thousands of people in areas at risk of flooding in pakistan have been told to evacuate their homes. aid agencies say floods could develop into one of the country s worst disasters as the heaviest monsoon rains in decades continue. nearly 1,000 people have died sincejune, while thousands more have been displaced. southern pakistan has been hardest hit by the rains particularly sindh province. it has received nearly eight times its average rainfall for august. rivers have also burst their banks in the north west khyber pa ktunkwa province. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlani reports from sindh. swathes of land across southern pakistan have been turned into islands. the rains have been unforgiving, and the water is still trapped between people s homes. homes, roads and infrastructure have been destroyed, and some villages completely isolated. this week authorities issued fresh warnings for people to get to higher ground. for some, that meant beside a road. families left with what
Much. Erin Burnett Outfront starts erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Captions by vitac ca www. Vitac. Com outfront next, live from israel, the u. S. Putting 2,000 troops on notice as israel is on the brink of invading gaza. Hamas releases the first video of a hostage, the family of a hostage just sharing new photos with outfront. And also this hour, inside the massacre. We are going to take you to a community that suffered some of the greatest losses in the hamas terror attacks, more than 100 people were slaughtered there. Homes torched and the chilling evidence that hamas was going to take many, many more lives. And well check back in with yoni asher, whose wife and two young daughters were taken hostage. Yoni opening up about the guilt he feels for not being able to rescue them and why he wanted to show us his little girls shoes. Lets go outfront. And good evening, welcome to a Special Edition of outfront. Im erin burnett live from tel aviv tonight. And we begin this hour with
Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in washington with cnns breaking News Coverage of Israel At War. One week after the hamas Terror Attack that triggered this horrible conflict, the israeli Prime Minister netanyahu just posted video of his visit with troops positioned near the gaza border telling them and im quoting him now, the next stage is coming. Theres growing anticipation of a potential ground war as Israeli Forces keep Pounding Targets Inside Gaza from the air. This comes amid new setbacks for efforts to try to evacuate civilians including americans. Egyptian authorities reportedly are not allowing u. S. And other foreign nationals to enter the country from gaza. The United States has expressed hope the crossing might be open to americans today. Tens of thousands of gazans have fled their home after israel urged more than a million civilians in the northern part of gaza to move south. A new window given by israelis for safe passage
Ten tooth brushes, something so specific and personal. It raises the reality that such an intense outpouring of daily generosity is both incredible and not infinite. And that means the world watches to see what israel will do in these coming days. Thank you so much for joining us. Us. Ac 360 begins now. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com it is 3 00 a. M. Here in tel aviv, israel, and there are signs all around us today that a much wider and deadly phase of the war may soon take place. This was the scene just a few hours ago, while i was reporting on air. Sirens are going off, which has not occurred here for really today certainly or the last several days. Theyre quite extensive sirens. You hear them all over tel aviv right now. This just started about 15 seconds, maybe 30 seconds ago. So, it remains to be seen if rockets do come, generally they come from that direction. That sounded like iron dome interception. That was a rather large explosion. That is something we have not heard very
Oh, look marks also in a place void away from the on tonight israel teeing upf a major Ground Invasion of gaza. 35 battalions, Tens Of Thousands of infantry , hundreds of tanks ready to roll the war plan, cu t their head off the snake. These medieval jihadists are burning babies jihadis, womo spraying automatic fire into concert crowds. Ameri 27 americans dead, 14 americans missing. Ls we fear theyre held hostage inside the Tunnels Beneathr a the gaza strip. Well over a thousand israelis are dead, the country seeking retribution, pummeling hamas hideouts, devastating Artillery Strikes and the before and after pictures of gazay are stark. Hamas territory reduced to a cementreducement gra graveyard. B but this war wont be won by Shelling Israeli Combat Specialists have already ripped hamas cells from withinwithin their own country. That Long Bone Of Have To Capella in this. This then is hamas is trapped in gaza. The electricity and water theyve been shut off traineeyd israeli assassins a