more than a thousand people have now died in pakistan where floods have been described by the country s foreign minister as a catastrophe. bilawal butto zardari told the bbc the disaster was on a scale he has never seen before. pakistan s government has issued a fresh appeal for more international aid. heavy rains have caused flooding sincejune, overwhelming rivers. around one sixth of the population are said to have been affected with millions left homeless. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters come downstream. our correspondent pumza fihlani has the latest. local aid agencies in pakistan say they are doing what they can, but there simply aren t enough resources for everyone. as seen here within minutes, the food runs out. ..and the team is forced to leave quickly. the picture is the same around the country. translation: we left our homes in a hurry and couldn t gather- all our supplies to coo
ahead, it will be one of the biggest in the west bank in decades. the international community s warned against it but for those trying to stay here, that is little help. yolande knell, bbc news, masafer yatta. roland mesnier, the famous white house pastry chef, has died at the age of 78. the french born confectioner spent 27 years serving five us presidents. he told us tv presenter jeff weeks one of his stories about working for the family of former president jimmy carter. mrs carter had brought with herfrom georgia a recipe of a cheese ring that asked us to have it on every buffet, every time. that was the signature carter dish. and the recipe, you had to use the stinkier cheese that you could find and mix them together, put some anchovy with it and all sort of different things.