we ve lost everything, all of our belongings are gone, the only thing we ve managed to say that as our lives. the water s might has taken notjust homes, businesses too. in this video a new hotel, one of the largest in the area, was washed away within minutes. the owner told bbc he watched helplessly as it came down. it s becoming clear to the people trapped in these remote communities that the worst is far from over and yet all many could do was sit and hope, hope that the coming storm will be a little more forgiving. it is a vulnerability many had never imagined. pumza fihlani, bbc news, sukkur. pakistan s minister for climate change, senator sherry rehman, says it is the worst flooding pakistan has witnessed in living memory. as we speak, we have 30 districts completely inundated, so this is reaching proportions much bigger than what we saw in the super flood in 2010. frankly, it s the biggest flood we ve seen in living memory, and it has stretched all resources into the
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. a national emergency has been declared in pakistan after almost 1,000 people died following severe monsoon flooding that began injune. more than 33 million people have been affected by the country s heaviest rainfall in decades. hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed, and thousands of people have taken refuge in relief camps. the worst affected areas are in the provinces of balochistan and sindh in the south, from where our pakistan correspondent pumza fihlani reports. moving to higher ground. families wade through the water with the only belongings they could salvage. in southern pakistan, many streets have been turned into rivers. families have set up tents on the few roads that are still visible. it s been more than ten days of heavy rains and yet the streets are still flooded. this is one of the main roads linking this community to the outside world. something has also happened here. many of the
and we will find you. i passed english! joy and relief for some but on gcse results day, there are major regional differences in how pupils performed. drought and sustained record temperatures in china threaten rivers and crops putting several provinces on a national red alert. and a day of tumbling wickets at old trafford sees england end in a strong position against south africa. and coming up on the bbc news channel: novak djokovic is out of the us open as his covid 19 vaccination status sees him miss a second grand slam this year. good evening. people across britain will be waking up tomorrow to what are likely to be very steep increases in energy bills which will be charged from october. the announcement sets the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales, known as the energy price cap. pressure has been building on the government for action to help households and businesses cope with calls from a think tank for a uni
the boss of the owner ofjaguar land rover, tata, is expected to fly to london next week to finalise the deal. our business editor, simonjack reports. this patch of somerset is the site of a key battle to secure the future of the uk s car industry. next week, the government is expected to announce somerset has beaten off competition from spain to build a battery factory forjaguar land rover s indian owners, tata. they were the first in the world. last week, the chancellor under fire from car makers dismayed at slow progress so far hinted at the good news to come. the reality is there is a supply shortage. everyone is trying to develop supply of ev batteries, and so we need to have that supply here in the uk. the closer it s located to the factories that are making the rest of the car, the better. and all i would say is, watch this space. the bbc understands the tata boss is expected to come to the uk next week to seal the deal.