Now on bbc news. The briefing smiling through. This is ahmed naguib. Hes 11 years old and he doesnt let much get in his way. Hes heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. Life was tough here, even before the war. But ahmed is a fighter. Weve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. Are you the best teacher there . Thats a yes. Ahmeds been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and hes growing up near a front line in a city under siege. Its very scary, he tells me. Were afraid of gunshots. When fighting starts, we cant go to the park or the valley or anywhere. When was the last time you heard fighting and explosions . Last night, he says. Its quiet now, but theres danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. Ahmeds father, abdul, says theyre about 600 meters in front of us. A gunshot away, he tells me. For ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. This was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, le
The epicentre of the massive earthquake with the red cross warning that the first 48 hours are vital in preventing what it calls a disaster within a disaster if water and food aid dont reach survivors. The death toll continues to rise and is now past 2,000, with a similar number injured in hospitals. This is the small town of asni in the atlas mountains. Very few buildings have been left undamaged. Fridays 6. 8 magnitude earthquake struck 45 miles south west of the tourist hub of marrakesh, more from Anna Hooligan who is in marrakesh. Essential aid is on the way. The Moroccan Military has been deployed to distribute food and clear the landslides. International assistance is starting to arrive. Spain and the Czech Republic have sent Search And Rescue teams. British Aid Charities are coming, too. Inside the ancient city of marrakesh, miles away from the epicentre of the quake, a quarter of the population has been affected. This man told me he would rather be at home with his family but h
Very good to have your company, welcome to the programme. We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains, about 30 miles or 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake in asni. Meanwhile, lets bring you these live pictures from amizmiz which is about 55 kilometres south of marrakesh, also at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. We can see those yellow tents which have been set up in the background there as people get into the region, aid starts to come into the area and rescuers making that very much their base as they head into the towns and villages which have been worst affected by this quake. We can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. She is in the city of marrakesh and joins us
The epicentre of the massive earthquake, with the red cross warning that the first 48 hours are vital in preventing what it calls a disaster within a disaster if water and food aid dont reach survivors. The death toll continues to rise and is now past 2,000, with a similar number injured in hospitals. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains. Very few buildings have been left undamaged. Fridays 6. 8 magnitude earthquake struck 45 miles south west of the tourist hub of marrakesh, more from Anna Hooligan who is in marrakesh. Essential aid is on the way. The Moroccan Military has been deployed to distribute food and clear the landslides. International assistance is starting to arrive. Spain and the Czech Republic have sent Search And Rescue teams. British Aid Charities are coming, too. Inside the ancient city of marrakesh, miles away from the epicentre of the quake, a quarter of the population has been affected. This man told me he would rather be at home with his family but
Hello there. The storm clouds have been brewing today. Weve had some intense downpours already. Itll be quite nasty on the road. So the met office do have warnings out for those thunderstorms which are likely to give some sudden flash flooding, frequent lightning. More details on the website. But as i say, there are some quite torrential downpours out there. No surprise really when you consider today has been the seventh consecutive day where temperatures have reached 30 degrees or above. Thats a record for september here in the uk, and its really quite unbearable for some. But behind this Weather Front in the north, there is relief on the way. Behind it, much fresher air as we start to introduce winds down from the north and the west. But its going to take probably until tuesday to clear the south, but it is going to eventually freshen up through the next few days. But for this evening, some fairly widespread thunderstorms, possibly even more further south to start with. And then our