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
for premier league leaders chelsea. their lead is cut to seven points after a 2 1 defeat to crystal palace at stamford bridge. and tomasz has the weather. it promises to be and nice day today. sunshine on the way. yesterday, we had to dodge a few showers but not today. good morning. first, our main story. four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young asylum seeker was attacked in south london. police say they re treating it as a hate crime. the 17 year old victim suffered severe head injuries but his life is not now believed to be at risk. andy moore reports. the young man believed to be kurdish iranian was waiting at a bus stop late on friday night with two friends when he was approached by a group of about eight people. he was attacked after telling them where he came from. we believe it s a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked where he was from and when they said they were asylum seeker, that is
for premier league leaders chelsea. their lead is cut to seven points after a 2 1 defeat to crystal palace at stamford bridge. and tomasz has the weather. it promises to be a nice day today. lots of sunshine on the way. yesterday we had to dodge a few showers but not today. good morning. first, our main story. four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young asylum seeker was attacked in south london. police say they re treating it as a hate crime. the 17 year old victim suffered severe head injuries but his life is not now believed to be at risk. andy moore reports. the young man believed to be kurdish iranian was waiting at a bus stop late on friday night with two friends when he was approached by a group of about eight people. he was attacked after telling them where he came from. we believe it s a hate crime. prior to the attack taking place, the young person was asked where they were from and when they said they were an asylum seek
i m sally bundock. in business: where now for south africa? after last week s massive cabinet reshuffle, president zuma may face another vote of no confidence. we talk you through what s at stake. third time unlucky? toshiba shares plunge in tokyo again on reports it may miss it s results deadline, for the third time. but first, rescue teams in colombia are continuing to search through tons of mud and debris for anyone who might have survived the devastating mudslides in the south of the country. in the last few hours the president has said 254 people are known to have died 43 of them children. but he said they were still very much preliminary figures. the mud engulfed the town of mocoa, burying entire neighbourhoods, and further bad weather is now hampering the rescue effort. greg dawson reports. quietly and methodically rescue teams are still looking and listening for any sign of life in mocoa but the grim reality is the operation is about recovery of the dead as it is ab
Kramatorsk. live now to sergiojaramillo caro, former high commissioner of peace under presidentjuan manuel santos, leading the colombian peace process between colombia and the farc guerrillas between 2012 and 2016. i was wondering if you could describe what happened? we were there as part describe what happened? we were there as part of describe what happened? we were there as part of a describe what happened? we were there as part of a campaign - describe what happened? we were there as part of a campaign we - describe what happened? we were l there as part of a campaign we were running which was called, hang in there, ukraine,, building bridges and showing voices of support. and we were doing a field trip and collecting testimonies so people who live on the ground dust from people who live on the ground. after we are at a restaurant, finally we were