Muslim call to prayer in a Protestant Church. As ramadan winds down a church in berlin has opened its doors to muslims short on space to trade during the panda. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today india and bangladesh are assessing the damage left by one of the most violent storms in years cycling on farm has left a trail of destruction in coastal communities and west bengals main city kolkata millions of people are now without electricity and the coronavirus is hampering efforts to provide relief. To the last ditch fs these bangladeshis are preparing for the one. Psst. Filling sandbags with their bare hands they braved conditions brought on by one of the most powerful cyclons in decades. Meteorologists have dubbed it a super cyclamen and as it headed inland it lived up to that name it sent water surging inland some 25 kilometers the damage compounded by winds of up to 185 kilometers per hour. In comic conditions inside kid of bangladesh volunteers helped to bring locals to safety more than 2 and a half 1000000 people who were evacuated to shelters like this one which brought new concerns in the corona pandemic bill but the day you can put it there is a shortage of Drinking Water there are sanitation facilities for them that nurse or should distance is maintained for that reason the fear of the corona virus spread is persistent theyre. Already scrambled to evacuate residents in the cyclons projected path of destruction but that may leave them vulnerable to an increased risk of the fires 50 kilometers west into copay attempts at social distancing futile. Because there are too many people here its impossible to maintain social distancing i am very concerned we couldnt stay home due to the storm and here is the tension of coronal im just trying to dodge both. And unprecedented challenge for millions in pon couldnt have come at a worse time tracking developments from delhi forces the. Worst is a storm headed at this hour. But looks like the worst may have better be all over because the stock was down after making well however it is see it decided at the trial assessment of the damage really deep rooted deep today on close stance was a warning yesterday that people should not do much from their homes and all to no one has declared because of us just like you are finally in the north region actually jack douglas struck the damage as it was putting out while a very eclectic that assessing damage from what amounts up to 12000000000 euros that is not our spend lots of light she said the knuckle to communication lines boston what it got out of captain our best and what was a song blackout is electricity gods love that happened so the assessment of the damages that would have been through the day today ok as this assessment takes place whats it looking like have efforts to prepare for the storm paid off. Its important to note that the National Disaster in any force of india has truly put together a commendable effort that has improved its performance over the past few decades the previous storm of this and density which i put of like 20 years of so a loss of life and death i wasnt that and even why any loss of life is is is a sadness betrayed not course that damage has been floated well i must also doyle attention to the need to improve resilient and trust are changes that you ask these e. V. A. s asked on cohen and also our venue because of its sheen better conditions that have been instigated by Climate Change these are seeing more and more extreme climatic events so the investment such as what the damages you see 12000000000 euros i must mean better be invested in infrastructure so that these storms do not check this much. Preparations might have been improving but but theres a completely new threat this time around what can you tell us about the threat for thousands of people in shelters of coming into contact with the coronavirus thats. Doubt that this is definitely a chance just 2 weeks ago for its like not to get her eye isnt mentioned doesnt actually concluded into cool wood and now this necklace just pieces do more of these the pitch men even actually just the new was dual and talk to put them to were going to back me she said just because the what about the impact on the good when i was out of even why if you mean better have it the song the states response is going to be distracted in controlling the damage. And hence in fact lets give men spend a divine is also important to see that many migrants from been sent does that new daddy and bobby jean back to the state of west bengal unnoticeable so what exactly that even if johnny parties in the state would have to look after them as the mission jars while following developments for us from delhi thanks so very much for that in the show. Lets get you up to date down some of todays corona virus developments the number of infections worldwide now passing 5000000 the World Health Organization says 106000 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours the most in a single day since the outbreak began the chinese city of luan has issued a total ban on hunting breeding and eating wild Animals Research indicates the virus most likely spread from animals to humans through such practices and the European Unions virus response chief says the region must prepare for a 2nd wave its not a question of if but when that wave will come. Lets get you bring down some of the stories making the news around the world German Airline lift onsides confirmed it is close to ceiling a deal with the German Government over a 9000000000 euro khurana rescue package under the plans the federal governments Economic Stabilization fund would acquire a total 25 percent stake in the airline. Recession hit japan has seen its exports fall by 22 percent in april thats the countrys worst drop in more than a decade this as the pandemic slams Global Demand for Consumer Products the ban is heavily dependent on exports and shut down much of its account. Votes are being counted after burundis president ial election day passed peacefully spiked fears of violence the main opposition parties accuse authorities of electoral fraud saying its observers were chased away from polling stations there are few independent observers in the country at this time. While greek police have been accused of beating up migrants and illegally deporting them back to turkey reports of Greek Security forces physically assaulted migrants emerged earlier this year that was when thousands gathered in a border areas after turkey encouraged them to travel to europe. To w. And other investigative reporters have now been able to confirm some of the accounts of abuse and illegal deportations after tracking down victims there alleging that greek police took them into custody and forced them on to boats and back to turkey. To diffuse foreign schmidts as one of the coauthors of that report joins us now from the greek city of thessaloniki good morning to you florian what have you been hearing from the migrants who say theyve been beaten by greek police. Well my friends that we could locate in turkey told us well basically that they were at elite under well we cant just say it they would be issued a new papers and and it worked in all the. Relevant state that the police conquered their own and other resolutely lonnie. Told us it was by him and vault and then they were brought in eventually to the everest river between turkey and greece where they were put on and pushed back to the search site again floor in our view turkey correspond 1000000 interviewed refugees on the turkish side of the border the turkish town of a deer and she found people with very similar stories lets lets take a listen to that before we talk you off once in the midst of some of the were going to tell you were from afghanistan and weve been working here in turkey for 3 to 4 years or situation is very bad here through we crossed into greece in order to go to europe we waited for 3 to 4 days at the border and then we had to someone in there the greek police beat us and sent us back here not just on that about the greek police took off all our clothes last night we only had boxer shorts left by us we had nothing left on and he hit us again and again were just. Telling you they told us to lay down like that when we did maybe have. Said get out and then they hit us again in the. Floor and what is athens been saying about these accounts as have been any official response from the greek government. That the response the government of course deny everything they call the allegations regarding Human Rights Violations read the Law Enforcement personnel fabricated and all the interesting the bill they also say that the measures taken so far had been proportionate to the gravity off a situation we need e. S. P. Cup a new agenda of the greatest of valence the conservative government is under a lot of pressure to manage the migrant situation in greece many greeks feel like the country is doing the dirty work for europe maintaining the infamous hot spots on the island and so forth the government with such drastic measures like push back it would also be wrong to scapegoat reason to change and since brussels has not managed to come up with its attainable to do a shoot for the my Current Situation for in the border situation was difficult enough before the coronavirus what impact has the pandemic had on on the situation where you are. The question is not really what happened at the borders or how does the corona stick. Around affect the situation with the borders but within the country the border between reason turkey is officially closed all official deprecation procedures are on hold at the same time the Coronado Island and district magics imposed by the state of greece made it a lot easier for the police to extend into the mainland and direct my rents in refugee camps and in the cities so according to the people we talked to the girl on the phone initiated a new strategy of push back to turkey florence most one of the authors of this report on whats happening at the great Turkish Border you can find that online as well thanks so much for that for you. Is logs months of fasting and prayer ramadan has been curtailed in germany by lockdown restrictions with Space Limited in mosques due to social distancing a Protestant Church and bronze course for dust or decided to open its doors to muslims for friday prayers theres more. The call to prayer from inside the church of saint martha in berlin every friday throughout ramadan. And how much. We see ramadan as a very valuable thing that we think that prayer and opening ourselves to each other and to god helps reinforce humanity n. P. C. S. Schaaf peoples with them to have a problem and as a sign of solidarity they thought it would be a good idea to give muslims a chance to cry and the church. Where its a Great Initiative and we thank them for it. To have my push into germany has allowed places of worship to reopen but with a restriction only a maximum of 50 people are allowed to pray at a time in this church around 100 people want to pray so theyre divided into 2 time slots one in german and the other in arabic. A lot of them would want to go with this photo but i was a bit surprised by the idea but its a beautiful feeling at a time when mosques are full its a beautiful initiative. To get them from americans its a beautiful indescribable feeling it gives us a sense of brotherhood between people. Ramadan prayers in a christian church. Contemplation during carona time. From deer venturing into london to the return of rare sea turtles and thailand while the lockdowns have allowed nature to thrive in ways weve not seen for many years here in berlin a herd of wild boar made a day trip into the city last week some 20 animals including little piglets roaming the lens southern suburb of salem north. The Police Arrived at one point and blocked off the street to help them safely on their way. This is the news live from berlin im brian thomas for the entire team thanks so much for being with us. To go beyond being obvious that. Were all about the stories that matter to you. And really. Whatever it takes. To try running out. If things are good enough it d. W. Made for mines