a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths. at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter in place. with the biggest risk coming from the storm surge, well over six feet in places, that left homes and businesses quickly flooded. you re looking at a storm that s changed the character of a significant part of our state. i me
then the president went on direct defense secretary austin to carry out a response. the president said, quote, these targeted strikes are a clear message that the united states and our partners will not tolerate acts on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world s most critical commercial routes. now, the houthis have condemned this. this is an iran-backed rebel group. they control most of northern yemen and they say that they re ready to retaliate, saying in a statement, quote, this is a massive aggressive attack and warning that america and britain will, quote, pay a heavy price. what is clear here is these strikes were part of growing international alarm as this very critical waterway was coming under threat. as you mentioned there earlier, major shipping companies were having to go around the continent of africa, and that risked or threatened the global economy, and that s what senior administration officials said they had to respond
accept these terms. it doesn t matter if it s a - whole family or an individual. each person pays the same. a trip to britain will . cost $17,000 in total. smuggling is dangerous. people s lives are put at risk. you re making money from putting people s lives at risk. accidents can happen. but we explain how dangerous l the journey is and we have them sign a consent form. you could die, i tell him, - and warn his mum and dad, too. these are some of the passports the smuggler says he has taken from migrants. it s so officials can t check their details when they arrive in britain. why do people want to come to the uk? there are more job- opportunities in britain, and they have respect for human rights. -
a trip to britain will . cost $17,000 in total. the government wants to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. it s young men, new mobile phones, and money in their pocket, and people struggle to see that these are genuine refugees. but will its plan to stop the people smugglers work? i m on board the portia with fisherman matt coker. he s seen how the english channel has changed. each year, his radar picks up more and more boats. this is the shipping lane here. that s another large. that s a border force boat?
KIEV, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met in Kiev on Tuesday to discuss security iss