you. claim. to play. this is d.w. news live from berlin marking the fall of the wall here in berlin celebrations have begun to commemorate 30 years since the wall came down paving the way for german reunification also coming up. thousands take to the streets of the chilean capital santiago as protest against inequality in the country continues plus. people have been living here for millennia but now they have to pack their bags a controversial dam plug in turkey will flood their town on its historical sites to
generate electricity. place. i m told me all oddball thanks for joining us. germany has started a week of celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall which happened on the 9th of november 1989 a few days earlier hundreds of thousands of east germans had gathered at butlins famous alexanderplatz for an unprecedented demonstration calling for freedom of expression and democracy has more. history flashing before their eyes as thousands returned to ber
And dozens of towns villages and historical sites are expected to disappear soon among them is the town of hazen cave one of the oldest human settlements in the world. people have lived in haasan cave for thousands of years now the ancient town is being demolished building by building. concrete platforms have been set under the centuries old mosque soon the entire structure will be moved to higher ground before the entire area is flooded. the chiggers river has been rising for weeks several restaurants on the river s edge have already closed some 90 kilometers downstream the elusive dam has stopped the rivers flow to form a huge manmade lake that will submerge an area that humans settled millennia ago thousands of people will lose land and homes in the once bustling street where tourists used to shop merchants are now loading up their wares. this year bob