after friday's deadly earthquake. and we will be live here in hanoi vietnam where president biden denies that he wants to contain china on historic visit to beijing's backyard. and — spain's football chief luis rubiales resigns following criticism for his world cup kiss. hello, i'm carl nasman. we begin in morocco, where the death toll from friday's earthquake has soared past 2,100. the race is on — to clear debris from roads leading to theremote atlas mountains — that's the epicentre of the quake. this is the mountain village of imine—tala, very few buildings have

been left standing. residents are searching through the rubble in hope of finding survivors — or belongings — as they wait for help. the red cross has warned — time is running out to prevent what it calls a "disaster within a disaster" — if water and food aid don't reach survivors soon. at least 300,000 people have been impacted by the quake — that's according to un estimates. disaster experts from the us arrived in morocco on sunday — to help assess the damage and response. the moroccan government says it has accepted aid from four other countries — the uk, spain, qatar and the uae. meanwhile on the ground, aid groups are working to help survivors. the red cross and red crescent federation says, quote, �*the search and rescue effort is the focus at this point — and trying to get heavy machinery into those remote areas of the atlas mountains —— to help with that is a priority. our partner on the ground — the moroccan red crescent — is really working to provide first aid and keep people safe from harm as the aftershocks continue.�*

the epicentre of the massive 6.8 magnitude earthquake was45 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh — which has also sustained major damage. 0ur correspondent anna holligan is on the ground there — and filed this report. essential aid is under way. they are disputing food and clearing the landslides. international assistance is starting to arrive. spain and the czech republic have sent search and rescue teams. british charities are coming as well. inside the ancient city of marrakesh, miles away from the epicentre of the quake, a quarter of the population has been effected. a man said he would rather be home with his family but he can't afford not to work. if you want to help this country, come to this country because this

country i think especially this city needs the tourist more than in the past. this is a unesco world heritage site. the un's cultural agency said it would help morocco to assess the damage and come up with a repair strategy to reconstruct these cherished cultural assets that attract visitors from around the world. everything just started shaking, the whole room was going like this. these two are here for their honeymoon. everyone was panicking, women were in tears. there was just so much uncertainty on what was going to happen next. do we go back? do we wait here? there are buildings surrounding us so and we're scared they're going to fall down. all the buildings have cracks in them now. tourists have been queueing up to donate blood, hoping their presence here can help those who have nowhere else to go. anna holligan reporting there. rescue teams have reached the town of asni after the moroccan army cleared

a landslide on the access road. but other small remote communities remain cut off by rockfalls and there are reports of entire villages flattened. 0ur correspondent nick beake has made it to another community in the atlas mountains: she sobs. the grief was unbearable. and found in every corner of this tiny community. their spirit crushed a little more every time news arrived of another body recovered. the bricks and stones of their traditional houses no match for the size of this quake. the village of tafeghaghte levelled in seconds. abdu rahman was being comforted by everyone who saw him. he tells us he's lost his wife and his three boys. he wants to take us to where his family lived so happily until friday night. a walk through the rubble of this remote atlas

mountain wilderness. "our house was up there", abu rahman tells us. "you can see the white blankets and the furniture, too. everything else has gone." he ran home after the earthquake and says he started screaming out for his kids but there was nothing. "we buried them yesterday", he says. "i felt so sorry for them. when we found them, they were all huddled together, the three boys asleep. they all went down with the earthquake." we've been told that about 200 people used to live here in this village. of those, 90 are already

confirmed to have died. many more are missing, somewhere here beneath the rubble. others are in hospital. and when you look at this and try and take it all in, you realise people simply didn't stand a chance and the scene of devastation is replicated right across this vast mountainous region. sitting among the only possessions she now has left, we meet this woman, mourning her son—in—law. translation: we pray for god to help us - and the government too, and the king. the first professional emergency teams to arrive here are spanish firefighters. it's not a search for signs of life but for the dead. there are no miracle rescues here in tafeghaghte — this epicentre of pain and suffering. nick beake, bbc news, in the atlas mountains. as we made our way back from the village, we did see military trucks and also buses full of soldiers heading up towards the mountains. turning to delhi now, where india formally handed over the g20 presidency

to brazil on sunday, at the closing ceremony of the group's annual summit. prime minister narendra modi completed the transition by passing the ceremonial gavel to brazil's president, luiz inacio lula da silva. on saturday, the group issued a joint declaration on the war in ukraine — but the text made no direct reference to russian agression. moscow has since termed the meeting a success. from delhi, the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. a poignant start to the final day of india's g20 presidency, a moment to remember the country's most revered leader, mahatma gandhi, and his message of peace. but war and regional conflict has meant the summit wasn't a full house. the presidents of russia and china didn't attend. and whatever national views these countries might hold about the war in ukraine, when it came down to business, concessions were made.

g20 leaders summit declaration. "we've reached a consensus on the joint declaration." india's prime minister, narendra modi said. it was a statement that significantly watered down moscow's role in the war. the paragraph about ukraine made no mention of russia, and today, in response to a bbc question, its foreign minister said they were surprised that all countries agreed to it. translation: speaking frankly, we didn't expect that, _ we were 100% ready to defend our honest wording of the text. the indian presidency played a decisive role and other countries also played a part. the fact that western countries consented to the language is a step in the right direction. later in the day, the french president responded to questions about the summit being seen as a win for russia. translation: i don't think it's a massive diplomatic victory i or anything other than the reality of isolation and minority status.

many questions were asked about what could really be accomplished at a summit where both the russian and chinese presidents were not attending. but what india has effectively done is it's displayed its influence. the evidence in the paragraph about the war in ukraine, in the joint statement, consistent with india's own stance on the war and the inclusion of the african union into the g20, something which india has been advocating for. this summit is a big step forward in this country's effort to project itself as the voice of the developing world. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi. following the g20 summit, presidentjoe biden travelled to vietnam. the centrepiece of his visit is an upgraded strategic partnership between the two countries, almost 50 years after the end of the vietnam war. let's go live now to hanoi

and the bbc�*s asia pacific correspondent laura bicker. laura, you've been covering president biden�*s visit there. what kind of reception did he receive? a very warm reception. vietnamese leaders have called this critical partnership at a critical time. this critical partnership at a criticaltime. president this critical partnership at a critical time. president biden himself said this marked 50 years of progress between these two former foes. years of progress between these two formerfoes. president biden was peppered with questions at the press conference about whether or not this is it was about containing china. from wartime foes to firm friends. the united states is drawing china's neighbour closer. washington wants to counter beijing's influence in asia without creating a new cold war. really, what this trip was about, it was less about containing china — i don't want to contain china. i just want to make sure we have a relationship with china that is on the up and up, squared away,

everyone knows what it is all about. cheering. this new relationship excites vietnam's next generation. even as they sing songs about appreciating what they have, it's clear they want more. this country's young and talented workforce has attracted foreign business here instead of china. a lot of, like, korean and then japanese technology companies are pumping money into vietnam to develop technology centres. and then there comes the us. i can see in future, vietnam will become another, like, silicon valley for the us, and for everyone to come here and work — i can't wait for it to happen. vietnam was once one of the world's poorest nations. it is now one of the fastest—growing economies in asia. and it wants to stay that way. this e—scooter start—up was built by a vietnamese entrepreneur who learned his craft in the us. because i want to realise

my vietnamese dream, i was exposed to the american dream, but i think i have a stronger desire for my vietnamese dream. it's the right time and it's the right generation to make the vietnamese dream become true. that drive to succeed is attractive to america. the deal being done will bring washington and hanoi closer than they have ever been before. but while vietnam might be wary of its largest neighbour, it's certainly not going to walk away from beijing. vietnam will try to balance the two superpowers. this communist country with its own brand of capitalism will not want to pick a side. laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi. laure, really the centrepiece of this visit was the signing of this strategic partnership. how significant is it for both countries? this represents a big

friendship upgrade between these two sides. it is called a comprehensive strategic partnership. this is the highest level of diplomatic ties that hanoi offers. when it comes to asking analysts they will say this is a bit more symbolic than it is significant but it will allow better business deals and what we've heard from people here, and certainly we are watched by members of the foreign ministry here in vietnam, but members of the public have told us just this morning that they would rather do a deal with the us than they would with china. so when it comes to the enthusiasm you havejust when it comes to the enthusiasm you have just seen there in when it comes to the enthusiasm you havejust seen there in my report it is very real on the ground. they are thinking about is deals on some semiconductors, they're hoping more suppliers can move here. already big names like dell, apple, microsoft, are here. they are looking at the rare earth materials that vietnam can offer. these are materials that can go into the likes of

electric batteries for electric vehicles that you saw in my report there. those are the kind of deals that can be smoothed over with this new partnership. mr biden will make more visits today here in hanoi and is expected to have more meetings so we will give you an update as the day goes on. find update as the day goes on. and 'ust update as the day goes on. and just briefly. _ update as the day goes on. and just briefly, this _ update as the day goes on. and just briefly, this visit comes on the heels of the trilateral meeting between the us, south korea and japan. how does this visit fit in to what is seemingly a broader push by president biden to strengthen alliances in the region? this has been — alliances in the region? this has been a _ alliances in the region? this has been a huge _ alliances in the region? ti 3 has been a huge strategic push by washington over the last six months. you'd thinkjapan and south korea get in the same room and do a deal with the united states, something we never thought we would see. you've seen the us negotiate new bases or access to bases in the philippines. they've done deals way out in the pacific and here we are in beijing's backyard. this is part of an overall strategy by washington kind of place itself across the asia pacific and i think many

people have said this is to counter china, to contain china. you've heard president biden say that is not true. beijing's phrase is that this is about a cold war mentality. when i put that question to mr biden at the press conference, he said this is not a cold war. we talk too much about a cold war. but i think he means that he hopes that the us has a presence here and in his words he said the united states as a pacific nation and we will stay that way. pacific nation and we will stay that wa . �* �* �* , that way. the bbc's asia-pacific - that way. the bbc's - asia-pacific correspondent asia—pacific correspondent laura bicker in hanoi for us. thank you very much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news: two foreign aid volunteers were killed in a russian missile strike in eastern ukraine on saturday, kyiv confirmed. their vehicle had suffered a direct hit, flipped and caught fire as it drove towards bakhumt. the workers were identified as

spanish and canadian citizens. a german and swedish national were also injured in the attack. french president emmanuel macron is in bangladesh after attending the g20 summit in delhi. the visit is the first by a french president to the south asian nation in 33 years and is thought to be an opportunity for france to deepen its bilateral relations with bangladesh, a country experiencing rapid economic growth. rescuers in southern turkey have moved american explorer mark dickey to a base camp 700 metres down in the morca cave after ten hours of navigating him through the cave on a stretcher. dickey became trapped more than 1,000 metres underground when he suddenly became ill and was unable to leave. you're live with bbc news. luis rubiales has stepped down as president of spain's football federation, following weeks of controversy over a forcible kiss at the women's world cup final.

mr rubiales has insisted the kiss was consensual and, until now, had refused to step down, despite being suspended by football's international governing body, fifa. joe lynskey has this report. it was the image that overshadowed spain's world cup—winning moment — a kiss from the federation president that's brought three weeks of fallout. now, luis rubiales has stood down from his post. you're going to resign? yes, cos i cannot continue my work. in this situation now, i think i have to do. the player he kissed, jenni hermoso, said it wasn't consensual and football's world governing body had already taken action. rubiales is currently suspended by fifa from all football activity. tonight, he added in his statement: "waiting and holding on is not going to contribute "to anything positive,

"neither to the federation nor to spanish football". last month, rubiales had refused to resign, but as he stayed at the helm, more and more spanish players said they would refuse to play. much of the women's squad remain on strike. rubiales now follows the winning coach in leaving his position. the former president says he wants to bring stability as spain bid to host the men's world cup. for the women's team, this was a trophy that brought a split like none before. now the man at the centre has stepped back from the game. joe lynskey, bbc news. the un office on drugs and crime has warned that the trafficking of the powerful synthetic drug, methamphetamine, is expanding rapidly in and around afghanistan, as the trade in heroin slows. the country used to produce more than 80% of the world's opium, until the taliban introduced a ban on the cultivation of opium poppies last year. our correspondent bethany bell has more.

the un odc says that the trafficking of methamphetamine both in afghanistan and its neighbouring countries is really searching. it said that backin really searching. it said that back in 2017 2.5 tons was seized. in 2021, almost 30 tons were seized. so, a real increase it seems there. the head of the un odc said that this appears to suggest a shift in illicit drug markets there, away from opium poppy cultivation, which of course was banned by the taliban last year, and more towards the manufacture of this synthetic drug. the un odc says that it is easier to conceal the manufacture of this drug and it is easier to relocate if people are caught. in tennis, world number one novak djokovic,

has battled to a career—defining victory at the us open in new york. the serbian player overcame russia's daniil medvedev in straight sets after a nail—biting tie—break in the second, after which medvedev crumbled. it means djokovic has won a record—equalling twenty—four grand slam single titles, matching margaret court's all—time record. the win also avenged djokovic's loss in straight sets to medvedev at the us open final in 2021 — the russian�*s only grand slam title so far. let's get more on djokovic's win. live now to staff editor with the athletic, lukas weese. i , always great to have you here. djokovic throughout his career has often played the villain when he came to arthur ashe stadium. but that hasn't been the case lately, has it? describe the atmosphere there tonight for his victory.

thank you for having me on. it was an historic moment for novak djokovic and the crowd gave them a roaring ovation when he beat daniil medvedev in straight sets to in his 24th grand slam tonal. and incredible fortnight for djokovic, only dropping two sets in the two week. at 36 years old, he is the oldest, single grand slam champion. he is continuing to push the boundary of what is possible in professional men's tennis. remarkable to see. he professional men's tennis. remarkable to see. he won in straiaht remarkable to see. he won in straight sets. _ remarkable to see. he won in straight sets. but _ remarkable to see. he won in straight sets. but he - remarkable to see. he won in straight sets. but he had - remarkable to see. he won in straight sets. but he had to i straight sets. but he had to battle, didn't he? we saw a different valleys of 20 and 30 shots. amazing play. what did you make of the match itself as a way that djokovic, even at times he was bending over his racket. he was pushed to the limit. you like for sure. you have to give credit to daniil medvedev. this was a match between two human walls, with all of the rallies, the long

points, the second set like you said earlier, lasting over 100 minutes. going into his second set tiebreaker. even when djokovic looked like he was physically struggling, he was able to find the points necessary to win. he came up with big shots and particularly employing the serpent volley. dealer medvedev could not really adjust or deal with djokovic's movement to get to the net so quickly and that was a difference i think for djokovic to win this match. so 24th grand slam symbols trophy now. that matches margaret court stopping where do you think he sits among the all—time greats? i5 think he sits among the all-time greats? is certainly separated — all-time greats? is certainly separated himself _ all-time greats? is certainly separated himself as - all-time greats? is certainly separated himself as the - separated himself as the greatest men's single player of all—time. he is above of madel and four ahead of roger federer. no—one in men's tennis has 1—2 back of every inaudible once thousand titles until novak djokovic. i

once thousand titles until novak djokovic.— once thousand titles until novak djokovic. novak d'okovic. i think you would novak djokovic. i think you would have _ novak djokovic. i think you would have to _ novak djokovic. i think you would have to say, - novak djokovic. i think you | would have to say, djokovic novak djokovic. i think you i would have to say, djokovic it did not start so well for him. he had to lose in finals and lose some long matches against the likes of nadal and federer before he final ascended to b1 of the best on the a pt tour. credit to nadal and federated to push djokovic to get to this point. but djokovic has exceeded them in terms of success and accomplishment in professional tennis. what you think comes next now for djokovic? he has been talking a lot about his age recently at press conference at. you brought up his age as well. how long do you think you can keep this up? it long do you think you can keep this u - ? . , , ., this up? it was interesting at the tournament. _ this up? it was interesting at the tournament. he - this up? it was interesting at the tournament. he said - this up? it was interesting at the tournament. he said he l this up? it was interesting at i the tournament. he said he will continue to keep playing until some of the younger players just start beating him easily. and that has not happened yet. newsflash — even at 36 years old, djokovic is still dominating some of the younger players on the atp tour. there was no—one better in men's

tennis right now at conditioning than novick djokovic is. if he can stay healthy he is definitely motivated with the competitors like carlos alcaraz coming up through the ranks. what is next for djokovic is 106 days from now when he looks to defend another australian open title and becomes the job at first tennis player man or woman to win 25 slam singles title. briefly lucas, you mention carlos alcaraz. who is a young player who can try to take on the old man of tennis now? carlos alcaraz one wimbledon of course, beating djokovic in five sets. an incredible match. the first time djokovic what dominic lost at wimbledon in centre course in ten years. alcatraz did not lose to medvedev in the semifinals but it was still a remarkable gear for the young spaniard. he is only 20 years old. he has two

slam titles already, the future is definitely bright for the 20—year—old. lucas, who is helping us break down a pretty fun us open, we, staff editor with the athletic. thank you very much. the world of flower design has also crowned its new world champion. the floral design world cup, which takes place every four years, was held for the first time in the uk. the event is described as the olympics crossed with the chelsea flower show. the displays were created using more than 200,000 stems, and sold off to raise funds for a regional hospice. germany's nicolas peters won the title of world champion and the fifteen thousand pound grand prize. stay with us here on bbc news. morning, all.

a stormy end to our weekend of what has been quite a remarkable week of weatherjust passed. on sunday, we saw highs of 33 degrees yet again, so that, coupled with last week's temperatures, saw seven consecutive days where we've seen 30 degrees or more — a record for september. but our week ahead is certainly going to see a change. yes, we'll have some warmth on monday, but a noticeable, fresher feel for all of us. these are our maximum temperatures expected as we go through the week ahead, so low 20s quite widely. we've got a weather front then still pushing in from the north. it's a cold front, and this will gradually introduce the change to the weather story. eventually, that front is going to push its way steadily south and the wind direction swing around to more of a northwesterly, cooler, fresher air tucking in behind. so, to begin with,10—11 degrees in the north —west of the great glen. a mild start once again for england and wales, still feeling quite humid out there. and this is where we'll see the best of the sunshine

and the warmth on monday. a showery band of rain through northern england and north wales. cloudy and sunny spells and scattered showers following in behind. fresher here, but ahead of that front, we're still likely to see temperatures peaking at 27 degrees — that's 80 fahrenheit. now, as we move out of monday into tuesday, that weather front is still there and it's still meandering its way slowly south and east, taking its time in doing so. ahead of the front is where we'll keep the milder conditions, so first thing on tuesday morning, 16 degrees, fresher behind single figures for scotland and northern ireland, the front will gradually sink its way south. it could bring some much needed rain actually across the midlands, east anglia and southeast england. behind it, some sunnier spells and clearer conditions. so we're looking at 13—18 degrees here, highest values if we're lucky of around 22 celsius. then as we move out of tuesday, finally, that frontal system eases away. high pressure is set to build

and keep things quite quiet. that means a chilly start potentially in the far northeast on wednesday morning. maybe temperatures low enough for a touch of frost in sheltered glens of scotland, but it will lead to a largely fine bright day on wednesday, noticeably fresher with showers for the end of the week.

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