the extent still unknown. kaylee hartung in wilmington, north carolina. now wie turn to a pivotal moment in syria s civil war. the citizens who live in idlib, it is the country s last major strong hold. russian and syrian force s have been bombing for weeks. that has led to medical workers demanding protection ahead of a likely ground offensive. they marched on sundays. dozens of doctors and nurses calling on the global community to safeguard hospitals and medical staff. as cnn reports, families are also preparing for the worst. reporter: there are so many ways to die in idlib. but only the most primitive methods for survival. he is preparing for a regime
mangkhut that moved into western and southern china. pretty remarkable when you look at this. any time you have tall buildings they tend to not only funnel wind speeds and increase wind speeds right through them. significant damage is often left behind. that was the case. winds within the city, hurricane force, 80, 75 miles per hour which is about, say, 115 to 130 kilometers per hour. there is still some rain in the forecast and it s really important to note this is the latter half of the wet season. roughly 8 inches comes down in the month of september in hong kong. 6 inches or so came down over the past 24 or so hours across the region and still expect something heavy rainfall to continue as the rains push off a little towards the west. we ll expect condition s to want to improve the next couple of days. you ll notice hong kong gets on a dryer end of the storm now as the system pushes off towards the west, natalie. all right, pedram, thank you. continue to watch it. doctors and n
onslaught in idlib. this makeshift shelter may be the difference between life or death for his family. translator: we have moved some supplies, food and water in case of an emergency, god forbid, because russia is striking with highly explosive bombs that houses cannot withstand. god willing, the cave will protect us from that. reporter: the regime s offensive to recapture the last major rebel strong hold hasn t officially started yet, but bombs have already been raining down on southern idlib. he hopes the cave would shelter his family from the worst of the conventional weapons. but in syria, even a breath of fresh air is an uncertainty. translator: we made the gas masks to protect our children, god forbid, if a chemical attack happens to protect their eyes and ears. it s the least we can do. reporter: upstairs in their living room preparing for the worst is all they can do.
there for weeks. that has led to medical workers demanding protection. in this march on sunday, dozens of doctors and nurses called on the global community to safeguard hospitals and medical staff. western countries accuse russia and syria of targeting civilians in idlib and other areas, but that is unlikely to stop a ground assault. this story of one man doing all he can to protect his family. reporter: there are so many ways to die in idlib. but only the most primitive methods for survival. he is preparing for a regime onslaught in idlib. this makeshift shelter may be the difference between life or death for his family. translator: we have moved some supplies, food and water in case of an emergency, god forbid.
hospitals were also bombed and dozens of indiscriminate barrel bombs also dropped. the feared exodus everyone worried about has started more than a thousand families had to flee from southern idlib toward the turkish border that s living in camps. 3.5 million in turkey 3 million civilians in idlib. turkey saying it can t handle anymore. moved its troops up to the border with syria. this offensive escalating in some different ways. while it may be the last major offensive in the civil war it may be the worse. shep? shepard: right after this newscast catch us on facebook watch for a fox news update. we ll stream it live as we do each day at this time on facebook watch. home screen and just a few minutes. you can watch it always there live or on demand on facebook watch. should news break out, we ll break in because breaking news changes everything on fox news channel. your world with cavuto is coming up and today he will speak with south carolina s governor henry mcmaster who