Pole sitter in formula one. Hello and welcome to world news today. Aid agencies say around 45 Million People across south asia are now affected by catastrophic flooding. More than moo people are known to have died following torrential monsoon rains. The International Red cross is warning that the floodwaters are becoming a breeding ground for deadly diseases including malaria. The Aid Agency Says many remote communities are completely cut off and are running out of food. Many of those left homeless are now sleeping on roadsides and in makeshift shelters in india, bangladesh and nepal. The bbcsjustin rowlatt, sent this report from bihar state in northern india. Where were going can only be reached by boat. The only dry place for miles around is on top of this great embankment, but the embankment that now protects the villagers is the reason the floods had such a catastrophic impact. The torrential rains transformed the normally placid river, the pressure grew and grew. So what happened,
Throats were slashed with knives. And also ahead its a girl. The tennis world congratulates Serena Williams, as she gives birth to her first daughter. Baby girl . Well, i hope she doesnt play tennis hello and welcome to the programme. Aid agencies say around 45 Million People across south asia are now affected by catastrophic flooding. More than 1,400 people are known to have died following torrential monsoon rains. The International Red cross is warning that the floodwaters are becoming a breeding ground for deadly diseases, including malaria. The Aid Agency Says many remote communities are completely cut off, and are running out of food. Many of those left homeless are now sleeping on roadsides and in makeshift shelters in india, bangladesh and nepal. The bbcs Justin Rowlatt sent this report from bihar state, in eastern india, where more than 500 people have lost their lives. Where we are going can only be reached by boat. The only dry place for miles around is on top of this great e
The recovery effort in texas during a visit to houston, where hes been meeting people whove been affected by storm harvey. The president and the first lady have now travelled to neighbouring louisiana, which was also badly hit by the storm. James cook reports from houston. Americans look to their president. He is expected, required, to show empathy, leadership and unity. Today, donald trump did deliver hugs and handshakes, and over the past week, the commander in chiefs response to this hurricane has been praised as rapid and effective. Nice to see you. Go ahead, take a picture. Its been really nice, its been a wonderful thing. As tough as this was, its been a wonderful thing, i think, even for the country to watch, and for the world to watch. Its been beautiful. So far, the storm has claimed more than 45 lives. It has damaged or destroyed 100,000 homes, and left more than a Million People displaced. And yet President Trump spent the eve of this visit talking about scrapping a policy t
Now, this is an objective they had set for themselves. We know they tested these long range rockets injuly. There were two tests that were carried out of Intercontinental Missiles and at that time, north korea had said that they were trying to produce a miniaturised warhead that could fit onto those Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles which was light enough and which could also fly that range. Of course, we dont have any independent verification of this claim but if north korea is now saying they can now weaponise these long range missiles, it will be seen as a big threat by america because those Intercontinental Missiles which they tested in july, many experts believe that they put a large part of the us mainland within range. Yogita, in terms of announcements from north korea, how sceptical and careful should we be until we get some verification . Well, we know the country has already conducted five nuclear tests. As far as the missile tests they have conducted, experts do believe th
Welcome to bbc news. Im duncan golestani. North korea says it has developed an advanced Hydrogen Bomb capable of being mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile. State media said the countrys leader, kim jong un, had inspected such a device, although theres been no independent verification. Last week, north korea fired an intermediate range missile over northern japan, prompting the authorities there to warn residents to take cover. Our correspondent Yogita Limaye is in the south korean capital seoul. We now have three photographs that have been released of kimjong un looking at a silver coloured what north korea is claiming is an advanced Hydrogen Bomb, an advanced nuclear weapon. The statement says that this is a weapon capable of fitting onto an intercontinental long range ballistic missile. Now, this is an objective they had set for themselves. We know they tested these long range rockets injuly. There were two tests that were carried out of intercontinental missiles and at