in touch using the #bbcos. the uk has been a member of the european union for 44 years. these worthy moments that it started to leave. this is the uk s representative to the eu, sir tim barrow, arriving in brussels this morning. in the briefcase that he is holding is a letterfrom morning. in the briefcase that he is holding is a letter from theresa may requesting the formal process of brexit to begin. you can see the letter being handed over to donald tusk, the president of the european council. he tweeted he had taken receipt to it. he also tweeted not long afterward, we already miss you. he also addressed the press at the european council. so here it is. six pages. the notification from prime minister theresa may triggering article 50. and formal starting of the negotiations of the united kingdom s withdrawal from the european negotiations of the united kingdom s withdrawalfrom the european union. there is no reason to pretend that this is a happy day. neither in brussels n
caused mud to engulf homes and roads in the city of mocoa. cordelia hemming reports. this is the aftermath of hours of heavy rain. rivers burst their banks, flooding homes with mud. the surge late friday evening swept away bridges, vehicles and trees in putumayo province in the south of the country. families forced to abandon their homes whilst rescuers search the wreckage for survivors. the region s governor has called it an unprecedented tragedy, telling local media that whole neighbourhoods have been destroyed. records show that march was the country s rainiest month since 2011, and unusually heavy rainfall has also affected neighbouring peru, causing landslides and flash floods. colombia s president, who was travelling to the area, said troops had been deployed as part of an national emergency response, but the number of people still missing is unknown and rescuers have warned that the death toll is likely to rise. dimitri o donnell is a journalist based in bogota. this i
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
important landscapes? i cannot see a worse place for the tunnel to come out where it is. also coming up, how people with dementia are using music to help them cope with their condition. it makes you feel good to play, because they are not worried whether you play the wrong note or nothing, which happens quite a bit anyway. and butterfly expert and enthusiast matthew oates takes us on a tour of the cell. no less than 46 of the 59 species in the uk have been found here. that is mega. plans to re route the tunnel at stonehenge have seen since serious opposition, not least from the woman who farms the tunnel will go. so far, she has refused to speak out publicly. until now. stonehenge is one of our top tourist attractions. that noise is the a303, the main route from cornwall to london. about 2a,000 vehicles a day on this road, going up to 30,000 a day in the summer, that s not good for road users, it is not good for local residents, and it is not good for the setting of this worl
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