Latest news bulletin | May 19th – Evening - video Dailymotion

euronews (in English)

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Transcript

00:00 The health of the almost assassinated Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is out of the danger

00:07 zone, ministry officials say.

00:11 Heavy rainfall has flooded regions in northern European countries, including Belgium, France

00:17 and Germany.

00:20 A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a hard landing, according

00:25 to state media reports.

00:27 But Foreign Minister Hossein Amiradollahian was also on board.

00:32 A rescue helicopter tried to reach the area on Sunday where authorities believe the helicopter

00:36 is, but it couldn't land due to the heavy mist, emergency services reported.

00:41 One media report said it had come down in a forest near the city of Jolfa, which is

00:45 on the border with Azerbaijan.

00:48 But another media report said the landing site was further east, near the village of

00:51 Uzi.

00:55 The health of the almost assassinated Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is out of the danger

01:01 zone, ministry officials say.

01:03 "I think the worst thing we were afraid of has passed, but the situation is still very

01:13 serious and that is why doctors will be rescued.

01:17 I have a scopellist hospital, which, once again, for all the miracles that have been

01:23 done in the last few days, I thank you very much."

01:26 The defence minister allayed fears a day after supporters visited Bank Sabistrika hospital

01:32 in a show of solidarity, including Jan, who wanted to support Fico in his hardest moment.

01:37 "In my opinion, people pay too much attention to politics and we have lost the humanity

01:44 somewhere along the way."

01:46 The 59-year-old prime minister was shot while touring the former coal mining town of Handlova.

01:52 Since then, security has been heightened around the hospital where Fico is being treated.

01:57 The man accused of the assassination attempt was recently ordered to remain behind bars.

02:07 Several European countries have grappled with the aftermath of torrential rains, triggering

02:13 floods and wreaking havoc in various regions.

02:17 The eastern Belgium municipality of Vuren has experienced the heaviest flooding in its

02:22 history.

02:25 Prime Minister Alexander de Kroo visited the area to offer his support.

02:31 The Bavarian Stream burst its banks after heavy storms.

02:35 Although water levels have dropped, 500 families remain without power.

02:41 In northeastern France, water levels at the Moselle River have reached as high as 40 centimetres,

02:48 prompting hundreds of interventions by firefighters.

02:53 Government officials have urged residents to exercise caution and listen to emergency

02:58 service personnel.

03:01 The region was placed on red alert for rain and flooding, which has been lifted.

03:10 Hundreds of people protested in Madrid on Sunday as Argentinian President Javier Mele

03:15 continues his visit to Spain.

03:17 But rather than meeting with the Prime Minister or the King, as would be expected of a visiting

03:21 leader, Mele is instead attending a far-right Vox party summit.

03:25 It's gathering far-right figures from across Europe to encourage their supporters ahead

03:29 of the EU parliamentary elections in June.

03:32 And Mele has stirred up more controversy by railing against Pedro Sanchez's socialist

03:37 government, accusing it of bringing poverty and death to Spain.

03:46 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz cancelled a European election campaign event this weekend

03:52 to visit one of Germany's most flooded regions.

03:56 Heavy rains over the past week has swelled rivers in the southwestern state of Saarland,

04:01 causing flash flooding and landslides.

04:03 "We see here and can see through all the messages we have received since the event

04:09 became tangible for everyone in its whole drama, what violence nature has, what kind

04:16 of disruption it can cause and how much we have to prepare ourselves for such events

04:21 again and again."

04:22 Emergency services have responded to thousands of requests for help amid what some are claiming

04:27 to be the area's worst flood in 30 years.

04:30 Roughly 100 kilometres away, the River Moselle has breached its banks in Traben-Trabach.

04:36 The idyllic town has been hit by high water, with many cars towed from high water zones.

04:41 (whooshing)

Latest news bulletin | May 19th – Evening

Category

Transcript

Recommended