Global warming. Hello. We start with a developing story from morocco. At least 296 people have been killed and many more injured in a powerful earthquake. Thats according to the countrys interior ministry. The 6. 8 magnitude quake struck in the early hours of saturday morning, localtime. Vision from marrakesh the closest major city to the epicentre shows crowds gathering outside, damaged buildings and piles of rubble lining streets. The quake s epicentre was in a remote area of the high Atlas Mountains, and tremors were also reportedly felt in the capital, rabat, some 350km away, as well as casablanca and essaouira. Here you can see more of the aftermath. Hospitals in marrakesh are reported to be treating many of those injured. Were following this story and will have more later this hour. Leaders from around the world are gathering in delhi, india for this years g20 summit. The g20 is comprised of 19 countries and the european union. Together they account for an estimated 86 of the wor
About the situation in morocco. As you can see, the numbers of casualties are rising. There are over 600 now. We started with 30. Then over 300, and the number is now reaching over 600, and we are unfortunately expecting these numbers will get higher and higher with some estimations that numbers will exceed 1000 very soon. As the report said, the epicentre was out outside marrakesh old city, and the epicentre was the on the high atlas mountains, and these mountains are full of poor and Old Buildings and villages that will be really difficult to reach. As you can see, the whole attention of the world turns to morocco. Condolences and offers of support came from india, from germany, from france, and everybody is trying to stand with and try to offer support to morocco. Yes, as you say the area affected is huge. This happened less than 12 hours ago, and lots of countries offering to help. What immediately though is available in terms of Rescue Efforts from the moroccan authorities . The R
following torrential rains. this is the heaviest rainfall that greece has seen in decades. you can see the damage. hundreds of people are still waiting to be rescued, and this comes after a summer of devastating wildfires. and. allez les bleus! france will kick off the rugby world cup tonight, against new zealand. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news scotland should take another step towards european championship qualification. we ll get the very latest from cyprus, where they play later tonight. describe does not fit for purpose. it is described does not fit for purpose. good evening. in what is britain s biggest manhunt in recent years, police say they have received information of the first confirmed sighting of daniel khalife, the 21 year old terror and spaying suspect who escaped from wandsworth jail two days ago. a member of the public says they saw him crawl from beneath a van about a mile from the prison still dressed in the share s uniform he was
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sighting of daniel khaleef, the 21 year old terror and spying suspect, who escaped from wandsworth jail two days ago. daniel khalife. this is a new image of the former soldier, and a reward of £20,000 is now being offered for information leading to his recapture. a member of the public says they saw him crawl from beneath a van about a mile from the prison, still dressed in the chef s uniform he was wearing while working in the prison kitchen. detectives say he d managed to cling onto the underside of the vehicle, using straps, as it left the jail. the met have released of images showing the chef s uniform daniel khalife would have been wearing as he escaped from the kitchens of the prison. the head of the metropolitan police also says the force is exploring the possibility of whether staff at wandsworth prison actually helped him escape. live now to new scotland yard, and our correspondent helena wilkinson. i think crucially, detectives now have something concrete potent