not even the next meal is promised. whatever little there is has many hungry mouths waiting and, as always, there isn t enough for everyone. pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. let s get some of the day s other news. the head of the international atomic energy agency says military activity has violated the physical integrity of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine, several times. six members of an iaea team remain at the plant and have carried out a second day of inspections. the russian energy giant gazprom says its key gas pipeline to europe will remain closed indefinitely, due to an oil leak in a turbine. the turbine maker, siemens energy, said this was not a technical reason to stop pumping gas. a sri lankan official says the former president gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled abroad after mass protests injuly, has returned to colombo.
pumza fihlani, bbc news, dadu. you can get much more on the situation in pakistan on the bbc news website. let s get some of the day s other news: the hollywood actress jane fonda has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is having chemotherapy. the 84 year old said she had a very treatable form of lymphoma, and would not let the illness interfere with her climate activism. the academy award winner has worked in films and television for more than six decades a sri lankan official says the former president, gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled abroad after mass protests injuly, has returned to colombo. sri lankans blame his government for the island s economic crisis. nasa is preparing the second launch of its most powerful rocket in 50 years. technical problems and bad weather thwarted the artemis 1 moon mission lift off on monday and engineers have spent the week reviewing data to find out what went wrong.
translation: we don t even have a tent, just this tree. . we spent the whole night in the rain running away from the flood, trying to get to safety. when we arrived, this was the only space we could find here. it gets really hot and he starts crying and won t stop. it s very difficult. the baby was born in a nearby hospital, but she was forced to return to the river bank because she d left her husband and five young children. hundreds of families have taken refuge along a flood wall. their homes were washed away by the floods. this was the only high ground for kilometres. the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. the families that you see around me came here hoping they d be safe, but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. and with good reason
welcome to bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: china warns of counter measures after the united states approves a $1 billion arms package to taiwan, saying it s to maintain its self defence capabilities. russia warns a key pipeline to europe is facing a new problem nordstream i will remain closed for an indefinite period. fears of food shortages in pakistan the government says up to half of the country s crops have been destroyed by floods the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. thousands rally in argentina to support vice president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, after she narrowly
the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. the families that you see around me came here hoping they d be safe, but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. and with good reason the water across this district is rising and 250,000 people are in harm s way. it s notjust najima who s worried about her young family. there are children in each tent we come across and scores of pregnant women. 0n the other side of the flood wall, i meet mariam. she is due to deliver any day. her village is buried under water 20 kilometres from here. when the floods came, all they were able to save from her old life were the clothes on their backs and four cows. translation: i ve already got eight children. - look at where we live. i can barely take care of them.