:00:00. > :00:08.This is BBC World News Today with me, Rajesh Mirchandani.
:00:09. > :00:11.For a fourth day, tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators
:00:12. > :00:19.And the stand off is causing concern in Beijing as well - this is one
:00:20. > :00:22.of the biggest protests China's government has faced in decades.
:00:23. > :00:32.Already, the celebratory fireworks have been cancelled here and now
:00:33. > :00:36.Beijing has to look at this instead. Just miles from Baghdad -
:00:37. > :00:38.the Islamic State group's advance through Iraq is halted close to
:00:39. > :00:40.the capital. After six months' political
:00:41. > :00:43.deadlock, Ashraf Ghani is sworn in as Afghanistan's new president -
:00:44. > :00:45.the country's first democratic And the Ryder Cup is over
:00:46. > :00:51.for another year - but all the talk is on what's
:00:52. > :00:54.happened off the green, and whether it was acceptable for a US golfer to
:00:55. > :01:13.implicitly criticise his captain. In Hong Kong, tens of thousands of
:01:14. > :01:18.pro-democracy protesters have been blocking major areas for a fourth
:01:19. > :01:22.day, shutting down the business These are pictures of the scene
:01:23. > :01:30.from Monday night. The crowds on the streets have been
:01:31. > :01:33.a mix of students and supporters of the Occupy Central pro-democracy
:01:34. > :01:37.movement. Because Beijing said Hong Kong
:01:38. > :01:43.residents could have elections to choose their local leader in 2017 -
:01:44. > :01:48.but only from a centrally approved China took back control of the
:01:49. > :01:55.territory from the British in 1997. Since then it's been "one country,
:01:56. > :02:03.two systems". The protests have been mostly
:02:04. > :02:06.peaceful - but they grew on Monday, as some 3,000 people blocked
:02:07. > :02:11.a major road in Mongkok To the east of the city centre,
:02:12. > :02:17.in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay, up to 10,000 people
:02:18. > :02:22.have been on the streets on Monday. Overnight, authorities used tear gas
:02:23. > :02:26.to disperse protesters Police pulled back on Monday
:02:27. > :02:30.and they say they've used But a total of 41 people have been
:02:31. > :02:36.injured in the past three days. Thousands of activists also occupied
:02:37. > :02:40.the area around Hong Kong's financial district, and seem set to
:02:41. > :02:46.remain there again tonight. The government has said it is
:02:47. > :02:49.resolute in opposing Our China editor Carrie Gracie
:02:50. > :02:56.reports. The financial system did not
:02:57. > :03:00.collapse and there was no chaos. So much for the dire warnings
:03:01. > :03:03.from the Hong Kong government There were no buses
:03:04. > :03:09.but no-one wanted to leave anyway. After last night's tear gas, they
:03:10. > :03:14.passed their time preparing remedies All ages and backgrounds,
:03:15. > :03:22.even one billionaire. If we can't be touched
:03:23. > :03:25.by these young kids, But there are voices
:03:26. > :03:38.warning that protest is illegal We need to work within
:03:39. > :03:46.the framework of our constitution. There is no point
:03:47. > :03:49.in stirring up confrontation between As night fell, the crowd swelled,
:03:50. > :03:59.sending Beijing a message - that they're a post-colonial generation
:04:00. > :04:03.who won't put up with exchanging one So they want rid
:04:04. > :04:12.of a leader answerable to Beijing and free elections for a new one,
:04:13. > :04:16.accountable to Hong Kong instead. I hope, finally,
:04:17. > :04:21.we can give more pressure and get This Wednesday, the 1st of October,
:04:22. > :04:28.is the most important date It's the anniversary
:04:29. > :04:34.of the Communist Revolution. Already, the celebratory fireworks
:04:35. > :04:38.have been cancelled here and now 1.3 billion Chinese citizens must
:04:39. > :04:48.not be allowed to look, though. On the mainland,
:04:49. > :04:52.there's tight censorship And the longer Hong Kong's defiance
:04:53. > :04:57.goes on, the more humiliating and dangerous
:04:58. > :05:08.it feels to China's leadership. He was the editor of the
:05:09. > :05:13.South China Morning Post at the time of the handover of Hong Kong, and
:05:14. > :05:27.the author of seven books on China. If anybody knows what's going on,
:05:28. > :05:32.you do. What is Beijing's strategy? On Monday, we saw that the protests
:05:33. > :05:35.were bigger but more peaceful. A correspondent Waldouck a carnival
:05:36. > :05:40.atmosphere, and police pulled back. What does Beijing hope will happen?
:05:41. > :05:43.It must be said that Hong Kong is normally a very peaceful, very
:05:44. > :05:49.orderly place indeed, which makes these scenes the more extraordinary
:05:50. > :05:53.and striking. It's really because, I think, 17 years after the handover,
:05:54. > :05:56.on both the Beijing side and the pro-democracy side, you have the
:05:57. > :06:01.sharpening of attitudes which has been very apparent this year.
:06:02. > :06:05.Beijing issued a White Paper earlier in the year basically saying, "we
:06:06. > :06:09.will do what we want and Hong Kong had better behave itself and we will
:06:10. > :06:13.only allow patriotically to sue love the country to run for chief
:06:14. > :06:18.executive, judges should be patriotically, " and so on. That is
:06:19. > :06:21.Beijing asserting itself. On the other hand, a generation of
:06:22. > :06:27.pro-democracy politicians who are new in Hong Kong who, after
:06:28. > :06:31.handover, came into fruition after the reforms of the last governor,
:06:32. > :06:42.Chris Patten. They've been out run now by them or article people, the
:06:43. > :06:50.Occupy Central and the students. -- by the more radical people. Hong
:06:51. > :06:54.Kong think the two system part of it is more important but Beijing can't
:06:55. > :06:58.just let this go on, can they? Yet they can't crack down to harshly
:06:59. > :07:02.because Hong Kong as a free press and it would be all over it. Yes,
:07:03. > :07:06.Hong Kong is different in that way but what you say is absolutely
:07:07. > :07:10.right. At the time of the handover, everybody was very happy with one
:07:11. > :07:14.country, two systems. That means that Hong Kong system would degree
:07:15. > :07:21.with a hide -- would continue a high degree of autonomy. What people
:07:22. > :07:24.forget about is that Beijing would not in Beijing, one country came
:07:25. > :07:29.first, and the preservation of the Chinese nation became a very
:07:30. > :07:36.important element in the policy of the new leader Xi Jinping, who is a
:07:37. > :07:41.strong leader, asserting himself in western China with a lot of unrest,
:07:42. > :07:45.and he is clearly going to do the same in Hong Kong. That does mean
:07:46. > :07:48.ongoing confrontation. The White House has said it supports universal
:07:49. > :07:52.suffrage in Hong Kong and the aspirations of the Hong Kong people
:07:53. > :07:57.but apart from words, I'm not sure what other countries can do. Where
:07:58. > :08:00.is this heading? What looms large as the shadow of Tiananmen Square. Of
:08:01. > :08:06.course. I don't think we're moving towards that at the moment, partly
:08:07. > :08:11.because of the nature of Hong Kong. There is a silent majority in Hong
:08:12. > :08:14.Kong who normally don't like unrest or disturbance. On the other hand,
:08:15. > :08:16.they don't might be feeling that Big Brother is looking over their
:08:17. > :08:20.shoulder and this is a very sensitive issue so I think other
:08:21. > :08:29.countries will not wish to get involved in it. But Xi Jinping has
:08:30. > :08:34.got a new quandary on his plate which, in a sense, he's brought on
:08:35. > :08:38.himself. Thanks very much for coming in and speaking with us.
:08:39. > :08:44.Let's cast our attentions to Iraq. Iraqi ground forces,
:08:45. > :08:45.backed by air strikes, appear to have halted the advance of
:08:46. > :08:48.jihadi extremists - but only five miles west of Baghdad, according to
:08:49. > :08:51.local sources the BBC spoke to. The so-called Islamic State control
:08:52. > :08:55.large swathes of Anbar province, including - crucially - the city
:08:56. > :09:00.of Falluja, which they captured From there, the jihadis have
:09:01. > :09:06.launched attacks towards Baghdad - and there have been pockets
:09:07. > :09:09.of fighting along its outskirts. The latest clashes,
:09:10. > :09:12.which lasted two days, were along the road between Falluja and
:09:13. > :09:17.Baghdad near Amariyat al Falluja. Our chief international
:09:18. > :09:19.correspondent Lyse Doucet sent this report from the area -
:09:20. > :09:39.some parts you may find upsetting. Actually, Lyse Doucet joins us live
:09:40. > :09:45.from Baghdad. Reports reach Baghdad every day of lashes. Large swathes
:09:46. > :09:48.of the area have been under the control of the so-called Islamic
:09:49. > :09:53.State fighters, including control of the key city of Fallujah. We are
:09:54. > :09:59.told that there are battles taking place in the past few days, as you
:10:00. > :10:04.mentioned, around a strategic town near Fallujah. They had to call in
:10:05. > :10:08.Iraqi strikes because the tribal fighters and the Iraqi army weren't
:10:09. > :10:11.able to hold back the IS fighters who were tracking from 20
:10:12. > :10:16.directions. Those kind of battles are taking place in neighbouring and
:10:17. > :10:20.bar. We went to see what is called the protective belt on the edge of
:10:21. > :10:25.Baghdad to see how the defences of Baghdad were holding up.
:10:26. > :10:27.Heading to the last defences between Baghdad and so-called
:10:28. > :10:34.In recent weeks, the IS attacked this route
:10:35. > :10:40.We're travelling with two powerful sheikhs.
:10:41. > :10:42.Their task - to rally the tribes and help stop
:10:43. > :10:51.There have been heavy battles right here, Sheikh Ali tells me.
:10:52. > :10:57."Our brothers were here," he says, pointing to the gunmen.
:10:58. > :10:59.Don't be fooled by their relaxed pose.
:11:00. > :11:02.The frontline lies along that horizon.
:11:03. > :11:07.Beyond that, just 16 miles away, IS is in charge.
:11:08. > :11:18.This is the border between us and IS.
:11:19. > :11:21.They threaten the Baghdad protective belt.
:11:22. > :11:29.We need air support from civilised countries like the US and Britain.
:11:30. > :11:31.When fighters of the so-called Islamic State moved
:11:32. > :11:35.at lightning speed across northern Iraq in June, and took
:11:36. > :11:39.the second city of Mosul, it set off alarm bells in many capitals,
:11:40. > :11:44.including Baghdad, with fear that they could also move in here.
:11:45. > :11:48.And now, after more than six weeks of air strikes, the people
:11:49. > :12:00.Islamic State fighters are about five miles away.
:12:01. > :12:03.Iraqi soldiers like this young man are on front lines near Baghdad.
:12:04. > :12:19.This is the first interview by a survivor.
:12:20. > :12:20.TRANSLATION: We heard the IS fighters.
:12:21. > :12:25.Bodies were falling on top of me, hiding me.
:12:26. > :12:29.There was blood everywhere, then my mobile started to ring.
:12:30. > :12:33.One of the IS answered it and said, "this is the mobile of your coward
:12:34. > :12:38.We have shot and beheaded the cowards".
:12:39. > :12:40.The IS have a tradition after they shoot people.
:12:41. > :12:43.They cut their heads off to show how many they have killed.
:12:44. > :12:46.They started to cut but the call came from the bridge,
:12:47. > :13:03.Iraq faces an unprecedented crisis, this prominent MP tells me.
:13:04. > :13:06.The Iraqi state is facing, for the first time, an existential threat.
:13:07. > :13:08.This existential threat is that there's somebody else claiming
:13:09. > :13:15.Did you fear they could make into Baghdad?
:13:16. > :13:20.They are 26km from where we're sitting now.
:13:21. > :13:26.Even Western and Iraqi air strikes haven't helped these fighters
:13:27. > :13:42.What happens if the jihadi is make it into Baghdad? We have to be aware
:13:43. > :13:47.that there is, in addition to the tribal fighters we were travelling
:13:48. > :13:51.with, Iraqi army soldiers posted all around Baghdad and there are also
:13:52. > :13:57.powerful Shi'ite macrame Lish is. They have launched a major
:13:58. > :14:04.recruitment drive. -- Shi'ite militias. Everywhere you move, you
:14:05. > :14:10.are stopped by checkpoints, by army police, by some of the Shi'ite
:14:11. > :14:15.militias. Inside Baghdad, there is an extensive security network so I
:14:16. > :14:19.think the IS forces -- if the IS forces came closer, they would be
:14:20. > :14:21.pushed back but it's a question of whether there are weak points all
:14:22. > :14:26.around Baghdad that they would be able to penetrate. That is the great
:14:27. > :14:30.concern because so many of the reports we're getting from the front
:14:31. > :14:35.lines, like that young man you heard from their... He was very bitter
:14:36. > :14:38.about his treatment by his Iraqi officers. He didn't have food or
:14:39. > :14:43.water for days and hadn't been paid his salary so it underlines that
:14:44. > :14:47.this is an Iraqi army which is not fit for the kind of fighting that
:14:48. > :14:51.they must do now if they are to save not just Baghdad but the rest of
:14:52. > :14:56.their country. Always great to talk to you. Thank you very much.
:14:57. > :14:58.Afghanistan has had its first ever democratic handover of power,
:14:59. > :15:03.with Ashraf Ghani being sworn in as the country's new president.
:15:04. > :15:08.He replaces Hamid Karzai, who led the country for 12 years.
:15:09. > :15:11.It's been a struggle to get here - months of bitter argument
:15:12. > :15:14.Now President Ghani will head a government of national unity with
:15:15. > :15:21.Abdullah Abdullah - the runner-up and his main rival.
:15:22. > :15:25.I'm joined now by a former State Department Senior Adviser who
:15:26. > :15:27.worked on Afghanistan, Vali Nasr. He's now Dean of the
:15:28. > :15:34.Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
:15:35. > :15:40.How significant is this moment for the Afghan people? It is very
:15:41. > :15:44.important, it is the first transition from one president to
:15:45. > :15:50.another, and even though the elections are fraught with
:15:51. > :15:54.problems, also, Afghanistan came close to a major political crisis
:15:55. > :15:58.and the fact that we are having an agreement between these two
:15:59. > :16:02.contenders in a national unity government and the swearing in today
:16:03. > :16:06.is very important, in terms of stability in that country. Is it
:16:07. > :16:12.going to lead to stability? There has been such huge disarray over the
:16:13. > :16:15.election. There was widespread selection method amid suspicion of
:16:16. > :16:23.fraud which caused a total recount and both sides pulled out of the
:16:24. > :16:28.recount, so can they abide by this balance of power and work together?
:16:29. > :16:31.In reality, neither one is a legitimate president of Afghanistan
:16:32. > :16:36.because we don't have formal numbers and both sides have accused the
:16:37. > :16:39.other of rigging the elections. The elections are now tainted. What we
:16:40. > :16:43.believe is the two of them put together is legitimate, and the two
:16:44. > :16:47.of them put together, whichever way you counted, probably account for
:16:48. > :16:51.the majority of votes. This will work as long as there is no
:16:52. > :16:55.disagreement and as they begin to rule over the country, it is likely
:16:56. > :16:59.they will disagree on things such as reconciliation with the Taliban, the
:17:00. > :17:04.pace of reform, anti-corruption, and when that happens, there has to be
:17:05. > :17:08.mechanism for crisis management, otherwise this unity government
:17:09. > :17:13.could fall apart. But for now, we have averted a crisis in having at
:17:14. > :17:18.least the swearing in happening. But is it enough now to have this
:17:19. > :17:21.democratic handover of power and a democratic government? Without the
:17:22. > :17:25.institutions of democracy, a strong, free press, an independent
:17:26. > :17:31.judiciary and a strong civil society, those are the things that
:17:32. > :17:34.make democracy flourish? This is not about democracy, it is about a
:17:35. > :17:38.legitimate government. The key is that according to the Afghan
:17:39. > :17:41.constitution, there had to be a transfer of power from an outgoing
:17:42. > :17:47.president to an incoming president based on a boat, and I think that
:17:48. > :17:51.was the key issue. It is not a functioning democracy -- based on a
:17:52. > :17:55.vote. It is still at war with a Taliban insurgency and we shouldn't
:17:56. > :18:04.be asking too much of it. The key issue is Afghanistan could have been
:18:05. > :18:07.in a major crisis had it not been for this unity pact and the key for
:18:08. > :18:09.the international committee is how do we keep this unity moving
:18:10. > :18:12.forward? We don't want to take our eyes off Afghanistan and see an
:18:13. > :18:17.internal crisis that could be dipped towards where, for instance, Iraq is
:18:18. > :18:19.today. Very interesting, thank you for your time.
:18:20. > :18:22.Now a look at some of the day?s other news:
:18:23. > :18:25.A new study has found that more than 3,000 migrants have died
:18:26. > :18:28.trying to cross the Mediterranean since January.
:18:29. > :18:32.In the most comprehensive research into refugee deaths to date,
:18:33. > :18:37.the International Organisation for Migration says Europe's
:18:38. > :18:40.by far the most dangerous destination for illegal migrants.
:18:41. > :18:41.The continent is the destination of three-quarters
:18:42. > :18:46.46 Belgians have gone on trial charged with belonging to
:18:47. > :18:50.a jihadi organisation alleged to have recruited fighters for Syria.
:18:51. > :18:52.Prosecutors described Sharia-For-Belgium
:18:53. > :18:55.as a well structured terrorist group that brainwashed young people
:18:56. > :19:00.The group's alleged leader was one of eight suspects to appear
:19:01. > :19:03.The others are thought to be in Syria,
:19:04. > :19:09.Spain's government has asked the country's constitutional court
:19:10. > :19:13.to declare Catalonia's planned independence referendum illegal.
:19:14. > :19:15.The head of the north-eastern Spanish region
:19:16. > :19:18.signed a decree on Saturday calling for a vote on the 9th of November.
:19:19. > :19:21.Hundreds of thousands of Catalans joined a protest in Barcelona
:19:22. > :19:27.earlier this month, calling for a vote.
:19:28. > :19:30.At least 36 people are thought to have been killed after
:19:31. > :19:34.a Japanese volcano erupted without warning at the weekend.
:19:35. > :19:36.The search for survivors had been suspended
:19:37. > :19:41.because of the growing danger from toxic gas.
:19:42. > :19:44.The eruption at Mount Ontake is the first deadly volcanic eruption
:19:45. > :19:46.in the country for more than 20 years.
:19:47. > :19:53.Day three since this mountain suddenly exploded into life,
:19:54. > :19:58.it continues to spew a thick column of smoke and ash into the sky.
:19:59. > :20:02.On Sunday, soldiers had climbed up here to rescue survivors.
:20:03. > :20:07.Today, they began the task of recovering the dead.
:20:08. > :20:12.We watched as this helicopter repeatedly headed back
:20:13. > :20:14.into the ash cloud to collect the bodies.
:20:15. > :20:17.By the end of the day, at least 12 had been brought down,
:20:18. > :20:22.but many more remain stuck close to the crater, unable to be recovered.
:20:23. > :20:24.Even down here, four miles away from the summit,
:20:25. > :20:28.there is a strong, pungent smell of sulphur and you can feel this fine,
:20:29. > :20:37.The fact that this eruption is still going on is making the recovery
:20:38. > :20:50.In Tokyo, Japan's prime minister was still calling it a rescue operation.
:20:51. > :20:52.TRANSLATION: We will keep doing our best to rescue people
:20:53. > :21:02.and we will be cautious and on alert for further eruptions.
:21:03. > :21:04.Why there was no warning of Saturday's eruption
:21:05. > :21:09.Hundreds of hikers were caught on the volcano.
:21:10. > :21:11.This video shot by one hiker shows the horrifying moment
:21:12. > :21:14.the massive ash cloud rolls down and envelops him.
:21:15. > :21:24.The rock was falling like hail stones.
:21:25. > :21:27.We covered our faces with anything we could find.
:21:28. > :21:31.We couldn't breathe or even open our eyes.
:21:32. > :21:34.Despite the Prime Minister's commitment to keep searching,
:21:35. > :21:37.it now seems all but impossible that anybody else could have
:21:38. > :21:51.Now when something at work doesn't go to plan, is it acceptable
:21:52. > :21:56.Well, that's what happened in the world of golf.
:21:57. > :22:01.After Europe retained the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles this weekend, American
:22:02. > :22:05.veteran Phil Mickelson openly questioned the methods of his
:22:06. > :22:08.captain Tom Watson and praised the former captain - Paul Azinger -
:22:09. > :22:11.who previously led the team to success.
:22:12. > :22:18.There were two things that allowed us to play our best,
:22:19. > :22:25.One was he got everybody invested in the process.
:22:26. > :22:30.He got everybody invested in who they were going to play with,
:22:31. > :22:33.who the picks were going to be, who was going to be in their pod.
:22:34. > :22:37.He had a great game plan for us, you know, how we were going to go
:22:38. > :22:42.about doing this, how we were going to go about playing,
:22:43. > :22:50.what we were going to do if so and so is playing well,
:22:51. > :23:01.And those two things helped us bring out our best golf.
:23:02. > :23:04.Let's get more on this from our sports team. Tulsen Tollett joins
:23:05. > :23:11.me. It wasn't exactly what Phil
:23:12. > :23:16.Mickelson said, it is what he didn't say. He was praising the previous
:23:17. > :23:20.captain, is that the same as having a dig at the current captain, Tom
:23:21. > :23:24.Watson? I think you are certainly having a dig, there was no doubt
:23:25. > :23:28.about that. Phil Mickelson is or was very calculated with what he says.
:23:29. > :23:31.If you cast your mind back before the Ryder Cup, he mentioned the
:23:32. > :23:36.situation between Graeme McDowell's management company and Rory
:23:37. > :23:40.McIlory's former management company, which one on the same, and saying
:23:41. > :23:46.the Americans don't litigate against each tiller, and he knew what he was
:23:47. > :23:49.doing what actions it would bring about -- against each other. But
:23:50. > :23:53.another thing here, sports people are Bland and do not give anything
:23:54. > :23:58.away and as soon as someone says something interesting, we say, why
:23:59. > :24:02.do they say that? So you can see why sportspeople at times don't say what
:24:03. > :24:05.they feel but on this occasion, he gave Tom Watson both barrels and he
:24:06. > :24:14.knew exactly what he was saying and Tom Watson will not be there for the
:24:15. > :24:26.next Ryder Cup in 2016. we have the phrase "take one for the team". But
:24:27. > :24:32.it doesn't matter, it, because Tom Watson will not be there for 2016.
:24:33. > :24:37.Speak ill of Phil Mickelson doesn't have a great record, he has lost
:24:38. > :24:42.eight of the games he was involved in. I think one of the most
:24:43. > :24:51.interesting things that will come out of this, Tom Watson will make
:24:52. > :24:55.his final appearance next year in the open, and what will happen if he
:24:56. > :24:58.is paired with Phil Mickelson in the second round, that could be very
:24:59. > :25:00.interesting indeed. we will be talking to you about that! Thank you
:25:01. > :25:02.very much indeed. Actor George Clooney and his bride,
:25:03. > :25:05.human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, have legalised their marriage
:25:06. > :25:09.in a civil ceremony in Venice. At the weekend,
:25:10. > :25:11.a host of famous guests celebrated the couple's nuptials
:25:12. > :25:13.at a lavish wedding reception. As they arrived by boat to formalise
:25:14. > :25:17.their marriage in a civil ceremony, they were followed by a small
:25:18. > :25:19.flotilla of photographers eager to They married at a reportedly
:25:20. > :25:26.lavish party on Saturday night. Today's ceremony, at Venice's City
:25:27. > :25:30.Hall, was a civil service officially It was presided over by former Rome
:25:31. > :25:36.mayor and close friend of Clooney, Clooney is one of Hollywood's
:25:37. > :25:42.biggest figures and Saturday's celebration was attended
:25:43. > :25:45.by stars including actors Matt Damon Amal Alamuddin is
:25:46. > :26:02.a successful human rights lawyer who has represented figures including
:26:03. > :26:06.Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Their weekend wedding celebrations
:26:07. > :26:08.have attracted huge interest from tourists in Rome and
:26:09. > :26:12.from journalists and photographers Today, the couple spent around ten
:26:13. > :26:20.minutes inside the City Hall before leaving as they arrived -
:26:21. > :26:24.by boat. They are now expected to set off
:26:25. > :26:37.on their honeymoon. Another way to sell this story is
:26:38. > :26:48.globally renowned human rights lawyer marries actor who got his
:26:49. > :26:50.break on The Golden Girls. I just thought I was silent. You can follow
:26:51. > :26:58.me on Twitter. Thank you for joining us.
:26:59. > :27:04.September 2014 may well be one of the driest on record but we finished
:27:05. > :27:06.the month with a West-East split, the driest of