their standing stories in women in asia this weekend on d, w. i the was news . this is d, w. news live from berlin. the numbers rise by the hour. catastrophic flooding kills at least a 130 people in western germans. rescuers are searching for another 1000 people missing in towns devastated by the waters. neighboring countries are also affected by the flood. belgium declares tuesday a day of mourning. the victims of the worst floods the country has ever seen. 20

people are known to have died there. also on the show, the security situation in afghanistan gets worse, as taliban fighters capitalized on the last stages of the u. s. troop withdrawal. people caught up in the fighting, desperately looking for a way. ah spicer welcome to the program. record breaking floods have killed at least a 150 people in western europe. most of the deaths are in germany's west, where the disaster areas stretches between the towns of hines bird. after that, and our father near the border with the netherlands and belgium, more than 130 people have been confirmed dead and more than a 1000 are still missing. chairman, president frank walter stein mire has promised support for victims, families,

and to the damage towns. this torrent filmed on wednesday used to be a stream. it's a fight if you would have thought possible, western germany what comes next? it's even harder to take in adrift. in many places, the waters are starting to recede and clean up operations have begun. but the floods have left a trail of devastation and residence in shock because like i said, that was my apartment. i'm trying not to think about it, but it's, it's really dreadful stigma another sort of speculation. and it's not just property that has been destroyed, emergency work as a warning that as they come through the wreckage, more bodies could be discovered. many people are still stormed at the

speed at which the water suddenly rose the sky. half inch though fast. we watched the water wry and insane current. i knew it was in english toys. more minutes we saw 2 people clinging to those columns over there. we shouted from above the hold on because it took 3 hours for them to be rescued at the board. some spoke of the trauma of having to escape before the water rushed into the houses. jimmy ward and we weren't given any warning here i had between 10 and 15 minutes as much money. as i left my apartment, the water was up to here. steam, many communities are still without power and water. it for the damage could run into billions of euro's. people say they have no choice other than to start picking up the pieces. but it's obvious that it will take

a long time before anything can get back to normal. here and do you have your reported julia sally is on the ground for is to in time julia what's happening where you are and in the region where you are right now are you we are in what you be the main square of the town and as you can see behind me there's a lot of movement going on. a lot of volunteers here trying to help clean up the town from all the debris, trees, cars, furniture, all sorts of things. but this is a town that is on the edge in the beginning of the region that has been very hardly hit here in western germany. the viola and police have today said that they confirmed that there have been 90 deaths only here in this region. and they do expect the death toll to keep on rising. so it is really a dramatic situation here in a town, just 20 minutes away from here. 12 people who lived in

a facility for disabled people drowned in the facility on the ground floor when the water came rushing in. and the people carrying for them were unable to, to take them to a safe place further up, even though they managed to save other people. so it really dramatic stories here. and while the situation right here, where we're now in terms of flooding is fable. in the nights for the north close to cologne, a dam broke. so some situations are still evolving in the region. there are some heartbreaking stories you're sharing with this julia. let me just come back to this damn that. you mentioned there's a, there's a problem with a damn or people downstream in danger then. well. 5 as we heard in the reports, all thirties were expecting some of these dams to break or water to overflow, and that's what happens. last night, they were able to evacuate one of the towns that was down stream. it was at risk. we evacuated 700 people. but water is still there at the moment, and people are reportedly trying to shore up their houses with sam bags because

they don't want further water to come in and further damage their, their homes. we understand this problem of the flooding, of course, but we're also hearing reports about a problem of sink holes. can you tell us about that? yes, in the area in the town of affal, also towards cologne for the north from here a gravel quarry that is close to the edge of town gradually filled and filled with water until a thing cool happened then it brought with it homes, cars, and also people and rescuers are still searching for some of the missing people there. ok d. w reporter julia. so deli reporting for us on the devastating floods in germany and the netherlands from the town of last time in belgium. meanwhile, at least 20 people have died in the flooding. the government has declared tuesday, a national day of mourning. the towns of years in belgium and venlo in the

netherlands have been hit hard, and when low 10000 people were told to evacuate, as well as 200 patients from a hospital. in the, as the swollen murray river threatens to burst its banks, with the rivers still menacing the residence of pippins to begin the long, hard task of cleaning up floods have wrecked home, destroyed cars and ruined lives. in this small belgian town, everyone, everyone is crying. everyone is only now seeing the real damage of them on that most people have had enough that's not deductible that they say it's distressing. you were all your life to build something and then even with the water levels receding. the danger remains during an interview with

the towns mayor, a tv cru captured the moment, a house partially collapse. that makes, that is, she's the music eclipsed with its residence. still inside the such scenes of devastation have unfolded across the country and are set to continue to new the gale and the extension of the weather related disaster. the national state of emergency was triggered yesterday afternoon. let us your situation is changing, minute by minute. and in many places, it remains extremely critical. as the sift through the wreckage pincers, residents can only hope that the worst is behind them. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the funeral for haiti slain president of nano ease will take place on july 23rd. louise

was assassinated in his home. 10 days ago. widow was injured in the attack. she suspect return from treatment in the united states to south africa's president 0 ran the post has called on people to not panic by food. i'm saying there was no shortage of supplies. it's plea came after days of violence that claimed more than $200.00 lives and led to the looting of supermarkets and shops. unrest has been driven by widespread anger over poverty and inequality. brazilian presidents air both scenario has appeared on television from his hospital bed in a hospital. the scenario was admitted on wednesday for treatment on an intestinal obstruction. 66 year old president said to be recovering, well, there's no news yet. when he'll be discharged. muslim pilgrims are beginning to

arrive in the saudi city of mecca for a downsized hedge. only $60000.00 fully vaccinated residents of the kingdom will be able to take part drastically lower than the millions. normally take part. the afghan forces have clashed with taliban fighters in an operation to retake a key border crossing with pakistan. the unrest that's been bull that follows weeks of growing violence. as the taliban filled the void left by us troops. the security situation is stretching. government forces to the limits and forcing many people to try to leave the country. desperate and looking for a way out 100 to gather at this close border crossing between afghanistan and pakistan with whatever they can carry. quite the hood, there's a war going on between the government and the taliban. on the other side, the border is closed. they have to stop fighting and let us go through. so we can

go home. that's the best battles between afghan forces and tell a band fighters have escalated across the country in recent weeks. there really is challenges to cover this kind of story on friday award winning photo journalist dennis should iq was killed, new spin bull dogs crossing. he was embedded with special forces when the military attempt to regain control of the crossing. it's an economic lifeline for southern afghanistan, a crucial artery for exporting farm goods. controlling it would be an economic windfall for the taliban. insurgents, recent attack seem tactical, taking advantage of nato and u. s. troop withdraw us president joe biden had made it clear nation building was not part of the war on terror launch. 20 years ago. he says it's time to leave afghanistan future to which people russia's foreign minister to the swipe by calling the mission of failure. we faced the truth as president by and had

confirmed americans left because they considered their mission accomplished. obviously he tried to present the situation in the best way possible, but everyone understands their mission failed. even as districts topple to the taliban afghan leader look with optimism towards piece talks. in doha, they say peace will only come from negotiating table and not the battlefield. latin american governments have split along ideological lines over recent protest in cuba. thousands took to the streets last weekend, and the biggest demonstrations there in decades are chilly, has urged cuba to allow pro democracy protest, but not all trillions agree with that. tension boiled over on friday when supporters and opponents of cuba government clashed outside the cuban embassy insurance capital. the class is on the streets of santiago,

protest since both for and against the cuban government traded blows with each other and with the police. emotions are running high after the largest anti government protests on the island. in decades. many cubans living in chile felt the need to show the solidarity with protesters and their families back home. it was impossible to live in cuba. you can't do it anymore. my family is hungry, the new medicine, new phase. i don't have to spend the money. it's very, very hard. i know we don't, i government protest is charge keeping president miguel diaz canal of running a dictatorship. they say people living on the island are suffering under extreme economic and social hardships. meanwhile, across the street, government supporters called for an end to the decades long us blockade of cuba. de stressed, the cuba problems should be for cuba alone to resolve the want to support the

government. we don't want an intervention. we want cuba problems to be solved in cuba. i think they do have to yvonne is facing major purchased at home and abroad. and that also means on the streets of santiago. 7 congress sports now and the organizers of the tokyo olympics have confirmed that a person has tested positive for coven 19 at the athletes village. tokyo, 2020 c. e. o t o shiro motel, confirm that a visitor from abroad who is involved in organizing the games had tested positive because it would not reveal the person's nationality. citing privacy constraints are ex, are in formula one defending world champion. louis hamilton will be in pull position for the sports the very 1st saturday sprint at the british. granary hamilton had the fastest law and practice qualified him to lead saturdays shorten sprint. the winner of the 17 lap dash around the silver stone circuit will take the official

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