This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 00 in london and 6am on the bangladeshi border, where nearly 400,000 Rohingya Muslims are now gathered in terrible conditions, driven from their homes in myanmar by the military. We have been reporting on their desperate situation for several weeks now as the numbers have gone up and up. Mainly on foot, and taking as much as they can carry, the Rohingya Community talk of their homes being burnt, of landmines, of rapes, and shootings. The un has called on the authorities in myanmar, a mainly buddhist country, to suspend their military action against the rohingya people. The un secretary general, Antonio Guterres says the situation is having a devastating effect on the whole region. Grievances that have been left to fester for decades have now escalated beyond the borders of myanmar, destabilising the region. The humanitarian situation is catastrophic. Last week there were 125,000 refugees who had fled to banglade
Knocked out its power and air conditioning, when it hit the state on sunday. 115 other residents of the home were evacuated, a number of them were in critical condition. Police are now conducting a criminal investigation into the deaths. Sarah corker reports. A state of emergency at a nursing home in florida. Without air conditioning since Hurricane Irma hit, police say the deaths at the home may be related to high temperatures inside the building. The tragedy described by a senator is inexcusable. 115 elderly and vulnerable residents under severe distress were taken to vulnerable residents under severe distress were ta ken to safety on wednesday. At this time we have other patients in critical care. Right now the building has been sealed off and we are conducting a criminal investigation inside. It may be related to the loss of power from the storm but we are not ruling anything out at this time. Among those dark, men and women in their 80s and 90s. Among those who died. The scene was
Threat to the public. Back from the dead this tortoise thought to be extinct for a hundred and fifty years, creeps back out of its shell. Eight residents of a florida nursing home have died after Hurricane Irma knocked out its power and air conditioning, when it hit the state on sunday. 115 other residents of the home were evacuated, a number of them were in critical condition. Police are now conducting a criminal investigation into the deaths. Sarah corker reports. A state of emergency at a nursing home in florida. Without air conditioning since Hurricane Irma hit, four days ago, police say the deaths at the home in hollywood hills, north of miami, may be related to high temperatures inside the building. A tragedy described by one florida senator as inexcusable. 115 elderly and vulnerable residents, some in significant distress, were taken to safety on wednesday. At this time we have other patients in critical care. Right now the building has been sealed off and we are conducting a cr
For 150 years creeps back out of its shell. Eight residents of a florida nursing home have died after Hurricane Irma knocked out its power and air conditioning when it hit the state on sunday. 115 other residents of the home were evacuated, a number of them were in critical condition. Police are now conducting a criminal investigation into the deaths. Sarah corker reports. A state of emergency at a nursing home in florida. Without air conditioning since Hurricane Irma hit, four days ago, police say the deaths at the home in hollywood hills, north of miami, may be related to high temperatures inside the building. A tragedy described by one florida senator as inexcusable. 115 elderly and vulnerable residents, some in significant distress, were taken to safety on wednesday. At this time we have other patients in critical care. Right now the building has been sealed off and we are conducting a criminal investigation inside. We believe as this time, it may be related to the loss of power in
Here in bbc news. Eight residents of a florida nursing home have died after Hurricane Irma knocked out its power and air conditioning, when it hit the state on sunday. 115 other residents of the home were evacuated, a number of them were in critical condition. Police are now conducting a criminal investigation into the deaths. Sarah corker reports. A state of emergency at a nursing home in florida. Without air conditioning since Hurricane Irma hit, four days ago, police say the deaths at the home in hollywood hills, north of miami, may be related to high temperatures inside the building. A tragedy described by one florida senator as inexcusable. 115 elderly and vulnerable residents, some in significant distress, were taken to safety on wednesday. At this time we have other patients in critical care. Right now the building has been sealed off and we are conducting a criminal investigation inside. We believe as this time, it may be related to the loss of power in the storm, but we are co