nearly half of people who used the government s help to buy scheme to purchase a house did not need it, according to new research. also in the next hour: at least 150 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in a0 years, beating caroline wozniacki in the miami 0pen, making konta world number seven. and in the papers in half an hour, the sunday telegraph reports that britain s airports and nuclear power stations need to tighten their defences against terrorist attacks. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won t cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it s vital the people of gibraltar aren t use
affecting in the city of mocoa in the sounth of the country. sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what s coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. over 150 are dead, and hundreds more are injured. as rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a state of emergency across the region. unusually heavy rains flooded the mocoa river, bursting its banks and those of three tributaries. it created what eyewitnesses called an avalanche of mud that has pulled buildings apart, devastating towns and leaving residents amazed and appalled in equal measure. as families continue to flee, the emergency services pick their way through the debris in treacherous conditions. the red cross have tonight warned that the death toll is likely to rise. earlier i spoke to bogota based journa
a landslide in southern colombia has left more than 2000 people dead. than 200 people dead. police and rescue teams are at the scene but their efforts are being hampered by poor weather conditions. the local governor has called the situation in the southern city of mocoa an unprecedented tragedy. sangita myska reports. urged on by soldiers, people living in the city of mocoa run for their lives. there is no time to collect possessions, because this is what s coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. as rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a state of emergency across the region. unusually heavy rains flooded the mocoa river, bursting its banks and those of three tributaries. it created what eyewitnesses called an avalanche of mud that has pulled buildings apart, devastating towns and leaving residents amazed and appalled in equal measure. as families continue to flee, the
possessions, because this is what s coming. deadly mudslides have engulfed parts of southern colombia, submerging homes, businesses and people. over 150 are dead, and hundreds more are injured. as rescuers continue the search for survivors, the president today declared a state of emergency across the region. unusually heavy rains flooded the mocoa river, bursting its banks and those of three tributaries. it created what eyewitnesses called an avalanche of mud that has pulled buildings apart, devastating towns and leaving residents amazed and appalled in equal measure. as families continue to flee, the emergency services pick their way through the debris in treacherous conditions. the red cross have tonight warned that the death toll is likely to rise. dimitri o donnell is a journalist based in bogota. very good to see you. it sounds like there s a huge rescue operation under way but it sounds like the ha rd est under way but it sounds like the hardest thing for the military p
it created what eyewitnesses called an avalanche of mud that has pulled buildings apart, devastating towns and leaving residents amazed and appalled in equal measure. as families continue to flee, the emergency services pick their way through the debris in treacherous conditions. the red cross have tonight warned that the death toll is likely to rise. the president of paraguay has sacked the interior minister and the chief of police after violent protests on friday over moves to allow the president to run for a second term in office. the protesters stormed the congress and set fire to the building. the authorities have also arrested four police officers, after one of the protesters was killed. the interior ministry has launched an investigation. a huge south korean cargo ship with 2a people on board has gone missing in the south atlantic, after sending out a distress call. a spokesman for the uruguayan navy, which co ordinated a search, said the vessel is believed to have sun