their family can scarcely believe this moment has come. translation: we are happyl because until now we couldn t sleep, couldn t be happy, couldn t talk. for us, the situation was like being in the dark, living for the sake of living, because the hope of finding them kept us alive. when we found the children, we feltjoy. the children have been flown to the capital, bogota, for a full medical assessment. they are weak, they are tired, but their rescuers are calling this a magical day. simon jones, bbc news. earlier i spoke to genevieve glatsky, a new york times journalist who s based in bogota. first of all i think many people just would love to know what more details we have about how these children managed to survive for such a long time in thejungle? so the children just arrived at a military hospital
there s been some criticism as a result of this about inadequate conditions for flying in these remote areas, that the planes are old and do not work well, that the technology is outdated, that there s not really adequate places to land. but official authorities deny these claims so we ll see what happens going forward. all right, genevieve, a journalist with the new york times who has been following the story for us, thank you. thank you for having me. to the uk and the fallout of borisjohnson s decision to quite as an mp. two more mps have followed, which triggers a series of by elections and raise questions about the future of rishi sunak s government. the latest to announce he s stepping down with immediate effect was nigel adams a big supporter of former prime minister boris johnson. on friday, another political ally of mrjohnson, nadine dorries, announced she was quitting, to be swiftly followed by the former prime minister himself, claiming he was
forflying in these remote areas that the planes are old and don t work well, that the technology is outdated, that there aren t really adequate places to land but official authorities deny these claims, so we ll see what happens going forward. all right, genevieve glatsky, a journalist with the new york times who has been following the story for us, thank you. thank you for having me. in other news french president macron visited the families of four children attacked by a knife wielding man in the french town of annecy. on a visit to the hospital, he also met a bystander who tried to chase off the assailant. the police have arrested a syrian man suspected of carrying out the crime. ted kaczynski, better known as the unabomber, was found dead in his jail cell. kaczynski pleaded guilty to killing three people and injuring 23 more
the children belong to the huitoto indigenous group. it s thought their knowledge of fruits and jungle survival skills helped keep them safe. their family can scarcely believe this moment has come. translation: we are happy| because until now we couldn t sleep, couldn t be happy, couldn t talk. for us, the situation was like being in the dark, living for the sake of living, because the hope of finding them kept us alive. when we found the children, we feltjoy. the children have been flown to the capital, bogota, for a full medical assessment. they are weak, they are tired, but their rescuers are calling this a magical day. simon jones, bbc news. earlier i spoke to genevieve glatsky, a new york times journalist who s based in bogota. first of all i think many people just would love to know what more details we have about how these children managed to survive for such a long time in thejungle?
there been any investigations on what caused this plane to go down? so, we know it was engine failure. the pilot reported that around 7:30am on may 1st and had to make an emergency crash landing in the middle of the jungle, among the trees. there s been some criticism as a result of this about inadequate conditions forflying in these remote areas that the planes are old and don t work well, that the technology is outdated, that there aren t really adequate places to land but official authorities deny these claims, so we ll see what happens going forward. all right, genevieve glatsky, a journalist with the new york times who has been following the story for us, thank you. thank you for having me. let s ta ke let s take a look at some of the other stories making headlines. visiting the uk is set to become slightly more expensive. people travelling to the uk without a visa will soon need to get an electronic