Amid concerns that increasing numbers of visitors are damaging footpaths and leaving litter. and far from getting away from it all, some walkers are finding themselves stuck in long queues to try to reach the summit. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan reports from the snowdonia national park. earlier this month in poor visibility in treacherous conditions, rafts of people chose to climb snowdon, the uk s third highest and busiest mountain. rescue services say they re in holiday madness, dealing with three incidents within three hours on saturday alone. today, however, with the rugged landscape glistening in far brighter weather, yr wyddfa, as it s known in welsh, is no less of a draw at a time when going abroad is still too much of a trek for most. it feels busier than last time, because we came right at the peak of covid last time when we were allowed to travel. it feels so much better this year. it s busy, but i thought it was going to be packed packed and it s just nice. i picked
Hello. despite the international criticism there has been of the us withdrawal from afghanistan, no one should question the professionalism or the resolve of the troops staging the evacuation. amid all the obvious dangers and chaos that surrounds the kabul airfield, they have evacuated over 40,000 people so far, 16,000 in the last 2a hours. that is impressive. but the uk defence secretary said today the operation will last only as long, as the americans stick with it. and ahead of tomorrow s g7 virtual summit, borisjohnson has signalled loudly that he would like president biden to extend the august 31st deadline so they can bring more people out. the taliban said today if there was such a delay there would be consequences. this morning, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the security cordon.
To this flash flood. i know we have reached out to the community, we stand ready to offer them support. i asked the administrator to speak to governor lee of tennessee right away and we will offer any assistance they need for this terrible moment. tens of thousands of people are still without power. roads and bridges remain impassible in some places, hampering rescue efforts. there were hurricane warnings in the north east of the united states over the weekend but it was here, further south in tennessee, where the extreme weather really hit and took lives. daniela relph, bbc news. it struck in long queues to try reese s summit.
To halfway this year and the cafe at 3500 feet is closed. covid and uncertainty earlier in the summer over social distancing measures forcing the hands of those in charge. nevertheless, this morning, just like on so many others during the holidays, we were told there was an hour long queue for a selfie on the summit. as a consequence of covid, more of us are staycationing, enjoying the great british outdoors this year. and the snowdonia society estimate that there has been an increase of a third in people travelling up the mountain. but with that increase also comes certain problems. the snowdonia society has had to put over two thirds of our capacity, staff, volunteers, money, just into managing visitor pressures, and the other organisations involved are in the same boat. the mountain rescue teams of course are very stretched. at the base in llanberis as the last train heads up, the car parks are still full and the ice cream is still being served.
This is bbc news with me, christian fraser. 16,000 people have been evacuated from afghanistan in just 2a hours, but time is running out for those afghans who are eligible to leave. borisjohnson and joe biden have spoken ahead of tomorrow g7 virtual summit. tomorrow s g7 virtual summit. the british side wants an extension to next week s deadline. the taliban says there would be consequences. search and rescue efforts continue in tennessee where at least 22 people have died in flash flooding. a third of the state s annual rainfall fell in just 2a hours. henri is now a tropical depression dumping heavy rain over new york state. this the moment the lightning struck the world trade center in downtown manhattan.