Being submerged teams battle to protect an ancient archaeological site from floods in sudan. India and china have reached an agreement on deescalating tensions along that disputed border really 3 months after the biggest military confrontation between the 2 sides in the last 45 years Foreign Ministers from both countries have been holding talks in moscow the 5 point plan is centered around honoring existing border agreements 20 indian troops were killed in hand to hand combat in june in the border area of the northern which china also claims both sides are prohibited from using arms under a treaty well lets bring in schmidt ganguli hes a professor of Political Science at Indiana University in bloomington. Weve seen a number of serious clashes recently along the line of control between both sides how significant is this deal and how much pressure was there on both india and china to deescalate tensions. Well i think this deal is significant but on the other hand i am still cautious because if you do lets well wait and see what transpires in the next few weeks and months. That will be the crucial test and yes i think both sides had can considerable reasons to deescalate in the indian case the Indian Economy has cratered in the wake of the covert 19 crisis and the shambolic handling their art and consequently india can ill afford to devote significant resources to the military at this particular juncture on the chinese side i think the chinese did not want this to become a major distraction as their economy is finally recovering and they are focused on the november elections in the United States extraordinary keen on seeing what the outcome is and both sides schmidts have talked about confidence Building Measures to cement peace across the border one of these measures like it to be especially in terms of military assets along the line of control. They would probably involve withdrawing troops from eyeball to eyeball contact with one another they would probably involve reducing certain kinds of actual deployments of artillery and other weaponry along a particular band of territory beery are the meetings between commanders between local commanders these are the kinds of confidence Building Measures that are extremely likely to follow in the wake of this 5 point agreement in terms of the Bigger Picture show me it so where does this deal now leave india china relations i mean many observers say indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi had made significant diplomatic and economic investments trying to win over china but that seemed to have failed with the border dispute so what happens now Going Forward in the foreseeable future where i think the relationship will is going to remain quite frosty india has taken a number of economic measures against the p. R. C. And more importantly just yesterday announced that it is going to limit the visas that it grants to nationals of the p. R. C. So the mood in the country is actually fairly hostile and this agreement while it may lead to a deescalation or hostilities along the border it is not going to change the attitudes of popular attitude towards the p. R. C. Any time soon from a gun go to good to get your thoughts thank you very much indeed for talking to aljazeera my pleasure thank you. Now colombias capital bogota has seen another night of violent protests with demonstrators attacking Police Stations with molotov cocktails on wednesday 9 people were killed and hundreds injured during rallies against the death of a man in Police Custody that anger was driven by a video showing 43 year old neuer haue the or dont as being repeatedly shot by officers with a taser gun he died soon after a sunroom pitch he is in bogota with more. Thousands of people are out on the streets for a 2nd night here in the capital as you can see behind me we are in front of one of the many Neighborhoods Police stations in. And many of them were burned to the ground last night the protesters have been hurling rocks at the police at this station throwing molotov cocktails at this Police Station to try and light it on fire this is just one of the 15 different demonstrations that have been called for this 2nd night of approach and riots that were sparked by the killing on part of the police about 43 year old a lawyer that was out on the streets drinking with some friends in violation of coronavirus restrictions this situation is quite tense here. It could get quite more animated any moment now. And if were going to have to see us tonight that will be as violent as last night i just to remind you 9 people were killed last night. With gunfire another 66 people were injured by firearms what Daniel Garcia penya is a former high commissioner for peace in colombia he says tensions have been building by the police for many years. History of Police Brutality and. In fact of going back to my 1029. Hes a University Student was a low brow was killed by the police on june 8th and every year you needed a date that he didnt remember that act but for many years too late brutality was was overlooked was was tolerated with the Armed Conflict with the war on drugs but more recently the issue has come back to last year in november another student iran cruz was killed by by police he was protesting was killed by a beanbag and his death was set off protests and so were seeing now is a combination of outrage for what happened with javier or the news last night but a lot of anger against the Colombian Police is built in built up over the years police in colombia a highly militarized police force that their weapons are there in fact one of the few countries in the world in the markers is that the police is actually part of the of the Defense Ministry alongside the army the air force the the navy so theres a culture of the police that that leads to this but also has a lot to do with with with the way that the pandemic and the poverty and the inequality globe is one of those in unequal countries of the world all of these things have led to what were seeing now on the streets of the border ammunition Storage Facility has exploded north of jordans capital amman the countrys minister for Media Affairs says unusable mortar bombs were being stored in the warehouse and electrical short circuits being blamed for triggering the explosion then there are reports of casualties. To the u. S. Now where half a 1000000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in oregon as wildfires continue to spread across the west coast 11 people have now been killed in several states particle has the latest feel. San francisco at dawn thursday in ominous sign of what the day would bring buyers chewing through hector after hector pushed by fast moving winds devouring the dry land in its path and destroying everything entire towns gone. Horrible terrible absolutely terrible you dont know whether your home is going to be there when you get back we have animals that we couldnt bring with us there are countless hopefully we have place to live because of our stuff burns down that said i mean im on a fixed income millions told to be ready to flee some making the narrowest of escapes if there is there is fire 360 degrees around me among the dead 2 found a car that didnt make it through the wall of flames in oregon and a one year old baby boy in Washington State to put this in perspective in the last 3 days we have lost more acknowledged to 2 fires then any single entire year in the history of the state of washington except 2015 leaders are warning residents the death toll will surely climb there are almost 100. 00 fires burning throughout the west the vast majority of them uncontained and growing the fires that are going on in the western United States right now are unprecedented even to our most Senior Leadership and senior most tenured people on instant management teams in this country we have not seen this before tens of millions of people impacted even those far away in los angeles the pollution level reached a high not seen in 26 years and by all indications all of it is just going to continue to get worse in the coming days had it all hang out 0. Floodwaters in sudan are starting to recede but water borne diseases remain a threat hundreds of thousands have been displaced as the river nile reached unprecedented levels even morgan reports now from the capital of. Barely able to stand 13 year old Mohamed Salah seeks treatment at this Health Center in the south of the capital how to medics say hes suffering from a parasitic infection usually caused by lack of access to clean Drinking Water his mother tries to comfort him through his pain but she herself is barely able to hide her own discomfort. Weve been living on the streets for more than a week a home is completely flooded and we didnt receive tents this fathers also sick hes mentally unstable and i can give him his medication if he had a 10 id be able to take care of him there the clinic treating mohammad was set up nearly 2 weeks ago to help patients affected by recent flooding in many villages and towns in khartoum many have fever diarrhea and stomach infections thinking that they will last longer i can read my daughter has been suffering from diarrhea for the past 3 days i myself am also sick and it feels like im coming down with an infection my voice is now weak its all from the floods im living in the camps. Floods hit sudan after the nile river which flows through the country rose to levels not seen in more than a century the surge in water was caused by heavy rains on the ethiopian highlands upstream more than 100 people were killed and Dozens Injured and at least half a 1000000 people were displaced as homes were damaged or destroyed by the water the government declared a 3 month state of emergency last week and while the rivers water has started to recede this week the number of those falling ill is increasing. So dan was facing a Health Crisis even before the flood emergency pharmacies have been reporting shortages of medicines and many hospitals like adequate equipment since the floods began 3 weeks ago the number of cases of water borne diseases in areas affected have increased many families say theyre struggling to cope with illnesses after having lost so much already aid organizations see the Health Consequences of the floods will be much worse in the coming days and that action needs to be taken now and. The biggest protest is the water it was a disaster when it flooded and will be a disaster when it recedes if not dealt with properly and if there are no strategies to fight contagious diseases will have a bigger catastrophe than what we see it will be stagnant yours which will result in more malaria cases have more diarrhea cases and more cases. Sudan was already struggling to handle the coronavirus pandemic when the floods hit those in areas affected theyre hoping proper measures will be taken to reduce the health risks now that the floodwaters are receding so that no more lives are lost people more going on just their own hard to. An ancient archaeological site in sudan is at risk of being submerged teams have been working to prevent the ruins of the album from being damaged it was once a royal city of the 2 millennia old merrily take empire here includes the famous pyramids recognized as a us go World Heritage site. Break here now to 0 when we come back iranians are due to head to the polls shortly for a parliamentary Runoff Election which has been delayed since august because the pandemic plus. Well hear from the protesters behind the weeklong occupation of Mexicos National Human Rights Commission or not stay with us. For the. Slight bit of news good news for the west side the u. S. Is still hot was not heat wave is still breezy but its not windy but theres no rain in sight really the rain that was there which actually brought some snow to the rockies is now a warm night again and its throwing itself across the plain states of enhanced these showers running through south dakota and into the midwest they could be quite poky for a while leaving behind clear skies now these hot its still 40 in phoenix but in San Francisco in boise doesnt indication here comes on as high as they were prospectors some rain for washington but not until after the weekend the rain here further east could be potentially flash flood the again and into the Atlantic States and there has recently been flooding further south to in cuba significant daily big showers and in the biz to become too much they could carry on the way to the bahamas and cuba possibly hispaniola weve got frequent fairly big showers its not time of the year the same is true but for the south honduras had flooding a few days ago by get some more of mexicos just full of showers most of south america so waiting for the race to come back through brazil but the further south you go the more light winter it still is its hardly surprising that throughout the chilean andes theres more snow to come. In response to Global Warming germany is gradually shutting down its coal industry but is it happening fast enough we dont have any time to waste any more we cant wait so were taking direct action to call for the immediate phase out of culture may as Climate Change activists challenge communities reliant on the industry for jobs people in power asks who will win the cold war on aljazeera their. Welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here on aljazeera india and china say theyll on the existing border agreements after months of increasing tensions in the himalayas in a joint statement theyve also vowed not to escalate the situation and say it will carry out confidence Building Measures. Protests against Police Brutality in colombia once again turned violent demonstrators throwing molotov cocktails at a Police Station has been building after the death of a man in custody in the capital bogota. Half a 1000000 people have been told to leave their homes in the u. S. State of oregon is around 100 wildfires continue to rip through the west coast 11 people have now been killed in the several States Affected. The c. E. O. And 2 other Senior Executives of a Mining Company that destroyed ancient caves in Western Australia are stepping down rio tinto has been widely criticized for blowing up 46000 year old rock shelters in may to expand the iron ore mine the jew can gorge caves are one of the earliest known Aboriginal Heritage sites rio tinto internal review found that blasting was legal but neglected the companys own guidelines and cut bonuses of its top executives. The greek government says migrants who have been left without shelter after their camp was gutted by fire will not be moved to the mainland blazes ripped through moria camp on the island of the last bus on tuesday and wednesday following protests at a coronavirus restrictions John Psaropoulos reports. The 3rd in as many days in moria camp planes helicopters and fire trucks battled what seems to be a recurring nightmare of destruction but these fires are not accidental flare ups from smoldering ruins they are springing up because someone is lighting them this new fire in morea camp which the fire service seems unable to control despite several attempts is now threatening to engulf the last remaining quarter of the camp that is inhabitable and a few residents from maine here refusing to leave their premises the gas canisters you can hear going off helping this far to spread very quickly indeed we witnessed the beginning of this fire it didnt start in one place it started in 3 places all within an hour of each other it appears that these fires are being set deliberately by people who want to see the last remains of this camp disappear this afghan family refuses to leave caught between 2 thought fronts they insist on using the oven they have painstakingly built to bake bread they have needed this morning until police are shut them out in burnt areas all that remains is door hinges bolts in the hills a childs mumble collection onions stacked against the wall testified to the valiant efforts of refugees to rebuild fractured lives where the fires allow refugees return to salvage belongings which they drag back to where they are camping out awaiting shelter hundreds of families are forced to sleep on the road they have been promised a ship a tent or a Municipal Building but these things have not yet materialized. 2 kilometers from moria camp local residents have set up a roadblock theyve heard that the government plans to send build. To rebuild the camp and they want to stop them from getting through. Wrong adorable enough for years weve had problems all the all of groves destroyed the Sewage Treatment doesnt work the sewage runs to the sea and poisons our well they steal our sheep eve free day nothing has been lived there trying to rebuild the camp they dont want to move it elsewhere because its convenient for them were going to use our bodies as shields we cant do anything else weve finished anyway the refugees dont want to dream build either they want to leave but that is now more dif