welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. at least 50 people across north america are now known to have died in the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state, where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. many shops stayed shut on monday, as blizzards blocked roads and cut power lines. the new york governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . emily unia reports. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. sn
ambassador is arrested on the same day the uk announces new sanctions against the military regime. more calls for the government to step in as the cap on energy prices is set to triple, compared to a year ago. and we ll hear from a french politican who says britain is threatening france s coastal waters, by dumping raw sewage into the sea. we start in ukraine, where there are growing fears of a nuclear accident at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is held by russian forces. in the past few hours the nuclear plant has been temporarily disconnected from ukraine s electricity grid for the first time ever, because of a fire. the zaporizhzhia plant is the biggest in europe. it sits on the south bank of the dnieper river in the country s east, on the front line of the war. russian forces took the site just after the invasion of ukraine began. since then, it s been under moscow s control but run by a team of ukrainian staff. there are reports up to 9,000 ukrainians work
just last week the sri lankan navy rescue more than 100 rohingya adrift in rough seas. now the international organisation for migration is urging more action. we have called on urging more action. we have called on governments - urging more action. we have called on governments in - urging more action. we have| called on governments in the region to co ordinate efforts for safe demarcation and make sure all these people are given safe passage, and get the support that they need. we are very thankful to the authorities in indonesia, who have welcomed some of these boats, we hope there is more effort from the other countries in the region. figs effort from the other countries in the region- in the region. as for the rohingya in the region. as for the rohingya refugees - in the region. as for the rohingya refugees who | in the region. as for the - rohingya refugees who have found land, theirfuture still looks uncertain. two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a
after four weeks adrift in the andaman sea and a fishing boat that lost power these rohingya refugees finally made it ashore, any week and in poor health from battling extreme hunger and thirst on the open ocean. on monday indonesia allowed them to disembark in the western province providing emergency medical help and shelter. the un says another rohingya boat is lost at sea, or 180 aboard feared dead. in indonesia the boats keep coming, four have landed in aceh since november, setting off from anger where rohingya are crowded into refugee camps. tens of thousands left me and marked a deadly military crackdown in 2017. now they are boarding wooden boats in hopes of a better life in malaysia or indonesia.