this train is travelling east, not west towards the fighting, not to safety. sarah rainsford, bbc news, poltava. the united nations estimates more than 2 million refugees have fled ukraine since the start of the conflict. they are mostly crossing into neighbouring countries to the west, such as poland, romania, slovakia, hungary and moldova. our special correspondent fergal keane has been spending time with some medics in lviv, who are helping people fleeing the disaster. horn blares. whether you reach lviv by night. ..or by day. ..whether you re young or old. ..if you are sick, they ll be ready. the woman collapsed as she was about to board a train.
different vibe a sensation that they ve already won. many here are members of youth groups and community leaders, all convinced the status quo is the best option. translation: the opposition isn t united, it doesn t give . young people any opportunities, but the government is a means to an end. horn blares. venezuelan people have a choice in these elections but there s a real power imbalance between the opposition and the government. take these buses, for example. they ve been put on by the organisers to bring supporters to the rally. in the hills overlooking caracas, an abandoned tunnel project.
different vibe a sensation that they ve already won. many here are members of youth groups and community leaders, all convinced the status quo is the best option. translation: the opposition isn t united, it doesn t give . young people any opportunities, but the government is a means to an end. horn blares. venezuelan people have a choice in these elections but there s a real power imbalance between the opposition and the government. take these buses, for example. they ve been put on by the organisers to bring supporters to the rally. in the hills overlooking caracas, an abandoned tunnel project. and an abandoned community who has given up on politics altogether. voting doesn t feel like a priority when there s no
along the mexican border all the way to california. every trip is unique. it s a moving city. and i will be meeting some of the people who help define this unique, diverse and fascinating part of the country. horn blares. new orleans, my first port of call. right now in the middle of one of its annual street parties, the french quarter festival. jazz music plays. the area gets its name from when the french founded the city in 1718, as a strategic port on the mississippi and gulf of mexico. the spanish also ran the city, before it was bought by the us in 1803. and you can see all these
but in 1879, construction began on a transcontinental train line, that would link the newfound prosperity with the isolated far west. connecting the gulf of mexico with the pacific ocean. on this journey i ll be following the railroad that pushed the american dream along the mexican border all the way to california. every trip is unique. it s a moving city. and i will be meeting some of the people who help define this unique, diverse and fascinating part of the country. horn blares. new orleans, my first