over its economic crisis, and he s landed in the maldives. mr rajapaksa left aboard a militaryjet, ending a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. they are still there. sources have told the bbc his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country. the president had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecution. many sri lankans blame him for the economic crisis which has crippled their country, leaving it short of funds our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was with protestors outside the presidential palace in colombo when the news of president rajapaksa s departure was made public. there is a real party atmosphere here at colombo seafront, which has been a protest site for many weeks, one of the main demands protesters had was for gotabaya rajapaksa to go. their slogan, their chant was go home, gota . we now know that
netting attached for now, officials say. the first 1,000-foot segment costing just under a million dollars. abbott firing back against the doj writing, texas has a sovereign authority to defend our border. vowing to continue using every strategy to deter smuggling and illegal crossings. adding, we will see you in court, mr. president. advocates like this man warn the buoys won t stop migration and are dangerous. they will attempt to go under the barriers, and they are going to die, he said. texas department of public safety lieutenant christopher olivares showed us the buoys as they were being installed. he says they re a vital deterrent that could save lives. when we look at the amount of drownings, the amount of people that continue to cross this river, women and children, we need to try to prevent that as much as possible. reporter: priscilla thompson, nbc news. we head overseas to greece where wildfires are erupting near athens as europe bakes under some of the hottest
stay with us on bbc news, still to come. as europe bakes in the sun, are we taking the heatwave seriously? an issue we ll explore in our climate critical series. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the euro zone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the euro zone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods the century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans. but tonight it is completely blacked out. it is a timely reminder to all americans of the problems the energy crisis have brought to them. leaders meet in paris- fora summit on pollution, inflation, and third world debt. - this morning, theyjoinedl the revolution celebrations for a show of military might
he d promised to resign today. demonstraters blame him for the economic crisis that s crippled the country, leaving it desperately short of funds to buy medicines or fuel. the committee investigating the storming of the us capitol lays out how president trump incited extremists, in a last ditch bid to remain in office. and as europe bakes in the sun, are we taking the heatwave seriously? an issue we ll explore in our climate critical series. sri lanka s president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country amid mass protests