The future of World Heritage sites is being discussed in azerbaijan at the annual meeting of the uns cultural and Scientific Agency and a 3rd of the 166. 00 sites are considered to be under threat and they include sunderbans mangrove forests in bangladesh its facing several dangers both natural and manmade as victoria gayton be explains. A complex network of waterways mudflats and islands makes this into bands unique one of the Worlds Largest mangrove forests forms a natural wall protecting both bangladesh and neighboring india as well as nearly 4000000 people that live near the coast. The defects of Climate Change and industrialization a becoming increasingly visible like millions of fish men and women salim how it relies on the scene demands for his livelihood but fears that could end soon much of bangladesh is less than 5 metres above sea level and Global Warming is causing sea levels to rise further the mangroves face various threats such as pollution and changing levels of salinit
Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the United States house of representatives. Good morning, everyone. As speaker of the house, it is my privilege to welcome you to statuary hall. As we celebrate an american who personifies the dare, ing and determined spirit of our nation. Amelia earhart. On behalf of the congress, thank you all to the leaders who fought so relentlessly for nearly a quarter of a century to ensure that amelia takes her rightful place here in the capitol. Now, at this time, please stand as you are able for the presentation of the colors and the national anthem. Of oh oh. Oh. Oh say time you divided on your life. It was so. Maybe there were twilights last gleaming. Whose stripes and rise was through all the power of spite or the weve all all colored on telly streaming and the rocky o the bombs bursting within get free thrills on all and all for love was still there who said, cause all stars spangled banner god then what the land of the free and
Cspan two as a public service. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the United States house ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] [applause] good morning, everyone. It is my privilege to welcome you to the statutory hall as we celebrate an american who personifies the daring and determined spirit of our nation, Amelia Earheart. On behalf of the congress, thank you all. To the leaders who fought so relentlessly for nearly a quarter of a century to ensure that amelia takes her rightful place here in the capital. Now, at this time, please stand as youre able, for the presentation of the colors and the natural anthem. [inaudible] [silence] ladies and gentlemen please remain standing for the invocation delivered by United States senator roger marshall, from kansas. First reading from the apostle paul to the young timothy. For god is given us a spirit of fear, or timidity, but a power, love, and self disc
This afternoon. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Rescuers in mexico are desperately searching for survivors after a huge earthquake caused widespread damage in the capital mexico city and surrounding areas bringing down dozens of buildings. The government says more than 200 people have been killed and a state of disaster has been declared in the capital, mexico city. The magnitude 7. 1 quake hit at around lunchtime yesterday. Mexican Officials Say 217 people are confirmed dead about half of those in mexico city. At least 22 children are thought to have died injust one school that collapsed. Another 30 pupils are missing. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the puebla state, about 75 miles from the capital mexico city it has also caused casualties in other surrounding areas. The earthquake struck 32 years to the day after mexicos worst ever quake which killed 10,000 people. A warning there are some distressing images in this report from jon donnison. Overnight in mexico city,
Nieto has declared three days of mourning. 30 children and eight adults remain unaccounted for in a school building. Desperate family members arrived at the school. Earlier, we saw crews trying to get to one the survivors trapped inside. Reporter it was chaos. I arrived just outside of the quake. My kid goes to school on the next street. When i sought school, i pannished and i ran and i ran for my children. The priority at this moment is to keep rescuing people who are still trapped and to give medical attention to the injured people. Earlier today, President Trump called president nieto to offer his condolences. We are also hearing first hand account people who experienced the earth quick. Allie rasmus is live after talking to them, allie . Reporter yes, people who just got the flight described a very scary experience. Jose ferdinand and his family were glad to be back in san jose a day after an earth quick struck central mexico, killing hundreds of people and causing widespread damag