of the commonwealth games where england s alex yee got the competition s first gold. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people have lost their lives this week in unprecedented flash floods. in iran officials have reported more than 50 people have died in landslides. at least seven people are now known to have died in the united arab emirates. and in kentucky in the united states, at least 16 people have died as president biden declares the situation there as a major disaster. leana hosea reports. floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents are scrambling to the rooftops. but worst of all, the floods have taken people s lives, including those of children. four of whom from the same family. search and rescue same family. sea rch and rescue teams same family. search and rescue teams and helicopters and both are still lookin
will smith takes to social media to apologise to chris rock for that oscar slap. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of deaths have been reported as unprecedented flash floods hit many parts of the world. in iran, officials say that more than 50 people have died in landslides, while seven people have lost their lives in the united arab emirates. meanwhile, president biden has declared a major disaster in the united states, after 16 people died in kentucky. lea na hosea reports. floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents scrambling to their rooftops. her little room completely crushed. i m so sorry. it s ok. there s no words. - it sjust hard to imagine. there s nothing really that you can do but, i you know, we re just| glad that we got out. but, worst of all, the floods have taken people s lives, including those of children
in american history. most of the victims were from poor rural communities in mexico and central america, hoping to find a better life in the united states. 0ne family from veracruz in mexico lost three cousins. 0ur correspondent, will grant, went to their village as the victims remains were returned. it was a tragic homecoming. when three cousins set off from their village of san marcos atexquilapan last month, they were full of hope for a future in the us. now their bodies are back with their grieving family and the entire town was there to receive them. brothers jair and yovani and their cousin, misael, were among the youngest victims in the abandoned, airless trailer in san antonio
as the victims remains were returned. it was a tragic homecoming. when three cousins are set off from the village of san marcos last month, they were full of hope for a future in the us. now their bodies are back with their grieving family and the entire town was there to receive them. 0thers entire town was there to receive them. others and their cousin were among the youngest victims in the abandoned, airless trailer in san antonio in which a staggering 53 people died. a heartbreaking and to a journey north which most here have either done or considered doing at some point. by their mother insists they knew the dangers ahead of them. translation: we all knew it