Destroyed an israeli tank. Hello and welcome to world news today. Hurricane dorian has made landfall in the bahamas as the worst ever storm to hit the islands. The latest pictures were getting show the hurricanes effects already being felt on the bahaman abaco islands. The Us National Hurricane centre has warned of catastrophic conditions with winds of 260 kilometers an hour, and storm surges of up to seven metres high. Heres bbc weathers nick miller. It looks like the worst Case Scenario for the bahamas as Hurricane Dorian moves in with its destructive winds. Of course, it has strengthened. You can see the eye on the satellite picture, always an indication of the power of a hurricane. Its slow moving, too, and that means its destructive winds last longer, along with the rain. Huge amounts of rainfall. And a storm surge. The amount of water above normal tide level coming to the bahamas, particularly the northern islands, the abaco islands into grand bahama. Now, after the bahamas, wher
As fires continue to burn in the amazon rainforest, brazils military chief says his government is in talks with four countries offering help chile, israel, ecuador and the United States. The Development Comes just days after brazil rejected a previous offer of money from the g7 countries. More than 80,000 fires have broken out in the vast rainforest so far this year. Sophie long reports from para state, deep in the amazon. This was once lush rainforest, but now sparse land, a result of deforestation in the years gone by. But this year there has been a massive surge in the number of fires set to clear the trees and the landscape along the bau road that takes us deep into the jungle bears the scars of the blazes that are now threatening a whole way of life. In the bau indigenous village they are preparing for a naming ceremony for the latest addition to this tight knit, traditional community. But as they prepare to celebrate new life, the village chief tells me the threat to his people i
And ill be speaking to my guest jane foley about that story and wider Brexit Developments as well. A very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Is your phone secretly listening to you to target adverts . I want to know what your experiences, and does it bother you if it means you can get more releva nt if it means you can get more relevant ads . Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hello. The eus chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has been reported to have told european diplomats that negotiations with the uk are in a state of paralysis. Hes believed to have made the remarks after four hour talks with borisjohnsons europe adviser david frost in brussels on wednesday. While those talks were going on the Prime Minister was losing two key votes in parliament. One to stop a no deal brexit, and the other preventing a snap general election for now. Heres our Political Editor laura kuennsberg. Are
Chile, israel, ecuador and the United States. The Development Comes just days after brazil rejected a previous offer of money from the g7 countries. More than 80 thousand fires have broken out in the vast rainforest so far this year. Sophie long reports from para state, deep in the amazon. This was once lush rainforest, but now sparse land, a result of deforestation in the years gone by. But this year there has been a massive surge in the number of fires set to clear the trees and the landscape along the bau road that takes us deep into the jungle bears the scars of the blazes that are now threatening a whole way of life. In the bau indigenous village they are preparing for a naming ceremony for the latest addition to this tight knit, traditional community. But as they prepare to celebrate new life, the village chief tells me the threat to his people is increasing with every day of Jair Bolsonaros presidency. Translation if the president continues with his policies, he will diminish In
As fires continue to burn in the amazon rainforest, brazils military chief says his government is in talks with four countries offering help chile, israel, ecuador and the United States. The Development Comes just days after brazil rejected a previous offer of money from the g7 countries. More than 80,000 fires have broken out in the vast rainforest so far this year. Sophie long reports from para state, deep in the amazon. This was once lush rainforest, the now sparse land a result of deforestation in the years gone by. But this year there has been a massive surge in the number of fires set to clear the trees, and the landscape along the bau road that takes us deep into the jungle bears the scars of the blazes that are now threatening a whole way of life. In the bau indigenous village they are preparing for a naming ceremony for the latest addition to this tight knit, traditional community. But as they prepare to celebrate new life, the village chief tells me the threat to his people i