there are earthen red jars, ceramicjugs and a wooden chest containing metal and fabric objects thought to be part of a horse s harness. casts were created of the perishable items using impressions they had left in the hardened ash. the ruins of pompeii remain a rich source for archaeologists. it is a city frozen in time and one of italy s most visited tourist attractions. nina nanji, bbc news. before we go, the reminder of our two top stories. an investigation under way after a crash at at festival in houston. the repository was injecting people with drugs before the crowd surged. and hospitals in sierra leone have been overwhelmed after more than 100 people were put up in a fuel tank explosion in the capital, freetown. you can reach me on twitter. from me
and 92 injured, very, very severe injuries. i ve been speaking to doctors and this is a level two disaster, which means the national disaster management agency is the lead. i ve joined them on conference calls today, working also with our freetown council team, trying to see how best we can support the injured and also play a role in matching families to the dead people. here in the uk, the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn the suspension of a tory mp who d beenjudged to have broken lobbying rules was both shameful and wrong. he said the government s actions were unworthy of this or any government, and fitted a pattern of behaviour that he believed, was un conservative. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. very few are granted the privilege of living here.
after a truck is thought to have rammed into a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy trafficjam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion, leaving fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the traffic jam were set alight, hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in critical condition. most of the dead have been taken to the central mortuary. we started transporting bodies from 11 until four o clock. the last of the bodies, i had to convey them with some soldiers to the morgue so we could get a total headcount. just outside here are anxious relatives who have been asked to come and identify their loved ones. obviously, some of the bodies are beyond recognition so that is going to be very tricky for them to do but also a very emotional scene here. some of them have moved from hospital to hospital, trying to see if their loved ones are actually either
for them to do but also a very emotional scene here. some of them have moved from hospital to hospital, trying to see if their loved ones are actually either admitted or in fact dead. the country s vice president called the incident a national disaster. on behalf of the president, the government and the entire people of sierra leone, who sympathise with you about this accident. police, soldiers and firefighters have worked through the night to clear the scene. rescuers expect the death toll to mount. the mayor of freetown, yvonne aki sawyerr, is currently in the uk for the cop26 climate summit, and about to fly back to sierra leone. she s been telling the bbc more about the explosion. this is a result of the crowd coming towards the tanker and trying to get petrol and unfortunately somewhere, perhaps a cigarette butt, and the explosion happened. devastating, with 98 dead, and 92 injured, very, very severe injuries.
hello, this is bbc news. i m victoria with your headlines from the uk and around the world. nearly 100 people have died in an fuel tanker explosion in sierra leone, after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. the former british prime minister sirjohn major says parliaments reputation has been trashed at home and abroad after the government tried to block the suspension of an mp who broke lobbying rules. i think the way the government handled that was shameful and wrong, and unworthy of the best or indeed any government. rapper travis scott says he s absolutely devastated by the deaths of eight people, including a m year old, at the texas festival where he was performing. tens of thousands of people