Beyond recognition. A bustling city, now a wasteland. The destructive power of water has ripped the heart from derna. Its survivors left wracked with grief and anger. Translation we were told to stay inside our homes. Why . They should have told us there was a storm, told us the dam was old and crumbling. Some of these destroyed buildings were 100 years old. This man lost five members of his family in the raging current. One was his ten month old daughter. He shows me their pictures. First alive. And then their bodies. This was what brought him here. A convoy of ministers from the eastern government, one of libyas two opposing authorities. Fighting has decimated the countrys infrastructure. Ferris says its proved fatal. I spoke to the eastern prime minister, 0sama hamad. How could this happen when the dams were supposed to keep people safe . It was a very strong cyclone, he told me. Too strong for the dams. Here in the centre of derna, the destruction is total. And when you look down t
Go into the house of the lord. This is the day that the lord has made. [applause] and weve come to rejoice and to be glad. Today is a day of remembrance. We remember the past, the past sorrows, the past sadness, the past sacrifices that were made. Its also a day we reflect on the present of our potential, our promise and our possibilities. But today is also a day where we try to reconcile our future. The hurt, the horror and the hope that is to come. On this day, we remember the bombing of the 16th street Baptist Church, where four little girls lost their lives. Addie may collins addie mae collins, denise mcnair, Carole Robertson lost their lives. Our most valuable and our most vulnerable. It took the most valuable, the most vulnerable to galvanize a generation to motivate a movement, to make the better days of birmingham better bitter days of birmingham better. But were here to remember and im glad that everybody has a seat. [laughter] [applause] reverend price as jesus told james and
0ur correspondent anna foster is in on the ground in derna and filed this report. A landscape changed beyond recognition. A bustling city, now a wasteland. The destructive power of water has ripped the heart from derna. Its survivors left wracked with grief and anger. We were told to stay inside our homes. Why . They should have told us there was a storm, told us the dam was old and crumbling. Old. This man lost five members of his family in the raging current. One was his ten month old daughter. He shows me their pictures. First alive. And then their bodies. This was what brought him here. A convoy of ministers from the eastern government, one of libyas two opposing authorities. Fighting has decimated the countrys infrastructure. Ferris says its proved fatal. Well, i spoke to the eastern prime minister, 0sama hamad. How could this happen when the dams were supposed to keep people safe . It was a very strong cyclone, he told me. Too strong for the dams. Here in the center of derna, the
Go into the house of the lord. This is the day that the lord has made. [applause] and weve come to rejoice and to be glad. Today is a day of remembrance. We remember the past, the past sorrows, the past sadness, the past sacrifices that were made. Its also a day we reflect on the present of our potential, our promise and our possibilities. But today is also a day where we try to reconcile our future. The hurt, the horror and the hope that is to come. On this day, we remember the bombing of the 16th street Baptist Church, where four little girls lost their lives. Addie may collins addie mae collins, denise mcnair, Carole Robertson lost their lives. Our most valuable and our most vulnerable. It took the most valuable, the most vulnerable to galvanize a generation to motivate a movement, to make the better days of birmingham better bitter days of birmingham better. But were here to remember and im glad that everybody has a seat. [laughter] [applause] reverend price as jesus told james and
The events of sunday, september 15th, 1963, and the young innocent lives that were lost that day transformed our nation. On that day we not only lost the lives of four little girls but we must not forget that two young boys, johnny robinson, 16 and virgil ware, 13, also killed in birmingham within hours of the church bombing. Today we know that the movement that transpired from those tragic events liberated not only a people but a nation, a nation gripped, gripped with hatred and apathy. With the recent Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights act we know that progress is always under attack and that political gains are elusive. Old battles become new again and the struggle continues. We still have much work to do. Until we reach the day when justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream, we must not stop working towards freedom and equality. I hope this ceremony will help all of us recommit ourselves to the cause of justice and equality. We must combat all e