Struggling more than ever before to save over 1500 years of christian heritage in the churches here. We begin with what has become the worst refugee crisis since world war ii, and the desperate journeys taken by thousands of people trying to cross into europe. Up to 50 have been found dead inside of a truck on a highway in austria. Its not clear how the people died or how long the bodies had been there. It comes as europes asylum system has been branded completely dysfunctional. Europe bakken leaders have discussed the crisis in a summit in vienna. Barnaby phillips was at that meeting. What can you tell us about those deaths in the truck on the austrian highway . The truck was discovered this morning on the a4 autobaun which is the main load lead going vienna. It had hungarian number plates and it had been abandoned at least since the night before, but we dont know how long it had been there, and they are saying, that the bodies inside were in a state of decomposition, and they dont kn
Biggest rival Justin Gatlin for a second time at the World Championships in beijing. As many as 50 refugees have been found dead inside of a truck on a highway in autria. Their bodies were recovered a few meters from vienna. Barnaby phillips was at the u. N. Meeting, but before we talk about what happened there at that meeting in vienna, barnaby, tell us more about what we know about these people who were found dead in the truck, and the circumstances surrounding their deaths. Reporter we dont know their countries of origin. Their bodies were somewhat decomposed by the time the police discovered them today, thursday morning. It had been parked on the main road running into vienna from the south from the hungarian border since at least wednesday night. But we dont actually know how long it had been there. The driver has absconded. There are some reports that he is a romanian national. He would be a key witness in what we would assume would be a murder investigation. The Hungarian Police
In connection with the tianjin chemical blast that killed over 140 people a decade after Hurricane Katrina, president obama heads to new orleans. Plus, im Charles Stratford reporting from northern ethiopia, where conservationists are struggling more than before to save 1500 years of christian heritage in the churches of lalabella. And here in doha, with all the sport, including usain bolt brought back down to earth after once again proving hes the fastest man in the world. Of the thousands of refugees arriving on european shores, the vast majority are the conflict in syria. European countries are not the only ones affected. The country is at capacity, and up to a million may flee syria. According to the united nations, by mid august of this year, 158,000 people reached greece by sea. That puts arrivals there ahead of italy, where so far 90,000 have come ashore. Leaders of the western balkan nations are meeting in vienna in a bid to find the common strategy to deal with the worst refuge
Floating over londons Covent Gardens. Talks in vienna to tackle the refugee crisis, up to 50 found dead in a truck not far from the venue. The victims may have been dead for up to two days, when it crossed into the country on wednesday. Reporter it looks like nothing out of the ordinary, a truck parked on the side of the road. When police approached the vehicle, the driver was nowhere to be seen, they saw drug seeping out of the back. They were overwhelmed by a terrible smell. Inside they found the decomposing bodies locked in. We dont know the country of origin, counting them is a slow gruesome task. Translation how many people from in the struck at this point in time i cant tell you, we fink it may be more than 20 people, 20 to 50 transported in the truck, and all the people have died. Its likely they are refugees, and likely they are people trafficked from east to west. Reporter the summit in vena was likely to be dominated by the refugee crisis, the latest tragedy drought an urgenc
Kidnapped chibok schoolgirls in nigeria hope theyll be brought back alive he must go. The streets of guatemala erupt in a National Strike demanding the resignation of the countrys embattled president. Every time it rains a little more falls off. If we werent do this, it would be a catastrophe. The delicate task of preserving a World Heritage site. Ancient rites carved into stone good evening, im antonio mora, this is Al Jazeera America. We begin with a tragedy in austria that has shaken european leaders. Austrian officials made a horrific discovery near the hungarian border, the bodies of 50 refugees found inside a truck on the highway. A boat packed with refugees capsized off the libyan coast, hundreds feared dead, happening as european leaders were meeting at a summit in vienna. Some are demanding action to stem the flow of immigrants. Others want to focus on fighting Human Trafficking and giving asylum to the refugees, Barnaby Phillips is in the austrian capital with the latest. Rep