I spoke to michele servadei, who is a un representative in libya, and he gave us his assessment of what the immediate threats are now. Displacement is a major concern as well. There are over 30,000 people displaced in multiple areas, mostly from derna town, but also in other areas. As you mentioned, the Waterborne Diseases risk. So its not coming from the bodies. Its coming from potentially the Sewage Mixing with Drinking Water and with the water around. So we will need to provide safe water, but also repair quite fast the water and sanitation system and make sure that people in shelters have hygiene kits, but also that they have cholera prevention measures. And we are looking potentially at discussing with the government whether or not we need to do a Vaccination Campaign for that. And then, of course, in terms of children, for unicef, we are looking at psychosocial support, scaling up in shelters, but also for kids that have been affected themselves the night of the burst of the dam
And the light fantastic a multi coloured show for the handover of the Queensferry Crossing, the uks tallest bridge. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. North korea has ratcheted up tensions in the Pacific Region once again by firing a missile that blasted over northern japan before crashing into the sea. Japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, described it as an unprecedented threat to his country. The communist state has conducted a flurry of missile tests recently but this is the first time its fired whats thought to be a ballistic weapon overjapan. The Un Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting in response President Trump has said all options are on the table. 0ur correspondent, Yogita Limaye is in the south korean capital and sent us this report. Siren a warning that a north Korean Missile has just flown over the country. This is what many injapan woke up to on tuesday morning. A rocket launch from near pyongyang flew over the Northern Island of hokkaido, before breakin
A multi coloured show for the handover of the Queensferry Crossing, the uks tallest bridge. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A major dam outside houston, texas, has begun overspilling as storm harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity. Engineers have been periodically releasing water from the addicks dam to relieve pressure and try to limit the damage down to nearby homes. But now water levels are over the height of the reservoir edge. Six neighbourhoods nearby are being told to leave their homes if they can. Since the storm hit 30 inches of rain has fallen and forecasters warn more is on the way. Its estimated 450,000 people will need help and 30,000 people are likely to require Emergency Shelter. President trump is now on his way to visit the state. He has promised swift action to help those affected. Well, our correspondent Laura Trevelyan is in la grange, texas. This is a story thatjust keeps developing, the rain keeps coming. The storm might return to houston. What is going