October 28, 2022

Ukraine's water wars

39 minutes

Russia is accused of deliberately cutting water supplies to the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, which has been without fresh drinking water since April. A BBC Ukrainian investigation reveals that the supply pipes, which travel through Russian occupied areas, were most likely deliberately sabotaged by Russian forces. Viktoriia Zhuhan explains the evidence behind this claim, and reveals how civilians in Mykolaiv have been managing.

Divided Brazil

Brazilians go to the polls this weekend to elect their next president. The BBC’s João Fellet has been reflecting on the deep divisions in the country for his podcast series Brasil Partido, or Divided Brazil, and has talked to people across society about the role politics has played in driving them apart.

The drought in Somalia

As parts of Somalia suffer the worst drought for 40 years, government officials and international agencies are warning of catastrophe unless more help arrives. BBC Africa’s Bella Sheegow, who’s from Mogadishu, tells us about the situation in south west Somalia, where thousands have lost everything and had to flee to camps.

Kashmir's cinemas reopen

Last month a cinema hall opened in Kashmir – the first since they were all closed having been targeted by insurgents in the 1990s. So why are they opening now, who is going, and will BBC Indian languages' Aamir Peerzada be one of them?

(Photo: People line up to collect drinking water in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, 23 October 2022.Credit: HANNIBAL HANSCHKE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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