Good morning. It is 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and ii 00pm in southern california, which is the scene of horrific mudslides. At least 15 people are known to have died, and another 20 are still unaccounted for. Airlifts have been called in to rescue those trapped in their homes, and emergency crews are digging through waist deep mud. The bbcs james cook reports from the town of montecito. On californias pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. First, they endured the largest fire in the states history. Next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here could remember. And then, within minutes, destruction, caused by an unstoppable wall of mud and debris. 14 year old Lauren Cantin survived, but even she does not know how. Firefighters using rescue dogs heard her screams, and worked for hours to pull her from the wreckage of her home. Her familys fate is unknown. Everyone here, it seems, has their own incredible story of a struggle to survive. We heard a little
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 from the worst hit town of montecito. On californias pacific coast, ordeal by the elements continues. First, they endured the largest fire in the states history. Next came torrential rain, more intense than anyone here could remember. And then, within minutes, destruction, caused by an unstoppable wall of mud and debris. 14 year old Lauren Cantin survived, but even she doesnt know how. Firefighte
Opposition parties in pakistan condemn a call from imran khan for civil disobedience to unseat the government. Talks are underway to try to begin to end the fiveday political standoff. Also coming up for you this what crisis . The Economic Outlook in france might be glum, but for these agencies, business is booming. Of a jewish bride and a muslim man turns violent in israel. Sorry about that picture messup there. That happens sometimes in live television. First, we will start with the latest fighting in eastern ukraine. A convoy of buses carrying refugees from an eastern city has reportedly been hit by rebel missile fire. The exact amount of casualties is still unknown. Kiev says the rebels were firing on fleeing civilians, leaving many dead, but a senior, prorussia, rebel leader has theyd the strikes, saying dont have the capability to carry out that kind of attack. This comes as peace talks in berlin seem to have come up empty. The Russian Foreign minister says there were no positive
Convicted of planning an attack on Pervez Musharraf. In pakistan, theres a majority of people that have been calling for Death Penalty and Capital Punishment to be reinstated. There is an understanding that the authority is acting out. A small minority of human rights activists and security analysts believe this is a very vengeful way of going about it. And taking revenge, the military is sort of taking revenge by hanging these terrorists. This is not the way to go about it. Theres a need to change the mindset. The big example is that over the weekend, the terrorists that were hanged in light of the attack on Pervez Musharraf the funeral that was held in pakistan was attended by a number of people. They are the support in the community, the pakistani local community. Theres a group sympathizing with these people. Because of that we are seeing a lot of the population, when the bodies come back home of the terrorists, they are being celebrated and being called martyrs. Because of that, m
Thursdays deadly attack. Also coming up in a program, the family drawnma and france. The head of the National Front Marine Le Pen seven is time for the partys founder, her father, to retire from politics. And more on the indian premiers visit as he heads to the south of france. Modi hopes the european playmaker can help transform india into a global aviation hub. First, the indian Prime Minister has begun his European Tour. Narendra modi starting things off here in france. His main focus the economy. Modi is expected to push his make an india campaign. In france, deals on transport, energy, and the environment expected to be discussed. Just party reports. Josh bardi reports. Josh indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the French Foreign minister with a reception that had full military honors. France is the first port of call. France and india upgraded their relationship with a Strategic Partnership 17 years ago. That means corporation on defense, civilian nuclear technology. Unlike ja