at d ao minutes. there were just too many technical problems to contend with. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 4am in pakistan where the government says a third of the country is now under water. millions of homes are now destroyed and much of its richest farmland is now flooded. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million. and the catastrophe isn t over water is still surging down the indus river, and will flood the low lying sind province even further over the next few days. latest reports say 45% of the country s cotton crop has been washed away. pumza fihlani reports. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our. houses have collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings a
another encore for serena williams. she showed she s got no intention of ending her singles career without a fight as she advanced to the third round of the us open, this time beating one of the top seeds. and we look at glasgow s chances of becoming the host city for the eurovision 2023. good morning. it s not of country this morning started off on a cool note with some dense fog patches but for many of us today, it is going to be largely dry. there will be some sunshine but there will also be some showers and some of those could be heavy and potentially thundery. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday 1st september. the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk today. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison reports. is