this is bbc news 7 these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the race to find survivors of the floods that have wreaked havoc across western europe — more than 150 people are dead, most of them in germany, hundreds of others are still missing. european leaders blame the extreme weather on climate change. experts say global warming makes torrential rainfall more likely. i'm kasia madera here in erfstadt in germany. the army is assessing the scale of the devastation. a change to the quarantine rules for travellers to france — double vaccinated people arriving

back in england and wales will still have to self—isolate. there's anger as many see their travel plans in disarray. pop—up vaccine centres open in shops across england this weekend in a push to get more people vaccinated before the country unlocks next week. olympics organisers announce the first case of coronavirus in the athletes�* village, six days before the tokyo games begin. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours. 153 people are so far known to have died across europe, 133 of them in germany alone. hundreds remain unaccounted for and thousands are now homeless. thousands of residents of wassenberg, and the german city of cologne have been evacuated after a dam was breached

by floodwater overnight. german officials say the country s flood warning system functioned as it was supposed to, but the amount of rain and how rapidly it fell was unforeseen. let's cross over live now to my colleague kasia madera who's in erfstadt in germany. what hopes are there that people may be found some of those hundreds of people that are still unaccounted for? $5 people that are still unaccounted for? �* , , ., ., , for? as we see the water finally be . in to for? as we see the water finally begin to recede, _ for? as we see the water finally begin to recede, the _ for? as we see the water finally begin to recede, the levels - for? as we see the water finally begin to recede, the levels of i begin to recede, the levels of devastation are just becoming apparent. this is a dual carriageway behind me which leads up to erfstadt, which as you mentioned as one of those areas devastated by the flooding here. this dual carriageway shows the power of the water that

came up the road here, there are articulated trucks that have just been picked up as if they were toy cars and place one on top of the other will stop it is unimaginable, the force of the water, that must have rushed down here, cars left. just if you hours ago the police were telling us that the levels were so high they didn't realise so many cars had been abandoned and now we are seeing as the waters are receding the level of destruction. the army is here in full force, assessing the situation, and with the full assessment, let's hearfrom my colleague. as the floodwaters receded in western germany, residents can counting the cost. achim hueck�*s home once stood here. it has been reduced to rubble, along with the owner's recently renovated fish farm, which was meant to fund his retirement. translation: i had 'ust put another 35,000 b euros into the house in the last two weeks. everything, new water pipes laid. i still have to pay the bills.

his neighbour built this house by hand. he said he carried every stone here. he is lucky to have escaped with his grandchildren. translation: we went out over the roof here and then over - the other roof, and then they brought us down. there was water here all up to the top. if he had fallen in, he would have gone — there was such pressure. an hour away these brothers have been helping out elderly residents. translation: this massive amount of water did in one i hour is crazy. translation: you want to weep along with - them. you feel their pain and suffering. further south, close to the luxembourg border, the mueller family have also started the long and arduous clean—up. translation: l have |

to fight back the tears. we had done everything up so nice and all at once everything is gone. a lot of it will have to be built anew. it just hurts all over — it really hurts. it is still not clear exactly how many people are missing and without phone signal, communication is almost impossible. thinking on the people who are still missing, many didn't make it from their beds to the upper floors because it was that quick. we have to get help in order to save what can be saved, to free those still stuck in their homes, and then we will need support with the rebuilding ? it is an enormous catastrophe. around 15,000 police, soldiers and emergency services workers have been deployed in germany to help. but with many bridges

and roads washed away, it will be days before they can reach the more remote areas. you can see the level of devastation behind me, it is difficult to comprehend what exactly happened here in terms of how many more cars we expect to find further up this route as and when the waters do finally recede. it is the human court which is at the heart of all of these, over 150 people feared dead across western europe. a really difficult situation in this country especially in germany, where most of those deaths occurred, people are describing the shock that they are standard, but horror, the papers are calling this the flood of death. people know members of their families who have passed away, one

such person we can talk to now. let's go straight to gregorjericho who is a resident of the city of rheinbach in germany which has been severely impacted by the floods. my my condolences to you because i remember from your nope my condolences to you because i rememberfrom your nope —— i know in memberfrom your rememberfrom your nope —— i know in member from your neighbourhood passed away, a little girl who you knew very well.— passed away, a little girl who you knew very well. yes, a young woman was i in: knew very well. yes, a young woman was lying under _ knew very well. yes, a young woman was lying under a _ knew very well. yes, a young woman was lying under a car _ knew very well. yes, a young woman was lying under a car and _ knew very well. yes, a young woman was lying under a car and my - knew very well. yes, a young woman was lying under a car and my brotherj was lying under a car and my brother pulled _ was lying under a car and my brother pulled her_ was lying under a car and my brother pulled her out and try to revive her, _ pulled her out and try to revive her. but — pulled her out and try to revive her, but her face was already blue and she _ her, but her face was already blue and she was already dead because an ambulance _ and she was already dead because an ambulance but they couldn't do anything — ambulance but they couldn't do anything for her. —— we called an ambulance _ anything for her. —— we called an ambulance. it was a very sad scene. an absolutely tragic scene, thank you for sharing it with us, it must have been so difficult. in terms of what is happening on the ground, talk us through the situation, that area very badly affected, much like erfstadt. for

area very badly affected, much like erfstadt. ., ., ., erfstadt. for now the water, there is no more — erfstadt. for now the water, there is no more water _ erfstadt. for now the water, there is no more water at _ erfstadt. for now the water, there is no more water at the _ erfstadt. for now the water, there is no more water at the moment, | erfstadt. for now the water, there i is no more water at the moment, but a lot of— is no more water at the moment, but a lot of debris and rubbish and cars all over— a lot of debris and rubbish and cars all over the — a lot of debris and rubbish and cars all over the street. so they have to clean-up— all over the street. so they have to clean—up everything and it is a very sad because — clean—up everything and it is a very sad because everywhere people are crying _ sad because everywhere people are crying in _ sad because everywhere people are crying in front of broken houses, it is a surreal— crying in front of broken houses, it is a surreal situation because the city looks— is a surreal situation because the city looks like a battlefield. the streets — city looks like a battlefield. the streets are torn open everywhere, bridges — streets are torn open everywhere, bridges collapsed, cars are in places— bridges collapsed, cars are in places where they normally never get to. it is tragic, we are seeing car staffing picked up and flipped over by the full the water. you warned that this flooding was going to happen? it was an immense amount of rainfall, two months worth of rainfall, two months worth of rainfall over the space of less than

two days. were you made aware? were there warnings issued to you by the local authorities or governors? lilo. local authorities or governors? no, not that, local authorities or governors? no, not that. we _ local authorities or governors? no, not that. we got — local authorities or governors? no, not that, we got warnings the next days that _ not that, we got warnings the next days that there will be heavy rain, but we _ days that there will be heavy rain, but we didn't expect that it was a horror— but we didn't expect that it was a horror like — but we didn't expect that it was a horror like that. no one expected this, _ horror like that. no one expected this, so— horror like that. no one expected this, so it — horror like that. no one expected this, so it was very hard. it is immensely — this, so it was very hard. it is immensely difficult _ this, so it was very hard. it is immensely difficult and - this, so it was very hard. it 3 immensely difficult and we can send the sense of shock that people are experiencing here, given that this is an affluent part of the world, well—organised part of the world, i if going forward what lessons you can learn and what you hope to hear from authorities in the future to avoid anything like this happening

again. avoid anything like this happening aaain. ~ ., �* ~ ., again. well, i don't know, i hope the will again. well, i don't know, i hope they will prepare _ again. well, i don't know, i hope they will prepare for _ again. well, i don't know, i hope they will prepare for the - again. well, i don't know, i hope they will prepare for the future i they will prepare for the future better— they will prepare for the future better so — they will prepare for the future better so that something like this will never— better so that something like this will never happen again. and of course — will never happen again. and of course one _ will never happen again. and of course one is concerned about insurance _ course one is concerned about insurance companies and whether they will pay— insurance companies and whether they will pay for— insurance companies and whether they will pay for the damage or whether we will— will pay for the damage or whether we will be — will pay for the damage or whether we will be left with the damage ourselves. i hope we get some help from the _ ourselves. i hope we get some help from the local authorities.— from the local authorities. thank ou so from the local authorities. thank you so much _ from the local authorities. thank you so much for— from the local authorities. thank you so much for sharing - from the local authorities. thank you so much for sharing your- from the local authorities. thank| you so much for sharing your very difficult, very personal experience, we wish you the best of luck and hope you get the help you need. he and his brother tried to help a woman, a neighbour who had lost her life in the force of the floods here, and it is help the people need, the water levels are receding but as you can see it will be days,

weeks that the clean—up operation will take place, and at the moment in the main priority is still to find over 1000 people still unaccounted for. internet signals, mobile phone network still little bit intermittent, getting better, signal strengthening, still intermittent, not helping the situation, but the army in full force, service and security and rescue personnel are here also in full force. a lot of generators also being driven to this area because over 100,000 homes still struggling with power outages, so a really difficult situation and we will continue to monitor the situation here from western germany throughout the day. fully vaccinated travellers returning to england and wales from france will still have to spend ten days in quarantine, the government has announced — even though the country has not been placed on england's "red list". the rule takes effect from monday,

when people who have been fully vaccinated in the uk were due to be exempt from having to self—isolate after arriving from amber list countries. with more details, here's our political correspondent jonathan blake. for those hoping for a holiday in france this summer, plans may have to change. from monday, the country will stay on the amber list, but unlike other destinations in that category, adults who are fully vaccinated will still have to isolate for ten days on their return to england and wales. i was planning on going to france for a short trip, as i have a family wedding there, coming at the end ofjuly. that was the plan. i've. .. the wedding has been delayed, it was supposed to be last year. and i've booked everything 2a hours ago and now everything is changing, so quite disappointing. concern about cases in france of the beta variant of coronavirus, first discovered in south africa, have prompted the move. ministers stopped short of adding

france to the red list, which requires enforced hotel quarantine. but the health secretary, sajid javid, said the government had always been clear it would not hesitate to take rapid action at the borders to stop the spread of covid—19. travel industry bodies accuse the government of a confused approach to international travel, though, and labour also criticised the change. really the government has created chaos here. they made an announcement that double—jabbed people coming from amber list countries didn't need to quarantine. now they seem to have changed their mind in relation to france. that's creating a fourth category, an amber list plus, if you like, which is creating chaos for the travelling public and the travel industry yet again. allowing adults who are fully vaccinated to avoid isolation on their return from amber list countries offers hope of a holiday for some, but the decision to make france an exception is a sign of uncertainty in government

about how the pandemic will pan out. jonathan blake, bbc news. the news that fully—vaccinated people arriving from france would have to quarantine broke yesterday evening, and it was met by a series of furious responses from different parts of the travel industry. the boss of easyjet — johan lundgren — issued a statement saying... that sentiment was echoed by willie walsh of the international air transport association, who said... a eurotunnel spokesperson said the announcement — so close to the school holidays — "will ruin summer for many people". and the ferry operator dfds said the news "came as a surprise" and that "it is disappointing that services are not opening up totally to everyone as we all would have liked."

let's get more on this from our political correspondentjessica parker. we have just heard from france where the prime minister has said that france is reinforcing restrictions on travellers from a number of countries to counter an increase in cases in those countries, so from tomorrow, sunday, july 18, nontax and 80 people coming from the spain, portugal, the netherlands and greece will need to present a covid test dating from at least 2a hours before travel to enter france, currently they can date for uk travellers, 72 hours for the other countries we have just mentioned hours for the other countries we havejust mentioned —— have just mentioned —— non—vaccinated havejust mentioned —— non—vaccinated people. in order to gain entry from france from tomorrow, that is the uk, spain, portugal, cyprus, netherlands and greece, travellers will need to present a covid test dating from

less than 24—hour is before travel to enter france. let's pick up on the news that came late yesterday evening announcing that even doubly vaccinated people returning to england and wales from france would still have to quarantine, we're joined by our political correspondence chess can parker. we were told by the government that the traffic light system was designed to do away with the uncertainty that we saw last summer —— jessica parker. this doesn't feel like that. it this doesn't feel like that. it feels a bit reminiscent of last summer, here we are a year on, talking again about last—minute changes to travel from france. so it does rather have the feeling of the summer, that is despite of course the fact we now have this vaccination programme. what ministers are saying, what we have heard reported is that they always said they wouldn't hesitate to act rapidly if they thought they needed

to, if they thought there was a particular problem, but as you have been reflecting, some real dismay from the travel industry who were probably hoping to get going to some extent this summer. it does create that air of uncertainty around travel going forward and it is interesting because for a cup —— we are a couple of days away where most legal restrictions in england are going to be lifted, mask wearing despite local exceptions, will not be legally required any more, so a loosening of controls domestically but a tightening of them internationally. i thought it was interesting this morning hearing the former health secretaryjeremy hart who was sort of suggesting that what the government is doing is prioritising getting the domestic economy back up and running over loosening up international travel —— jeremy hunt. travel companies, who have had a horrific year as a result of coronavirus, will be pretty

furious and worried going forward and then of course there is the huge inconvenience and concern for travellers affected. many in the travellers affected. many in the travel industry talking about needing more support from the government, financial support at this stage. i have to ask, why didn't the government put france onto the red list? why create this amber plus, some people are referring to it? that muddies the waters. yes, it is interesting to create a subcategory of the traffic light system, there has been speculation yesterday that france would move onto the red list, i think one thing to consider is it would have been pretty significant diplomatic move to put france, one of our nearest neighbours, major travel destination, on the red list where control really are tight in terms of anyone who can come in from a rate of this country to the united kingdom. it would have been a major diplomatic steps. i guess it is a

little bit of a middle ground, what the government is saying is the situation is bad enough to take the steps with france but not so bad is to move onto the red list. it would have been quite a significant diplomatic step. there is also some reaction today of people feeling fairly nonplussed by the move, including a former ambassador to france, suggesting it is diversionary tactics. i am sure the uk government would reject that, but i think there will be a lot of scrutiny over the next day or so as to exactly why this decision has been made. a couple of days out from so—called freedom day. i think it does or play entered this sense that we increase the had over the last week or so that the idea that we are heading toward some sort of inexorable road to freedom without any blocks along the way looking increasingly unlikely, certainly specifically as regards to

international travel. pop—up vaccine centres are opening across england in shops and parks this weekend as part of an nhs "grab a jab" initiative. the vaccination hubs will be set up in primark stores, the tate modern and even the open championship. the aim is to boost the vaccine uptake among young people ahead of monday, when the majority of coronavirus restrictions are set to be lifted. i would urge you to come in, get yourself vaccinated. you know, there will be a wonderful atmosphere and there will be lots of help and support and advice and guidance for you. you know, to anybody who is over 18 and eligible to have a vaccine, please do come forward if you haven't had the jab, and we're here and ready and waiting for you. more than 35 million people in england will get a free flu jab this winter. over—50s and all children up to 16 will be included.

the expanded programme will be delivered alongside booster jabs for covid—19. here s our health and science correspondent james gallagher. flu all but disappeared last winter. the restrictions, social distancing and mask wearing that slowed down the spread of coronavirus also prevented the usual round of winter bugs. but now we're getting closer to normal, the fear is we could have a bigger than usual flu season. that could combine with covid and other infections to put the nhs under intense pressure, so england is launching its biggest ever flu vaccination programme. more than 35 million people will be offered the vaccine for free. so who can get it? doctors, nurses, care home staff and otherfront—line and care workers, anyone over the age of 50, pregnant women, people at higher risk from flu, including those with asthma, and there will be a significant expansion of the number of children offered the vaccine.

children get a nasal spray instead of an injection. two— and three—year—olds as well as all primary school children will be offered the vaccine as usual. last year only secondary school pupils up to the age of 12 were included, but this will increase to all those 16 and under. it's desperately important that we all get vaccinated if we're invited this year, because last year cases were very low. they were partly low because people weren't going out and about and they weren't mixing, but they were also partly low because so many people were vaccinated. over 80% of over 65s took up the invitation to get vaccinated. this year we've got more people than ever being invited, and that is going to be one of the best ways of preventing the hospitals from being unable to cope. meanwhile, there could also be more covid jabs this winter. the nhs is drawing up plans to give a third dose to more than 30 million people if they are needed.

officials in tokyo have confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the olympic village. they've refused to reveal the nationality of the infected person. the olympics begin onjuly 23 after being postponed from last year because of the pandemic. tokyo is under a state of emergency for the duration of the event. translation: there was one person in the village, this was _ the very first case in the village that was reported during the screening test. yesterday, he or she underwent this pcr test and right now, this person is confined in the hotel. when we have positive cases, to what extent we disclose the information was another question. this are we going to disclose the name of the country or not?

we have been discussing with the ioc. and the ioc says if we disclose the name of the country, with high probability, you should be able to identify who this person is. in the united states there's a resurgence of coronavirus, with infections rising 70% in the past week. the centre for disease control has warned of a pandemic of the unvaccinated. this map from the cdc shows the states with low vaccination levels, including nevada, arkansas, missouri and florida in particular. florida itself now accounts for a quarter of new infections in the whole of the us. president biden believes social media is to blame for spreading misinformation about coronavirus. they're killing people. i mean, they're really... look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated.

and they're killing people. with more on president biden's criticism of social media — the united states wants to build a giant new radar system in the uk to track objects in deep space. the us space force is developing the global system to identify potential "targets", in areas where a lot of military satellites are positioned. the ministry of defence said the new radar capability has the potential to make space "safer and more secure". hippos, walruses and whales could be given greater legal protection under plans to crack down on ivory poaching. the government wants to extend a planned law banning the trade of items containing elephant ivory to cover other at—risk animals. conservationists say the move sends a "clear signal to the rest of the world". how about this for an impressive feat of physical strength. . .and lung power? this is the world free diving championships in the bahamas, where alessi zecchini has set a new record. she propelled herself to a depth

of 7a metres without any oxygen tanks or flippers to help push her along. she held her breath for a remarkable three minutes and two seconds! it's hard to forget the moment denmark's christian eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest at the euros earlier this month, and that incident has put the role of defibrillators back into focus. two years ago, former tottenham hotspurs player justin edinburgh died after suffering a cardiac arrest while working out at the gym. his son now wants to make it law for sports facilities to have public access to the life saving equipment. luxmy gopal reports. schoolchildren learning the most valuable lesson of all — how to save a life. one, two, three, four... charlie edinburgh has dedicated his life to this cause. edinburgh gets through. it is after his father,

justin edinburgh, former tottenham hotspur player and leyton orient manager, died of a cardiac arrest aged 49 at the gym. he was the cool dad. everyone wanted my dad to be their dad, and i'm not ashamed to say that. i might say i am big—headed saying that, but he obviously was. he was just a man who gave so much to people. i've lost my best friend, i've lost the person i look up to, and you live with it every day. the grief doesn't go away. the gym wherejustin suffered a cardiac arrest did not have a defibrillator. if my dad when he had his cardiac arrest was in a facility where it was by law required, he might still be around, and that will play on my mind forever. charlie set up a foundation to change the law to make it compulsory for health and sports facilities to have a defibrillator on site. the aim is also to improve access to first aid training. today i've learnt how

to do cpr accurately, and how to do that chest presses and how to use defibrillators. we're sending defibrillators to gyms and sports companies and schools, i and if we see anyone in danger, we can do cpr to them. - everyone should know about it so that they can help people in need as well, just like justin edinburgh. he needed help but he didn't get it in time. japhet tanganga is a spurs defender, likejustin was. he is lending his support to the campaign, including playing in a friendly against orient to fundraise for the foundation. it is asking me to deliver a shock to analyse the heart. the role of defibrillators was thrown into sharp focus after his team—mate christian eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed on the pitch earlier this month. with what went on at the euros, it's shocked the world. i've seen christian smile and trained with him a few times, and to see him in that position was quite upsetting.

i think it's a good cause. i think every ticket we sell, the money will be donated to thejustin edinburgh foundation. access to a defibrillator will save many, many lives, because every minute that is lost before a defibrillator arrives gives a 10% reduction in survival. survival in this country is poor. we could do much better. from the tragic circumstances of his father's death, charlie hopes, will come a positive impact to help save the lives of others. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the sun's out, it's a beautiful day and it's going to be a hot one. temperatures this weekend could peak at around 31 celsius tomorrow across the south—east of the uk. and it's all thanks to high pressure, which has established itself across the uk and thankfully also bringing settled weather to the flood stricken regions

in western parts of europe. so, sunny skies across the bulk of the country through this afternoon. but a bit more cloud dragged in by a wind off the atlantic across northern and western parts of scotland. a lot fresher here from the northern isles to the hebrides, only around 1a to 17 celsius and a few bits of rain. that's also true for the northern coast of northern ireland. further inland towards the east and south, it is hot. in fact, temperatures could hit 30 degrees in hull, sheffield and gloucester. in london, around the high 20s and the high mid 20s expected across the south coast. lots of hot sunshine for the british grand prix as well both on saturday and sunday. we could also get very close to 31 celsius. the uv levels are also high across england and the south of england. elsewhere across the country, they are high and not quite so high it where it is cool and cloudy in western scotland. the cloudier conditions will continue through the night across scotland and northern ireland.

and actually by the end of the night, it could turn quite