brought america to its knees. man: look at that tornado! from new orleans to new york, it was a dramatic beating. record rainfall, life threatening floods, destructive winds and tornadoes usually only seen in the midwest tore through communities with no mercy. in some places, it was unprecedented and sparked fear about the ferocity and frequency of future weather. woman (crying): oh, my god. the river is flooding. part of this newjersey town was abandoned after the nearby river crested and left cars and homes under ten feet of water. four people died and about 600 were left homeless. gloria jett lost everything but was lucky to escape with her life. she can t swim and had to be rescued by neighbours as the water rose inside her home. i started pounding for somebody to come help me, so i won t die. i felt like i was dying. down these streets, people s belongings and memories
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taliban government. meanwhile the taliban claim to be making advances in the panjshir valley, the only part of afghanistan they don t control. president biden has been touring one of the areas of louisiana that was hardest hit by hurricane ida last weekend. us presidentjoe biden has defended his record on the economy, after the rate ofjob growth slowed down in the last month. fewer jobs were created in the us august than at any other month this year. just under a quarter of a million people were hired when many economists were forecasting closer to three quarters of a million. but the president insists that the us economy is growing consistently. today we learned the economy created 235,000 newjobs in august and the unemployment rate fell to 5.2%, the lowest it has been in 18 months. but despite the impact of the delta variant, and i ll talk a little more about that in a minute, what we re seeing is an economic recovery that s durable and strong. the biden plan is working. we re gettin
so at the moment it will be two or three weeks of nailbiting while we see if any of this gets done. in the meantime, unlike last year s stimulus, nothing we are talking about here is tailor made to address the economic problems created by the pandemic. you are watching bbc news. our main story. the uk and the eu say they won t recognise afg hanistan s new taliban government. meanwhile, the taliban claim to be making advances in the panjshir valley, the only part of afghanistan they don t control. president biden has visited the us state of louisiana to see the destruction caused by hurricane ida. more than 60 people have died across eight states since it made landfall on sunday. many were killed when torrential rainfall caused flash flooding. our correspondent nada tawfik has more. one week and a storm that
a vaccination to prevent the spread of the virus. i would not recommend for the moment. it s too early. i think if we want to get - the pandemic under control, then we have to vaccinatej as many in the population as possible. many other countries rolled out vaccines to the under 16s during the school holidays. that opportunity has been missed here, but it may only be a matter of days before a final decision is made on whether to immunise all 12 to 15 year olds in the uk. fergus walsh, bbc news. a nature reserve in south africa has come up with a creative way to count big cats, as part of conservation efforts. lions are classified as a vulnerable species under threat from habitat loss and poaching. courtney bembridge reports. the sound of an injured animal reverberates through the bush and the smell of a fresh carcass fills the air. but this is no ordinary meal. this is