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Affecting in the city of mocoa in the sounth of the country. Sangita myska reports. Urged on by soldiers, People Living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. There is no time to collect possessions, because this is whats coming. Deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. Over 150 are dead, and hundreds more are injured. As rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a State Of Emergency across the region. Unusually heavy rains flooded the mocoa river, bursting its banks and those of three tributaries. It created what eyewitnesses called an avalanche of mud that has pulled buildings apart, devastating towns and leaving residents amazed and appalled in equal measure. As families continue to flee, the Emergency Services pick their way through the debris in treacherous conditions. The red cross have tonight warned that the death toll is likely to rise. Earlier i spoke to bogota based journalist dimitri odonnell. He says the death toll is likely to go up in the coming hours. 154 people confirmed dead. That death toll is likely to increase over the coming hours. The Rescue Operationjust over the coming hours. The Rescue Operation just started a couple of hours ago. It is early days trying to get people out from under the rubble. There are likely to be more than 200 injuries as well. So far the authorities have taken out more than 100 bodies. That includes adults, women and children. The 1000 soldiers have been deployed to mocoa. This is likely one of the biggest tragedies to hit this province, mocoa, south west colombia, in its history. One of the biggest tragedies. And we can see why. The pictures show a devastating scene. How are the rescue teams able to reach those in need . It is quite difficult at the moment. The three rivers converged overnight after severe swelling and it wiped out everything in its path. You have trees overturned, cars and of Course Com Plete Trees overturned, cars and of course complete devastation for residents, some residents, who have lost all of their personal belongings and their homes. 17 neighbourhoods have been affected in mocoa. That is because 30 of the average monthly rainfall fell just overnight and 30 of the average monthly rainfall felljust overnight and that is what led to this devastating might and landslide that converged in mocoa overnight. So it is a very tough task for the rescue teams. They have more than 1000 soldiers deployed to the region. And santos says he will not give up until everyone alive will be pulled out from the rubble. He has committed whatever resources needs to be sent to mocoa will be sent. And we have an update on their story. According to the afp news agency, the death toll as a result of the mudslides in colombia has risen to 200, that is according to the red cross. We will bring you more when we can. The Supreme Court in venezuela has reversed its decision to strip the Opposition Led congress of its powers. It follows a a Surprise Intervention by president nicolas maduro. Despite the announcement, hundreds of venezuelans marched in the capital, caracas, to protest against the original decision. Police dispersed them with tear gas. Our correspondent will grant has more. Whether it was a risky game of brinkmanship or an embarrassing u turn, the controversial power grab by the Supreme Court in venezuela has been reversed. Following a late night session of the state Security Council president maduro said a resolution to the crisis had been found. Translation we have reached an important agreement to solve this controversy and i can tell you by reading the statement and by the publication of the corrections of sentences, 155 and 156, this controversy has been overcome. And not a moment too soon. Tempers in caracas already frayed after yea rs of tempers in caracas already frayed after years of economic chaos and Food Shortages had begun to flare over this latest political crisis. Translation i am over this latest political crisis. Translation Iam Protesting because Ido Translation Iam Protesting because i do not have freedom. I am protesting for fear of what is happening in my country. And i am protesting for my children. I have two children and i want freedom for them. Translation right now we have a government that has our country cut off, a country in which we are practically on our knees. Our venezuela is so pretty, so beautiful and yet today the government wants all the people to kneel before them. The origins of this controversy date back to the legislative elections which handed control of the National Assembly to the opposition. However, It Isa Assembly to the opposition. However, it is a very Current Crisis over the democracy venezuela itself, played out internationally as well as at home. The organisation of american states, country after country, urged mr president maduro government to examine the path it was taken and it is not clear whether the reversal was based on that or on internal pressures , was based on that or on internal pressures, 01 some was based on that or on internal pressures, or some combination of the two. So, for now the Supreme Court has stepped back from the brink. But several key questions remain. Will the National Assembly be able to carry out its work without further judicial interference . And many venezuelans are asking what it says about the separation of powers in the country that the Supreme Court would first make this ruling and then overrule it apparently under the president s borders. At least the immediate crisis seems to have been averted and, the government hopes, with it the threat of further violent protests. Lets go to the us and the white house has released details of the personal wealth of some members of President Trumps team. The disclosures, which are a legal requirement, show that his daughter ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner are worth up to 740 million. It has also been revealed that white house advisor steve bannon had between 3. 3 and 12. 6 Million Dollars in assets. Gary cohn, head of the White House National Economic Council and a former Goldman Sacks president , has assets of at least 230 Million Dollars. All in all, the president s cabinet is estimated to have a collective net worth of around 12 billion. I asked the senior White House Reporter of politico, Darren Samuel sohn, if these numbers came as a surprise. They are not that big of a surprise. We knew that President Trump surrounded himself with people like him rich people who work in the real estate world, the investment world, who russian and entertainment. A lot of the people who have come into the white house and who are serving him have maintained many of those assets, a lot of that well. And here it is the Public Disclosure forms that show how much these people are worth. The president campaign, of course, on a platform appealing to Working Class people. What has the reaction been . For the people who supported President Trump, i think that they are thrilled with who he has brought in and who they have around him as his key advisers. They see these people as essentially trying to turn the American Economy around, help them become just as the American Economy around, help them becomejust as rich the American Economy around, help them become just as rich as they are. At this point in time the Political Support President Trump maintains from his original base is still there. The folks who didnt vote for him, who voted for hillary clinton, see this as a huge scandal. At this point in time it is a very similar divide as we had back in november. I think people who supported him dont see this as a big problem. What are your thoughts on the potential for Conflict Of Interest . Surely a concern when it comes to the family hotel. What of the oversight over these assets . The oversight right now is largely in the hands of reporters like me and my colleagues at the new york times, the Washington Post and politico, writing about this day in and day out. With republicans in charge of congress they are not giving it much scrutiny. We saw this a little bit when President Trump posted the japanese Prime Minister a couple of weeks ago when it was a National Security situation, when they responded to the north Korean Missile crisis while doing their work in front of those having dinner that night. Largely is has been democrats asking for investigations that are not happening. At this point in time it is a drip drip drip about the Conflict Of Interest but it does not seem to have penetrated beyond the big stories that have slowed down and hampered the trump white house. Before we leave, how does this compare to other administrations . We have never seen anything like this from a president of the United States with this much wealth in this many different places in the United States and around the world. Obviously lyndonjohnson had a Radio Station in texas and jimmy carter, famously, his Peanut Factory in georgia, but nothing to the extent with the amount of investment and assets from President Trump and the people around him that we are seeing in the white house right now. In other news the president of paraguay, horacio cartes, has sacked the Interior Minister and the chief of police after violent protests on friday over moves to allow the president to run for a second term in office. The protesters stormed the congress and set fire to the building. The authorities have also arrested four Police Officers after one of the protesters was killed. A south korean cargo ship with 24 people on board has gone missing in the South Atlantic after sending out a distress call. A spokesman for the uruguayan navy, which co ordinated a search, said the freighter stella daisy was believed to have sunk. The first ships to reach the area reported a strong smell of fuel and saw debris. The russian poet, yevgeniy yevtushenko, has died in the United States at the age of 84. He came to prominence in the soviet union of the 1960s. He is best known for his epic work, babi yar. It commemorates one of the worst nazi atrocities of the second world war, in Which Tens Of Thousands Ofjews and other prisoners were killed in the ukrainian capital kiev. The uk government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. The eu has suggested that a brexit deal wont cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. Richard lister reports. This rock looming up from the med is casting a shadow over Britains Brexit talks, and the people of gibraltar are also wondering what the future holds. They voted almost unanimously to remain in the eu, giving spain hopes of taking the territory back. Just this week, theresa may said that wouldnt happen. We are absolutely steadfast in our support of gibraltar and its people and its economy. Our position has not changed. But the European Council position has changed. In its draft negotiating guidelines, it says after the uk leaves the union, no agreement between the eu and the uk may apply to the territory of gibraltar without the agreement between the kingdom of spain and the uk. Translation on gibraltar, no agreement between the European Union and the uk will apply without the consent of spain. We wont accept any agreement that undermines spains position on gibraltars sovereignty or that harms spains economic interests. And madrid has other grievances, too, like gibraltars low tax economy enabling the smuggling of cheap cigarettes into spain. Brexit mayjust have given the spanish a bit more negotiating leverage, to the annoyance of politicians on the rock. These are draft guidelines, but already we see spain making the moves that people were expecting she might have made up five minutes to midnight with an agreement ready. Shes doing it now and, frankly, i think its singling out gibraltar unfairly. Theresa mays letter triggering article 50 and the Brexit Process did mention Northern Irelands border with the irish republic, but not that of gibraltar with spain. Critics have said that was a mistake which emboldened the spanish. And a spanish veto could mean choppy waters ahead. Spain hasnt been shy of confronting britain in the past here over Fishing Rights off the gibraltar coast. So will britain be more likely to compromise on gibraltar in the interests of a bigger eu deal . Its absolutely wrong that any future Free Trade Agreement or any future security bilateral arrangements or anything else should depend on britain giving some concession to madrid over gibraltar. Let me tell you, that will not happen. Spain is putting gibraltarfirmly in the middle of britains road to brexit, raising the question of what other eu Member States may demand from the uk as the price of a deal. Now to france where 18 people have been injured when a bonfire exploded at a carnival held in northern paris. Now to france, where 18 people have been injured when a bonfire exploded at a carnival held in northern paris. Video posted on social media showed the bonfire blowing up seconds after being lit. According to le parisien newspaper, a mother and her child are among those seriously injured and the towns mayor has also been hurt. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come bob dylan finally accepts his Nobel Prize For Literature in sweden at a secret ceremony. The accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. In this case the precautions worked, but they didnt work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the Safety Features of these stations from resurfacing. The republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. From today, Anyone Lighting Up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. The president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. The small crowd outside included his assailant. It has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. The eiffel towers birthday is being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. This is bbc world news. The red cross has 200 people are now known to have died in a mud slide in southern colombia. The Supreme Court in venezuela has reversed its decision to strip the Opposition Led congress of its powers, following a Surprise Intervention by president nicolas maduro. Officials in australia warn that swollen rivers are still threatening Tens Of Thousands of people in queensland and new south wales. The floods came in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone debbie. Local residents have been warned to remain vigilant in the aftermath of the powerful Tropical Cyclone ita. As swollen rivers continued to rise, putting Tens Of Thousands living near major rivers in queensland and nsw. Cyclone debbie hit the eastern coast on tuesday with winds of up to 260 kilometres per hour, causing major damage to buildings, roads and crops. Its unbelievable. Pick it up like a big esky and threw it across the road. The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed fatalities. Two women in nsw have died as a result of these floods and our thoughts and prayers are with their families. This is going to be a tough time for them. Military and rescue teams have been mobilised to help with the emergency, rescuing stranded people and distributing supplies such as food, water and fuel. Officials stressed the danger will continue for some time. We hope that by the end of the day we will see easy for those conditions and improvement in the tomorrow but its not over yet. After three days of chaos and destruction, the people of queensland and nsw are left with the damage and trying to rebuild their lives. Bob dylan has finally collected his Nobel Prize For Literature in person, during a very private ceremony in stockholm. He was awarded the prize last year, but failed to travel to sweden to pick it up. Theyve been speaking to someone from Rolling Stone magazine about why it took him so long to collect award. Dyla n dylan just has a very strange stance towards things like this and i think from his standpoint i dont think he wa nted from his standpoint i dont think he wanted to make that big a deal about it, so he was there to play some shows and it seemed like a convenient time to get the award and happily the Nobel Committee agreed. Why did it he has been so reluctant . I think there was a sense certainly in the Immediate Response that he was supposed to either no express some sort of gratitude and i think at this stage and again those kinds of expectations are the kinds of things that dylan has been trying to elude for a long time, so i think i feel like it even want to make that big a deal about it. I think you wa nted big a deal about it. I think you wanted to. Ok, youre giving me this award, an happy to accept it, im happy to accept it on my own terms, thank you. Do you think you wa nted terms, thank you. Do you think you wanted the prize in the first place . Sure. Dylan, like anybody, he is 75 at this point, he has reached a point in his career where recognition means something in terms of his legacy. How hes going be perceived. But also i think dylan is pretty sure about what his stature is and hes made an entire career out of not performing for things like this. You know, i think theres an element of him thats been historically very resistant to it. So think it was happy to get it and accepted, but i dont think he wa nted accepted, but i dont think he wanted you anything particularly special in that regard. Wanted to do. There was no media present, but the singer was perhaps photographed in stockholm backstage where he was performing a gig, wearing a black hoodie. Is it him . We are not quite sure. How did he feel when he picked up sure. How did he feel when he picked up the award . Without know that either. But it hasnt stopped one musician from giving it a well informed guess. Have a listen. Singing then a better bet the on my way. I had a couple of gigs in stockholm. But i aint suffering from no syndrome. So ijust popped by to grab my gums and then so long and Thenjump Grab My Gums and then so long and then jump on the next plane back home. Im sorry but its time to disappear i aint go not time to hang around round here but suddenly i realise ive got no place to put my prize so i grab a couple of bookshelves from ikea mitch benn. Now a heartwarming tale in the uk. Over 100 yellow cars have driven in convoy through a village in the cotswolds. Its all in support of one pensioner who had his car vandalised. Somebody had apparently decided his yellow car spoiled the view and scratched the word move into the bonnet. It was a day to celebrate all things yellow in bibury. An act of solidarity over 100 yellow cars driving through the cotswolds, coming from as far afield as North Yorkshire tojoin in the rally. They came in support of local pensioner peter maddox, who until earlier this year had parked his beloved yellow car outside his home. Until, that is, someone vandalised it. It was apparently spoiling the view of the picture postcard village. It was a very sad moment for him. He was very shocked. He got up early in the morning and found his car with broken windows and scratches. Peters not a man to make a fuss, so he sold his car and replaced it with a grey one, one which blends in with the background of this famous view. But other indignant yellow car drivers took up the fight on his behalf. Quite simply, when i saw that his car had been vandalised, it made me so angry and upset because of the reasons why and the fact they said it was a blight on the landscape. And the fact that he is a pensioner, i felt something had to be done. Ijust had a little idea and i put it forward to a few friends and its mushroomed from there. And it clearly made peters day. How do you like all the yellow cars . Lovely. Do you have a favourite yet . Yes, i have. The lovely finale to this is that a car company has agreed to name a paint after peter, so he will forever be immortalised in maddox yellow. A reminder of our top story the red cross says that 200 people are now reported killed after a mud slide in southern colombia. Thats it from me and the team. Goodbye for now. Saturday brought some intense april showers, with hail and Thunder And Lightning reported widely. Weather watch pictures like this that came in, the is through deepening in milton keynes, show the top of a thunder cloud. In contrast, much drier day awaits us, warm spells of sunshine. It will be a tad chilly to start sunday morning. A frost in the glens of scotland and Northern Ireland. Ground frost through north wales, the midlands and northern england. Much chillier than it has beenin england. Much chillier than it has been in recent nights and there could be a bit of mist and fog around to the first few hours of the morning, but otherwise the morning looks set to bring the best of the sunshine for the vast majority, as you can see. Temperatures slow to recover after the chilly start. Still that potential for some cloud around and some lingering showers from the day on saturday, a very isolated in comparison. Mostly for the north east of england. This dense fog elsewhere. A risky Northern Ireland and scotland with the frosty start. Still the Odd Showerfor Northern the frosty start. Still the odd shower for Northern Ireland, the frosty start. Still the odd showerfor Northern Ireland, but essentially its a dry pitch for saturday. Very much a stark contrast to saturday. The cloud will tend to build through the day. Their Weather Cloud that is. It might be bright rather than sunny come the afternoon. There is the risk of shower developing in eastern areas. One or two shower developing in eastern areas. One ortwo in shower developing in eastern areas. One or two in particular in east, but very isolated on saturday. Given the light winds in the sunshine, 13 17 will be pleasant. They sunshine around the coast by the afternoon. If the boat races take place it is set fair, 15 16 in the afternoon when the races are set to take place, and not as rough in temperatures as last week with the light winds. Some sunshine for the premier League Matches taking place in swansea and london. A bit of cloud hanging around. The game through the night on Sunday The Cloud should melt array under the High Pressure, so again chilly start. Melt away. Again advancing Weather Fronts in northern start. Melt away. Again Advancing Weatherfronts in Northern Ireland and scotland. There could be a bit of mist and fog around for your return to work on monday, but england and wales set fair and quite warm, despite the breeze picking up the west. The rain holds off. Maybe for Northern Ireland and western parts of scotland. Then we have The Rain Staggering Southwards and eastwards and eventually it clears the south east later into wednesday, with the High Pressure returning. It means for monday theres rain in the north and west. Tuesday, or cloud across the country. Thats when High Pressure returns. Still cloud in between. The latest headlines from bbc news. Im alpa patel. The red cross say that 200 people are now known to have died in a mudslide in southern colombia. Many more are injured or missing. The countrys president has declared a State Of Emergency and deployed troops to the area. The Supreme Court in venezuela has reversed its decision to strip the Opposition Led congress of its powers. It follows president nicolas maduros intervention. The decision follows an outcry from within the country and internationally. The personal wealth of President Trumps team has been revealed by the white house. The disclosures, which are a legal requirement, show his daughter ivanka has assets Worth Hundreds of millions of dollars. Bob dylan has finally collected his Nobel Prize For Literature during a private ceremony in stockholm. Now its time for inside out. Hello. What happens when one of the souths busiest roads meets one

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