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A short while ago our correspondent duncan kennedy spoke to one of the children on the bus, zoe kierans, about what happened so we were driving to school on the bus like normal and i think we were going the wrong route, but none of us going the wrong route, but none of us noticed because were alljust chatting and then we suddenlyjust hit the top of the tunnel because it isa hit the top of the tunnel because it is a double—decker bus and it all fell in on the top. im not sure what happened on t...

Life and property to wildfire in the states history. as you mentioned, 35 active fires going. more than 300,000 acres burning. thats about 500 square miles. yesterday we were debating what the right term was to use. is destroyed too strong a term we thought? and then we began to see scenes like this. towns literally have been destroyed by the wildfires here. now hopefully there is some good news as the weather changes today. cooler air coming in by midday. and that should in theory give official...

Avril benoit is executive director of medecins sans frontieres. she gave us her reaction to the events at the moria camp. it is absolutely shocking, isnt it? 12,000 people in what we have been describing for the last five years as akin to an open—air prison, a place of despair, of children not having much of a life and then with the lockdown for the last several months making the conditions and detention all the worst. in some ways were not going to say anything but it is an absolutely shockin...

In the fields without shelter. greek authorities on thursday were racing to shelter thousands a number of children have been taken to hospital with injuries after a school bus hit a railway bridge in winchester. the roof of the bus was sheared completely off in the incident. an air ambulance has been at the scene on wellhouse lane. none of the injuries are life threatening though some are serious. others are walking wounded. parents are currently collecting children who all attended henry beaufo...

The brexit deal with brussels. in a statement on wednesday, ms pelosi, who, as speaker, holds the top job in the us congress house of representatives, said: she went on to say, she concludes by saying, three children have been taken to hospital with serious but not to hospital with serious, but not life—threatening injuries after a school bus hit a railway bridge in winchester in southern england. the roof of the bus was sheared completely off in the incident and an air ambulance was sent to t...

Thank you for your time. i know you are busy. what is your take on what happened here? you are busy. what is your take on what happened here7m you are busy. what is your take on what happened here? it is absolutely shocking, isnt it? 12,000 people in what we have been describing for the last five years as akin to an open—air prison, a place of despair, of children not having much of a life and then with the lockdown for the last several months making the conditions and detention all the worst....

Fires and extreme heat creating a dire situation, decimating communities and pushing first responders to the brink. in california, near big sur, 14 firefighters overrun by fast moving flames, forcing them to deploy emergency shelters like these their last line of defense. one responder in critical condition near like oroville, flames burst through dry brush, barrels towards communities as 20,000 evacuate, some lucky to be alive. >> i thought i was going to die there was fire 360 degrees around m...

Front lines in california. >> reporter: in california, this fire in butte county is growing by a thousand acres every 30 minutes. closing in on the town of paradise, where 85 were killed just two years ago when a wildfire broke out. >> i thought i was going to die. there was fire 360 degrees around me. >> reporter: here in the sierras north of fresno, the massive creek fire is still out of control. crews have been chasing hotspots all day long. and when they cant get ahead of them, this is what ...

Here, a couple friends and its so destroyed, i cant even find where it was. >> reporter: he was with his daughters and grandson, picking through the wreckage. >> im so surprised that the people was able to get out of here alive. >> reporter: his grandson andre finding his prized possession, a lightup keyboard he earned himself. >> this -- >> it was a special gift. personal gift that he got for learning to ride his bike, so -- >> yeah, its gone. >> guess what? remember what we said? its what? rep...

Has exploded to 144,000 acres. we were at fully with a group of us labour day campers who were actually in the woods and they did not even know that the fire was burning around them to do they had heard of the fire but they were so deep in the fire but they were so deep in the woods, cut off from mobile phone service and they were actually tried in there for hours and hours. they we re in there for hours and hours. they were not the only ones. there are was a us military helicopter run today tha...