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raised questions about britain's defences, how much we spend, and whether it is in the right places. the uk and welsh governments have activated emergency money for areas affected, but what does it take to protect communities? here is our science editor david shukman. the river wye tearing along at a record height in monmouth, in wales. the torrent so large, it has even overwhelmed the water treatment works. in derbyshire, the river trent has burst its banks, flooding one village after another. the fridges, has got all ourfood in... stephenjohns, a pub landlord, shows me his cellar, where the food and drink are now ruined. the beer barrels are floating. they said we are going to flood, but they didn't tell us a time, when it was going to flood. itjust came up from about 8:00am in the morning yesterday, and then by 9:00am was underwater. do you think you should

get more help? yeah, course. yet again, the country faces the difficult challenge of how to stay safe from flooding, how much public money to invest, and crucially, where to spend it. and all the time, warnings from climate scientists that storms are set to become more intense. as well as homes, it is often key infrastructure that is hit by floods. five years ago, i saw how in carlisle the west coast main line was underwater. so was an electricity substation. experts who have studied the threat say it needs to be taken far more seriously. not only do we have power plants in flood plains, but we then have all of the other things — people's homes, businesses, other infrastructure which is connected to that. so this represents a real potential systemic risk, which we need to get a grip on. at the moment, the government is providing £2.6 billion over a six—year period. for every pound spent, the treasury expects an economic benefit of at least £8, a system which favours cities.

but flooding across the uk is estimated to cost £1.1 billion every year. one idea is to try to hold water back in the uplands, rather than resorting to hard concrete, using nature instead. all options are going to be needed as the climate changes. we're getting more moisture held in a warming atmosphere, so there's quite a lot of evidence to suggest that yes, overall, we are experiencing climate change, and we may expect to see more events on a par with these, or potentially even worse, into the future. back beside the river trent, the waters are receding a bit, but more rain is on the way, and with it more pressure on the government to offer more help. david shukman, bbc news, in derbyshire. now on bbc news, our world. this film contains descriptions of violence which some viewers may find upsetting.

naples, where police waged a constant battle against organised crime. we are now in the torretta district, which is one of the poorest areas of naples, as the officers look for sentinels, the lookouts. the camorra is the city's mafia, one of the world's most deadly and secretive criminal networks. but now, one of its bosses and killers is breaking the code of silence. gennaro panzuto was a dangerous criminal in naples. a criminal who has now turned on the camorra, putting his brothers behind bars,

leaving him a marked man. this is the story of gennaro panzuto, the man who murdered for the mafia, and then confessed all. in a prison in the italian alps, the secrets are being unlocked — the secrets of the camorra clans, the secrets of a life spent committing terrible crimes.

gennaro panzuto, a former leader of the naples camorra, is what italians call a ‘pentito,’ a state witness who has helped prosecute his associates. he is in a special prison unit for his own safety. the italian authorities have allowed us exclusive access to hear his story, but not to show his face. now 45 years old, he has spent a decade injail, reflecting on what he has done.

pa nzuto didn't become a killer overnight. as a teenager, he learnt how to be a street thief, working italy's tourist hotspots, snatching watches. he was talent—spotted by his uncle, rosario, who headed the camorra cigarette smuggling operation. panzuto grew up in this dark, dead—end alley. now, he had found an escape route from poverty. he was soon involved in extortion and drugs for the camorra.

based on two big clans, the camorra operates like no other mafia in the world, according to expert dr felia allum. so those two clans or those two alliances, in order to be powerful and in order to be strong, what they have tended to do is to recruit smaller clans. so in every district, you will find a criminal family that controls the territory. so it's kind of alliance building. that's the flexibility and the fluidity of the camorra. by the time he was just 21, panzuto had already spent time injail. now, the camorra wanted him to carry out their dirtiest work. he shows me where. this. this one here? yes. this is where it began? yeah. mergelina marina, the beautiful place where what panzuto calls his descent into hell began.

in 1996, camorra families were turning on each other in deadly rows over drugs territory. panzuto was called to a meeting on the pier. he was given an instruction to defend his uncle from a rival. they are asking you to kill somebody. did you not think that is the wrong thing to do? why not?

with a handshake, pa nzuto‘s life changed. he became a killer. by his early 30s, he was clan leader, after his uncle was jailed. his nickname was ‘terramoto‘ — earthquake. using the gun to defend territory, it was a time of blood. so we're talking about targeted killings. yes, and to be efficient, they have to decide on specific individuals, to give a message. they follow them around, they pinpoint where they are, and they kill them in order to win territory, but also to give a symbol and a message to that clan. one of the victims was rival graziano borelli, shot dead in the street.

pietro ioia was a drug trafficker, but for years he has worked to steer people away from the camorra. he tried with the young panzuto, but failed. panzuto‘s violence made him a target for one of italy's elite anti—mafia judges. i think at the time,

gennaro panzuto was the most dangerous criminal in naples, in italy. michele del prete was determined to bring down the young leader before he grew any stronger. the net was closing in on gennaro panzuto. injune 2006, an arrest warrant was issued. he was now wanted for mafia association and murder, and that's when he took a fateful decision. he went on the run. pa nzuto came here, north—west england. not exactly a gangster‘s

paradise, you might think. at first he lay low at a caravan park in a quiet corner of rural lancashire. so this is where he used to live. yeah, he lived at number one, up the stairs. resident mick bury met panzuto when the italian gangster accidentally pranged his car. he reversed into my car over there. he reversed into your car? yeah, and after that, we've become friends. was was he like, then? yeah, a very friendly, sociable bloke, yeah. a bit of charm about him. he liked to enjoy himself, yeah. he loved to barbecue. he used to have them outside on the patio. away from the bloodshed of naples, gennaro panzuto was coming to enjoy his new life in the north—west. but it was a curious choice for a mobsterfrom southern italy.

so why did he choose to come here? i'm the daughter of an ex—mafia boss in italy. this was many years ago. we're talking about nearly 30 years ago. marisa merico and herfather served time in prison before renouncing the mafia. she settled here in lancashire. although she doesn't know panzuto, she understands why he came here. i was shocked, but in a way i wasn't, because britain is a sort of a safe haven, in a way. what would make the uk so attractive to a member of the mafia? you know, you don't have to walk round with an id, the carta di identita, that's what they call it in italy. also, to set up a business is very easy. companies housed over

here, within a few days you have documentation, whereas in italy you have to go through a course, a procedure. there's a lot more to it, a lot more background checks, whereas in the uk, there isn't. and none of that is lost on foreign crime gangs. they became more aware of it, of how sort of lax the laws are in certain areas, and still are. the mafia became more aware of it? yeah, oh, definitely. panzuto came to north—west england because he had local criminal contacts who he'd made back in naples. contacts who are now willing to help him. panzuto‘s white—collar helpers set up dozens of companies to trade goods between northern

england and naples. it was a big tax—dodging scam which started with shoes. it's called carousel fraud, goods moved between companies that are closed down before any vat is paid. it costs governments across europe billions in lost taxes. carousel fraud is really, really profitable. carousel fraud is a good tool even to money launder, or to move money from a country to another. so, it's really important to organised crime groups? yeah, it's a paradise! because you can earn really a huge amount of money with very simple skill.

what about the role played by panzuto‘s british associates? did those people know that you were using that money to help your camorra associates in naples? back at the caravan park, mick bury was completely in the dark. hejust remembers his italian friend's generosity. i've got something to show you here. these are the shoes he gave me. he gave you those shoes? he gave me these shoes, yeah. because i said i like dancing and he said these are proper italian shoes. made in italy, as well! made in italy, yeah. panzuto had struck a bargain

with his british associate. they taught him about fraud, he showed them how to call in debts, the camorra way. he set up a late—night meeting designed to send a message to all those who owed money. according to pa nzuto, his british associates were there. but his time on the run was coming to an end.

by 2007, panzuto was directing events in naples from this village. but little did he know, the italian authorities found him thanks to phone tapping and in may 2007, he was arrested and extradited. this is radio lancashire. when you discovered this mafia connection, what was your reaction? first of all, you question yourself, you say, "what an earth's going on?" it was in the papers and stuff, i thought, '0h, my god!‘ and they were saying, have you seen? he nearly moved in my house in blackpool as well. with panzuto facing a life sentence, he did the unthinkable for a mafia man — he talked, and he told prosecutors about his british helpers.

when you heard the names of gennaro panzuto's associates in the uk, what did you tell the british police? so, what happened to those people that panzuto named? we know that lancashire police investigated, but it appears that nobody was arrested, and nobody was ever charged. for legal reasons, we can't name them. 0n the streets of panzuto's hometown, naples, police here are still fighting powerful mafia clans. a sign of that power,

a shrine in memory of the son of a clan leader who was killed in a shooting. we're out with the squadron moberly, italy's flying squad, patrolling some of the toughest estates in the city. yes, it's a place where drugs are sold? we are in the home of another area of cla ns. this is the home of another clan and we are driving terribly slowly through some low—rise blocks as the officers look for sentinels, the lookouts. this is a constant daily battle for these police officers from the naples flying squad,

trying to stop these types of crime, drug dealing, and the fear is that the money made here is funnelled into some of the most dangerous crime groups in the world. many camorra bosses are now in prison, put there by witnesses like panzuto. the result — some clans are now run by teenagers, nicknamed baby gangs. they are less organised, but very violent. we are sitting in on the start of a trial of men accused of murder, drug trafficking and extortion. the defendant greets a carabinieri officer like an old friend. a coming together of opponents in a never—ending battle to control the streets.

but we are warned by the city's chief anti—mafia prosecutor not to focus on the violence. we should follow the money. and yet, there are signs of hope in panzuto's old neighbourhood. it's an after—school club where basically the nuns try and get the kids off the street in order to give them things to do and make

them do homework. gennaro panzuto came here as a child. the nuns are still trying to stop the gangs from grooming the next generation. how do the camorra recruit young people here in this area? ida is a volunteer and 20 years ago, some in herfamily were panzuto's deadly rivals. she says this centre saved her life as a child. do you have hope for the future?

from his prison in the mountains at the other end of italy, ex—camorrista gennaro panzuto is scathing about his old gang. they are finished. they're finished? why did he turn against them? his decision to choose family over the clan has cost him dear. what is the personal price for you in doing that? too much.

gennaro panzuto was the street thief who became a mafia killer. after more than a decade behind bars, he will soon be released, but he will always be looking over his shoulder. for a man brought up in violence, this could be the hardest fight of all. hello there. the weather doesn't look like it's

going to be settling down anytime soon, unfortunately. we have more rainfall in the forecast, which could exacerbate already existing flooding problems. we still have several severe flood warnings in force. we saw record river levels monday and tuesday across southern and western areas, although those levels have subsided somewhat. however, with more rain in the forecast, piling in during wednesday and thursday, we're likely to see those river levels rising again, and we could be looking at more flooding issues. and the heavy rain over the next few days will be focused more across north—western parts of england and north wales, northern and western wales. now, today it starts off fine and dry, quite chilly, little bit of ice around, but some sunshine, before the cloud thickens up ahead of this weather system which will arrive, bringing outbreaks of fairly persistent rain for northern ireland, western scotland into north—west england, northern and western wales. further south and east, some dry interludes, although it will be rather cloudy, and temperatures generally nine

or ten degrees in the south, cooler across the north. now, it continues to stay wet through wednesday night, and this weather front continues to bring rain particularly into northern and north—west england, northern and western wales. this is where we'll start to see problems arising again. it will be quite a mild night for england and wales. something colder, though, across certainly the northern half of scotland. so the weather fronts then still with us as we head on through thursday. the good news is, as it starts to move through fairly quickly, it will allow for a little bit of sunshine through the day on thursday. but quite a temperature contrast from thursday morning to what we will expect later on as the colder air moves through. now, the good news is this weather front will move through fairly quickly across the country through the day, eventually clearing the south—east, with some sunshine returning behind it. so a dry afternoon, with some sunshine. that should help issues there. but there will be lots of showers across the north. these will be wintry on the hills, as it will be chilly, but even a chillier day for the south as that front moves through. notice the isobars increase as we head on into friday. it's going to turn windy and there will be more weather fronts piling in. we're thinking areas to the north of north wales seeing most of the rainfall. particularly northern ireland

and western scotland could be very wet, but again, into north—west england and north wales. to the south, should see some sunny spells, but the wind gusts mean it's going to be a very blustery day, 40—50 mph winds. 0n the plus side, temperatures in double figures for most, ii or 12 degrees in the south—east. so that's how it's looking up until friday, into the weekend. u nfortu nately it stays u nsettled, more windy weather with showers, but also longer spells of rain for some.

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