they have a lot to gain because i have a lot of interest in hih because i have a lot of interest in high quality, valuable transparent economic high quality, valuable transparent Economic Investment in middle Income Countries Economic Investment in middle Income Countries so Economic Investment in middle Income Countries so theres a lot at stake for all countries so theres a lot at stake for all the countries so theres a lot at stake for all the members of the 620. We look forward to chinas participation in this. This doesnt mean participation in this. This doesnt mean we participation in this. This doesnt mean we turn a blind eye to this course mean we turn a blind eye to this course of mean we turn a blind eye to this course of behaviour, whether its intellectual theft, issues in the south intellectual theft, issues in the south china sea, unfair Trade Practices south china sea, unfair Trade Practices or quite frankly a very Sketchy Practices or quite frankly a very sketchy human rights record. We mean to and sketchy human rights record. We mean to and will sketchy human rights record. We mean to and will continue to press on all those to and will continue to press on all those issues. A little earlier, we took a closer look at both china and ukraine two countries front and center at the 620. Joining me now is daniel russell, former us Assistant Secretary Of State for east asian and pacific affairs. Welcome to the programme. Thanks for taking the time to be with us. The 620 summit has agreed to a joint declaration, including a statement on the war in ukraine. What do you make of the language itself . Well, the language on ukraine and russia is sort of exquisitely cautious. It references the human tragedy, the suffering from the war in ukraine, but it doesnt specify who caused the war through aggression. So these are the kinds of compromises that need to be made in multilateral settings, after all, russia is a member of the g20 and india as the host i think is particularly careful about striking a balanced note. I think its fair to say that few people did even expect a joint declaration to be signed. Is this a win for modi do you think . Yes. No question but modi has been bolstering his status on The World Stage and the fact that he has succeeded at the leader level in getting consensus around a joint statement, one that directly alludes to the war in ukraine, whereas the Foreign Ministers were unable to do thatjust a matter of weeks ago, i think is a credit to him in terms of his diplomatic heft. President biden, as we know, has also announced a shipping and rail corridor. This will link india with the middle east and europe. He says it will create economic growth, jobs in this region. How significant do you think it is in your assessment . I think its one of the most important things that the Biden Administration has championed. It works in the framework of the quad us, japan, india, australia alignment. It actually comes out of the 67 as the partnership for Global Infrastructure and investment and now its been expanded to at least a subset of the 620, this one involving saudi arabia, for example, along with the eu and india. And look, the world needs infrastructure, the world wants infrastructure and for some time, china in the form of the belt and Road Initiative has been filling that gap by doing so in ways that have created a lot of downstream problems environmental problems, Social Problems and a huge debt problem. So this new partnership for high quality and responsible investment and infrastructure offers a really important and viable alternative. As the saying goes, you cant beat something with nothing, and now i think biden is helping the west to put something very meaningful. Let me ask you this then, how important do you think this is in countering china . Its easy to see this like many other things in the strictly zero sum lens of great power, us china rivalry, and theres elements of that, but i think more importantly it goes to the question of whether the west is perceived in the global south as bringing something to the table, as really adding value, as providing more thanjust finger wagging lectures about human rights. In this case the answer is yes. With the us leadership, the west is providing and offering exactly the kind of investment and infrastructure and in technology that low Income Countries, the developing countries very much need want. The other big news to come out of the first day, mr modi formally inviting the African Union to become a permanent member of the group. What do you think that will mean for the group . Look, i think it goes to the point ijust made about the need for western countries and developed countries, industrialised countries, the 620, the leaders of the Global Economy to show that they are in fact working hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder with the developing world and africa is a young, growing, developing continent that has a lot of needs and has a lot to offer. Now, its no easy task to integrate the interests of the African Continent with those of the 620, but its certainly a worthwhile endeavour. So then, President Biden heading on to vietnam next after the 620, also in a bid to strengthen economic ties in south asia. What do you think President Biden needs to achieve there . What does he need to accomplish in order to keep china at bay . China is going to continue to exercise its leverage to build its relationships, particularly its trade and economic relationships with countries in the indo pacific. The us has been trying to stop that, but look at india, look at vietnam, these are two countries with a Love Hate Relationship with china and theres been a lot less love between them in the last few years, and theyve both found great value in aligning more closely with the United States. 0n the economic side, i think its, the sky is the limit. Biden is meeting with a whole group of tech and other us Business Leaders while hes in vietnam, so economics is a big part, technology is a big part but theres also a defence relationship. Theyre not going to talk publicly about it very much and its very slow to progress, but its important to both sides. Daniel russell, thank you so much for your insights. Thank you, helena. Stay with us here on bbc news. Good morning, all. Wow, what an incredible week of weather we have just experienced across the uk. For six consecutive days we Saw Temperatures on or above 30 degrees. That was a september record and on saturday, we saw the highest temperature we have seen this year, with 33 degrees. The Weather Story will change though over the next couple of days with the introduction of this pretty slow moving Weather Front. It will gradually change the Wind Direction to more of a north westerly, which is going to introduce, slowly, some fresher air from the north. But before that, weve got quite a muggy feel out there and some sharp thundery downpours pushing in from the south west over the next few hours. Temperatures first thing Sunday Morning will be sitting mid to high teens, quite widely across england and wales. A little bit fresher, particularly to the north west of the great glen. But please bear that in mind if you have got a ticket for the start line for the great north run. Its going to be a muggy old story and there will be a lot of sunshine around as well, both for the spectators and the athletes as well. We run the risk of some thundery downpours continuing to move their way steadily north as we go through the day, so its going to be sunny spells and sharp showers. The showers pretty hit and miss there and with the sunshine, we will continue to see some warmth. Some of those showers could once again be heavy and thundery as theyre moving their way steadily northwards. Into scotland, Central Parts Of Scotland and northern ireland, largely fine and dry and here is our weatherfront into the far north west still some outbreaks of rain here. So a fresher feel here but elsewhere, we could still see temperatures into the mid to high 20s, perhaps peaking in the south east 32, possibly 33 degrees once again, depending on how much sunshine we see. As we go through the evening and into the early hours of monday morning we see some sharp thundery downpours began drifting their way steadily northwards. The thunderstorms will gradually ease and that Weather Front will gradually slip its way steadily south. Temperatures perhaps into the mid teens ahead of it but its monday when we will start to see the signs of more of a significant change. As we go through the week ahead, it turns a little bit fresher and certainly more unsettled. Thats it, take care. Bbc news arabic goes undercover, investigating for the first time a hidden world of spiritual healers who sexually exploit. Assault. Or abuse women who seek their help in morocco and sudan
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