Im sumi so much going to thank you so much for joining us on news asia today well we start with the heat wave that continues to batter india extreme temperatures across the north and the east of the country have cost hundreds of deaths in the south the searing hot spell has led to severe water shortages the situation has reached a crisis point in chennai this is india 6th biggest city chennais 4 main water reservoirs have dried up take a look at the satellite images from one year ago you can see the water levels there and this is what it looks like now residents are desperate for rain but monsoon season and will not do isnt supposed to come until late in the fall locals are now blaming authorities for failing to recognize the shortage and deal with it early on. Barren and almost bone dry this reservoir is down to its last one percent of water. A shepherd has led his animals to the last few drops. And this is what Red Hills Lake should look like. But now an acute drought has crippled ch
And cutting down their ride to school and back every day. Im sumi so much going to thank you so much for joining us on dia news asia today. Well we start with the heat wave that continues to batter india extreme temperatures across the north and the east of the country have caused hundreds of deaths in the south the searing hot spell has led to severe water shortages the situation has reached a crisis point in chennai this is india 6th biggest city chennais 4 main water reservoirs have dried up take a look at the satellite image from one year ago you can see the water levels there and this is what it looks like now residents are desperate for rain but monsoon season and that will not it isnt supposed to come until late in the fall locals are now blending authorities for failing to recognize the shortage and deal with it early on. An almost bone dry this reservoir is done to its last one percent of water. A shepherd has led his animals to the last few drops. And this is what red his lak
Im sumi so much got to thank you so much for joining us on news asia today well we start with the heat wave that continues to batter india extreme temperatures across the north and the east of the country have caused hundreds of deaths in the south the searing hot spell has led to severe water shortages the situation has reached a crisis point in chennai this is india 6th biggest city chennais 4 main water reservoirs have dried up take a look at the satellite images from one year ago you can see the water levels there and this is what it looks like now residents are desperate for rain but monsoon season and will not do isnt supposed to come until late in the fall locals are now blaming authorities for failing to recognize the shortage and deal with it early on. Barren and almost bone dry this reservoir is down to its last one percent of water. A shepherd has led his animals to the last few drops. And this is what Red Hills Lake should look like. But now an acute drought has crippled ch
Riders. Metro says you cant touch it. You cant get to it or grab it. Metro says it poses no risks to riders or employees. Asbestos is known to be linked to a host of illnesses. I thought asbestos was almost completely gone everywhere. Not in the 1,000 series. I will be avoiding those as much as possible. Reporter now metro says it is working to retire these 40yearold railcars. We will have much more coming up for you at 5 00 and 6 00. Thanks adam. Storm team 4 tracking blistering heat and isolated showers coming this afternoon. Feels like temperatures sored over the 100 degree mark today. Veronica johnson is in the storm center. Really steamy out there. We have had neighbors top out with heat index values in the triple digits and yes we are tracking more storms. Not quite the coverage as we saw yesterday. You can see them blossoming here and many more down to the south down i95 even down through Stafford County thats where the storms are that we will be keeping our eye on. Check this o
The downpour has been pretty much nonstop. Road crews continue to clear away rocks and mudslides on some of the most travelled roads. In the santa cruz mountains. That work turned tragic today on highway 17. Kron 4s rob fladeboe has been on the scene all day. He joins us live with late details on a worker who died on the job. Rob . aaapkgaaanats this was the chaotic scene just after noon here in the closed northbound lanes of highway 17 where crews have been working to clear a rock slide. Two men somehow run over by a dump truck. Sot officer Trista Drake Chpnats this motorist witnessed the accident and flagged down the chp. Sot woman who witnessed accident the witness too emotional to describe what shed seen. One of the the men was pronounced dead at the scene. Trapped beneath the trucks rear wheels for a time, the other man, his hand visible as was eventually pulled free, was consious and speaking says the chp. All of this happening in heavy rain as traffic passed bysot officer trisa