The Aires Boeing 737 was coming from Bogota, carrying holidaymakers looking for some Caribbean sun during the long weekend. It seems the plane

encounter

ed an electrical storm as it came into land, and was hit by lightning during its final approach to San Andres Airport. The crash-landing broke the plane into several pieces, killing one elderly passenger who had a heart attack and seriously injuring another five. The remainder of the 121 passengers and 6 crew suffered mainly minor injuries.

That was Jeremy McDermott reporting.

That’s the BBC News.

巴基斯坦五分之一的国土受洪灾影响，伊斯兰堡政府再次呼吁国际社会提供救援。外长库雷希(Shah Mehmood Qureshi)告诉BBC，这场灾难非常严重，巴基斯坦难以独力应对。如果国际社会不立即向有需要的人提供救援，数百万人将被饿死。他还表示，与好战组织有关的慈善机构试图利用目前的形势。

“当人们处于危难中的时候，他们不会区分救援来自何处。如果一个人非常饥饿，非常口渴，你拿水给他，他不会问你你是温和派还是极端分子。他会把抢过来，先挽救即将饿死的自己和孩子。所以，我们必须警惕这种挑战。”

联合国已经警告称，多达350万儿童处于水传播疾病的危险中。联合国表示，目前急需增加资金，为600万儿童提供清洁饮用水。