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days. let's go over to step varsity joins as from it's in zig in germany. stuff obviously a very difficult scenario that you're working in and you're seeing more than a 1000 people. missing the search rescue and recovery operation all going hand in hand. absolutely the sheer devastation here is very clear. it feels like that's all what people have been describing to me like a small to nami, has actually been going through its villages and through this towns carrying everything on its way. you can see cars have been tossed around, even heavy containers have been tossed around. and if we go around and i can show you how high the water actually has gotten here, theresa fills with grades were normally water bottles are in lots of stuff hanging there and trees. so it has been up to 2 meters high,

chasing everyone out here. people were evacuated, but sadly, here at the end of the street, there was a workplace for people with disabilities. and at least 12 people have died there. this is what residents and storm better part of germany woke up to as rapid rainfall cause major rivers to birthday bang a few from the air showing the full extent of the devastation in the state of rhineland. malachi, nate and north ryan west valia. c costs were tossed around like toys in the rising water, homes and businesses washed away. as the flooding in some areas receipts that so rises with several people still missing. rescue efforts are on the way to bring the strand to safety. and village is cut off by flood water and landslide

helicopters, people from their rooftop. i was told that you see here now is worse than after a bombing raid. and this is guaranteed to take 10 years. the people are all broke, the businesses have been hurt, so it's just horrible. now. on a visit to the united states, the german chancellor promised to do everything possible to help and fully mention in, in best phones could beaten these a terrible day. so people in flooded areas. my thoughts with you and you can trust that all forces of our government, federal, regional, and community will do everything in difficult conditions to save lives, alleviate dangers and relieve distress over the border in neighboring belgium flood waters. read through villages, merging homes that mean we don't do all around midnight. i heard a scary noise. i looked through the window and i saw that there was a torrent of water, at least 50 to 60 centimeters, di what i thought. and in the netherlands. several homes were evacuated with some

local residents, draven by tract to safety. people who have really been taken by surprise, they've never seen so much water inundating their cities and driving them away from their home. extreme web platter has been paralyzing large parts of this border region here, between belgium, germany, and the national and more to renshaw. rain is forecast and with it fears of for devastation. it's been called the ones in a generation flood. and it isn't over yet. it's at least in step, the virgins, he says, is behind you still working very hard and it's ironic really, isn't it that the e, you had any just announced a raft of climate change proposals as post people where you are couldn't to expect that to happen as quickly as it needs to. absolutely, and what i'm been hearing here is that they hold at least that this is a wake up call. it is actually one of the 1st times here. so in their face that

this is a disaster, probably the result of climate change, extreme wider. they haven't seen here in a 100 years. so, so, so that's really a wakeup call. so people really hope that politicians are taking their mashes and meanwhile, of course, they are only now taking care of their belongings about their homes. they're cleaning up. what we're seeing is people cleaning up don't know where to start, because the house is completely filled with month. everything is destroyed on the 1st floor, houses, partially damage as well. so they're also hoping of course, for help from the federal government to assist with this rebuilding. but at the moment they're also still worried about their safety. it's dry now, but the river banks are still under a lot of pressure. dams are on the pressure. it has given a signal safe here now because yesterday people were still not allowed to go back to their houses, but they don't know, of course, where this will go. so fast. thanks very much for joining us from germany.

while it spring and al jazeera has meteorologist and fox di situation, that germany and its neighbors are facing right now, why is it happened in this part of the world? well, what's happened? so to find some properties, quite simple, we've got an area of low pressure which is become trapped across germany, across the low countries. and it's already been maybe very, very slowly. so throwing down a lot of very heavy rain over a prolonged period of time. we take a look at the satellite picture you about to see the location of that particular chart where we've got that the low currently now just about just just to the north of, of italy around that area of low pressure, the winds will move in an anti clockwise direction with those 2 areas of high pressure, you can see those red circles either side. that stable last they've been blocking that weather system. so we'll let we've had that area of low pressure brittany some very heavy rainfall in across that region. it's not been able to move anywhere

normally, it would move generally from west waste. take a look the just a couple of days back. this is wednesday's child. you can see what that area of heavy rain is just because the western side of germany and it's been stopped there, been throwing down something like 150 millimeters of rain and wanted to spot. so that's 3 times the july average. and so no surprise that we have seen flooding here, and of course, the netherlands, the low countries. they've also been badly affected by the same system. and that's been running his work with center east, the side of france as well. how long could this event link across this area of europe? when it's sherman, he's concerned he will get, she would say less bad over the next few days. there are more showers in the forecast. we've also seen some heavy rain recently across poland. and that's going to continue just nothing a little further south, which a nice was as we go one through the next day also. so we're, we're still looking at some heavy rain. but for other parts of central europe, the setting to see more work, whether it's as we go through the next couple of days, it will, you'll keep an eye on things force as while left and fox are much the south africa

as president says, its economic recovery has been hit through a week of violence and looting that's killed at least 117 people throw around the pose that says the unrest with planned and coordinated authorities have identified 12 suspects. the president says 25000 soldiers will patrol the streets to stop further leasing and violence fraud began after former president jacob zima was sent to jail last week. we will not allow on a key and may have to just unfold in our countries. it is most unfortunate that so much damage has been done to the country and people have lost their lives. that is the most most most contending issues. well, how do we tested rosena from johannesburg? and what more did he say about the violence in quad? zulu natal province? well, it's the 1st time you visited that province since the way started. if you days ago,

and he's been walking into shopping malls, going into various stores, talking different business owners, listening to them. tell him how they've lost so much money off him. how are they going to recover? is the government going to a system? for example, he's been trying to get a sense from people with the ground on what his government can do to assist people in the aftermath of the protein. but he also admitted that the governor reacted to flow. they could have maybe react to the faucet to prevent that mass looting and mass destruction of property. you'll see that more soldiers are going to be deployed, concerned about racial tensions that seem to be drawing in some parts of the country as can be if you turn on each other off people to work together. remember, they all have africans and realize that this violence, he believe, is being instigated by a minority people in the country who want to sabotage the economy. now the airway

is now is way the part is what most folks fall in violence. more people die in the urban area at around that problems as well. and believe faith because made them died with a bad p trying to lead some goods and stores somewhat trampled on a somewhat burnt when some of the way houses caught fire. so a lot of damage and destruction was done, be the mouse, put out a deleting here, and they, but it's not as bad as it used to be a few days ago. it's also, he's on his back. thanks very much for joining us. let's take a message and join the lady, pandora, south africa. foreign minister joins me now from cape town. thank you very much minister for joining us. just bring us up to speed all the government in control of the situation in the areas that have been affected by the riots and the looting. good afternoon. i believe the government is in control of most of the areas in which has been seeing as your reporter has indicated on pockets of

areas in which they continue to be some new thing. incidence, particularly in natal lousy quiet where we had new ting in the 3 or 4 key lounge townships. but that has been about to this moment. the local communities have stood the ground to continue looting and to repel any individuals attempted to enter business in the majority, it does not apply and what we need to do is maintain that stability and ensure that so we begin the process of rebuilding ok. minister, you are actually part of the cabinet to sit in those meetings. so one wonders that in the lead up to jacob zoom as incarceration. why did the government not deploy more security to the area to these parts of the country?

considering the form of president had been, you might say, inciting his supporters to come and support him on the street to voice the anger. there were indications, whether not the trouble was brewing. why didn't the government deploy military all security personnel in these areas? i don't think that there were indications that this type of trouble was brewing. you should think except that some of the looting that we've seen really, people taking advantage of the situation, their i and deed instigators in terms of those who are gathering in support of former president. and they weren't significant. and you paid to the crowns. and the warning i've heard that our security has indicated that they had

some intended security personnel. the police speaking out in town in some of the areas that was suggested to be bothered, but no one could have predicted what we saw a lot to which was several criminals. busy taking advantage of a variable situation. now the real questions about food and security and the, the, the supply chains being affected. how is the government dealing with that and, and who are you speaking to in to make sure that maybe international partners may be able to help you with that scenario? well, government is in very shows communication of the business in order to have full understanding of what we need to do to provide support as well as security to them . now the main to reach, to quote the trial,

the entry which hadn't been the subject of a great deal of the criminal and protest and tramping. he's now moving smoothly along that particular connecting highway. how concerned are you doing? sure. so sorry. i just want us one more question, which is linked to that because the african union is also weighing gain and also very concerned about what's going on in south africa. you are the most stable nation in southern africa. people look to you for guidance and for strength when these sorts of things happen in the country falls and instability. it rocks the whole region and the a you is concerned. well, certainly, we've taken steps to restore stability. i am going to be addressing a several of the countries in south africa in order to set up the steps that government is taking concerning the region. we've got to

ensure that the transport routes, operational deliveries can take place. and countries that rely on south africa for a large amount of schools do receive the goods that they require from south africa . so this is at the top most of the agenda government. but what we'll have to do is ensure we address the criminal team prostitutes, those that are being arrested, and those scenes stolen goes from those. that's what part of the future we should see. what happens dr. the lady, pendle foreign minister for south africa. thank you very much for joining us on al jazeera. thank you. thank you. morehead, here on the news are including police and haiti have detained the head of security for the presidential palace after the assassination of president of the movies

facing venue for the winter olympics on navy complete. but it's thing off the games remain shrouded in controversy. that's coming up with peter in support. ah, the amnesty international says police anything? you have detained dozens of grains in what appears to be ethically, ethnically motivated operation. now the rights groups, as the rest were carried out in the capital, addis ababa during the last 2 weeks, with many denied due process, amnesty says journalist and activist, civil have been targeted. they include at least 11 reporters covering the conflict in northern to cry region. while some have been released on bail, the group says hundreds remain in detention in unknown locations. now the deputy president appears, i'm hot region phantom manda flow, and so long as there are additional forces may be deployed to the borders with,

decry is to counter to grind fighters who launch new offensively, the suite of 0 got rad government access to a disputed region. in western degree, from where catherine reports i'm horace special forces and the few p and federal police. at a checkpoint in my car, passing through require identification papers who won't rare, regional government guided trip, but event filming the forces and a militia called funnel was difficult. the town claimed by both the em. hara anti grand ethnic communities was under t guys administration before the war started in november. it's one of the was the atrocities happened. hundreds of people were killed. the communities accused each other's fighters of committing it. gabrey mass gillman gifts to a law says a dispute about regional buddha territories goes back decades. fact all d, glen leaders want to come and push away the recreated assistant that film and then

when the war and the power will not live to visit our land. gran fighters are now pushing south and west. they say they're taking back territory seized by higher forces in the last 8 months of conflict, political and military leaders in the capital, the harder i get the increasingly nervous about the gains being made by t great. defense forces, they'll say they'll do whatever it takes to protect their land, and people who are the regional vice president shoes as a $985.00 map that places march of the dispute territories in harrow region. the borderline have however, since been redrawn he tells us when the t cry people's liberation front or t p left to power the next to the land to cry. we have never, ever accepted the amount of people in the regional government has never endorse it . we have never been consulted. so whenever you say historical dispute is it,

it takes us some time years to behind. and one time it was there, another time it was you. that's what you call dispute. it has never been. so it couldn't be just a dispute. it was rather taken unit literary by that period if it was decided mom higher of forces and now being deployed to the front line. but the vice president also called on people here to defend themselves. i think they, they should be aware of and be informed be on the same platform that is where whenever the address of scam athletes, they have to prepare themselves in a new way to defend in any mechanism that they have to take up on. yes, many to grant who lived in my car and then nearby, who married town, half lead to refugee comes across the buddha in sudan, who still here recently held protest against the guys political leadership and its forces. it was not clear to us if they were on the streets willingly or had been

classed. every interview we tried to do was in the presence of a minder with a gun that the grands were afraid to speak openly. well, catherine, so enjoy, you know, from the, if you can capital adis of catherine. it just seemed that the involvement of amount of forces in the conflict in dig rise area seems to, you might say, complicate a very difficult process to try and find a way forward for peace if that's at all possible. while at this point, it's very difficult to see how peace is feasible. both sides are holding the ground or to grin forces really saying that they will not relent. and the higher official then we did speak to the vice president of a higher region calling saying that they're deploying more special forces to this a front line areas, territories that i disputed currently those territory,

mops in weston and south and to dr. but the higher official saying that historically, the land belonged to the higher people, the grand se accusing i'm higher forces of taking advantage of this conflict that started in november to these territories. and saying that those territories grant territory what they want to take back. so there's a lot of hotline positions and people really saying that they need peace and the vice president we spoke to say that the need that needs to be a peaceful resolution. because right now it's a planting season. people have been evicted from the fact that they need to be in their funds, but he also say that there's no legitimate government that would stand still and watch its people being killed or being evicted from their home. at the same story. coming from the grand leaders saying that people are being killed and you know, accusing higher forces of human rights abuses. so right now, very difficult to see

a feasible people solution confidentially. and i decided to thanks very much for the updates. well, let's take a look, a closer look inside to the dfcs diverse ethnic group. so the aroma community is the largest making up. 35 percent of the population. prime minister of element is the 1st or more leader. now the harder people are the 2nd largest, and they say that that be increasing the marginalized politically. although to guy ends make up 5 percent of the population, they're in charge of the country for 27 years. the northern region of the guy remains in a state of conflict as designed, forces push south against government forces and the allies, and over in the east of the country, ethnic somalis make up the majority of people living in the ogden region. it has a history of separatists rebellion against the central government. samuel get achieved is independent journalist based in if you, if you chose me now via skype from out is out of a good have you from the program. i mean this new front between government forces,

antique lions, and now the, i'm hot, it forces only really does complicate a very volatile situation on the ground. they've been huggy this kind of conflict sometimes and visible for a long time. since the beginning of the coalition era of 1992 and this is just becoming much bigger than it has ever been. you know, i've been, we've been watching it from a distance mobilizing proudly supposed to defend pieces of towns they pay for those from the 6 sites. so this is, this seems to be going will be forward. so many do, do the government and security full says have the numbers and the strength to fight on so many fronts all struggle on so many front it will be

a challenge, but the pharmacist said, you're going to mobilize up to 1000000000. busy young people to defend the interest of the federal government and there's a motivation to defend, embrace what the payments that have been working since november. busy this is not just for the sake of the deal, and there are many, many young people waiting to quite and he seems to have the numbers for the obviously there's a few months we focus very much on t gray. but which of these groups really does for the strongest threat to prime minister of a rule? well, if you look up for more of the site, there is a growing misgiving, 5 minutes there. there's also oil left on both sides that did not participate in the currents election, but just did a few weeks ago and the spread for him when he comes from romeo. but there's also

misgiving all over the country. you know what you focus on the great, we did this kind of all over the and it's from the single parts of the country. and this is really challenging the government. and we're really having no resources to move forward with going challenges and you know, best moving away, trying to go on work for the new family dentistry. always good to get your insight . thanks for joining us from ad is out of the thanks. now have pulitzer prize winning indian so to journalist has been killed in afghanistan. kandahar district danesh, the. the key worked for the reuters news agency and was writing with the african special forces. he was caught in the crossfire between taliban an african troops and he's been bolduc german border area. while still ahead here on out there,

thailand, revolt daily record, high prone virus infection. this back scene program faces a potential setback for police in japan, searching for a missing weight lifted from uganda. who's been missing for a week before the olympics. ah, hell i will stop when they flooding in central parts. if your there is more rain in the full cost over the next couple days, i still see that circulation swirling away then now across central and southern parts of germany, it will sink a little further south and east, which as we go through the next couple of days we still have high pressure to the east of that. and we have another area of high pressure just to the west. and this area of high pressure will not its way over the next couple days, turning things dry and brighter across the low countries. and eventually it was a good part of germany, but as i said,

more showers in the forecasts. river levels do continue to rise. so that's not going to help. we'll see more weight whether that through the remainder of friday. but the wet weather as merging its way over towards poland. we'll see some heavy range sliding down towards the balkans. see, have you moving across the outs and also affecting a good part of italy as we go one into sas. they that we got with brought to scholars coming back in behind london at 28 celsius a 28 for bordeaux as well. getting up to $37.00 in madrid, that's a sort of temperature being dispatched to say across northern part of africa. lots of heat around here. of course. plenty of showers down towards the gulf with guinea running across much of west africa as showers. nothing a little further north, which is we go one through saturday, i would towards the central parts more. she was here, but quite as wet as it should be. the discover a world of difference determination. i'm telling you that we are

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a you want to me out there and use that with me. the whole run, the reminder of our top stories. more than 1300 people are missing in western europe have to severe flooding. at least 93 people have died in germany, which is experiencing it was weather disaster in decades. south africa, presidents as the week on the rest of the killed 117 people was planned and coordinated. civil run, the pose says $25000.00 soldiers will patrol street to still further looting and violence. as regions are sending vices to the north to support government troops, its concerns of the conflict with the guy and rebels may be on the verge of escalating again.

thailand has posted a record daily high of current virus infections of concern mans.