And emotional scenes at kiev airport as ukraine and pro russian separatists complete a long awaited prisoner exchange. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Tens of thousands of residents in the australian state of victoria have been told to evacuate amid worsening bushfire conditions. Officials are predicting a day of extreme danger with rising temperatures combined with thunderstorms and a change of wind direction. Worst affected is the area around gippsland where some roads have been closed. Abc australia correspondent nicole asher is there and describes the situation. So basically, its really, really hot, here, its about a0 degrees where im standing, if not more, and theres hot winds and theres a lot of bushfires. Authorities are most concerned that with these strong winds, theyre going to push bushfires into communities and theyjust cannot control them at the moment. They have evacuated thousands of people. This area that im standing in is a really popular holiday spot. Were leading into
Most stable nations. The United Nations estimates that nearly a quarter of a Million People have fled syrias Idlib Province in the past three weeks. The government and Russian Forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels last stronghold. The un says the Maaret Al Numan region in Southern Idlib is now almost empty as the bbcs tim allman reports. Before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here but now it looks more like a ghost town. The streets almost empty, the houses deserted. Convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and others like it, as the people of idlib flea for their lives. From the end of april until the end of august, we had more than 400,000 people displaced, at that time. So the latest displacement figures comes on top of that, so what we have is one crisis compounding another. These are desperate times, people taking what they can, what few possessions they are able to carry with them. Many have fled north, head
From the crew. As chiles president gives in to one of the key demands of Anti Government protesters, we have a special report on how months of unrest have changed what was once one of latin americas most stable nations. The United Nations estimates that nearly a quarter of a Million People have fled syrias Idlib Province in the past three weeks. The government and Russian Forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels last stronghold. The un says the Maaret Al Numan region in Southern Idlib is now almost empty as the bbcs tim allman reports. Before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here, but now it looks more like a ghost town. The streets almost empty, the houses deserted. Convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and others like it as the people of idlib flee for their lives. From the end of april until the end of august, we had more than 400,000 people displaced at that time. So the latest displacement figures comes on top
The United Nations estimates that nearly 250,000 people have fled syrias Idlib Province in the past three weeks. The government and Russian Forces are intensifying their attacks on what is the rebels last stronghold. The un says the Maarat Al Numan region in Southern Idlib is now almost empty as the bbcs tim allman reports. Before the war, more than 50,000 people lived and worked and thrived here, but now it looks more like a ghost town. The streets almost empty, the houses deserted. Convoys of cars and vans and lorries snaking out of this town and others like it as the people of idlib flee for their lives. From the end of april until the end of august, we had more than 400,000 people displaced at that time. So the latest displacement figures comes on top of that, so what we have is one crisis compounding another. These are desperate times, people taking what they can, what few possessions they are able to carry with them. Many have fled north, heading to refugee camps like this one ne
To world news today. A massive vehicle bomb has exploded in the somali capital, killing more than 70 people and injuring at least 90 more. The explosion took place at a security checkpoint at the busy ex control afgoye intersection in the south west of the city. Its believed a Tax Collection Centre was targeted, but many of the victims were passing by in the street. Its being reported that at least 16 of those killed were University Students and turkey says two of its nationals died. No one has yet claimed responsibility. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports. Moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. Smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. Shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many students had been heading to classes. Dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the somali capital. Attacks like this a