we re going to take you to one of the hardest-hit areas where almost an entire island was decimated. and her rescue during the hurricane made headlines. a nurse desperately trying to get to work was caught in the rising floodwaters. thankfully a nearby reporter was there, saved her and saw her. and that is my guest tonight. good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, ian s fury still remains an extremely dangerous storm making its way through the carolinas tonight. let me show you this powerful video showing a pier in north myrtle beach torn into pieces as the hurricane came ashore. the storm surge ripping through neighborhoods like the ones i m showing you here, leaving even more destruction of homes in its wake. even these homes built up on sticks. so many of them deeply damaged. and parts of charleston s historic downtown also underwater. and tonight there is still concern for life-threatening floods as the storm could dump up to 12 inches of rain as it moves no
that the russian authorities were somehow involved in this incident? i don t think it will. and here s why. whenever the kremlin is accused of anything and they have been accused of a lot of things, right, from poisonings and assassinations to committing war crimes and organising coups, the standard response is always denial. and if we cast our minds back to the beginning of last year, when we saw that russian troop build up on the border with ukraine, there were many accusations levelled against the kremlin then that russia was planning to invade ukraine. and what was the kremlin s response to those? yet again, a denial. our moscow reporter will vernon, there. meanwhile, ukraine s counter offensive continues
a private service is being held to mark the 25th anniversary of the omagh bombing. 29 people died in the blast from a car bomb planted by the real ira. the service is taking place at omagh library at 3:10pm/ the same time as the explosion in 1998. you re live with bbc news. reports from southern russia say an explosion at a petrol station has killed at least 33 people and injured dozens more. the accident happened in the capital of dagestan on the caspian sea. pictures shared online shows the aftermath of the explosion. local media reports say a fire started in an area where cars were parked. it then spread to the petrol station, sparking the explosion. and these pictures were released by the russian emergencies ministry. hundreds of firefighters battled to control the fire. many of those who were injured have been flown to moscow for treatment. our moscow correspondent, will vernon, gave us this update a little earlier.
at least four people have been killed by the strike, which hit a shopping centre and restaurant. the governor of donetsk told ukrainian television the city centre was crowded with civilians when the missiles fell. it s feared people may be trapped under the rubble. meanwhile, president vladimir putin has tried to rally russia s military and security services, thanking them for preventing a civil warfrom breaking out. in a speech, mr putin insisted his rule was not weakened during saturday s rebellion by the wagner mercenaries. he suggested russia s regular military showed restraint by not being drawn into any fighting. our moscow editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir vladimirovich putin. at the kremlin, it was pomp with a purpose. ..to remind russians he is still in charge around here. waiting for vladimir putin 2,500 soldiers and guards, and the defence minister the wagner mutineers wanted sacked.
thanking them for preventing a civil warfrom breaking out. in a speech, mr putin insisted his rule was not weakened during saturday s rebellion by the wagner mercenaries. he suggested russia s regular military showed restraint by not being drawn into any fighting. our moscow editor steve rosenberg reports. vladimir, vladimirovich putin. at the kremlin, it was pomp with a purpose. ..to remind russians he is still in charge around here. waiting for vladimir putin 2,500 soldiers and guards, and the defence minister the wagner mutineers wanted sacked. having survived the rebellion, it was time to say thank you. translation: you defended the constitutional order, - the lives, security and the freedom of our citizens. you have saved our motherland from upheaval. in fact, you have