rescued after spending a night trapped in two cable cars in the us state of new mexico. the sandia peak tramway, in albuquerque, became stuck because of icy conditions. those on board all employees of the company and a restaurant at the top were supplied with food, water, and emergency blankets. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian port of pozzallo, in sicily. the sea watch three vessel has spent the last week searching for a port that would accept them. the migrants were picked up in five separate operations in the mediterranean. crew members say the group includes more than 200 unaccompanied children. mattea weihe is the head of mission for sea watch 3. she explains what the process is for disembarking everyone safely. we started the disembarkation process today, but it takes a lot of time so we currently have about half the amount of people on board, around 200 people currently. that issue is more
and to also forge the way forward in the spirit of the moral compass that many believe was the driving force to tutu s leadership. nomsa maseko, bbc news, cape town. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian port of pozzallo, in sicily. the sea watch 3 vessel has spent the last week searching for a port that would accept them. the migrants were picked up in five separate operations in the mediterranean. crew members say the group includes more than 200 unaccompanied children. mattea weihe is the head of mission for sea watch 3. she explains what it takes to get everyone off the vessel safely. we started the disembarkation process today, but it takes a lot of time so we currently have about half the amount of people on board, around 200 people currently. that
south africa has paid its official farewell to archbishop desmond tutu. president cyril ramaphosa called him the nation s moral compass . in a eulogy delivered at the state funeral, mr ramaphosa said desmond tutu had been the spiritual father of the new nation and the bearer of its conscience. covid 19 is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than 4,400 flights on saturday. it s one of the highest single day tolls since the cancellations began just before christmas, and thousands of flights were grounded due to surging covid cases among airline crews and ground personnel. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian port of pozzallo in sicily. the sea watch 3 vessel has spent the last week searching for a port that would accept them. the migrants were picked up in five separate operations in the mediterranean. now on bbc news, archbishop desmond tutu who died in december, aged 90
are 99% cremation. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian port of pozzallo, in sicily. crew members say the group includes more than two hundred unaccompanied children. gail maclellan reports. saved from the sea and overcrowded migrant boats, 440 of the lucky ones. the german non governmental organisation sea watch rescued those on board in five separate operations. mostly from africa, the migrants have all come through libya and ended up in danger deep in the middle of the mediterranean. almost half the migrants are minors, most of them unaccompanied. it took a week for sea watch to find a port in italy where they could go ashore. finally, authorities gave permission for them to disembark in sicily. the ship is one of several operated in the mediterranean by charities and the head
to archbishop desmond tutu. president cyril ramaphosa called him the nation s moral compass . in a eulogy delivered at the state funeral, mr ramaphosa said desmond tutu had been the spiritual father of the new nation and the bearer of its conscience. covid 19 is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than 4,400 flights on saturday. it s one of the highest single day tolls since the cancellations began just before christmas, and thousands of flights were grounded due to surging covid cases among airline crews and ground personnel. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian port of pozzallo in sicily. the sea watch 3 vessel has spent the last week searching for a port that would accept them. the migrants were picked up in five separate operations in the mediterranean. now on bbc news, archbishop desmond tutu who died in december, aged 90