Good morning. Its seven in the morning in singapore, midnight in london and six in the evening in southern colombia, where rescue teams are continuing to search through tons of mud and debris for anyone who survived the devastating mudslide. Its happened in the City Of Mocoa. Over 200 people have been confirmed dead. Hundreds are still missing and five villages have been destroyed. Richard lister has the story. Mocoa is a place of mud and misery. When the rolling wall of water and debris rushed through here on friday night, it swept away houses, cars, trees and people. Whole families died here. The painstaking search for survivors is continuing. Rescue workers moving quietly through flattened neighbourhoods, hoping for sounds of life in the wreckage. Nothing here. With every hour that passes, hopes of finding more people alive diminish. Within hours of the deluge, Message Boards went up, listing the dead and missing. Many of those unaccounted for are children. We are searching for a baby, she says. A little baby. We cant find him anywhere. This man has lost his daughter. I hope somebody has her, he says. Shes called luisa. Closest to the river, the streets are now boulder fields, full of people trying to retrieve what they can of their lives. The shock of this disaster is still sinking in. In the worst affected areas, People Struggle to find the places where their houses once stood. The rains that caused this flood were unusually heavy, but deforestation upstream played a part, too. Emergency teams have been working here night and day, since the river burst its banks. More help from the government is on its way. Translation there are ten Water Tankers here and ten more are on their way. We are also bringing Water Purification equipment and generators to ensure there is a clean water supply for the people. For now, though, many people in this town of 40,000 Still Lack Access to power and fresh water. The homeless need housing. The infrastructure needs to be restored and the wreckage cleared. Deep in the amazon basin, mocoa was hard to reach before. Now, with roads and bridges washed away, the challenge is even greater. Richard lister, bbc news. Our other Top Story Police in pakistan say at least twenty people have been killed by the custodian of a sufi shrine close to the pakistani city of sargodha, in the province of punjab. The victims are said to have been his spiritual disciples. Secunder kermani reports from islamabad. A place of worship turns to a scene of horror. Followers of a local saint were reportedly drugged, then beaten to death at this shrine. 20 bodies were brought to hospital late last night, after four people managed to escape and raised the alarm. The killer is believed to be this man, abdul waheed, the custodian of the shrine, arrested by police along with two alleged accomplices. Translation the three accused, who are under arrest, invited the disciples to the shrine. As they kept arriving, they were torturing and murdering them. In islamabad, mourners gathered to pay their respects at the home of one of the victims, asif bid ali. The shrine where this attack happened was dedicated to asifs father. The suspected killer was one of his followers. Translation waheed used to take care of this shrine, like other close followers. What was he thinking . What was in his heart . We dont know. There had been reports that devotees at this shrine would be regularly beaten by the man they followed. In pakistan, some spiritual leaders have been known to abuse their position but this mass killing has shocked the country. Secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. Our other top story this hour a 17 year old iranian kurd remains critically ill in hospital in london after he was attacked by a gang. Police say the boy was a victim of a hate crime. He was left with a fractured skull and a blood clot on the brain. The boy was attacked at a bus stop in the area of croydon after he said he was an asylum seeker. Simon jones has more. He was waiting for a Bus On Friday Night but the 17 year old, a kurdish iranian, was approached by a Group Of Eight people, according to the police. They asked where he was from. He said he was an asylum seeker. At that point, the police say, the group started chasing the 17 year old, who was with a couple of friends, away from the bus stop, down this street and around the corner, where the attack took place. He suffered several blows to the head. Kana varathan heard the screams. Normally, the friday night, they are always making noise. Then it sounded really funny. Then looking out the window, the group of people beating one person. Some people tried to intervene, others dialled 999. The police are treating the attack as a hate crime. The local mp, who is also the housing minister, told me he was appalled. Police patrols have been stepped up to try to reassure people this is not typical for the area, but this is a community in shock. It is very appalling really. You expect people to appreciate one another here. This is a diverse society. Yesterday, it was a shock. Because i have got my two daughters, a boy and my wife is coming to school then. Its not good, its not safe. Tonight, one response to what police have condemned as a savage attack. Simonjones, bbc news, croydon. Aung san suu kyis party has won nearly half of the seats contested in by Elections In Myanmar but was bruised by losses in ethnic minority areas. Its the first vote since her party swept to power a year ago and is seen as a test of the de facto leaders popularity after a bumpy first year in office. The missing south korean cargo ship that was travelling from brazil is now understood to have sank in the south atlantic. 22 crew members are still missing more than Three Thousand kilometres off the brazilian coast. Two filipino sailors who had been on board the vessel were rescued by a search team. Dozens of women have taken part in female only bike races across a number of cities in pakistan. The races are one of a number of events organised by a group Called Dhabas Who Aim to challenge male dominance of public spaces. Members of the group say they are a new generation of pakistani feminists. A huge inquiry into child sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church is drawing to a close in australia. The 4 year long inquiry which has uncovered more than 8,000 abuse survivors and heard allegations against more than 500 priests is being closely watched by the vatican. From sydney, Hywel Griffith reports. Shining a light on australias most trusted institutions. For some, the level of abuse exposed by the Royal Commission has been difficult to comprehend. So it started when you we re comprehend. So it started when you were nine . But for this man, it has been all too familiar. As a boy, peter were sexually abused by his parish priest. It lasted for six yea rs parish priest. It lasted for six years but it took another three decades for his abuser to be jailed. He believes the Catholic Church are still failing to protect children by refusing to make it mandatory for abuse mentioned in confession to be reported to the police. It is a get out ofjail reported to the police. It is a get out of jail free reported to the police. It is a get out ofjail free card for criminals. And, again, what they are doing is saying we are and, again, what they are doing is saying we are more and, again, what they are doing is saying we are more prepared to protect an offender than we are to ta ke protect an offender than we are to take care of this child and future generations of children. The church is not responded with one voice. The Archbishops Of Australia have spoken of shame and negligence. Over £160 million has been paid in compensation but there has been no change on issues about confession. Compensation but there has been no change on issues about confessionlj think change on issues about confession. think it would be a tragedy if the privacy of the confessional, if you like, the Privilege Communication in the confessional is abolished. Even if that means abuse goes unreported . I think what is needed is a protocol, if you will. The Catholic Church is not the only body which has come under close scrutiny during the four year enquiry. It has heard allegations of abuse at 4000 different institutions, orphaned and orphanages, sports clubs calls. A common thread, a failure to listen to victims. Our voices are being heard and issues raised he will resonate across the world. Both the abuse survivors, the impact remains the same. My life will never be the same andi the same. My life will never be the same and i think that i am one of the lucky people. There are hundreds of people in this country, possibly even thousands, who have taken their own lives because they could not cope with that breach of trust. For the Catholic Church, rebuilding the trust could take decades and may need to begin with changes to doctor and followed for hundreds of years. Lets get more now on our top story, the devastating landslides in southern colombia. I spoke earlier to the journalist dimitry odonnell, who had this update. It is still continuing. There is still daylight here so have had about1. 5 still daylight here so have had about 1. 5 hours of daylight to continue the rescue operation. It will be difficult after that because large parts of of mocoa are without power. And details about damaged infrastructure have emerged, that includes a massive Power Station in the region. That means he will be a tricky process to try and get the electricity established as quickly as they would have liked was not they have also announced that seven bridges were badly damaged and to have been completely destroyed and several roads leading from mocoa to buy the parts of the country have been washed away or are completely closed with massive rocks that have been removed from The Mountain Landscape around mocoa. There have been problems. But not as many people have been recovered as they would have hoped for. At the devastation for communities and many people would have been left stranded and unable to gain any kind of access to communications or emergency relief. Absolutely. Communication is a big problem right now in mocoa because there is no power. And, certainly because all of the power lines have been completely uprooted and villages destroyed. Also what we have seen lately is news from the meteorological service. They say 500 municipalities are still on alert for landslide. Weather conditions have improved and there are no heavy rains expected by 182 of the municipalities have an orange 01 182 of the municipalities have an orange or read alert still in place. It has also emerged that on friday night, 182 millimetres of rain fell on mocoa in the space of three hours. It was quite a lot of rain and it burst the banks of the river and it burst the banks of the river and caused such havoc in devastation that we see unfolding today. The bbc has seen evidence of the so called Islamic State appearing to use children as Human Shields in the Battle For Mosul. It comes as the militants are all but encircled in the old centre of iraqs second city with rising concern over civilian casualties. Bbc persians Nafiseh Kouhnavard and Producerjoe Inwood were given exclusive access to iraqs Helicopter Pilots as theyjoined them on the dangerous flight over mosul. Far below, a city that was home to two million people. We are flying with the helicopters of the iraqi army as they fight the so called Islamic State. We are now over old mosul, where the battle is at its fiercest, as the last isis fighters, with many civilians, still trapped in the narrow alleys. And this footage, taken from our helicopters camera, shows the challenges the pilots in mosulface. Radio it shows armed men walking through a war zone with children. Radio military sources have told the bbc this is the clearest example yet of the use of Human Shields in mosul. On the ground, major osama explains why Human Shields are effective. Isis use the kids so they escape from our aircraft because they know we cant shoot at them. They escape this way. But many civilians have been killed since the beginning of the war. Mohammed is one of the most experienced pilots in the army. He says sometimes he has to trust to a higher power. I ask my god, when i shoot every time, when i shoot the fire, please, god, save the civilians, just kill the bad guys. The Battle For Mosul is notjust about taking back a city. It is about regaining the trust of its people. Every civilian casualty undermines that work and so, the iraqi forces have to take their time. Translation we have two reasons for slowing down. One is the civilians, the second is that we have got to old mosul. It is a difficult part of the city to fight in, full of narrow streets with small houses. It is ancient and crowded. Back above mosul, the pilots circle, looking for targets. They spot a group gathered in an alley. The men have seen us, too. They shoot into the sky. The helicopter returned fire. It is clear why air power has been so vital. Mosul is now surrounded but the battle for the old city will come at a cost. Much of it paid by the civilians still trapped inside. Nafiseh kouhnavard, bbc news. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme an iconic andy warhol portrait of chairman mao is sold at auction in hong kong, but falls short of its top estimate. Also on the programme for you we take a look at how one photographer has tried to change the way the world sees babies and childbirth through her images. The accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. In this case the precautions worked, but they didnt work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the Safety Features of these stations from resurfacing. The Republic Of Ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. From today, Anyone Lighting Up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. The president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. The small crowd outside included his assailant. It has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. The eiffel towers birthday is being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. This is newsday on the bbc. Im in singapore. Yes, welcome. Iam babita yes, welcome. I am Babita Sharma yes, welcome. Iam Babita Sharma in london. Our top stories in colombia, hundreds of Rescue Workers and troops are continuing to dig for survivors of a landslide thats obliterated parts of the City Of Mocoa and killed over 200 people. 20 people have been murdered and others wounded at a sufi shrine in pakistans Punjab Province. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. We start with the financial times, which has President Trump warning china that the us could take unilateral action against north korea over the nuclear threat. Thats ahead of his first meeting with the chinese President Xi Jingping when they meet this week for the first time in florida. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the japan times has a survey that says 60 of Utility Companies entering the electric Power Industry are against Government Plans to make them shoulder some Compensation Costs for the fukishima disaster. Finally, here in singapore we were watching this story as well the Straits Times has a Story Of A Man who has been arrested for leaving his bag at a Metro Station while running an errand. The incident triggered a 20 minute closure of the station over safety fears. An andy warhol portrait of chairman mao has been sold at a historic auction in hong kong, to an asian collector. But the piece didnt manage to generate the frenzied level of buying that had been anticipated. Heres our hong kong correspondentjuliana liu. 82 million. 86 million. And selling for 86 million. When the hammer came down, this iconic painting of chairman mao was sold for 11 million. It was the first time an anti war holder peach and had been offered at a public auction on chinese the price, though, fell short of its estimate. The apps list are the option was the star by andy warhol. But the sale disappointed, when the painting fails to get as much money as the option has expected. Critics said the Chinese Art World is recovering from a crackdown by the president. It could have silly to do with the Anticorru Ption president. It could have silly to do with the Anticorruption Campaign thatis with the Anticorruption Campaign that is happening in a main china. They could have discouraged quite a number of potentially interested many chains by the fact many mainly chinese buyers. The chairman mao pieces were amongst andy warhol is most those works. Andy warhols. He began the work in 1973, after Richard Nixon went to china to meet the chairman. He was at the time, one of the worlds most famous people. When you look at this work, you see andy warhols fascination with celebrities. This was the most reproduced image in the commerce world. You see that contrast between capitalism and communism. The painting was won by a collector in asia, so it is a homecoming, of sorts, but this famous portrayal of a asian icon by a western artist. Here in the uk, there were mixed fortunes in the annual oxford and cambridge boat races earlier. In the womens competition, cambridge stormed to the finish line in 18 minutes and 34 seconds beating the record set in 2015 by more than a minute. For the men, oxford made it four wins in five years, beating their opponents by just over a length. Its often said that a picture tells a thousand stories well the australian born photographer anne geddes has changed the way the world sees babies and childbirth through her photos. Her new book, small world, looks at her 30 year career in photography. Musical boxstyle melody plays. For it it and id worked with the same props and styling person since my very first book. Dawn mcgowan, my props person, my partner in crime, we call each other, because weve worked together for so long, we kind of read each others minds and know what we both bring to a scenario. But she made those little peapods. The peas that surround the babies are real peas. You have taken a lot of pictures of pregnant women. How did that come about . It is obviously the beginning of the babies. My whole philosophy around my work is the importance of babies, what they bring to families, the miracle of conception and pregnancy. I had two babies myself and ive photographed a lot of pregnant women throughout my career and tried to also portray with the newborns what it must be like in those weeks before birth, how they were in the womb. A lot of my images of newborns, the babies are curled up as they would have been. A lot of the pregnant images in this new book, small world, i really see the connection with nature and pregnant women. And so ive styled a lot of these women in line with elements of nature that bring forth a new life. What i was trying to say to people is it is around you all the time, its in your backyard, and we take so much of it for granted. My creative world is very much tied up with nature itself. Very cute pictures. I might offer my unborn child as a possible model. You have been watching newsday. Stay with us. Will be back with business and we will be taken look at why many young people in beijing are struggling to get on the property ladder. And before we go, lets take a look at these pictures. This a 44 high factory chimney in the city Of Roosendaal in the netherlands. Here its being moved from one site to another. Weve speeded up the process for you because the distance took four and a half hours to complete. The structure is seen as an icon of the city and is part of the old philips factory. The company sees the chimney as an important Industrial Heritage site. Thats all for now stay with bbc world news. Good evening. If you like your weather dry and sunny, you are quite happy with the first as of april. In fact, we had Sunshine Topping and telling the country. Just look at this picture from sunday in south west scotland. They Beautiful Day here. Similar story in london, where you can enjoy the spring blossom. It was the warmest place in the country with 17. 2 c in stjamess park. Our week ahead will be mostly dry. Just a little bit fresher, though, and i suspect through the night some chilly nights will come. A touch of light frost not out of the question. High pressure hanging in there in eastern areas, not out of the west, these were the froese will push on. They will not bring significant rainton but will bring a change to Northern Ireland as we go through the morning and eventually into Western Fringes of wales in the south west. Ahead of that, any Early Morning mist will lift away for sunshine. By the middle of the afternoon, is in scotland should hang on to the dry weather, but elsewhere, weather fronts hang on to the dry weather, but elsewhere, weatherfronts bricks and showery outbreaks of rain into Scotla Nd Showery Outbreaks Of Rain Into Scotland and into Northern Ireland. Ten or 11 degrees the eye. This will eventually push Into The West of wales. More cloud through the lake district, wales, and down and our or walk over to the east, we should see highs of 17 degrees in land. If we kiss and Coastal Cloud cover ecus stay a little cooler and disappointing. Ourweather stay a little cooler and disappointing. Our weather fronts continue to push across from the west through monday night into tuesday morning. By now, a band of wea k tuesday morning. By now, a band of weak splits and spots are religious push into the south east. But it keeps a firm out of Cloud Bursting on tuesday morning. That will clear away into the afternoon. Slowly brightening up from the west, breathe the webby breezy with a bit of frost. The refresher in scotla nd bit of frost. The refresher in scotland at about eight to 15 degrees. So as we move out of tuesday afternoon into tuesday night, there is some Premier League matches. It looks as though it will bea dry matches. It looks as though it will be a dry affairfor all matches. It looks as though it will be a dry affair for all the key gust. Just that little bit fresher. All in all, not too bad, if you are going towards those matters. A similar for the going towards those matters. A similarfor the Scottish Premiership dry, with temperatures over eight or nine degrees is a high. Talking of high, stay with us it high. Talking of high, stay with us it stays with us through the middle of the week. All while, these we re middle of the week. All while, these were the Froese Toppling of the top into scandinavia. A bit of a stronger wind into the far north and slightly fresher, but this does mean afair bit slightly fresher, but this does mean a fair bit of dry, sunny weather, for many. A pleasant indeed. Very pleasant. Im Babita Sharma with bbc world news. Our top story. A desperate search for survivors after colombias deadly landslides. More than 200 people have died, many of them children in the Southern City of mocoa. Around 300 are missing. The Colombian Army and Emergency Services have joined the search operation. The Chief Minister of Punjab Province in pakistan has called for a full enquiry into the murders of at least twenty people at a sufi shrine. The custodian of the shrine has been arrested. And this story is popular on bbc. Com a portrait of chairman mao by the artist andy warhol has been sold at auction in hong kong. It sold for around us 12. 7 million. The portrait is among the most famous images of the 20th century. Thats all from me now. Stay with bbc world news
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.