Again im peter w. Watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up the disappearance of hundreds of women and girls in peru raising more concerns about Domestic Violence during the coronavirus pandemic. And 75 years after hiroshima the threat of covert 19 forces japan to scale back ceremonies commemorating the victims. Lebanons government has declared a 2 week state of emergency in beirut giving the military full powers a day after a massive explosion devastated large areas of the capital at least 135 people are dead more than 5000 injured and about 300000 have been left without a home officials are blaming vast stores of highly explosive ammonium i. Trait which they say were kept in unsafe conditions at the port from beirut zina holder reports. The people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday hi
And remembering the victims of hiroshima japan mark 75 years since the worlds 1st atomic bombing that killed 140000 people. Welcome to the program a dire humanitarian situation is coming into focus in lebanon 2 days after a large explosion tore through its capital there are concerns about Food Security after the destruction of beiruts port which is the main route for supplies coming in now the country imports up to 80 percent of its food the economy minister has warned that lebanon is not financially capable of dealing with the impact of the explosion and will lead International Help several countries are already dispatching emergency aid from suited fuel to mobile hospitals and medical personnel zealot hotter is in beirut with more on the ongoing rescue and recovery missions. Dozens remain missing Search Operations are continuing we are outside beirut court the site of the massive explosions that the steroid much of the lebanese capital the people behind me these are family members de
Hardship and devastation for people in parts of central yemen. Lebanons cabinet has declared a 2 week state of emergency in beirut following tuesday is devastating explosion the death toll continues to rise 135 people are now confirmed dead and more than 80 others are still missing around 5000 people were injured several pools officials are being put under house arrest beiruts governor says that up to 300000 people have been left homeless from beirut. Begins our coverage. The people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen. Just before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port caused the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins. Almost every building has been damaged many are dead thousands are injured and hundreds are missing rescue workers worked through the night and into the morning as people and
Nationwide Antibody Testing suggests a 3rd of the population might have contracted cove at 19. And sri lankans turn out in large numbers for an election which could see the rajapaksa brothers tighten their grip on the country. And the army well into the sports news in them are just parts of the u. S. Open tennis tournament reform of dollars were talking about why he wont defend his title this month to lose your cool because of coronavirus foods. Lebanons government has declared a 2 week state of emergency giving the military full powers a day after a massive explosion devastated beirut its also putting a number of beirut port officials under house arrest pending an investigation into why 2750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate was stored there at least 135 people have been killed and more than 5000 injured but the death toll is expected to rise as emergency workers search the rubble for survivors as many as 300000 people have been left homeless by the roots governor estimates the damage might re