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we coordinated some of the rescue efforts in partnership with the provincial government, and we came back to the provincial capital a couple of hours ago. >> Natasha: we are hearing reports that as many as 2,000 might have been buried as a result of the landslide on friday. How many people in general are in that community? What sort of impact has this had? >> So I think we should be very cautious with numbers. Numbers are very difficult in this con tensing. Context. Due to lacking population, et cetera, et cetera. Definitely a number of casualties is very high. At the very least in the hundreds. That's our estimation. Based on feedback from the local communities. And the overall area includes nearly 6,000 people. Most of these people are affected directly or indirectly because they need to be evacuated to safe areas. Since the landslide still is ongoing so has slowed down. This is making search and the rescue for search and renufl efforts very complicated. >> Natasha: there's two issues here. One is the ongoing search and rescue operation. The other is all those hundreds, if not thousands, of people who are currently homeless. So let's begin with those who are there. They're alive. They're hoping to find their loved ones. But they have no place to sleep at night. What's being done to support them? >> So first of all, some food supplies have reached the populations. These have been sent by the authorities, food and water. And very soon, we hope shelter and other hygiene items will be on the way. Some of then are stocked in different places of the highlands. But the roads are quite complicated here. In the coming -- tomorrow after tomorrow more and more items will be delivered to the landslide location. >> Natasha: and as for the people who have been buried, I mean, is this -- at this point, I hate to say it, a recovery operation or is there still hope to find people buried under the rubble? >> It is very sad and I am not an expert in the removal of debris, but I think this is more a recovery operation. It's very, very unlikely that we find survivors at this stage. >> Natasha: how do you all manage that knowing the reality of what's happening? >> Well, it is incredible when one goes to a location like this and this happens in a disaster location, to see the dignity and reis sill yens resilience of the people. In a way, they feel they help us sometimes. Coping. Because while I was there with my colleagues today, it was truly difficult and I have been to a lot of disasters and war zones but this is a very unexpected and brutal event. So seeing those people and their dignity and how they are trying and trying to work and to improve their situation, it was very difficult and while we should try to do our best to help collectively with the authorities, the united nations, et cetera, it will take time. It will take days or weeks it remove the debris and it will take weeks or months to -- or years to recover normality. >> Natasha: how can the international community help? >> Well, a lot of international partners have already mobilized and they are sending supplies. They have offered help to the government of papa new guinea and I think the reaction has been really very good:we need to I can ma make sure it reaches us as fast as possible. I think this will be achieved. But it requires a lot of work. Yes, again, international support or at least what we have heard so far from different united nations agencies such as iom, unicef, who, they're all -- other partners, they are all very much engaged in supporting the affected population so we are working on it right now. >> Natasha: if the international community does not step up, does not offer that critical aid for those who have survived, what's your biggest concern? >> If we do not provide this aid, the population will be left in a very dire circumstance. So, of course, the national treaties have some abilities, but this area has very hard access. It's very remote.

people have limited coping mechanisms. People have lost their livelihoods, their gardens, livestock as well, which is something we haven't talked about. They are left without anything. Unfortunately in this situation, a full response is needed and the response that extends in time until some recovery or area recovery can be ensured. >> Natasha: mate, it's the middle of the night. Thank you so much for making time for us. Good luck in your mission. >> Thank you. >> Natasha: the remnants of a powerful cyclone named remal continue to hammer parts of south asia. The storm is carving a deadly and destructive path through india and bangladesh. Officials say at least 16 people have been killed across the two countries including a man hit by falling concrete and a woman whose mud home collapsed on her. Winds reached over 130 kilometres an hour at the storm's height. Millions remain without power. >>> In québec, an average of one child goes through the emergency room every day for drowning or near drowning during the summer. That information in a study that wasn't due out to be released until september but the authors found their findings so alarming they moved up the deadline to share them. >> As a researcher, I find that number high, but as a parent, I found that number concerning. It's certainly high enough for me to be more vigilant with my own family. >> Natasha: the researchers at montréal children's hospital found that for every fatal drowning, ten children are hospitalized. The number one cause of drowning accidents is lack supervision. Younger kids age one to four were more likely to drown in backyard pools but for older children the danger is more from open water, lakes and rivers. >>> There's a new call for facebook to do more to crack down on scammers. It comes from a new brunswick woman who's going public after her account was hacked and hijacked and her friends were targeted. As cbc's rosa marchatelli tells us, if you use social media, you should be vigilant because the scam is still making the rounds on-line. >> We stayed in touch through facebook and messenger, right. Over the years. >> Reporter: these former neighbours were reunited after being sucked into a facebook scam that's designed to play on the good will of friends. Here's what happened. A fraudster packed lisa lowry's contacted -- hacked. Pretending to be her, they posted an ad claiming she was selling her dad's things after he moved into long-term care. Several friends sent e-transfer deposits losing thousands of dollars, including carl stevens. >> I thought it was my friend lisa and she's the most honest, trustworthy person I know. >> Reporter: lisa and her friends repeatedly reported the crime to facebook but the company did nothing to stop it. >> They had a lot of people saying this is a scam and they didn't do anything about it. Report last year, canadians lost a report the $174 million in social media scams. According to the canadian anti-fraud centre. And there's more. Go public found page after page of the same scam running rampant on facebook, same words, same photos. We asked meta, the company behind facebook, why it's failing to remove a scam it already knows about. It didn't respond. >> As a result, what starts as a small issue is exacerbated into a massive identity theft or identity fraud. >> Reporter: meta $185 billion. It's time to invest more into protecting users. >> The organizations need to respond to people's actual needs. >> Reporter: posing as a customer, go public contacted several of the scammers. It's 300 up front. Okay. >> Reporter: when we called them out and asked if facebook had ever shut them down, they didn't seem worried. Meta says over 15,000 reviewers across the floeb review potential violations on facebook and instagram. And receive in-depth training. The two women say they've lost trust in social media but they're grateful to have someone they can trust back in their lives. >> We will not go so long before our next visit together. >> Reporter: rosa marchatelli, cbc news, calgary. [ ] Announcer:Stories that make you think. -Will you lower prices? Announcer:If it matters in your home -I'm going to get in more debt. Announcer:or to this country -Affordable housing. -Climate change. Announcer:it's onCanada Tonightwith Travis Dhanraj. Watch onCBC News NetworkandCBC Gem. This Is Pretection.The everyday skinprotection ritual that protects your skinfrom mosquitoes. Pre-BBQ Pre-Walk Pre-Everything off! PreventionIs The Best Protection sc Johnson When it comes to small business, Desjardins is a big fan. So to celebrate another 150 entrepreneurs

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>> And all the other encampments that have still stayed standing up until this time across the world and they say they won't leave until their demands are met and police presences are here at the entrances at the campus and the police presences here and police will say they will not step in because they don't have authority to. They said that the campus security could give ticket, but they are not allowed to do anything because that is not the injunction request. They are just here to monitor the situation and make sure that everything remains a safe and peaceful. >> Speaker-01: the campus protests are all over the war in gaza where today israel is promising to investigate its military over an airstrike in rafah overnight that reportedly killed 45 palestinians who were sheltering in the area. Here is an israeli government spokesperson speaking earlier today. >> Last night the I.D.F. targeted two hamas commanders in rafah whose hands were drenched in israeli led. According to initial reports, these are initial reports, a fire broke out after the attack which appears to have taken civilian lives. Civilian casualties are desperately sad. This is the more than hamas wanted and started. >> Natasha: this is what the encampment looks like today. It has been reduced down to piles of smouldering ruins. The gaza health ministry says more than 20 of those killed were women and seniors. Those same officials say almost 250 people have been wounded. The airstrike has arced global outrage and it happens less than three days after the united nations court ordered israel to abandon its offensive in rafah. A sarah coates joins us once again live in tel aviv. Take us through what happened in rafah and some of the reaction you are seeing her check hello again, natasha. Truly horrific pictures coming out of rafah in an area that was designated as a safe zone for palestinian civilians on the ground. We are hearing from a number of doctors speaking to afp saying the people who were sheltering there were simply ripped to shreds. We do have some fresh words from the I.D.F. who has come up to say that it did not expect the strike to harm civilians, adding that the top tier fact-finding mechanism will probe this incident. As you mentioned, furious reaction coming from the international community. We have also heard from the U.N. palestinian refugee agency that was posted on x. That they have an established communication with colleagues on the ground and they are extremely concerned for their welfare. No place is safe, no one is safe. Gaza is hell on earth. The e.u.'s foreign policy chief is calling on both sides, both israel and hamas to respect the ruling of the international court of justice. >> This is really a dilemma. How can the international community make it implementable and can enforce the implementation of this decision. [ Indiscernible ]. >> Reporter: the strike came hours after hamas fired a barrage of rockets at central israel including right here in tel aviv. It was yesterday afternoon. This is the first time in four months that red alert sirens were activated here in the region. These rockets came from the rafah area. A number of them were shot down by israel's iron dome missile defence system. But not all of them. One of them had a home further north of where I am standing, injuring one person. >> Natasha: we are also hearing about an egyptian soldier killed near the gaza border -- excuse me, near gaza's rafah border. What can you tell us about that? >> Reporter: we do have a statement now from the egyptian military. It has posted on x. That the egyptian armed forces are conducting an investigation through the competent authorities regarding a shooting incident in the border area in rafah which led to the martyrdom of one of the personnel. Very important to point out that this statement did not mention israel. It also is very important, to really highlight the security agreement that the egyptians and the israelis do share. Certainly a lot of concern over what could actually happen here. We do know the israeli military is also investigating this incident but we certainly can confirm, according to the egyptian military that one egyptian soldier has been killed.

>> Natasha: given the events of the past 24 hours and also the attack where hamas has taken responsibility for in airstrike on israel, the first we have seen in months, what are the hopes for a new cease-fire agreement or getting the hostages release? Released? >> Reporter: a lot of hope, of course, especially among the families of more than 120 israeli hostages that are still being held in the gaza strip. It has been more than 230 days. Barely any information on there welfare or their whereabouts certainly all these events over the past couple of days and of course, this incident that I just spoke about on the gaza border between the israeli soldiers and the egyptian soldiers will certainly complicate efforts given that the egyptians are also a key mediator. We have also heard from the qatar people speaking out in the wake of the strikes saying this will further complicate ideation efforts. It is still unclear when and if these talks will pick up again this week but certainly, as a mentioned, the families of these hostages are very much hoping so. >> Natasha: thank you. >>> A jewish girl school in toronto welcomed back at students today after shots were fired at the building over the weekends. Police say they are looking for multiple suspects and the hate crimes unit has opened up an investigation. We are following the story. There was a solidarity rally that took place just a short time ago. The mayor of toronto was there, other officials were in attendance. What did we hear? >> Reporter: that rally happening outside of a jewish girl school in toronto. Dozens of people went out there today with the message that all children have the right to a safe learning environment. They are also saying that hate has note in the community. Some were holding flags, some holding signs, one that said "you are not alone." this was exactly what they were calling it, a rally of solidarity after what happened over the weekend that has left so many families shaken up. According to police it was around 5:00 am saturday morning when armed suspects went outside of the school in toronto, fired several shots toward the school before leaving the scene. You can see the damage to one of the windows at the school day or. No one was injured at the school, as you can see, was damaged. Police still looking for the suspects in this case. There are surveillance cameras there at the school. That is part of the investigation. We know the toronto police guns -- guns and gangs unit is also investigating with the hate crimes units. At the rally this morning, outrage over what happened at this school and many dignitaries, including the mayor of toronto spoke out. >> What happened here this weekend crossed a dangerous line. It was an attempt to intimidate and isolate the wonderful people, the wonderful children here at this school and it was a deliberate attempt to spread fear across the entire jewish community, to make us cower and hide who we are. As you can see here today, the attacker is completely failed. We are more united than ever. We are more committed than ever to support each other. We are more determined than ever to fight anti-semitism wherever it happens. >> And we say to this coward, these cowards, we will find you. You will be held responsible. >> Reporter: also there in addition to the mayor of toronto and those other dignitaries was toronto's chief of police making his presence known at the school as well as investigation continues and the search for suspects also continues. >> Natasha: I understand there is quite a bit of nervousness as far as the students and parents are concerned. What is the school day going to look like? Which make at this point, we have heard from the principal of the school saying it is business as usual. It is important for them to show they are standing together, banding together in the wake of what happened here over the weekend. They do have some peace of mind knowing that there is a stepped up police presence not only on the school grounds but also in the community, also, area community schools and also some synagogues as well. Some important conversations are happening in the classes today. Here's more on that. >> I have two groups of students. We are splitting them in half. The younger students first and then the older students. We are going to have these conversations. We are going to discuss what happened and we will discuss moving forward, how we plan to continue doing what we are doing. >> Reporter: it is not clear how long the police presence will be stepped up at the school but it is expected to be there at least for the coming day. >> Natasha: thank you so much.

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