hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. thousands of migrant children are being held in a camp in texas, which is ridden with disease, is insanitary and is lacking medical resources. an investigation by the bbc has revealed facility at fort bliss in el paso as grossly overcrowded. children are sleeping several hundred to a tent, with shortages of clean clothes. staff working there say that illnesses such as covid and flu have affected hundreds of children in recent months. deep in the chihuahuan desert of west texas is a tented camp holding thousands of migrant children in conditions
this is bbc news. our headlines: a bbc investigation has found over 2,000 migrant children being detained in a camp in el paso, texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded and ridden with disease. myanmar s armed forces have clashed with a militia group in the country s second city, mandalay. it s the first such exchange of fire in a major urban centre. officials in northern afghanistan say taliban militants have captured the main border crossing with tajikistan in kunduz province. the united nations has warned of increasing insecurity, with the taliban now in control of more than 50 districts. there have been wins for england and croatia at euro 2020. the results mean both sides go through to the knockout stages, along with the czech republic. scotland, who lost to croatia, are eliminated.
an education is a mountain to climb. hello and welcome. we start with an investigation by the bbc which has found over two thousand migrant children, being detained in a camp in el paso. texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded, ridden with disease, with shortages of clean clothes and medical care for the children. staff working there say that illnesses such as covid and flu have affected hundreds of children in recent months. our correspondent hilary andersson sent this special report. deep in the chihuahuan desert of west texas is a tented camp holding thousands of migrant children in conditions that are alarming.
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i m shaun ley with the headlines. republicans in the united states senate have blocked a bill that would have led to a wide ranging debate on expanding voting rights across the country. democrats failed to get the 60 votes that were needed to advance the legislation, with republicans arguing that it infringed on states rights. a bbc investigation has found over 2,000 migrant children being detained in a camp in el paso, texas in appalling conditions. the facility at fort bliss is overcrowded and ridden with disease, with shortages of clean clothes and a lack of medical care for the children. myanmar s armed forces have clashed with a militia group in the country s second city, mandalay. it s the first such exchange between the so called people s defence forces which are fighting to restore democracy and the military in a major urban centre. the army says four protesters were killed.