Hello, im samantha simmonds. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are working to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake, which is now known to have killed more than 2,000 people. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni, in the atlas mountains, where few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake. Rescue teams have reached asni, after the Moroccan Army cleared a landslide on the access road. But other small Rural Communities remain cut off by rockfalls and there are reports of entire villages flattened. 0ur correspondent nick beake has made it to another community in the atlas mountains. This is amizmiz, in the atlas mountains. And you can see the destruction here. These were typically one and two storey buildings that came crashing down, and people have been picking through the rubble for their possessions. But of course, its notjust possessions. Many lives have been lost
Joe biden arrives in hanoi to sign a new strategic partnership, nearly half a century after the us military withdrew from the vietnam war. We start in morocco, where three days of National Mourning have been declared following the powerful earthquake in which 2,000 people are now known to have died. These pictures show the moment the quake struck the city of marrakesh late on friday, prompting people to sprint for the streets. The city is reporting a lower death toll than other areas, but considerable damage to buildings. Thousands of moroccans have spent a second Night Sleeping outside on the streets, fearing aftershocks. Some have been describing their fears and sense of loss. I returned to my house and noticed many cracks in the walls. I cannot sleep there. Im asking the authorities to help me and bring in an expert to assess whether its possible for me to return to the house or not. Look where all these people are sleeping. Theres no help for us. 0ur houses have been cracked, other
Hinders its counter offensive, the top ranking us Military Officer says. Speaking to the bbc, general mark milley said colder conditions would make it much harder for ukraine to manoeuvre. It comes as kyiv was attacked by russian drones early on sunday and debris fell in several districts, ukrainian officials say, but no casualties were reported. At least ten explosions were heard in the capital and Air Raid Sirens signalled that residents should take shelter. Lets go live now to kyiv and speak to our correspondent paul adams. Before to our correspondent paul adams. We talk about ti wa nt before we talk about the fighting, i want to talk about this agreement in delhi, which is not strongly worded, about the war in ukraine. Doesnt criticise russia, Sergey Lavrov has welcomed it and call that a milestone. What has the response from ukraine beam . fix, milestone. What has the response from ukraine beam . Milestone. What has the response from ukraine beam . A rather critical one. The resp
Now on bbc news. The spy who got away with murder. Freddie scappaticci one of britains top spies in the ira. Code name stakeknife. The famous sta keknife. He was obviously someone who had access to the higher levels of the ira. An ira spy catcher skilled at interrogating Suspected Informers. An ira enforcer and executioner. Theres not one killing that Freddie Scappaticci was involved in that the ira did not sanction. Freddie scappaticci denied his double life when exposed. I am not guilty of any of these allegations. His death was announced while a multimillion pound Police Investigation into his activities is ongoing. Much is unknown about Freddie Scappaticcis life in the shadows. Butjust one single episode exposed how he operated inside the ira while on the states books. This is a story of a spy who got away with murder. West belfast in the 1980s. An irish republican enclave where many were subject to the iras rules. Such warnings to so called touts were frequently borne out. Archive
This was the moment the quake struck the unesco World Heritage listed city of marrakesh prompting people to sprint for the streets. The city is reporting a lower death toll, but considerable damage to buildings survivors have been describing their experiences. Walls started shaking, Picture Frames started falling off the walls. I realised we were going through some sort of a shake, an earthquake, obviously. People started screaming, i could hear all the. My windows were open, i could hear all the neighbours screaming. I opened the door, everyone was running out of their flats, running downstairs. Lots of panic, people screaming and shouting, screaming for their families, ladies screaming for their kids, where is my son . Where is my daughter . I would say for about 15, 20 minutes, it seemed like hours. But there are huge concerns in particular for the areas outside the city. These incredible pictures show the damage to the community of taroudant. Here, soldiers and residents have been