BBCNEWS Newsday January 11, 2018
A human catastrophe. And brushing loneliness away. We will tell you the story of how painting helped this woman cope with depression. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news, its newsday. Good morning. It is 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 5pm in southern california, which is the scene of horrific mudslides. In the last hour, the official death toll has risen to 17 and another 13 people are missing. Airlifts have been called in to rescue those trapped in their homes and emergency crews are digging through waist deep mud. Our correspondent, james cook, reports...