Hawaii wildfires: Volunteers bring aid by boat to devastated Maui

 

The BBC's John Sudworth travels with volunteers delivering supplies by boat to the people of Maui, who have been affected by devastating wildfires.

Supplies of fuel, water and other essentials were brought ashore by people who formed a human chain.

Dozens of people on the island have died in the wildfires, with scores of buildings and vehicles also being destroyed.

Russian army volunteers killed as Ukrainians return to their homes |

Russia's ministry of defence says gunmen have killed 11 people at a training site for the military. The attack happened in the Belgorod region of Russia, which borders on Ukraine. The two shooters opened fire during a training session for volunteers preparing to be deployed to Ukraine. They were also killed in the attack.

Ukraine war: The Syrians signing up to fight for Russia

 

Russia says it has signed up some 16,000 recruits from the Middle East to fight with its forces in Ukraine.

Social media in Syria has been flooded with requests for people to join Russian troops in return for up to $7,000 for deployment.

One former Syrian regime soldier who has been offered thousands of dollars to fight in the war told BBC News Arabic that his country's broken economy means hundreds of Syrians are putting themselves forward.

Volunteers are filling the gaps in India’s fight against COVID-19

 As India records high daily death tolls, the second wave of the coronavirus has shown no sign of slowing down. Many remains of the dead are unclaimed after cremation.

Volunteers provide last resort help in India | DW News

India recorded 382,315 new infections on Wednesday, according to health ministry data, a day after India reached a grim milestone of becoming the second country to cross 20 million infections.