The seaport would be locked, and no commercial ships can go there and pick up all the food. Supply will be stopped. We calculated over 200,000 families would be affected, losing their livelihood, probably for a generation, 25 years. The clean up would have cost 20 billion, thats the best estimate that we received. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez Spill leaked Hundreds Of Thousands of gallons of crude into the gulf of alaska, a slick that covered over 1,000 miles of coastline. Even now, pockets of oil are still being discovered. Yet on yemens fso safer, four times as much oil. This is big. And i looked at the first price tag of, how are we going to raise 141; million . In the end, after two years and between 23 countries, private companies and even the general public, enough funds were raised to launch an operation to transfer the oil. An Elementary School in bethesda, maryland. Kids, six, seven, eight years old, heard about this and went out and raised. They sold lemonade or whatever they cou
Repeated thousands of times. I cant describe it, when you see peoples death. Maybe when you see one or two, it is. You can control yourself but when you see, maybe its 500 people in one street, there is a woman, a child, old people. This grainy Security Camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever. Two dams, meant to protect the city, were broken apart by the force of the water. The deluge carried everything away with it. This wave of death and destruction sealed the fate of thousands. And glimpses of the horror are still emerging. Here in derna, people began to pray for gods mercy. When the torrent passed, some were able to escape. As the rain continued to fall, they headed to the rooftops, with few understanding the scale of the unfolding catastrophe. Down below, the force of the water swept away everything in its wake. Those who could sought safety on higher ground. It is things like this that really show you the explosive power of the water th
that ruling set off the slow process of decriminalising abortion state by state. wednesday s decision comes amid a trend in latin america of loosening restrictions on abortion. live now to bbc news reporter mimi swaby, who s tracking this story. just practically speaking, what will this really mean for women in mexico? in mexico? this unanimous decision in mexico? this unanimous decision by in mexico? this unanimous decision by the in mexico? this unanimous decision by the supreme i in mexico? this unanimous i decision by the supreme court has been a cause for celebration for many people across mexico. it means that public of institutions now must offer abortion services to any individual who requests them. so women across mexico can now access these procedures without facing any legal repercussions or prosecution. it also means that medical personnel, who are conducting these terminations, will not be criminalised. before this rillington place, they could have faced u
the riot, after he had been arrested and stopped from coming to the city two days earlier, the prosecution said enrique tarrio organised, orchestrated and took credit for what happened that day. the 39 year old was dressed head to toe in a prison issue orange jumpsuit as he listened to his lawyers urged the judge for clemency. the state had asked for 33 years in jail clemency. the state had asked for 33 years injail but clemency. the state had asked for 33 years in jail but as tarrio himself took the stand, he sounded contrite, he apologised for his actions and said he was embarrassed by what he had done. he also said he now believed donald trump had lost the 2020 election. nonetheless, thejudge lost the 2020 election. nonetheless, the judge said lost the 2020 election. nonetheless, thejudge said he should be sentenced to 22 years in jail, should be sentenced to 22 years injail, and thus the most important and most senior member of the proud boys to take part in the riot of j