3,000 will be in place. Deaths and devastation after a 7. 2 Magnitude Earthquake hits haiti. We see new harrowing images, new accounts of dead being pulled from rubble, people being treated in the open air. Haitis Prime Minister declaring a State Of Emergency as the u. S. Geological survey warns of rising casualties and widespread destruction. Hospitals overwhelmed by seriously ill patients as the Delta Variant tears across the country. The situation is dire, and we are simply out of time. We have zero icu beds left for children. Im Pamela Brown in washington. You are in the Cnn Newsroom on this busy saturday. The u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan is taking a major turn right now. President biden a short time ago announcing he is sending a total of 5,000 troops to afghanistan. That is double the number of u. S. Forces that were there when the president announced the u. S. Exit four months ago. The additional troops are deploying to help get americans out as the country unravels at a sp
And that made people run to their homes and fear that buildings might collapse. A Tsunami Threat has now been issued in the region. We have to point out haiti is still recovering from the last time they experienced a 7. 0 Magnitude Earthquake back in 2010, roughly 11 years ago. It tilled more killed more th 100,000 people. Allison chinchar is live at the cnn weather center. Patrick, haiti in recent months has been going through a lot of political upheaval so what is the recovery like right now . What more can you tell us . I think the recovery is just beginning, if anything. The pictures weve seen are people in the streets, understandably very distressed. Rubble everywhere. People shouting for help. Of course one of the major issues with that devastating 2010 earthquake was that so much of the construction in haiti is just not up to any kind of code. It is not built to withstand this kind of earthquake. That is why you saw such a high Death Toll back in 2010. That is going to perhaps l
Higher. Were getting video from the ground. Look at this street filled with Rubble And Dust in the air. The man in the video youre seeing right now saying there are a lot of wounded people on The Street. More images show destruction as a building was shaken off kilter. It must be all too familiar for so many haitians. Theyre still feeling the impact of a major earthquake in 2010 that killed at least 220,000 people. Remember, this country is in the midst of another crisis. Haitis president was brutally assassinated in his bedroom last month in front of his wife. Todays unfolding disaster could be compounded by this. Tropical Storm Grace is expected to hit the area as soon as monday. It just doesnt stop for the people in haiti. Cnn Correspondent Patrick Oppmann joins me from havana, cuba. Patrick, this is just another devastating blow to haiti. What are you learning about the extent of the damage right now . Reporter well, there are whole areas of this part Of Haiti where the earthquake
Now on bbc news. Sam poling meets Men And Women who fled to scotland to escape danger, and investigates whether the current system of support for those Seeking Refuge in the uk is fit for purpose. They come to scotland in search of safety. Hello. Hello, everybody. How are you . My name is mohammed alosimi. So i will speak arabic sometimes, because, uh. My english is very weak. 0k. Sta rt. Ali speaks arabic. This is ali. Hes an Asylum Seeker living In Glasgow. Hes come here Seeking Refuge from war. His days are spent wandering the citys parks. I am garden now. Its beautiful garden. Yes, i stay here maybe two hours because, after, uh, i will go back, i go back to my home. For ali, that home is here mclays guest house. Room a3. The rooms small. Around 12 feet square. A tablet donated by a charity sits next to his bed. This is where he eats, where he sleeps and spends most of his time. Theres no fridge, so he keeps his food and his milk on the Windowsill Outside to keep them cold. This is