Daiichi. Some residents are happy while others have concerns. Kurdish forces in Northern Iraq are surging ahead in an operation to win control of a strategic facility. They are working to take back the largest dam in the country from sunni militants. Their momentum has been fuelled by a flurry of u. S. Air strikes. Reporter u. S. Bombers, fighter planes and drones targeted the dam. They carried out 14 air strikes own sunday alone. The largest single day attack since the operation began ten days ago. They took out armored personnel carriers and vehicles. Operated by Islamic State militants. It helped kurdish fighters in their effort take back the dam. The Islamic State seized it and kept it running. The facility provides water and electricity for much of the region. People feared the militants would destroy it. President obama outlined the importance of the infrastructure in a letter to congress where he explains his authorization of the air strikes. He said the failure of the mosul dam
To see whats happening at the Nuclear Plant without going inside. The rescue workers in western japan are rushing to find people trapped in landslides. Record amounts of rainfall at hiroshima loosened the ground sending several hillsides thundering intoes residential areas below. 32 people were killed, nine others are missing. The torrential rains started out in the morning and it just kept coming. More than 200 millimeters fell in two hours. Thats more than the average amount for the entire month. All that rain made the ground unstable, then hillsides gave way, sending mud sliding into homes and leaving a trail of debris. Firefighters and police are trying to find people swept away. The ground selfdefense force has also joined the rescue operation. Prime minister shinzo abe cut short his summer break to respond to the emergency. Translator my thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragedy. Id like to extend my sincere sympathy to all those who are affected. Abe has dispatch
Wont sacrifice the environment for Economic Growth but local authorities dont seem to be getting the message. Search teams in hiroshima are digging through the mud to find those missing in the landslides. Rain had forced them to stop their work for a while. At least 39 people were killed when selfhillsides gave way. As many as 47 others are missing are unaccounted for. Here is the latest. Reporter emergency workers have seen what can happen after heavy rain. But they fear even a light rain could trigger more landslides. So when it started falling, they put their operation on hold. But more than 600 selfdefense force personnel and firefighters have resumed their search. Theyre morning one of the theyre mourning one of the firefighters who worked along side them. He was trying to save a 3yearold boy, but he and the boy were killed. Translator he tried his best to save the child. I can only imagine how he must have felt. Reporter Authorities Say the landslides destroyed or damaged at leas
The continent. Considered the final frontier for car sales. A Fukushima Court has ruled that the 2011 Nuclear Accident was to blame for evacuees suicide. It has ordered Tokyo Electric Power company to compensate the womans family. It is the first such ruling against the utility. The Fukushima District Court acknowledged causal links between the accident at the fukushimadaiichi Nuclear Plant and suicide. It ordered tepco to pay nearly half a Million Dollars in damages. The presiding judge said the accident caused the woman great mental anguish. The evacuationye was forced to leave home after the Nuclear Accident. When she was allowed to return for a short visit in 2011, she doused herself in gasoline and set herself on fire. Watanabes home is 35 kilometers from the Nuclear Plant. The area is a designated evacuation zone. Her husband and three children say her death was caused by depression. They say as evacuee she faced an uncertain future. Tepco offered condolences and says it will stu
And workers in hiroshima continue a grim search for people buried by landslides a week ago. People living in the gaza strip and parts of israel are leaving shelters and hoping they wont have to return. Israeli leaders have agreed to an openended ceasefire with hamas, the group that controls the palestinian territory. The truce at least for now ends a conflict that has stretched on for nearly two months. Nhk worlds craig dale reports. Palestinians in gaza rushed into the streets to celebrate. Theyve been running from israeli air strikes for seven weeks. Now they seem confident its safe to be out in the open. Translator i feel happy and joyful, like all palestinians do. Our family welcomes the truce agreement. Reporter hamas leaders took a moment to boast. Translator we are here today to announce gazas victory said a hamas spokesperson, to declare we have won over the destructive israeli power. That power exacted a steep cost. Israeli attacks flattened building after building. More than