we do need the support of the international community to be able to meet the needs in pakistan, iran and in afghanistan. just to get a grip on the numbers, when you say there are 3.5 million afghan people on the move within their own country, previously the unhcr had said it was expected around 0.5 million would try to flee. those people on the move in the country, where do they want to go? to be clear on the numbers, at the start of this year there were 3 million people who had been forced from their homes due to the conflict and insecurity in afghanistan. more than 0.5 million additional people have fled this year. not all of those people will try to cross into neighbouring countries. it is important to be able to support people where they
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organisers have said these games have been ten times more challenging to stage than the last and they ve already had their difficulties, with the afghan team not being able to compete and covid cases confirmed in the village, but as the flame makes its way towards the stadium, hopes are high that the delayed 2020 games go on to become a belated success. paul carter, bbc news. snowdon in north wales has long been a magnet for hikers wanting to reach its summit the highest point in england and wales. around 700,000 people now visit the mountain annually, up from 0.5 million in 2018. but the impact of so many visitors takes its toll , and this summer has seen a5 minute queues to reach the top as chris dearden reports. hundreds of people queueing in the mist for a5 minutes. not a shopping centre,
like, nice weather. we just don t really want to be indoors all the time. like we want to get out and do stuff. i and this student, meeting a friend for the first time in nine months, hopes this isn t the prelude to more restrictions. it s been lockdown after lockdown, so this bit of freedom that we re tasting, if that was also taken away, i don t know how people would cope. mentally, physically it s just exhausting. surge testing will help identify cases but it s vaccinations that are the key to stopping the virus and will keep the gradual easing of restrictions we ve all enjoyed on track. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. the latest official figures on the pandemic show that in the past 2a hours, 13 deaths were reported and there have been 6,048 new infections, which means an average of 5,526 new cases per day in the last week. nearly 113,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a hour period, meaning more than 40.5
so, now we are likely to see the sort of things we have been reporting on in built and in recent weeks spread out across greater manchester and part of lancashire. that is things like surge testing, people going door to door to test people, military support on the streets, there is vaccination buses going to communities. they will be going to communities. they will hoping that the success they have seenin hoping that the success they have seen in bolton can be replicated across the region. the latest official figures on the pandemic show that in the past 2a hours 13 deaths were reported and there have been 6,048 new infections, which means an average of 5,526 new cases per day in the last week. nearly 113,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period, meaning more than 40.5 million people have now had their first jab 77% of uk adults. jab, 77% of uk adults. while the number of people who ve