As our spain correspondent guy hedgecoe reports. The fire began at around 6am in the Fonda Milagros nightclub before spreading to two venues next to it. The cause of the blaze is unknown, but its effect was devastating. Translation we dont know anything. We are waiting for news to see whether some of our Family Members have come out alive. Translation i think we left 30 seconds or one minute before the alarms went off and all the lights went out and there were screams saying there was a fire. I was in a place where i could get out, but five Family Members and two friends are still missing. Emergency services have been searching through the rubble, trying to find bodies. For friends and relatives of those who did not escape the blaze, it has been an agonising wait. Theyve been receiving support from counsellors in a nearby sports complex. The police are now carrying out dna tests on the bodies of those killed in an attempt to identify them, but it could be a slow process. This is the wo
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Martin griffiths, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Not so long ago, you said something very striking. You said, the state of the world is terrifying. And i suppose that one of the terrifying elements for you is that the scale of need so far outstrips your ability at the un to offer assistance. And also to be funded, to get the income you need to meet those needs. So, this year, 2023, we have. Over 350 Million People in the world need humanitarian assistance. Which is substantially more than last year. Substantially more than last year. So, the Direction Of Travel is negative. Its huge. Its almost vertical. The cost of the humanitarian programmes that im responsible for around the world, in 36 different countries, is about 56 billion for this year. To come from the Member States of the united nations. To come from the Member States, of which about 20 are donors, of which the top five pay 60 of all humanitarian aid. So, a very small donor base. As of today, we have received abou
Martin griffiths, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Not so long ago, you said something very striking. You said, the state of the world is terrifying. And i suppose that one of the terrifying elements for you is that the scale of need so far outstrips your ability at the un to offer assistance. And also to be funded, to get the income you need to meet those needs. So, this year, 2023, we have. Over 350 Million People in the world need humanitarian assistance. Which is substantially more than last year. Substantially more than last year. So, the Direction Of Travel is negative. Its huge. Its almost vertical. The cost of the humanitarian programmes that im responsible for around the world, in 36 different countries, is about 56 billion for this year. To come from the Member States of the united nations. To come from the Member States, of which about 20 are donors, of which the top five pay 60 of all humanitarian aid. So, a very small donor base. As of today, we have received abou
Welcome to the programme. Starting with the big story that came out of spain over the weekend, where investigators are working to identify the victims of a deadly Nightclub Fire in the southeastern city of murcia. At least 13 people are known to have died in whats believed to be spains worst such disaster in over 30 years. It broke out in the popular teatre nightclub, in the early hours of the morning. Our correspondent, guy hedgecoe, sent this report. The fire began at around 6am in the Fonda Milagros nightclub before spreading to two venues next to it. The cause of the blaze is unknown, but its effect was devastating. Translation we dont know anything. We are waiting for news to see whether some of our Family Members have come out alive. Translation i think we left 30 seconds or one minute before the alarms went off and all the lights went out and there were screams saying there was a fire. I was in a place where i could get out, but five Family Members and two friends are still miss