in galloping countries going through difficulties. you normally do not see this in a g7 economy. and the time and cause of death of queen elizabeth is made public, three weeks on. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths, although only one has been recorded so far. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondentjohn sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter in p
a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths. at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter in place. with the biggest risk coming from the storm surge, well over six feet in places, that left homes and businesses quickly flooded. you re looking at a storm that s changed the character of a significant part of our state. i me
Playing under a peaceful sky at last. Just two weeks ago, these children were hiding in bomb shelters. 15 year old macias says everything still feels like a bad dream. When on 19 september, azerbaijan launched its Military Offensive to establish full control over nagorno karabakh, he was at school in his hometown of martuni. Translation at around 2pm, we finished lessons at school. | i was On My Way Home with a friend. We heard loud banging. At first, i thought it was a military exercise. Then the explosions started to happen, one after another. We ran to the nearby Police Station to hide in the basement to save our lives. Macias is sheltering in the centre in the outskirts of goris with his parents, siblings and his aunt. Everyone here is traumatised by the violence and the sudden uprooting from their homes. We didnt imagine that all this would happen to us, says lucina, the mother of four. We have been abandoned, were alone, she says. The armenian authorities have provided temporary
Nagorno karabakh was controlled by Armenian Separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. The United Nations says its sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. The team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. Azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. Heres more from dickran khodanian, a Freelance Journalist currently in goris. Im actually in goris, which is 30 minutes right after the illegal checkpoint that azerbaijan has set up. As you can see behind me, there are a few tents set up. As of now, theyre reporting that around 100,000 armenians have entered the republic of armenia. And just to give you an idea, the population of goris is 20,000. So one of the first stops is the city, because this is where they are registering. This is where theyre getting a media assessment. And this is where theyre being then later sent for accommoda
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction is observed each year on September 29. The theme for 2023 is “Reducing food loss and waste: Taking Action to Transform Food Systems”.