Civil war broke out in march last year between the government of the president and antigovernment forces. U. N. Sponsored peace talks began in april but were suspended earlier this month without an agreement. That led to the resumption of air strikes. At least 27 people have been confirmed dead in central ne ball after a bus went off a local road in the mountains. It plunged 300 meters into a gorge on monday. Police say 42 people were also injured. The road was said to be wet from heavy rain that started the day before. Buses are an essssentialervice for people liviving inn the countrys mountainous areas but accidents involving vehicles are common. Many roads in s such areas are unpaved or lack guardrails. A 5. 4 earthquake has shaken southern peru killing at least four people. The u. S. Geological survey said the quake struck a mountainous region on sunday. Peruvian Authorities Say 263 houses collapsed. At least four people died beneath the rubble and 55 others were injured. Evacuees
As officials survey the damage, people further north are also seeing floods and landslides. And weather Officials Say theyre now facing an emergency situation. Three people died and more than 20 are missing. Hundreds of others are still stranded and thousands others are staying in temporary shelters. Rescue efforts resumed yesterday morning in joso city. Authorities say many are still waiting for help. But theyre dealing with large amounts of water and debris. The kinugawa river inundated several communities on thursday in ibaraki prefecture. About a hundred people spent the night on the second floor of a supermarket. Employees say the flood water rose to two meters inside the store. They were rescued by helicopters and boats. About 2,000 selfdefense force and personnel have been dispatched to the area. And theyre being assisted by 40 choppers. Translator i couldnt go anywhere. I was so isolated. Translator last night all of a sudden we lost the electricity andight after that water cam
Its workforce. Zurich insurance net profit falls nearly 30 , hit by weatherrelated claims in the u. S. And europe. This as lower Interest Rates weigh on investments. Welcome to the show, everyone. Lets get back to one of our top stories this morning. Hundreds have been left dead and thousands injured after Security Forces broke up camps supporting the former president mohamed morsi. Interim Vice President and leading liberal voice in the country Mohamed Elbaradei resigned over the use of force. Yousuf is in cairo. What is the latest on the ground . There is a relative return to calm in this part of cairo, but, of course, the country as a whole is in a state of emergency after clashes yesterday between supporters of the ousted president and Security Forces. The government taking a decision to disperse these two protest sites, which have been holding out there for some six weeks. The diplomatic efforts didnt work and now they made a decision, they said they had no other choice. The Prime
Spring grand sumo tournament about to begin we take a look at what other sports up and coming restless. People in crimea are divided on ethnic lines over a poll about the regions future mac comes as Russian Forces have taken effective control of the peninsula despite international protests crabby as Regional Parliament on thursday voted overwhelmingly to become part of russia. The regions government has said mark sixteen as the date for a referendum asking people whether they want to leave ukraine and whether they want to join russia. The party. It has made a historic decision to join russia. Ethnic russians make up more than sixty percent of the peninsulas population they welcome the referendum the option to put too much and youll come for us to move and become part of russia. The crimean touch ours support the interim government and key as they say del boycott the vote. But yesterday the king. Because christ that is acting as a means of hours. Here we have to make the payments ukrain
And a senior official in Chinas Communist Party says there will be no leniency for terrorists after a stabbing spree last week at a Railway Station. The u. N. Security council has held an emergency meeting to discuss the ukrainian crisis. It remains sharply divided over the crimean governments plan to secede from ukraine. The meeting came after local government officials announced plans to hold a referendum on secession from ukraine. It set the poll for march 16th. Russian forces have effectively taken control of ukraines autonomous republic of crimea. U. N. Deputy secretary jan eleison joined from ukraine. He had called for meaningful dialogue among all key parties to help ease the crisis. After the meeting britains u. N. Ambassador expressed strong concern. Clearly, such a referendum would be illegal under article 73 of the ukrainian constitution, and it would also be deeply destabilizing. But russias u. N. Envoy rejected the concerns. They made this decision, and, of course, our aut