evacuate more civilians from the devastated city of mariupol have stalled ukrainian officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and it s now blocking humanitarian corridors. hundreds of women and children are still trapped in bunkers beneath the city s huge azovstal steelworks, the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, about a hundred people were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia, from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of only concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in their long awaited journey away from the front line. translation: for a month we were eating - over 40 l of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. weeping translation: there | is no house any more. of course there isn t. this is mariupol after
this is bbc news. i m david eades. our top stories: is the us supreme court about to overturn the 50 year federal law on abortion rights? a major moment is looming for one of the country s most contentious issues. russian attacks resume on mariupol s steel works, despite hundreds of ukrainian civilians remaining trapped inside. those who ve escaped tell their story. translation: for a month we were eating - over a0 of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them, and that was it for the whole day. a special report from the balkans on beijing s big european investment push, with accusations some chinese firms are treating workers like slaves. and broadway is back with its busiest season
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines: hundreds of ukrainian civilians, including children, are still trapped in a steel plant in mariupol. those who ve escaped tell their story. translation: for a month we were eating - over 40 l of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them, and that was it for the whole day. we report from the town receiving those who ve been evacuated. also coming up on newsday: restaurants are closed in beijing as the authorities struggle with a resurgence in covid cases. and, some chinese firms investing in europe are accused of exploiting workers and treating them like slaves. we have a special report
from the front line. translation: for a month we were eating - over a0 of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. weeping translation: there | is no house any more. of course there isn t. this is mariupol after two months of war. homes, play parks, cafes are now charred in blasted ruins. tens of thousands of people are thought to have died. many of the survivors came here, the azovstal steel plant. as the city fell, pounded into smouldering ashes, ukrainian fighters used the underground chambers to stay and fight. translation: there were five very powerful bomb shelters that,
welcome to bbc news. i m david eades. our top stories: is the us supreme court about to overturn the 50 year federal law on abortion? a major moment looming for one of the country s most contentious issues. russian attacks resume on mariupol s steel works, despite hundreds of ukrainian civilians remaining trapped inside. those who ve escaped tell their story. translation: for a month we were eating - over a0 of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them, and that was it for the whole day. a special report from the balkans on beijing s big european investment push, with accusations some chinese firms are treating workers