Are you going to do now? so what are you going to do now? sr what about us? we are work are you going to do now? srs what about us? we are work with them. We support them. Demonstraters in greece clash with police over new rules that force health workers to be vaccinated against covid 19. And, one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee scratch perry, dies injamaica aged 85. Hello and welcome to the programme. One of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america s gulf coast in 200 years has slammed into louisiana. 16 years since hurrican katrina, hurricane ida is battering the state with winds reaching 200kmp/h. This is a live picture overlooking new orleans. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, and meteorologists say the slow pace of the hurricane now a category three has increased its destructive potential. President biden described the storm as life threatening. Nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans. Well, conditions are deteriorating rapi
Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. I m martine croxall. This week, we discuss the unfolding tragedy in afghanistan and we ask do extinction rebellion s two weeks of disruptive demonstrations here in london help or hinder the response to the climate crisis? our guests, the french journalist and commentator marc roche, the north american broadcaster and writer jeffrey kofman and with me in the studio, still suitably distance, is the bbc s chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt. Now, justin covered afghanistan for almost four years of course as the bbc s south asia correspondent. He was in a mortar attack by the taliban, so he is well placed to talk to us about the events of this week. Welcome to all of you. And so let s start with that then, shall we? on thursday, a suicide bomb attack at kabul airport targeted people desperate to flee the country after the taliban takeover. 90 people were killed, mostly afghan civilians, and 13 us military pe
We are work with them. We support them. And one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee scratch perry, dies injamaica aged 85. Thank you forjoining us. One of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america s gulf coast in 200 years, is now approaching new orleans hurricane ida s centre isjust 30 miles to the west. Within the hour, the city has lost all power, after what is being called catastrophic transmission damage. This is a picture live over new 0rleans. It is nightfall. All this hitting the city exactly 16 years to the date sense hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. Nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans as the storm made landfall. Conditions are deteriorating rapidly now that hurricane ida made landfall. This isjust rapidly now that hurricane ida made landfall. This is just a tiny preview of what is expected and this is on a date 16 yesterday that hurricane katrina demonstrated new islands. This could be the strongest storms to hit the united st
So what about us? we are work with them. We support them. Demonstraters in greece clash with police over new rules that force health workers to be vaccinated against covid 19. And one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee scratch perry, dies injamaica aged 85. Thank you very much for being with us. One of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america s gulf coast in 200 years is now approaching new orleans hurricane ida s centre isjust 30 miles to the west. Nearly a million people now without power, including the city of new orleans. After what is being called catastrophic transmission damage. It comes exactly 16 years since hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. This is the scene right now. It is nightfall over the city. Tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated. Nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans as the storm made landfall. Well, conditions are deteriorating rapidly now that hurricane ida has made landfall, the wind gusts are clock
Vaccinated against covid 19. Magic. And one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee scratch perry dies injamaica, aged 85. Hello and welcome. Let s start with some breaking news now. As many as five rockets have reportedly been fired near kabul airport in the last couple of hours. A us official said the rockets were intercepted by an american anti missile system. It is not yet clear if all were brought down by the defence system, nor if there were any casualties. It comes a day after the us led an air strike on a vehicle in kabul, reportedly targeting a suicide bomber who was about to attack the airport. Of course, we ll bring you more details as we get them here on bbc news. One of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america s gulf coast in 200 years is now approaching new orleans. Hurricane ida s centre isjust 30 miles to the west. Nearly one million people are without power, including the whole of new orleans, after what s being called catastrophic transmissio