and managed to raise the alarm. the 15 year old is being treated for shockin 15 year old is being treated for shock in hospital. recent heavy rain is thought to have made the ground on stable. other hiking tracks in the blue mountains were closed because of flood damage and the risk of rock falls. but the british holiday makers were on a path that was considered to be safe. as a precaution, the local council is closing some of its walking trails. the issue is, it is not unprecedented. this is the third summer unprecedented. this is the third summer in unprecedented. this is the third summer in a row it has happened, and we know summer in a row it has happened, and we know the summer in a row it has happened, and we know the climate is changing. but i am we know the climate is changing. but lam so we know the climate is changing. but i am so concerned that i am just not taking i am so concerned that i am just not taking any i am so concerned that i am just not taking any chanc
a fifth member of the family, a teenage girl, was physically unhurt and managed to raise the alarm. the 15 year old is being treated for shock in hospital. recent heavy rain is thought to have made the ground on stable. have made the ground unstable. 0ther hiking tracks in the blue mountains were closed because of flood damage and the risk of rock falls. but the british holiday makers were on a path that was considered to be safe. as a precaution, the local council is closing some of its walking trails. the issue is, it is not unprecedented. this is the third summer in a row it has happened, and we know the climate is changing. but i am so concerned that i am just not taking any chances with our own walks today, those in high risk areas are closed pending a full assessment. ijust won t take risks. a police investigation into the incident is continuing. ambulance officials say it was simply a freak accident.
but i m so concerned that i m just not taking any chances. with our own walks today, those in high risk areas are closed pending a full assessment. ijust won t take any risks. a police investigation into the incident is continuing. ambulance officials say it was simply a freak accident. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. the entire chinese city of shanghai home to 25 million people has entered a covid lockdown. until now, there have been separate measures for the eastern and western sides, but now everyone living there has been told to stay at home. reported cases have risen to more than 13,000 a day. residents in some areas of the city said, the strict policy meant no one was allowed to leave their housing compounds, not even to collect essential provisions. elon musk has been given a seat
poli police. at that point, again the motive was unclear. but police not taking chances and blocking off the entire area. it s a similar response that we re seeing here outside london bridge. unclear when this area will return to business as usual. at this point you can see police on horseback just over there. right over there is a major overground rail station. people lining the street and watching as the drama unfolds. earlier we watched as a specialist police unit went down this entire avenue with dogs making sure everything was secure. but at the moment, things seem to be calming down here just a couple of blocks from london bridge. erin, thank you for that. again, just to update you if you re joining us, shots were fired in central london today. they were responding, police, to a stabbing incident, a major response, what was called a major response as well. a major incident by london ambulance officials. let me bring in nbc s bill neely