Latest news bulletin | August 8th – Morning
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00:00 Extreme weather across Europe continues this summer as heat waves and storms cause chaos north and south on the continent.
00:09 The United States says there is still time for diplomacy in Niger after coup leaders defy deadline.
00:18 The first group of migrants has been moved onto a housing barge in the UK as the government seeks to cut the cost of sheltering asylum seekers.
00:30 A close shave for England in the Women's World Cup, but they advance to the quarterfinals after beating Nigeria 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
00:38 Firefighters on the Italian island of Sardinia continue to battle a series of wildfires.
00:47 Emergency crews' efforts were complicated by strong winds blowing across the Mediterranean.
00:54 On Sunday, around 600 people had to be evacuated from different areas of Sardinia.
00:59 As temperatures reach over 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of Portugal, authorities said wildfire risks would remain very high or at maximum level across the entire country over the coming days.
01:11 This week, Spain is facing a new heatwave caused by temperatures that will be up to 15 degrees above normal values for the season.
01:19 Even locals can't stand the heat any longer.
01:23 I'm looking forward to going on holiday the day after tomorrow, to go to Switzerland and get some of the heat out of here, because it's really unbearable.
01:31 Meanwhile, the death toll from days of heavy rains and flooding in Slovenia has climbed to six, police said on Monday, as the country called on the European Union for help with the aftermath of torrential flooding.
01:44 It can also lead to rapid growth of smaller coastal waterfalls in all areas where there were floods in the past few days.
01:57 As Storm Hans is expected to arrive in Norway on Monday, heavy rains have already begun to flood some parts of the country.
02:04 And in Denmark, after a remarkably wet July, the combination of wet ground and high winds means trees still heavy with leaves are more likely to topple over during storms.
02:19 At least 18 people have been confirmed dead and 16 are still missing after a powerful landslide last Thursday in a mountainous region of Georgia.
02:27 The worst affected area was around Sovi, 140 kilometers northwest of the capital Tbilisi.
02:33 Buildings, bridges and roads around the resort were destroyed in the district, which is dotted with cottages and small hotels.
02:40 Around 400 emergency workers, firefighters, police and volunteers are involved in the rescue operations.
02:48 I was in a bad situation. I was in a bad situation. I was in a bad situation. I was in a bad situation.
02:55 Local residents have rallied to help with the rescue operation.
03:00 You see how everybody is mobilized. Everybody comes here. Everybody wants to be part of it.
03:05 It's a huge motivation to see that people are coming, so you want to come as well and do something for everybody.
03:17 According to the preliminary findings of Georgia's Environment Agency, a rock avalanche crashed into a glacier, causing part of it to collapse.
03:24 This may have caused the water trapped under the glacier to flow out.
03:28 The accumulated mass then began to accelerate rapidly in the riverbed of the gorge, destroying everything in its path.
03:39 The water was in the riverbed, and the water was in the riverbed.
03:47 The water was in the riverbed, and the water was in the riverbed.
03:51 The water was in the riverbed, and the water was in the riverbed.
03:56 The water was in the riverbed, and the water was in the riverbed.
04:04 The water was in the riverbed, and the water was in the riverbed.
04:09 We are investigating any possible violations of safety regulations in the area.
04:13 A quiet day in Niamey, after Niger's military junta defied Sunday night's deadline to restore the elected government or face possible military intervention.
04:27 Leaders of the Ekowas regional bloc said they would meet on Thursday to discuss next steps.
04:33 Residents are taking it in their stride.
04:37 We are not worried because we rely on our army.
04:43 The Nigerian army is not to be neglected. They are responsible.
04:47 We don't know the situation in Niger. We are calm here in Niger.
04:51 But it's been a few days now that people from the villages have been calling us and saying that a war is coming.
05:03 The United States has suspended millions of dollars in aid to Niger until President Bassem is reinstated.
05:08 On Monday, officials were still hopeful.
05:11 The window of opportunity is definitely still open. We are focused on finding a diplomatic solution.
05:16 We're in close contact with Ekowas leadership.
05:19 Ahead of the Ekowas meeting on Thursday, it's still unclear what the group will do with the region increasingly divided between countries including Mali and Burkina Faso, who support the junta,
05:30 and others like Guinea and Algeria, who are opposed to the use of force.
05:34 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday hailed the country's air force and its defence against Russian missiles and drones.
05:43 Addressing soldiers on Ukrainian Air Force Day, Zelensky praised Western military support and claimed Moscow had failed to destroy Kiev's military branch despite recent strikes against its air bases and grain terminals.
05:57 "We need to make sure that the Ukrainian air defence becomes stronger.
06:01 We can prove that terror is a failure here, in our home country.
06:06 We can all prove it. All partners, and the responsibility of each partner is very important,
06:13 in order to provide the air defence system and missiles to them.
06:16 We need to protect ourselves from terror here, so that later we don't have to think about how to protect other nations from it."
06:26 The media has accused Kiev of shelling infrastructure in its controlled territory.
06:30 Moscow appointed officials in the occupied region published photos purporting to show damage to the Chonhar road bridge linking mainland Ukraine to Crimea.
06:39 Meanwhile, delegates from some 40 countries concluded two days of peace talks in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
06:45 The Kiev organised meetings drew to a close on Sunday without any concrete proposals, aside from vowing to continue discussions.
06:55 An explosion at the Turkish port of Derinje has injured at least 12 people, three of them seriously.
07:06 The blast occurred on Monday afternoon at a grain depot while wheat was being unloaded from cargo ships.
07:13 Videos on social media showed a dense cloud of smoke rising above the port some 90 kilometres south-east of Istanbul.
07:22 According to state media, the initial investigation found that the explosion was caused by wheat dust compression during transfer.
07:31 The first group of UK asylum seekers has been moved onto a giant housing barge on the south coast of England.
07:41 The government's aiming to cut the cost of sheltering migrants wanting to settle in the country.
07:47 The BBC Stockholm's moored at Portland Port in Dorset where the migrants were met by a small group who were protesting against the government plan.
07:54 The way that the government has been running their asylum policy is to target these people and to scapegoat them.
08:09 I think that starts from the top and we should be sending a welcome message locally but nationally as well.
08:17 The British government wants to use barges and form a military base as to how some migrants as the cost of putting them up in hotels soars.
08:25 Opposition MPs and migrants rights activists say the core of the problem is the lack of legal options for migrants seeking asylum.
08:36 Extreme weather in the form of Typhoon Canoon is forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of scouts at the World Jamboree in South Korea.
08:44 Officials were struggling to find appropriate temporary accommodation in community halls and educational facilities around the Seoul area
08:52 as more than a thousand vehicles were mobilised to move the teenagers to safety ahead of the expected storm.
08:59 The storm threat comes after decades of efforts by the government to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
09:05 The government has been working to prevent the spread of the pandemic and to prevent the spread of the virus.
09:12 The government has been working to prevent the spread of the pandemic and to prevent the spread of the virus.
09:19 The government has been working to prevent the spread of the pandemic and to prevent the spread of the virus.
09:26 The storm threat comes after days of intense heat that forced thousands including US and British scouts to abandon the gathering.
09:33 A number of young people had to be treated for heat related ailments.
09:37 Police in Thailand investigating the death and dismemberment of a Colombian man whose remains were found in a landfill
09:50 say a Spanish national has confessed to killing and cutting up the victim.
09:56 Authorities on the island of Koh Phangan last week recovered several body parts belonging to 44-year-old Edwin Arrieta.
10:05 On Friday they detained 29-year-old Daniel Sancho, the son of the well-known Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho.
10:14 The victim and the suspect knew each other before they came to Thailand, police told reporters,
10:23 adding that Sancho bought knives and garbage bags on his first day in Thailand.
10:27 Sancho reportedly told police that Arrieta was obsessed with him.
10:34 They also say that Sancho wants to cooperate with the investigation and accompanied officers to several sites,
10:40 including a beach where he is accused of dumping plastic bags containing body parts.
10:46 England scraped through to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup on Monday after nudging out Nigeria on penalties.
10:52 The game ended nil-nil after regulation and extra time, with the European champions eventually winning the shootout 4-2.
11:00 The Lionesses will next take on either Jamaica or Colombia and will have to make do without their star player,
11:06 the former World Cup champion, who was injured in the game.
11:11 Australia also advanced after a convincing 2-0 triumph over Denmark.
11:15 Caitlin Ford opened the scoring before Hayley Rassel secured the win with a clinical finish in the 70th minute.
11:22 The co-hosts will next battle it out with either France or Morocco on Saturday.
11:27 The co-hosts will next battle it out with either France or Morocco on Saturday.
11:31 The co-hosts will next battle it out with either France or Morocco on Saturday.
11:35 Saturday.
11:37 (whooshing)