And you will be forced to submit to military or political pressure, but because your territory and sovereignty will be fully restored. Mr zelensky wont return home just yet. Already hes had a full schedule in the us, as he presses for more international support. On monday, he visited ukrainian soldiers undergoing rehabilitation here, in new york. On the sidelines of the General Assembly, hell also meet with various Heads Of States and officials. Then on thursday, zelensky is expected to travel to washington to meet us President Joe Biden as well as leaders of congress. Mr zelensky also dismissed efforts to broker a peace deal without ukraines involvement, characterizing russia as an unreliable partner and saying, evil cannot be trusted. In his address to the General Assembly, mr biden also took aim at the kremlin. If we allow ukraine to be carved up is the independence of any nation secure . I would respectfully suggest the answer is no. We have to stand up to this naked aggression tod
The libyan red crescent described the scene as like a bombardment and earthquake at the same time. When the dams collapsed a wall of water weighing 1. 5 Million Tonnes crashed down the wadi derna river gouging out huge parts of the city before reaching the sea. To give you a sense of the power of that tsunami 20 centimetres of fast moving water is enough to knock adults off theirfeet here there was three metres of water sweeping away everything in its path. The human cost is colossal this man hasjust found his son and begs Rescue Workers not to touch him. Desperate scenes repeated again and again some people have lost 30, 40 50 members of their extended family. Live now to tripoli. Ahmed abar is a libyan activist. Hes been helping the residents of derna. What are people in the city saying to you . What are people in the city saying to ou . ,. , ,. ,. , to you . Unfortunately the situation is very bad. To you . Unfortunately the situation is very bad. For to you . Unfortunately the sit
Toll will double. All the details are disturbing more than 3a,000 people are now homeless. Witnesses talk of the sea constantly depositing bodies on the shoreline. Before i show you more of the aftermath, have a look at the moments the floodwater actually hit this city. The power, the speed, the force sweeping everything away. People describe the land, just disappearing in an instant. Aid agencies on the ground talk of an overwhelming need for everything from water, shelter, medicine, rescue teams with clinic and hospitals in the east of the country overwhelmed by the injured. The Rescue Operation has been made more difficult by the complicated political situation in libya. The country is split with an internationally recognised government in tripoli, and a Rival Government in the east. This is one description of what it is like in derna from a libyan journalist who spoke to the bbc. My friend, im staying with him right now to support him because when we were preparing for this intervi