the loss of human life in indonesia has prompted well he does to voice this support for indonesia at this time he. has a roundup of some of those major comments yes of course starting right in news in indonesia itself the the president saying earlier today on twitter saying deep condolences for the victims of the tsunami in the lung in severing and solve the pong last night those being the areas most affected he says i have ordered all relevant government officials to immediately take them urgency action search and find victims and treat the injured meanwhile reactions from many of his neighboring leaders who often experience similar natural disasters such as tsunamis volcanic activity seismic activity you have the prime minister of india mr modi reaching out to the president of indonesian asians on twitter saying saddened by the loss of lives and destruction in indonesia caused by the tsunami after the eruption of a volcano condolences to the bereaved families and wishing the injured in early recovery india is ready to assist our maritime neighbor and friend in relief work and other

we system worked this time in indonesia 7 we know system worked this time in indonesia? we know there has been some debate about whether it is very efficient. yes. early warning systems a re efficient. yes. early warning systems are incredibly complicated because it depends on, particularly for a soon army, what is generating that. so with an earthquake generated tsunami we can say the likelihood based on the size of the earthquake that a tsunami is generated. however with landslide generated. however with landslide generated tsunamis it is difficult to know that he landslide has happened. areas like volcanoes that have lots of loose rock that make up the volcano are particularly prone to generating landslides. it looks like this volcano give us a little bit of a warning in the sense that the volcano had death reasonably sized eruption for its size but it was night—time and people might not have seen the arch cloud that seems to have been detected. there's very little way of us being able to monitor everything go coastline across the world to be able to up whether he l

we know that indonesia is very, you know, a lot of disasters happen in indonesia but i don't think people knew that last night the tsunami would hit them. do you think the death toll, are you worried that the death toll, which is about 168 at the moment, that it will rise? previous experience of these kind of disasters suggest that is often the case. yes, so our challenge with the tsunami disaster is we have reports on 30 people, probably more, still missing and we hope that there will be more survivors or we will find survivors. but i don't know, maybe we will have, you know, find casualties or dead bodies. yes, we are afraid that the casualty or dead bodies will be, you know, increased. a spokesperson from the indonesian red cross. the death toll has risen to 220. friends and colleagues have been remembering the former leader of the liberal democrats, lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77, just months after revealing he was being treated for bladder cancer. he led the lib dems for more than a decade, from 1988 until 1999, and is credited with making the party a significant third for

for indonesia it's yet another natural disaster. president yoko widowed is yet again thrust into the role of consoler in chief as he visited the disaster zone was it pains to come anxious locals worried about the prospect of another tsunami. i advise people to remain calm but be cautious not to be provoked by misleading information i've also ordered the meteorological agency to keep informing people about the situation including the weather conditions as soon as possible this is what scientists believe likely cause saturday's tsunami and that krakatau volcano is thought to have the rugged underwater triggering a landslide and the killer waves now authorities are warning indonesians to stay away from the disaster zone as the volcanoes eruption continues there's the risk of further disaster. and for more on this story we're joined by risky. indonesia in our born news room a risky thank you for joining us so nearly forty eight hours after the tsunami hit what are conditions like for survivors. right now hundreds of military personnel.

we know that indonesia is very, you know, a lot of disasters happen in indonesia but i don't think people knew that last night knew the tsunami would hit them. do you think the death toll, are you worried that the death toll, which is about 168 at the moment, that it will rise? previous experience of these kind of disasters suggest that is often the case. yes, so our challenge with the tsunami disaster is we have reports on 30 people, probably more, still missing and we hope that there will be more survivors or we will find survivors. but i don't know, maybe we will have, you know, find casualties or dead bodies. yes, we are afraid that the casualty or dead bodies will be, you know, increased. thank you for joining us. friends and colleagues have been remembering the former leader of the liberal democrats, lord ashdown, who's died at he age of 77, just months after revealing he was being treated for bladder cancer. he led the lib dems for more than a decade, from 1988 until 1999, and is credited with making the party a significant third force in british politics. vicky young has taken a l

we continue to follow the breaking news out of indonesia. the death toll continuing to rise after a tsunami hit without warning. >>> this breaking story has been dominating our coverage for some time now. here is the latest. indonesian authorities confirm now at least 168 people are dead after saturday's tsunami. it devastated parts of sumatra and west java. officials say it may have been triggered, this is unusual, by a volcano on the island of anak krakatoa. some of the areas are popular beach sites about 90 kilometers from the capital jakarta. and as we mentioned the tsunami struck without warning. >> in that clip of video you can see the waves caught beach goers off guard and forced them to scramble to safety. and then there's also some disturbing footage we'll show you of this disaster when it hit. we do warn you what you're about to see is difficult to watch as it caught so many people by surprise, but take a look. video of a concert the moment that concert was cut short. the band keeps on stage. keeps playing, but they're unaware of t

well, this was a christmas holiday weekend in indonesia. a lot of people in this coastal area, local indonesian tourists, so these beach areas, the hotels full of people that were trying to relax when this tsunami hit at 9:37 p.m. on saturday night. now, the cause of the tsunami, according to indonesian authorities appears to have been an underwater landslide caused by a volcanic eruption at anak krakatau. that is translated as child of crakatau. that island was created about 50 years after the 1883 just cataclysmic eruption of krakatau which killed at least 30,000 people and actually plunged global temperatures due the massive ash cloud as a result of that. authorities say this volcano had been active in recent months but the tsunami may have been aggravated by the fact that there was a full moon saturday night and that it had recently been high tide. so that sent a wall of water, perhaps heights of 1.5 meters traveling at high speed inland at distances of about 500 meters. again, according to indonesian authorities, 500 meters inland. som

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. two 15—year—old boys have been charged with murder, after the death of a man in tottenham in north london last saturday. wilham mendes, who was 25 and a portuguese national, was stabbed to death. the two accused will appear in court tomorrow. the home office says organised criminal gangs, are behind the recent spate of attempts by migrants, to illegally cross the channel to the uk. 0vernight, there were a number of interceptions by border force officials, including of two vessels off the kent coast. two people in a rowing boat were found about eight miles off dover, and another boat was stopped early this morning with 13 people on board. japan's main stockmarket index has closed down 5%, after yesterday's slide on wall street. there were falls too in shanghai, bangkok and taiwan. investors are concerned about america's trade war with china, and the us government shutdown. the pope has appealed for brotherly love between people of all races, nations and religions, to help solve the

the headlines at nine o'clock: is tsunami hit indonesia causing widespread disruption. at least 168 tributes are paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown who's died at the age of 77. flights return to normal at gatwick as police investigating the drone disruption continue to question two people. in sport, a winning start for ole gunnar solskjaer as manchester united's caretaker manager. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35. this morning's reviewers are claire cohen, women's editor at the telegraph and james rampton, features writer for the independent. good morning. rescue teams in indonesia are searching for survivors of a deadly tsunami that has killed at least 168 people. the death toll is expected to rise. around 750 others were injured, and many are missing after the waves struck beaches around the sunda strait, which connects the java sea to the indian ocean. caroline rigby reports. it began as any other evening, then this. the tsunami struck indonesia on saturday night, hitting beaches including popular tourist spots along the sunda

this is the wus line from brilliant a deadly tsunami strikes the coast of indonesia it's arrived in the dark of night without warning and now the devastation is becoming clear the death toll has climbed to more than two hundred is expected to rise and search and comb through the rubble hundreds more are injured. i thank you for joining us indonesian rescue worker searching for survivors in the aftermath of a devastating tsunami which struck a busy tourist region on saturday nights the official death toll has risen to two hundred twenty two with more than eight hundred reported injured dozens more are unaccounted for now the tsunami swept the coastline along the soon to streets between sumatra and java it was apparently triggered by the eruption of an island volcano which sent a wall of water crashing on shore. the place where someone used to live now destroyed by the powerful way. it's just one of hundreds of homes and buildings flattened by the tsunami along the coast. the water hit with such force that it lifted cars and other vehicles. one woman spoke of the horror of the moment when

call what has the government of indonesia been communicating to people. well actually yes because because of the of the imminence a danger that this landslide such a landslide can happen again and cause a tsunami again at any given moment actually the government has asked the people were told to people to stay away from the coast take on the coasts and of course during the day it was much going on there because people are still looking for victims but as far as possible the people have to stay away from the course that's actually the main main thing what the government is asking from the people here in the west and up. all right that's steve call fundin hole reporting for us in underground indonesia thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world in afghanistan at least twenty nine people have been killed in the tack on government facilities in the capital kabul officials say and several assailants have also been killed attack has designated a car bomb before storming a government compound no group has yet claimed responsibility f

call what does the government of indonesia have been communicating to people. well actually yes because because of the of the eminent danger that this landslide such a landslide can happen again and cause a tsunami again at any given moment actually the government has asked the people or told to people to stay away from the coast stay clear from the coasts and of course during the day it was much going on there because people are still looking for victims but as far as possible the people have to stay away from the course that's actually the main the main thing what the government is asking from the people here in the west and up. all right that's call fundin hole reporting for us in pentagon indonesia thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world in afghanistan at least twenty five people have been killed in an attack on government facilities in the compass will kabul officials say that several assailants have also been killed attackers detonated a car bomb before storming a government compound no group has yet claimed responsibility

authours he's in indonesia say continuing eruptions at b. and that crocodile volcano could cause another tsunami like the one that hit without warning over the weekend people have been warned to avoid parts of the coastline of the three hundred seventy people lost their lives when a huge wave swept the coastlines of sumatra and java on saturday night destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings nearly one hundred thirty people remain unaccounted for and more than a thousand have been injured. in. a child's cry a little boy rescued the giant wave left him buried in rubble for twelve hours. on the western tip of java and in many communities like his on the smart trends side of the sunda strait the search for survivors continues. as does the recovery of the dead. hundreds of people lost their lives on saturday night most would have scarcely known what hit them. they said you're going to see all of a sudden the wave came. i was here it was afterwards i ran over there to a crowd of people who were holding a celebration. a motorbike even got swept ov

rescuers in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading following the tsunami on saturday which has killed more than 420 people. hundreds turn out to greet the royal family for their traditional church service at sandringham. in his christmas message, pope francis appeals for fraternity between individuals, nations and religions to help solve the conflicts of the world. stocks listed on asian markets fall sharply after wall street suffers its worst christmas eve performance. actor kevin spacey is charged with sexual assault in america and releases a video addressing allegations made against him. and in half an hour we take a front row seat as mark kermode looks back on the big releases of the year in review 2018: the year in film. indonesia's disaster agency now say at least a29 people were killed and 150 are still missing following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than m00 people have been injured. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit co

that struck in indonesia. warning. you can see this concert stage suddenly heaving forward from the water's impact, dragging people away. >> the tsunami may have been triggered by a volcanic eruption on an island formed after one of the largest eruptions occurred -- the crakatau volcano more than a century ago. >> here's what we know so far. at least 222 people have been reported dead. 843 injured and at least 28 missing. those numbers are sadly expected to rise. we have team coverage. we kick things off with julia macfarland in our london bureau. julia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. indonesia is still recovering from the last time this happened only three months ago. this time, however, huge waves have devastated an area close to the most populous part of the country, just a few hours' drive from the capital. this is the terrifying moment the massive wall of water came crashing on to the shores of indonesia's most populous islands. the tsunami slamming into this celebration without warning, sweeping aw

the latest disaster to affect indonesia. it appears there's been a volcanic eruption which then led to a tsunami and many areas of beach and inland housing has been damaged by this latest tsunami. we have a death toll now of 62 according to local officials. nearly 200 people have been injured. indonesian officials have said initial reports show from the area that some 430 houses have been badly damaged. these pictures giving you an indication of the extent of the tsunami. these are all too familiar, these kinds of scenes, aren't they, when indonesia was affected by a major tsunami only a few months ago. the death toll and scale of the devastation may well increase again, they haven't been able to survey all they haven't been able to survey all the areas affected. for more news on that and the rest of the world news, stay tuned to the bbc. hello. what a difference a day makes — certainly the better day of the weekend for the dry and bright, even sunny weather on saturday, whilst today brings with it more cloud for most of t

our indonesia correspondent rebecca henschke reports. a popular local tourist destination, now a disaster zone. the only road in, cleared to allow aid supplies to get through. people here now trying to piece together their lives. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. onstage, the stars of the night, a local rock group in full swing. the next second, a wave engulfed the stage. the lead singer confirmed that four bandmembers had died and that his wife is still missing. this coastline where the band were playing is now littered with trouble. rani says she doesn't know how they will rebuild. translation: we were all set up for christmas and new year holiday period. but it's been destroyed by the waves and the rest has been stolen. what am i going to do? families here say they had no warning and there was confusing information coming out from the government. translation: what was the government doing? at first they said there hadn't been a tsunami last night. they took ages to act. these waves were devastating. it was clearly a tsuna

from indonesia in our barn is very risky as we just saw president. has visited the disaster zone and he promised to ensure indonesia's tsunami warning systems were up to scratch so what's the problem with the now. the but it's simple we don't have enough money or they don't have enough money so we did have early warning system back in two thousand and four after the tsunami in archer but the system stopped working in two thousand and twelve and up until now every warning that's been sent by the meteorology agency b.s. on simulation so actually in two thousand and thirteen indonesian and us scientists from the university of pittsburgh will be beautiful up. early warning detector for sure based on hydrophone underwater hi there forms but the problem was it was because of lack of funding and resources and now we see how it could be it could be used in such an event in the. right but even if the tsunami warning systems were working could they have predicted an event like saturday tsunami thought to have been caused by a volcano. it's very unlikely becaus

egypt kimani thank you for joining us authorities in indonesia say continuing eruptions of the volcano could cause another tsunami like the one that hit without warning over the weekend now people have been wants to avoid parts of the coastline over three hundred seventy people lost their lives when a huge wave swept the coastlines of sumatra and java on saturday nights destroying hundreds of homes and buildings nearly one hundred thirty people remain unaccounted for and more than a thousand have been injured. a child's cry a little boy rescued the giant wave left him buried in rubble for twelve hours. on the western tip of java and in many communities like his on the cement trend side of the sounder strait the search for survivors continues. as does the recovery of the dead. hundreds of people lost their lives on saturday night most would have scarcely known what hit them. but they said. all of a sudden the wave came i was here afterwards i ran over there to a crowd of people who were holding a celebration. a motorbike even got swept over there. what about that. part of the i came bac

sitting on the pacific ring of fire, indonesia has a long history of volcanic activity. this volcano emerged less than 100 years ago from what was left of the original krakatoa, which blew itself up in one of the biggest eruptions are recorded. and now, the child of krakatoa has been showing its potency. there is no sign so far of the eruptions dying down. richard galpin, bbc news. the central asian republic of uzbekistan is frequently criticised by human rights groups for its poor record on abuse. but it wants to change its image and it's using its history as a key point on the ancient trade route known as the silk road, linking the far east to europe, as a way of promoting tourism. the bbc has rarely been able to report from the country over the last decade, but the bbc‘s ben tavener and cameraman maxim lomakin have been invited to see how the country is attempting to lure in foreign visitors. an opposition injail, a muzzled press, isolationism — some of the things uzbekistan has long been associated with. but this central asian country, with its rich silk road his

indonesia is disaster prone and this coastline is as well. given the sudden nature of this particular tsunami, presumably a lot of people are still in shock. shark is a medical term, no doubt they are disturbed when there environments changes dramatically. the other thing that is quite disturbing to me as well is the waves we re disturbing to me as well is the waves were relatively low, they were 30 centimetres to 90 centimetres height that they came on the top of the high tides. they came with this enormous power. you can't imagine some towering wave, it was this low, powerful surge of water. to have that invading our environment, your home, your road, very disturbing. very good of you to join us. thank you very much. the queen and members of the royal family have attended church in sandringham in norfolk. prince philip did not attend the christmas day service but a palace spokesman said he was in perfectly good health. also absent was the duchess of cornwall who is recovering from a heavy cold. the duchess of sussex is enjoying her first ch

people in indonesia are great people, they really ta ke in indonesia are great people, they really take care of each other. were staying with locals. we have food here and shelter. -- we're staying. have you been in this situation before? have you experienced a tsunami in person before? this is my first time and hopefully the last timei first time and hopefully the last time i experience it. i'm a volcano photographer, i've been involved with erupting volcanoes several times before. i understand you're a specialist in taking volcanic photographs, there's an investigation into whether a volcanic eruption caused this. were you aware any tremors or unusual volcanic activity that might have been caused the tsunami? no, i can't say that. it was quite heavy sounds... heavy eruption sounds from the volcano earlier in the evening. the place where i was standing, around 47 kilometres from it, so you could really feel the intensity of the eruption where i was standing. i'm not sure if this came from the volcano. that's what the indonesian authorities have to say. oystein lund andersen, thanks for

this is the news line from berlin a deadly tsunami struck the coast of indonesia it arrived in the dark of night without warning and now the devastation is becoming clear that the death toll has climbed to more than two hundred and is expected to rise of course through the rubble hundreds more are injured. i'm edith cumani thank you for joining us indonesian rescue worker searching for survivors in the aftermath of a devastating tsunami which struck a busy tourist region on saturday nights the official death toll has risen to two hundred twenty two with more than eight hundred reported injured dozens more are unaccounted for the tsunami swept the coastline along the streets between sumatra and java it was apparently triggered by the eruption of an island volcano which sent a wall of water crashing onto shore. the place where someone used to live now destroyed by the powerful way. it's just one of hundreds of homes and buildings flattened by the tsunami along the coast. the water hit with such force that it lifted cars and other vehicles. one woman spoke of the horror of the moment when

but in indonesia, that's set to change. reporter: suitcase, laptop, boarding pass -- familiar companions for sabrina mustopo, who is constantly on the move for her wowork. she e was born in n indonesia,t to sool in siningapore, dd studied atat a preigioious universityty in the s.s. but in 2 2013, she camame backe to start a cocoa company. daday she on her wafromom jakarta a to sumatra.. sabrina: i i've always f felt ti had an oppornity to come back to do something for the country, scitizezenship even thougugh id nevethe opportununity to.sian it's becauause i felt ththat te done in indonesia. a lot ofof potential, a a lotf neneed as well a at the same t. spoporter: toy y she'visitingea. some of the 200 farmers who supply her compapany with coca beans. she believeses that buildiding t is crucial whehen it comes too creating l lasting changnge. she's brouought some of the company's latest chocolate creations to share with taufik hidayat. they're also discussing ways to improve prododuction. here in the countryside, eve the sim

initially, indonesia ‘s disaster agencies dismissed reports a tsunami. —— sumatra. there were reports coming through overnight and for a number of hours the official channels were telling people not to panic or spread fake news, essentially, about a tsunami, saying that the rising seas were caused by a tidal wave due to a full moon. 0nly a tidal wave due to a full moon. only this morning did they confirm that it was a tsunami and they believe one of triggered by that undersea landslide. so those disaster agencies have now apologised, they have deleted a number of tweets where they were putting out, accidentally, misinformation about it. clearly it isa misinformation about it. clearly it is a situation that is evolving. misinformation about it. clearly it is a situation that is evolvingm it was caused by the volcano, one would imagine this wave of water heading north—east might affect quite a wide area, david? it did not just heading north—east. it headed towards the west. that volcano is in the middle of two islands. we're getting of deaths on both the island of

our indonesia editor rebecca henschke reports. this popular local tourist destination has been turned into a disaster area at a time when holiday—makers flock to these beautiful beaches here to celebrate christmas and the end of the year. all along this road that runs along the coast, we've seen devastation. on this side, the stalls and houses made out of bamboo and wood, all set up to receive visitors, have been completely reduced to rubble. their owners devastated that a time when they were hoping to make some money they've lost everything. on the other side of the road is the more substantial buildings. the villas and hotels made out of cement, that have also in places crumbled because of the waves. in one place we saw three cars that had been picked up by the waves, moved across the road and landed on the top of one of these destroyed villas. the number of injured is still in the hundreds, and many have been rushed to hospitals outside of this area that is not set up to cope with these kind of disasters. in one clinic we saw

sitting on the pacific ring of fire, indonesia has a long history of volcanic activity. this volcano emerged less than 100 years ago, from what was left of the original krakatoa, which blew itself up in one of the biggest eruptions are recorded. and now, the child of krakatoa has been showing its potency. there is no sign so far of the eruptions dying down. richard galpin, bbc news. drjanine krippner is a vulcanologist at concord university in athens, west virginia, where she joins me from now. from what you have been able to see, and the data you have been able to gather, what do you think is the most likely to have happened in this case? based on new satellite images and video and photos that are coming out from the area, it does look like a landslide or a flank collapse has occurred on the volcano, which has put material into the ocean which has caused this tsunami. and the warning system, the signals that should have alerted people, why did they fail in this case? this case is pretty different to the normal tectonic earthquake based tsunamis, in that it is quite clos

province of the indonesia island ofjava — where the tsunami struck. she told me that the area was busy with holidaymakers at the time. well, all along the coast here on this row that goes on the west coast of java, you're getting patches of complete devastation on the side of the road, next to the beach where you would have had stalls, houses set up for this holiday period, places where people would sell to tourists, trinkets and also food. they have all been completely reduced to rubble. the other side of the road, as we have travelled along, more substantial hotels and villas have also been badly damaged. in one place, we saw cars smashed together, there also been a lot of boats that have been damaged and as we head further towards the edge of java to sumatra, the scene gets worse. we are hearing from hotel owners there — most of their hotel is destroyed, many injured and also the death toll the rising. we visited a health clinic earlier today that was a chaotic scene. this area really not prepared for a disaster like this. just small health clini

our indonesia correspondent rebecca henschke reports. a popular local tourist destination, now a disaster zone. the only road in, cleared to allow aid supplies to get through. people here now trying to piece together their lives. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. onstage, the stars of the night, a local rock group in full swing. the next second, a wave engulfed the stage. the only road in, cleared to allow aid supplies to get through. people here now trying to piece together their lives. a work party to celebrate the end of the year. onstage, the stars of the night, a local rock group in full swing. the next second, a wave engulfed the stage. the lead singer confirmed that four bandmembers had died and that his wife is still missing. this coastline where the band were playing is now littered with trouble. rani says she doesn't know how they will rebuild. translation: we were all set up for christmas and new year holiday period. but it's been destroyed by the waves and the rest has been stolen. what am i going to do? families

call what does the government of indonesia have been communicating to people. well actually yes because because of the of the eminent danger that this landslide such a landslide can happen again and cause a tsunami again at any given moment actually the government has asked the people or told people to stay away from the coast stay clear from the coasts and of course during the day it was much going on there because people are still looking for victims but as far as possible the people have to stay away from the course that's actually the main main thing what the government is asking them from the people here in the west. all right that's steve call fundin hole reporting for us in indonesia thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world in afghanistan at least twenty five people have been killed in an attack on government facilities in the capital kabul officials say had several assailants have also been killed attack us designated a car bomb before storming a government compound no group has yet claimed responsibility for the assault.

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. the queen in her christmas broadcast has called for respect and civility, saying the christian message of "peace on earth and goodwill to all" is "needed as much as ever." she said treating the other person with consideration, even though, there may be deeply held differences, was a good step towards greater understanding. the royal family gathered for the traditional christmas day service on the sandringham estate, with hundreds of well wishers there to see them. but prince philip and the duchess of cornwall didn't attend. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. morning service at the church on the estate and the queen without the duke of edinburgh this year. officials say that he is in perfectly good health but is taking things quietly. much attention inevitably on the family's newcomer, the duchess of sussex and close attention on the interchanges between her and the duchess of cambridge. newspapers have been suggesting that meghan and kate have not been getting on. no si

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. people in areas affected by the tsunami are looking for some kind of normality in their lives, however fleetingly. some of those hit by the tragedy have been gathering in local churches in small christmas congregations. rahuljoglekar reports. shining a light during the darkest of times, a community comes together to deal with loss at christmas. but while this brave congregation may seem defiant in the face of tragedy, almost no—one here seems untouched by it. translation: we usually celebrate it with joy and festivities, but with the tsunami, we can only pray humbly, and not celebrate much for this year's christmas. when the tsunami struck, it took residents here in banten province by surprise. no—one could have imagined the scale of destruction, that was to take so many lives, and leave this quiet tourist destination changed forever. translation: during that tsunami, we were in the church, rehearsing and preparing for today's mass. we heard that the tsunami was coming, but we tri

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. people in areas affected by the tsunami are looking for ways to find some kind of normality in their lives, however fleetingly. as the rescue operation continues, some of those hit by the tragedy have been gathering in local churches for small christmas congregations. rahuljoglekar has more. shining a light during the darkest of times, a community comes together to deal with loss at christmas. but, while this brave congregation may seem defiant in the face of tragedy, almost nobody here seems untouched by it. translation: we usually celebrate it with joy and festivities, but with the tsunami, we can only pray humbly, and not celebrate much for this year's christmas. when the tsunami struck, it took the residents here in banten province by surprise. nobody could have imagined the scale of destruction, that was to take so many lives, and leave this quiet tourist destination changed forever. translation: during the tsunami, we were in the church rehearsing and preparing for today's mass.

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. as you might expect, people in areas affected by the tsunami are looking for some kind of normality in their lives, however fleetingly. some of those hit by the tragedy have been gathering in local churches in small christmas congregations. rahuljoglekar reports. shining a light during the darkest of times, a community comes together to deal with loss at christmas. but while this brave congregation may seem defiant in the face of tragedy, almost no—one here seems untouched by it. translation: we usually celebrate it with joy and festivities, but with the tsunami, we can only pray humbly, and not celebrate much for this year's christmas. when the tsunami struck, it took the residents here in banten province by surprise. no—one could have imagined the scale of destruction, that was to take so many lives, and leave this quiet tourist destination changed forever. translation: during that tsunami, we were in the church, rehearsing and preparing for today's mass. we heard that the tsuna

swept away without warning by some nami triggered by a volcano killed dozens of people and indonesia. alone down in jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up another major resignation from u.s. president donald trump's administration over his decision to remove american troops from syria. more violence in the french capital as police are targeted by until government protesters. and al jazeera journalist but hussein marks two years in jail in egypt without charge or trial. a tsunami has hit the coast of indonesia killing at least forty three people and injuring more than six hundred others waves between a half a meter and a meter high in areas along the sunda straits between two of the country's biggest islands bullshitters it reports. the indonesian pop band seventeen was performing in western java when the waves from the tsunami swept away the stage musicians and fans. the water flowed up to twenty meters in land killing dozens injuring hundreds and damaging buildings there is a very big. if the morning so there was a forty. region you know under estimated two meters so

but in indonesia, that's set to change. reporter: suitcase, laptop, boarding pass -- familiar companions for sabrina mustopo, who is constantly on the move for her work. she was born in indonesia, went to school singapore, and stied at a prestigious univsity in the u.s. t in 2013, she came back home to srt a cocoaompany. today she on her wafrom jakarta to sumatra. sabrina: i've always felt that i had an opportuni to come back to do something for the country, so it was also the reason whi never gave up my indonesian citizenship even though i had the opportunity to. it's because i felt that there are so mh things that could be cidone in indosia.hough i had a t of potential, a lot of need as well at the same time. so that's kind of the reason why i me back. reportertoday she's siting some of the 200 farmers who supply her company with cocoa beans. she believes that building trust is cruci when it comes to creating lasting change. she's brought some of the company's latest chocolate creations to share with taufik hidayat. they'

indonesia has not been a -- bank indonesia has not been idle. the governor has pledged to maintain a preemptive policy stance into next year, even as rupiah has recovered from a low. do you think the central bank has been too aggressive in its hiking of rates? >> the government has made a good stance in the past couple of months. bitink the last hike was a unprecedented and not in line with the market. he has been giving guidance. to three ratetwo hikes next year. so far, he has been maintaining the policy stance or law and he well.ed quite the banking market has seen changes in that hike does not reduce their ability. the credit increase so far has been quite good. in october, we have been growing the credit. that is unprecedented in the past two years. the challenge is twofold. first is how to maintain supply of credit. the bank has to be able to grow by double digits next year. as long as they maintain their liquidity, it is still possible. secondly is how to make sure the net interest market has been maintained at a reasonable level. good at

-- bank of indonesia. we will see how we are setting up for trading in asia. sophie: the post-fed struggle is looking real for asian markets. investors unimpressed by powell's stance. the nikkei 225 losing .8%, falling further below 21,000 points. trading at nine-month lows for that benchmark. and we see losses for the cost be as well, .7% lower. raising the red flag around trading as well as fed normalization. we are seeing some optimism when it comes to shares in sydney, the asx 200 looking for change after a decline. to check onitch it bonds. jgb markets will be in focus. this as the doj -- boj refrained as the 10 year yield has moved. at 2.77%s trading after falling to an eight-month low overnight. we aretralian bonds, seeing them pick up sending the 10 year yield to the lowest level since june of 2017 alling below 2.4% this week. below 2.4 percent this week. this after third-quarter gdp growth came in disappointing. let's get you to first word news with selina wang and san francisco. the european comm

this is deja vu news laurie from berlin fears of a public health crisis in tsunami hit indonesia as rescue teams posed by various items of the local desperately needed aid has started to flow but humanitarian workers warn that clean water and medicine supplies are dwindling look at the latest from indonesia also coming up. pope francis come dancing human greens and consumerism the pontiff made to the remarks during the traditional christmas eve mosque the st peter's basilica in rome. honors the burden family trying to cut down their carbon footprint as the find him and look back on some of the highlights of the job you see here you know always going to be easy. i'm out on a welcome to the program three days after a tsunami swept the coastlines of somalia and job killing more than three hundred seventy people concerns about a public health crisis are starting to emerge hasnt of survivors from the area are living in makeshift evacuation centers haven't lost their homes or being too fraid to return for fear of another tsunami access to clean water is now a problem raising the risk of disease

sitting on the pacific ring of fire, indonesia has a long history of volcanic activity. this volcano emerged less than 100 years ago, from what was left off the original krakatoa, which blew itself up in one of the biggest eruptions are recorded. and now the child of krakatoa has been showing its potency. there's no sign so far off the eruptions dying down. richard galpin, bbc news. the central asian republic of uzbekistan is frequently criticised by human rights groups for its poor record on abuse. but it wants to change its image and it's using its history as a key point on the trade route once known as the silk road, linking the asia—pacific to europe, as a way of promoting tourism. the bbc has rarely been able to report from the country over the last decade, but the bbc‘s ben tavener and cameraman maxim lomakin have been invited to see how the country is attempting to lure in foreign visitors. an opposition injail. a muzzled press. isolationism. some of the things uzbekistan has long been associated with. but this central asian country, with its rich silk road hi

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. people in areas affected by the tsunami are looking for some kind of normality in their lives, however fleetingly. some of those hit by the tragedy have been gathering in local churches in small christmas congregations. rahuljoglekar reports. shining a light during the darkest of times, a community comes together to deal with loss at christmas. but, while this brave congregation may seem defiant in the face of tragedy, almost no—one here seems untouched by it. translation: we usually celebrate it with joy and festivities, but with the tsunami, we can only pray humbly, and not celebrate much for this year's christmas. when the tsunami struck, it took the residents here in banten province by surprise. nobody could have imagined the scale of destruction, that was to take so many lives, and leave this quiet tourist destination changed forever. translation: during the tsunami, we were in the church rehearsing and preparing for today's mass. we heard that the tsunami was coming, but we tr

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. people in areas affected by the tsunami are looking for ways to find some kind of normality in their lives, however fleetingly. as the rescue operation continues, some of those hit by the tragedy have been gathering in local churches for small christmas congregations. rahuljoglekar has more. shining a light during the darkest of times. a community comes together to deal with the loss at christmas. —— with loss. not while this brave congregation may seem defiant in the face of tragedy, almost nobody here seems untouched by it. translation: we usually celebrate it with joy and facilities. with this in army, we can only pray humbly and not celebrate much for this year's christmas. —— the tsunami. when the tsunami struck it took the residency in banteng tsunami struck it took the residency in ba nteng province tsunami struck it took the residency in banteng province by surprise. nobody could imagine the scale of the destruction that would take so many lives and leave this quiet to

torrential rain hampers the search for survivors in indonesia the number of dead from saturday's tsunami crimes to four hundred twenty nine plus. i just showed you where the girl who is going to be a. us president donald trump says the government shutdown will last until there's an agreement on the border war. riot police in sudan have used live ammunition and tear gas to break up an anti-government rally. the protesters were marching towards the presidential palace to demand omar al bashir step down the president has vowed to implement what he calls the real reforms three improve living standards al-jazeera is here to morgan ventured into the thick of the protests here's what she saw in car too. people instead of having to seek first few days now if you see behind me you can see soon to mount a huge number of people protesting this saying that if the people force as they want the government to do the thing chanting things like down with the government this is the seventh day of protest against the government people in the kerry campaign a different is going to and obviously there's a lo

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the headlines at four: rescuers in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading following the tsunami on saturday which has killed more than 420 people. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies and said the christian message of peace on earth is needed as much as ever. a very happy christmas to you all. hundreds turned out to greet the royal family for their traditional church service at sandringham. in his christmas message, pope francis appeals for fraternity between individuals, nations and religions to help solve the conflicts of the world. british and french authorities have rescued a0 migrants trying to cross the english channel in separate incidents in halfan in half an hour i will be looking back on a momentous year for the royalfamily, including back on a momentous year for the royal family, including a back on a momentous year for the royalfamily, including a memorable royalfamily, including a memorable royal wedding. that is review, 2018, the royal year. good afternoon. indonesia's disaster agency now says at least a29 people

sameer hashmi, bbc news, banten, indonesia. the queen, in her christmas broadcast, has called for respect and civility, saying the christian message of "peace on earth and goodwill to all" is "needed as much as ever." she said treating the other person with consideration, even though, there may be deeply held differences, was a good step towards greater understanding. the royal family gathered for the traditional christmas day service on the sandringham estate, with hundreds of well wishers there to see them. but prince philip and the duchess of cornwall didn't attend. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. morning service at the church on the sandringham estate, and the queen, without the duke of edinburgh this year. officials say he's in perfectly good health but is taking things quietly. much attention inevitably on the family's newcomer the duchess of sussex. and close attention on the interchanges between her and the duchess of cambridge. newspapers have been suggesting that meghan and kate haven't been getting

the bbc‘s indonesia editor rebecca henschke gave us more details. another disaster for this area that is no stranger to these kinds of events. authorities are now getting a fuller picture of the kind of devastation. we're seeing images of these beach towns along the coast of west java closest to the sunda strait, and this is an area that is popular with local tourists, so we're seeing images of water that rushed into hotels and restaurants on the beach last night. a lot of the towns there are made of wood and bamboo, tin roofs, so those houses have collapsed. we're seeing a lot of rubble there, as well as some cars that have been washed off. people have been evacuated from the area. those that fled last night are now sleeping in mosques on higher ground. authorities are trying to reach the area, setting up community kitchens so that people can get some food, and medical teams are heading to the area. there are places, though, in lampung and the sumatran side of the strait that still haven't been able to contact. so, officials are warning that the de

live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes torrential rain hampers the search for survivors in indonesia the number of dead from saturday's tsunami climbs to four hundred twenty nine. gunman am a suicide bomber attacked libya's foreign ministry at least four people including the attackers are killed in the capital. another night of angry protests in sudan president promises changes he speaks publicly about the crisis for the first time. a road map for man bridge here announces plans for the withdrawal of u.s. backed kurdish forces from the city in northern syria. and this scaping venezuela the search for food in colombia increasing number of indigenous people are struggling to find their next meal. torrential rain in indonesia is hampering the search for survivors of saturday's tsunami the number killed in western java has risen to four hundred twenty nine with one hundred fifty four missing experts fear more tsunamis if the. volcano erupts again under thomas reports from band-aid lang. the scenes in time because the million indonesians have seen lots of place this year the drudgery of a