hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. with almost all ballots counted in turkey s crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run off vote. officialfigures give mr erdoganjust under 50% of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%. if confirmed, it ll be the first time a challenger s taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has dominated turkish politics for two decades, told supporters in ankara he was confident he d still be president in two weeks time. mr kilicdaroglu, who has garnered support from secular turks and the young, has vowed to win the election in a second round, saying his rivalfailed to get a vote of confidence from the people. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what s at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, vot
Iraqi forces have made more gains in west mosul, the largest city still under the control of the Islamic State group. They claim to have cut the last road out of the city. Government troops, backed by a us led coalition, recaptured the east of the city in late january, after more than 100 days of fighting. Now they say a third of the west, which is almost completely surrounded, has been retaken. But around 600,000 civilians are still believed to be trapped inside. 0ur middle east correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have been travelling with the iraqi forces. A warning, you may find parts of their report distressing. A rare glimpse of western mosul. Urban warfare on a momentous scale. Caught below, Hundreds Of Thousands of civilians. This is the place where is proclaimed its caliphate. Here it was born, and here Iraqi Forces Say it will die. 0n the ground, they are advancing, but struggling to hold what they capture. They pound is positions. Then, Frantic Gunfire towards
cyclone mocha has destroyed buildings and left many people without electricity in myanmar and bangladesh. hundreds of thousands of people have spent another night in temporary accommodation. at least five people are reported to have died in the region, and several hundred makeshift homes in cox s bazar, home to many rohingya refugees, were destroyed. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. cyclone mocha arrived with great force. winds gusting at high speeds. it hit the bangladesh myanmar coastline. as the cyclone intensified, so did the panic. here in southeast bangladesh, hundreds of thousands left their homes in coastal areas for shelter. some even brought their livestock. janat carried her two month old baby from their home
and airlines really coming on board and assisting with the rescue and aid mission. but it is going to be a lot of makeshift hospitals, likely, makeshift homes. for a region and a country that has already been recovering from the 2010 earthquake, this is very difficult logistically. bianca, thank you so much. as well as cara buck of mercy corp. on this breaking news story coming out of the haiti. appreciate your time. our other breaking story. what to expect next from the taliban in kabul. my next guest has a pair of combat boots with the dust of afghanistan still on them. still. subway® has so much new they couldn t fit it in their last ad. like new smashed avocado and artisan italian bread. 100% wild-caught tuna. hold up! 100% wild-caught tuna ain t new!
KOTA KINABALU: Hundreds of squatters managed to save their makeshift homes by working together to contain a fire which destroyed about 80 structures at Kg Sundang Laut in Batu Sapi.
The fire, which started at about 7am yesterday, was brought under control with only 30 squatter homes razed after firemen arrived not long afterwards.
Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department chief Martin Thomas said that they received a distress call at about 7.55am and reached the scene about 17 minutes later.
He said the firemen, with the help of villagers, had to use the fire-break method to minimise the damage and stop the fire from spreading further.