Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC World News 20200909 : comparemel

Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC World News 20200909

Antarctica is melting. A warm welcome to the programme. A large migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos is being evacuated after fire broke out at the facility. Images on social media showed flames inside and outside the centre, which is home to nearly 13,000 people. The cause of the fire is still not immediately clear. Joining me now for more on this is our correspondent mark lobel mark, what more can you tell us . Sally, there arejust itsines at dispatch maria refugee camp that houses four times as many refugees as it has capacity for. People staying in shipping containers and tens and they are now watching their worldly belongings going up in smoke. Many of them being moved on by the police in this fire ravaging through this migrant camp, fanned by strong winds on the island of lesbos. It is obviously difficult to manage a camp like that, which has been criticised anyway for his Living Conditions by aid agencies, in a pandemic. Last week somebody, a somalian refugee, just a positive for coronavirus and was taken to a hospital on the main town of lesbos. As a result, Contact Tracing took place in another 35 people were found to have contracted coronavirus. 0ne with symptoms. They will put in a segregated space and that has caused a lot of problems, according to greek media reports, that may have been the cause of the fire. The aggravation of other people having to stay so close to this segregated place where they knew people had been infected stop this has been a bit of a hot potato, how people should be isolated. There was a Doctors Without Borders Isolation Centre closed down in july and there had been a promise by authorities on the island to open up a new Isolation Centre but it sounds like it was really packed and everybody was too close for comfort. And also, of course, it is difficult to know where they can house all these people who are having to find temporary shelter as a consequence. Right now people are walking past their houses going up in smoke and seeing themselves become homeless as we are speaking here now. And the locals who live near the port in lesbos dont want migrants coming there, nor do people in the neighbouring village. What is going to be the answer . Depending on the state of the damage there are other migrant camps on other islands in greece, but this is a major one and we are talking about a lot of people here. At the moment the police are trying to move people on as the fire engines go in, there are about 28 fireman, by the last count, dealing with a large fire with strong, windy conditions. The question is whether they can get the fire under control. The question is if people have been fatally wounded or who have lost their lives as a result of this. There are a lot of questions still. A lot more to figure out as this develops. As you can see on these images, this is a big, extensive fire at this camp, where, as you said, there are more than 13,000 people there, more than four times its stated capacity. So it is at breaking point. We will keep a close eye on this. Mark, thank you for now. Any more news we get on that we will bring you on this programme. Now our other top story. All Senior Police leaders in the us city of rochester in new york state have resigned in the aftermath of the death of a black man in police custody. 0fficers came under scrutiny, after details of the death of daniel prude became public. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, has this report and a warning that you may find some of the images distressing. Ijust grabbed him with my hand. This is body can footage of the arrest of daniel prude. Naked in the street, the 41 year old man, who had Mental Health issues, was restrained by several officers. He was not armed. He became increasingly agitated after being handcuffed and the offices use what is known as a spit hood on him, it is known as a spit hood on him, it is device that is designed to protect officers from the saliva of a detainee. Moments later daniel prude lost consciousness as he was held on the ground. He was taken to hospital but died a week later. His death was ruled a homicide by complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint. Several officers involved in the arrest was suspended, but only after lawyers for mr prudes family obtained the body can footage and made his death public last week. It led to several days of protests in rochester. Now the citys Senior Police leaders have all resigned. In a statement, the police chief said claims of a cover up in the case were a mischaracterisation. The police chief was supported by the citys man, although she said changes in the department were needed. This has been very challenging times for the city of rochester and the chief was not asked to give his resignation, because i do believe that he is giving the best, but, you know, he didnt in any way try to cover this up. A lawyer for one of daniel prudes family members said that Police Resignations were a step in the right direction. Peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. Governments in europe and asia are grappling with a surge in Coronavirus Infections, and struggling to gain control. In the last few hours the British Government has announced new rules on social gatherings in england to take effect from monday. Only six people will be allowed to meet indoors or outside. The full details will be outlined by the Prime Minister borisjohnson on wednesday but heres out Political Correspondent nick eardley. I think it reflects a real concern in government and amongst the scientific experts who advise ministers at the number of cases we have seen in recent days, that rise in the number of positive tests for coronavirus that we have been talking so much about. Clearly part of the concern is that we are meeting too many people, that there are too many social interactions, some of which are leading to transmission of the virus. It is not designed to stop people going to work. It is not designed to stop kids going to school orfor universities to stop opening. It is designed to stop us meeting at each others houses or meeting outdoors. So there is a big headline figure will be that the indoors or outdoors, the limit will be six. That changes the rules onto households meetings for example. At the moment, two households can meet, no matter what the size. The guidelines at the moment say that if you are meeting up outdoors, it can be six people from as many households if you want but that limit is six. That is now been brought into law and that is partly because police were concerned and they relayed these concerns to downing street that the rules were not simple enough and that it wasnt easy enough to intervene where large groups under 30, which had been the legal limit, to intervene when those groups were meeting up in various places. But as i said, itjust shows that ministers are increasingly worried about transmission of the virus. That was nick eardley theyre outlining some of the changes coming into place across england. More details on our website as to what those changes will be and how they will impact those living in england. Lets return to our top story. The news that a large migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos is being evacuated after fire broke out at the facility. Lets discuss this with thanasis lets discuss this with tha nasis voulgarakis now lets discuss this with Thanasis Voulgarakis now who is near the camp. What can you tell us about what is happening . It is one of the biggest fires that has happened over the last year. Almost all the parts of the camp fire everywhere. And now with the first light i can see that they are ok, but the camp that eye can see from this distance is burnt out. A supermarket still has smoke. Behind the hill there is a smoke coming. There are still firefighters coming to make the fire off. It is going, but not like last night. Last night it was really. Yes, were now at pictures of the fire probably at its peak overnight. So you are saying that as light starts to come into view this morning it is on a normal control, is that your perspective on what is happening from where you are . Last night it was very difficult to approach. It was full of smoke. The firefighters we re full of smoke. The firefighters were coming and going overnight. And now a helicopter is coming with water. Can i ask you if you are concerned about what this means for the migrants who have been in this camp, you know, nearly 13,000, it is extremely overcrowded, what provision there is for them, you live close to the camp, dont you, what are your concerns . These people dont have a place to stay tonight. It is about here in front of me area it is about here in front of me are a thousand people but everything, they have their belongings and are sitting on the street. It is 15 kilometres where you will sit. They have no place for tonight and for the next day s for sure. 0bviously aid agencies are already very involved with this count. They have been warning about the pressures on those living there. For you as a local resident, we hear that many volunteer and help, do you think that is what will be happening today and in the days ahead . It will fall on you as residents as well as local agencies to help these people . Iam sure agencies to help these people . I am sure that they have to respond. It is not possible for these people to live on the streets. I am sure that the agencies and the state, have to do something to clean the place. It is very difficult. They cannot go back. Everything is black. Everything is black. Everything is burnt. Thank you for your description. everything is burnt. Thank you for your description. I dont know how they will manage. You can see from the pictures we are looking at. Its really not easy. Ikard see that we can do it in one day. All these people find a place to stay. Yes. We appreciate that. We will leave it there. Thank you so much for continuing contacting us at bbc news to tell us what you are experiencing where you are right next to that camp in moria on the greek island of lesbos. Thank you for talking to us. 0 nto 0nto other news. 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Its an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. Iam free this is bbc news the latest headlines a large migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos is being evacuated after fire broke out at the facility. The entire Senior Police leadership for a city in new york state resigns, following the death of a black man in custody. Its reported that one of the leading opposition figures in belarus, Maria Kolesnikova, has prevented officials deporting her to neighbouring ukraine by ripping up her passport, on the border, and throwing it out the window of an official car. Colleagues say she then jumped out the back of the car. Its not clear where she is now. One of these colleagues is ivan kraftsov, who spoke to the bbcsjonah fisher in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. At that moment maria was put into the car. She literally tore her passport into small pieces. So as they gave her back her passport . Exactly. It was lying in the car and she immediately took it and tore it up and then she climbed out through the rear window and walked into belarusian territory. This was in no mans land . Yes, and it was fantastic what she did. She was very very clear with them that she did not want to be forced into the ukraine . Absolutely. She tore her passport up, so she wanted to seem absolutely clear. Fra nak viacorka is a minsk based journalist, but he had to leave belarus for his own safety and is now in vilnius lithuania. Welcome to the programme, tell us welcome to the programme, tell us your thoughts on these latest developments . We know that Maria Kolesnikova is still detained and she is not free after the situation at the border and her colleagues managed to cross the border and get to kyiv but she has stayed in belarus but she does not wa nt to in belarus but she does not want to leave the country and authorities are afraid of putting her injail, so the situation is quite complex. Last night, there was a protest in minsk in support of the protest but this was brutally dispersed by the police. What do you think will happen next . I know its extremely hard to predict but in terms of the protests, and their determination to continue but president Alexander Lukashenko showing no signs of giving up any power . That is right, i think it will continue in minsk and the regions, the protests, and the regions, the protests, and striking workers will try to begin nationwide strikes and lukashenko and to begin nationwide strikes and lu kashenko and putin to begin nationwide strikes and lukashenko and putin will meet on friday. Protest before that because the protests when they were happening, lukashenkos positions they were happening, lu kashenkos positions and negotiations with russia are declining and i think lukashenko orthographic leasing nor that he is not clear for any form of negotiations lukashenko gave a signal that he is not clear for lukashenko gave a signal that he is not clearfor any lukashenko gave a signal that he is not clear for any form lukashenko gave a signal that he is not clearfor any form of negotiations but the situation is getting worse and he wont have any choice not to have demonstrations. He must have them. You say he must have them but at the moment he says he will not enter any negotiations, as you mentioned. What you think russias game plan is in all of this . Russia does not want any other countries, especially the european union, to be involved in this issue. They want entirely to control the situation, which is why they are backing up lukashenko and giving him financial, support and russia feels like it is a russian owned problem and they feel that belarus is part of the severe of russian influence. So i think they are trying to drum up support for lukashenko and promising him to have the manpower and in exchange they can demand and request some parts of belarus sovereignty, for example, control over a military bases or control over Financial Systems all they can also ask for some enterprises and companies to be sold. All right, thank you for talking to us right, thank you for talking to us you asked on bbc news. Talking to us on. Researchers have discovered deep channels under the ice at the front of the biggest glacier in west antarctica. They believe these channels, some of which are more than 800 metres deep, provide a pathway for warm ocean water to get to the front of the ice, helping explain why it is melting so rapidly. Heres our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt. We are whiskey, three, five. This one antarctic glacier is the size of the uk and is already responsible for 5 of world Sea Level Rise. And the rate that this glazier is melting has accelerated fivefold in the last 30 years. Glacier. Lastly, a team of british and american scientists set up camp on the glacier, one of the most remote places on earth. By measuring the gravitational pull of the seabed under the ice, they discovered a network of deep channels, a key step in understanding why the glacier is changing so rapidly. These are really important because they are the pathway that links they are the pathway that links the deep ocean to the ice sheet and although these surface water around antarctica are really cold, the deep ocean waters are actually somewhat warmerand it is waters are actually somewhat warmer and it is these warmer ocean waters that get into the ice that you can actually see quite rapid changes in the behaviour. This is what they think is happening, a series of huge channels, some almost a kilometre below the eyes, allowing the warmer, deep ocean water to flow up to the front of the glacier, melting are increasingly rapidly. Another tea m increasingly rapidly. Another team of scientists work from an icebreaker ship at the front of the glacier. Exceptional icebreaking last year, meant they could observe 2000 Square Kilometres of the sea floor in front of the thwaites ice shelf. Is so important to understand happening in antarctica, particularly the big glacier is like thwaites, because they are changing quickly while the climate warms and asa quickly while the climate warms and as a mill, they are feeding more and more water to our global oceans, which is increasing the rate of sea rise. The

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