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that have been message just pouring in one of the people was the president himself . he was one of the past people sending out a tweet this morning in which he said we are saddened by the news of an ethiopian airlines passenger aircraft that is reported to have crashed six minutes after the takeoff on route to kenya my prayers go out to all the families and associates of those on board as you can see people at the apple right now that support the families and the friends and whether it's online or whether it's at the airport everyone is of course asking the same question how could this have happened and what is it that caused the crash in the first place. due to be used in s.f. has been looking into the plane involved in this crash he joins us from our i mean so this plane we know it was manufactured by boeing first of what is boeing saying right now well boeing issued a statement today giving their condolences to the families they said boeing is
a little bit more about it fresh action on ski as we appreciate it thank you. hugh some other news now and a fresh blast of winter weather has hit central europe making many regions treacherous and the austrian ski region of botha left authorities are urging people to avoid wooded areas because of the risk of trees collapsing under the weight of the snow they have been avalanches no deaths have been recorded however the extreme weather has killed more than twenty people in the last ten days. and i mean s.f. is in austria and reports now on the toll that the heavy snow is taking. local news in austria today is dominated by announcements of road closures over one hundred fifty roadways are blocked due to the danger of avalanches and falling trees this could turn a ten minute drive into a two hour detour and about a dozen villages in austria are completely inaccessible they're blocked off from the outside world no sun and warmer weather is predicted for today and tomorrow but
this only increases the chances of avalanches because heavy wet snow can trigger an avalanche but the break in the weather will allow them urgency services to kick into full gear helicopter pilots can fly again to go survey for avalanches and also deliver much needed goods and services to the snowed in villages and of course many austrians will just be glad to see the sun again after so many days of blinding snow that was on s.f. joining us from australia let's get back to our top story now explosions gunfire have been reported at an upscale hotel and office complex in the kenyan kenyan capital nairobi firefighters and security forces are at the scene and people are being evacuated it is not yet known who is responsible for the attack but our correspondent catherine on one thought is at the scene she is joining us now on the line catherine what's going on. ok so i have. was you can see who are trying to connect there with our
a few days it's that community spirit that local see will help them through again avalanche are not. suitable use i mean s.f. sent us that report from southern austria and a short while ago he gave us the latest on some of the communities trapped by snow in the mountains there. the residents here of i'll say are proud of their ability to deal with the snow they have all the proper equipment they have snow plows snow shovels snow tires on their cars but for some it has been a part time job just to keep the streets and the roofs clear we talk to two men who are working on a roof that said that they said it took them two days working around the clock just to to keep half of the roof clear now for some the real danger is actually the possibility of an avalanche on a mountain nearby there's a pocket of snow sitting up there and if it were to trigger it would travel down a narrow channel and in this channel their houses now those people have been evacuated some are staying in this village but in other villages the towns are
came crashing through their hotel photos on social media show the devastation as the three hundred metre avalanche swept into the building at this front go mountain pass injuring three people. in the mountains around innsbruck in austria they too are on avalanche standby there are concerns that if the weather improves people may take unnecessary risks. yes so people who told us some feel the fear is that people will say well there is a lot of snow the weather is better. and our experience from the last thirty years has shown that the first day of improved weather is really dangerous it's when most avalanche accidents happen. mostly for. more than four metres of snow has already fallen in this region for those living here the hard work looked set to last some time yet. i mean s.f.
course of arson there's this. there's little improvement in prospect more snow when storms a for. the cost over the weekend. is i mean s.f. is following the story for us he's in into a town that's near salzburg in austria and he's been looking at the impact of the extreme snow fall on the community there and also on the risks people are taking this small open village is the end of the road over town which is one of austria's most popular ski resorts let's just up the mountain but access has been cut off i just booked to a family who came to ski from holland and they're actually stranded in this village because they couldn't get through now snow is not unusual in these parts but it has been falling faster than usual and without pause for the last ten days and this comes with dangerous snow weighs fifty kilograms per cubic meter and can put a lot of strain on structures especially the roofs of houses now the austrian
reach to bring food to the village but if snow continues to full full cost as expect about a meter in the coming days then the people will have no way out. and earlier we spoke with our correspondent i mean s.f. have a list well it has been snowing for the past ten days without letting up and it is still coming down we were out here last night as you can see there are snow drifts this is snow of more than a meter two meters perhaps we've seen snow drifts of up to four meters is really everywhere is a complete white out here we're actually just down the road from overtown which is one of the most popular ski resorts in austria and the road is closed there is no access to the ski resort there's actually people in this hotel right here who are holed up playing board games but we met a family from holland who came here to ski they can't get through and there is waiting for the roads to open up again but of course it is not all about cancel big
blocked by fall and trees after days of snow fall a forest road became the last rouge available the fire brigade used this emergency route to bring food to the village but if snow continues to fall forecasters expect about a metre in the coming days then the people there will have no way out. for the very latest let's go live now to our correspondent in s.f. he joins us from a hard hit area in the austrian province of parole see it snowing where you are i mean what's what's the situation right now. well it has been snowing for the past ten days without letting up and it is still coming down we were out here last night as you can see there are snow drifts this is snow up more than a meter two meters perhaps we've seen snow drifts of up to four meters is really everywhere it is a complete white out here we're actually just down the road from overtown which is