Situation in libya. More than Five Thousand people are now known to have died, in devastating floods in the east of the country. These are the pictures from derna with people describing a tsunami of water hitting the city, after two dams collapsed. More than ten thousand people are still missing the authorities fear the death toll will double. All the details are disturbing more than 3a thousand people are now homeless witnesses talk of the sea constantly Depositing Bodies on the shoreline. Before i show you more of the aftermath have a look at the moments the floodwater actually hit this city, the power, the speed, the force, sweeping everything away. People describe the land, just disappearing in an instant. Aid agencies on the ground talk of an overwhelming need for everything from water, shelter, medicine, rescue teams with clinic and hospitals in the east of the country overwhelmed by the injured. The Rescue Operation has been made more difficult by the complicated political situa
Toll will double. All the details are disturbing more than 3a,000 people are now homeless. Witnesses talk of the sea constantly depositing bodies on the shoreline. Before i show you more of the aftermath, have a look at the moments the floodwater actually hit this city. The power, the speed, the force sweeping everything away. People describe the land, just disappearing in an instant. Aid agencies on the ground talk of an overwhelming need for everything from water, shelter, medicine, rescue teams with clinic and hospitals in the east of the country overwhelmed by the injured. The Rescue Operation has been made more difficult by the complicated political situation in libya. The country is split with an internationally recognised government in tripoli, and a Rival Government in the east. This is one description of what it is like in derna from a libyan journalist who spoke to the bbc. My friend, im staying with him right now to support him because when we were preparing for this intervi
if they can beat west ham in the late game. that s all the sport for now. just a reminder that it is the final of the masters snooker with barry hawkins taking on neil robertson at alexandra palace this afternoon. live coverage on bbc two right now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that s bbc.co.uk/sport let s get more now on novak djokovic s deportation from australia. the world number one was marched to a plane in the last couple of hours. judges rejected a challenge to the decision to cancel the tennis star s visa on the grounds that his refusal to be vaccinated against covid made him a threat to public health. djokovic said he was extremely disappointed but accepted the ruling. he boarded a flight bound for dubai from melbourne airport. maria jockel is the global and national immigration leader at the australian law firm bdo. she gave me her reaction to the result. it was a just and fair ruling, and unanimous by all three
a plane to dubai, ending a saga that has bruised the country the player and the australian open. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, melbourne. earlier i spoke with aleksandar miladinovic, from bbc serbian in belgrade. he told me about the reaction from djokovic s family. the family stated its disappointment with the fact that djokovic has to return from melbourne and was extradited, basically, without his visa. the family also said it is all about politics and other interests, as they said in their written statement. it is a different approach than what we have seen the past days. when the family was out and about speaking at the press conference, in downtown belgrade today, they spoke to the public through a written statement. and we have heard a little bit of the political reaction from president aleksandar vucic
the australian open. novak djokovic was due to play on the first day, but instead of staying on defending his title, he has had to leave the country. djokovic said he felt uncomfortable that all the attention has been on him and that he now hopes it turns to tennis and the tournament he loves. schama kallio, bbc news, melbourne. shaimaa khalil. it s been a day of high emotions and high stakes and after all this drama and controversy, novak djokovic was accompanied here to the airport by federal police officers and boarded a plane to dubai. we understand he took off about an hour ago, ending a saga that has been bruising not for the government or the player, but also for the australian open. thank you, shaimaa. the labour leader says borisjohnson has presided over industrial scale partying in downing street and renewed his call for the prime minister to resign. sir keir starmer said there was no need to wait for the senior civil servant inquiry into a series