We start in the uk where the first Asylum Seekers to be housed on Board A Barge in dorset are expected to arrive later today. The use of the Bibby Stockholm to house up to 500 people had been delayed by safety concerns. Ministers insist the vessel will help reduce the cost of placing migrants in hotels. Dan johnson reports. Three weeks after reaching portland, the Bibby Stockholm looks like its about to take up its role, as a home for Asylum Seekers and a display of a tougher approach to immigration. This is part of the governments insistence on reducing hotel bills, currently around £6 million a day, and deterring migrants from crossing the channel. Its controversial. Concerns about fire safety saw it labelled a death trap, but it seems everything may now be in place. We have seen a letter sent to Asylum Seekers, saying theyll be moved here later today. Now, that did happen twice last week and then there were delays, but this is the first time a specific date s been mentioned. And th
Karachi to abbottabad. These are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. Emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. An emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. The Information Minister of sindh gave us more details about the crash. This train was going from karachi. And the accident happened in the between district and the border area. So this train was going to punjab. So this was an unfortunate incident. And definitely the top priority of government is the rescue work, which we are focusing on. All the hospitals of the suburb, the area, the nearby areas are stand by and the government imposed the emergency over there and some and if there are some more critical patients, the government will take them to the different districts. The Chief Minister announced that we will give them the best treatmen
Killed after an express train derailed in southern pakistan. A Police Officer supervising the Rescue Operation said more than a hundred people had been injured in the incident. The Casualty Figure is expected to rise. The Hazara Express came off the rails near nawabshah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. Its not immediately clear what caused the derailment. These are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. Emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages, with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. An emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. Our correspondent Tarhub Asghar is following developments from lahore. Well, a Rescue Operation is still going on. And according to the Chief Minister, he said that 30 people have been killed in this incident and 84 people are injured. And according to the officials, approximately 1
Catastrophic wins are nearing the big bend region. they say whilst idalia should weaken after landfall, it will still be a hurricane in southern georgia, the coast of georgia or south carolina later today. so there you have it. we will of course be bringing you the latest on that story from the united states as and when we have more. now to north africa, and the ongoing flow of foreign migrants trying to reach europe across the mediterranean. the tunisian port of sfax has become the main departure point for many. almost the same number of migrants have crossed in the first six months of this year, as in the whole of last year. the country has been heavily criticised for its treatment of migrants, but officials there say they are cracking down to protect tunisia s sovereignty. bbc arabic s bassam bounneni has spent 2a hours with the tunisian coastguards as they intercepted nine migrant boats trying to cross to europe. here s his report.