are overflowing and inundating roads are it the hardest hit regions so far are saxony and eastern bavaria. thee, city that lies at point where three rivers meet is especially vulnerable. residence here can hardly believe their eyes. floodwaters have continued to rise after heavy overnight rain. of the cityenter is inundated and the water keeps coming. local shop owners are trying to minimize the damage. a had no time to prepare for the flood. many complained they were not given a weather warning by authorities. water levels in the danube are set to exceed 11 meters, hired and -- higher than during the massive floods in 2002. the mayor said no one anticipated out bad things would get. >> we declared a state of emergency because of the extent of this catastrophe. we have requested help from army units to combat the rising waters. >> things are also looking grim and the eastern state of saxony. a state of emergency has been called and other regions are drowning as well. like east of dresden, a usually placid place has transformed into a roaring river, nearly to the point of overflowing. in t

south in bavaria, the waters are subsiding to leave mud and pain. part of the difficulty here is that insurance costs are high in an area of rivers which often flood, though never in modern times this badly. you cannot get insurance. you cannot insure your home in a floodplain. those whose homes have been spared still face the difficulty of moving about in an area which is often underwater. in slovakia, their waters of a complex of rivers, including the danube, rose to the highest level in living memory. people found they could not get home. -flowing rivers mean barges cannot move. they cannot cope with the torrent, and the bridges are now too low. error are also political -- there are also political recriminations, people asking why it is so bad. in southern germany, the leader of bavaria said part of the problem was that landowners have resisted engineering schemes which would have allowed flood warnings -- floodwaters to escape safely. stephen evans, bbc news, berlin. >> now within the past few minutes, the british foreign secretary william hague

ludwig ruled bavaria for 23 years until his death in 1886. best friends were romantic artists, like the great composer wagner, who ludwig idolized. neuschwanstein castle is just up the hill. imagine king ludwig as a boy, climbing these hills, dreaming up this ultimate fairytale castle. it looks medieval, but it's only about as old as the eiffel tower. built in the late 1800s, it's a textbook example of the romantic style popular at that time. the castle's interior is decorated with misty medieval themes -- brave knights, fair maidens, and scenes from wagnerian operas. ludwig personified this romantic age. longing for the natural beauty and emotion of an earlier time, he built his medieval fantasy on the hilltop not for defensive reasons, but because he liked the view. king ludwig intended to sit on a gold-and-ivory throne in the company of six historic kings who were made saints. the religious ludwig was fascinated by things byzantine. this room is based on the plan of a byzantine church. and the one-ton chandelier is the shape of a byzantine

munich and the state of bavaria have established that it is illegal -- a legal form of demonstration. anthe city has set up emergency committee. it is ordered that doctors must have access to the hunger strikers at all times. >> the world's most famous cycling race, the tour de france, began two hours ago. in 21ts are competing stages, and in paris on july 21. millions of fans are expected to line the route and watch on tv. many say the sport is tarnished in the wake of massive buildings candles. in motorsports -- >> viva let tour? a celebrity show is planned for the centennial race. 22 teams are taking part in this year cause competition -- year's competition. >> the tour is part of our national heritage the joints people from all classes and ages. -- that joins people from all classes and ages. >> but organizers are finding it hard to shake off the doubts over the systematic doping that took place in past tors. few winners are thought to be completely innocent. wasctober, lance armstrong stripped of his victory. race officials insist that safeguards now exist to prevent cheating. >>

situation is particularly .ritical in the eastern state arther south bavaria has been affect affected. forecasters say more heavy rain on the way. german soccer cup final day with bayern munich stuttgart. bayern have won the bundesliga and are ions league trying to be the first to win a treble in germany. for uld be a huge triumph the coach in his last match. >> he has won his fair share of year but he has his eye on the german cup final bundesliga and champions league trophy. >> of course i want to win the german cup. it is a personal thing. ut i wouldn't call it an obsession. racked up unich has 15 german cup wins and he has yet to claim the title as coach. he won in 1973 as player. that is added motivation for everyone of us individually and the team as a whole. it would be a special farewell for the coach. he has prepared the squad well. it will be his last match as the bayern munich coach and he could be the first abundance league coach to capture the treble. >> everyone is focused. this is a once in a lifetime three titles all in a single season. this ern has excelled in year's

in bavaria, the government is accusing some landowners of preventing their land being used for flood prevention schemes. industryruction accused some people of blocking projects to reduce the risk. this blood won't be over just when the waterfalls. damage and grief will remain for some time. >> inc. once on a monday, q but, more than 11 years after the u.s. government opened its detention facility, 166 inmates remain incarcerated, many without charge. takingee prisoners are part in a hunger strike and some are being force fed. jonathan beal has visited the camp. >> the start of another day at one of the world's most infamous jails. , still here after more than a decade. inside, no set -- no sign of a let up. the u.s. describes those being held as dangerous men, even though most have never been charged. and most are on hunger strikes. >> we were shown around by a guard who did not want to be identified. it is a place where nothing is quite what it seems. >> i can watch tv? >> they are in restraints. >> you mean shackling? >> it is humane. a term thatding is is avoided. instead they ca

along the saxony, bavaria and another are german regions suffering from floods following the seven wettestonth of may and 138 years. forecasters say this flood will not reach the devastating proportions of the 2002 flood, which destroyed infrastructure but rebuilt the political fortunes of then chancellor gerhard schroeder. next months before the elections. the government says it has learned the lessons of the past floods. >> overall, i think we can say we learned from 2002. [no audio] now under water moseley. the animals have been moved safely. this is the charles bridge in central prague. it has been closed to the public, and they are trying to protect it from the rising flood waters. much of this area, much of central prague is a unesco world heritage site, and the fear is if the swollen floodwaters carry on rising, then there will be significant damage to one of the world's historic treasures. lost and being disruptive, but so far, this is not as bad as the catastrophic dilution of 2002. the floods of modern times. aljazeera, prog. >> the taiwan former president has tried to take his o

but as we are about to see, there is nothing romantic or blue about it right now, particularly in bavaria. >> a farm drowning in the dark, muddy flood waters. the outlook in this district is bleak. the danube river has already burst through two dikes. the remaining flood barriers are sought in and still under threat -- are sodden and still under threat. residents across the region evacuate their homes days ago. farmers have returned to take stock of the damage. farmers gathering debris take stock of their medals. >> everything needs to dry out first. then we can start clearing the debris. that is not something a farmer can manage on his own. we definitely need support. >> help for small farm operations is unlikely to come from insurance companies. compensation for flood damage is limited. with the high waters have subsided, residents have also begun cleaning up. piles of rubbish and soaked- through furniture line the streets. unlike farms, many households are covered against flood damage, and there is hope that compensation is on the way. >> it is extremely important to document the damag

in bavaria, the government is accusing some landowners of preventing their land being used for flood prevention schemes. industryruction accused some people of blocking projects to reduce the risk. this blood won't be over just when the waterfalls. damage and grief will remain for some time. >> inc. once on a monday, q but, more than 11 years after the u.s. government opened its detention facility, 166 inmates remain incarcerated, many without charge. takingee prisoners are part in a hunger strike and some are being force fed. jonathan beal has visited the camp. >> the start of another day at one of the world's most infamous jails. , still here after more than a decade. inside, no set -- no sign of a let up. the u.s. describes those being held as dangerous men, even though most have never been charged. and most are on hunger strikes. >> we were shown around by a guard who did not want to be identified. it is a place where nothing is quite what it seems. >> i can watch tv? >> they are in restraints. >> you mean shackling? >> it is humane. a term thatding is is avoided. instead they ca

the worst appears to be over in bavaria. water levels have dropped from their 500-year highs of monday. now the cleanup work can begin. business owners are facing a huge bill. >> we will just have to wait and see what the damage is. it is a catastrophe -- a huge catastrophe. clean this up is going to take a lot of time and energy. i do not know how we are going to manage it all. >> there is no all clear here yet. it will be days before the cleanup can begin in some parts of the area, and there is still the fear that flood waters could still rise again. >> chancellor angela merkel has been in the region promising emergency aid to the victims and help in the cleanup effort. >> the first stop was a bavarian town where a 500-year watermark has been reached. >> it is important to see leadership from the chancellor, especially with federal elections just a couple of months away. >> the last time there was this much water here, they did not have motorboats. it was in the middle ages. chancellor angela merkel stop here first on her

but as we are about to see, there is nothing romantic or blue about it right now, particularly in bavaria. >> a farm drowning in the dark, muddy flood waters. the outlook in this district is bleak. the danube river has already burst through two dikes. the remaining flood barriers are sought in and still under threat -- are sodden and still under threat. residents across the region evacuate their homes days ago. farmers have returned to take stock of the damage. farmers gathering debris take stock of their medals. >> everything needs to dry out first. then we can start clearing the debris. that is not something a farmer can manage on his own. we definitely need support. >> help for small farm operations is unlikely to come from insurance companies. compensation for flood damage is limited. with the high waters have subsided, residents have also begun cleaning up. piles of rubbish and soaked- through furniture line the streets. unlike farms, many households are covered against flood damage, and there is hope that compensation is on the way. >> it is extremely important to document the damag

the worst appears to be over in bavaria. water levels have dropped from their 500-year highs of monday. now the cleanup work can begin. business owners are facing a huge bill. >> we will just have to wait and see what the damage is. it is a catastrophe -- a huge catastrophe. clean this up is going to take a lot of time and energy. i do not know how we are going to manage it all. >> there is no all clear here yet. it will be days before the cleanup can begin in some parts of the area, and there is still the fear that flood waters could still rise again. >> chancellor angela merkel has been in the region promising emergency aid to the victims and help in the cleanup effort. >> the first stop was a bavarian town where a 500-year watermark has been reached. >> it is important to see leadership from the chancellor, especially with federal elections just a couple of months away. >> the last time there was this much water here, they did not have motorboats. it was in the middle ages. chancellor angela merkel stop here first on her

the state of bavaria and the german government decided to pledge a bureaucratic emergency aid of 100 million euros. >> rory is joining us now from prague with the latest. has it changed over the past couple of hours? >> i can bring some good news to the people of prague, at least for the moment, which is it looks as if the water has peaked. i have been looking at the latest chart showing the rise of the river, and it will steadily creeping up all through yesterday and all through the night as well. about two hours ago it seemed to reach a peak, and center then it started to tail off just a little bit. as a comparison, the amount of water flowing down this river at the moment is about 3150 cubic meters a second. as a comparison to 2002, the last series flooding, that was about 5000 cubic meters a second. the kind of intensity of water flow we are seeing at the moment is not nearly the stage it was in 2002. that is not to say the danger is totally past, though, because we heard that late last night there was some reservoir dams that were opened further up the river. it is possible the

dr roth is a lawyer in bavaria heading to new zealand he sees the current system in europe it's almost comical the team get bored look at the ten commandments there are probably around five hundred no words here then i think the relations on something small like production can you you know it's over ten thousand words most of the nonsense this will leave you are a bit like a non-republican had so many laws no one can follow them. with dissatisfaction in the e.u. on. germany runs the risk of seeing more and more of its job creators taking off to find new opportunities elsewhere these are all over r.t. for a. quick look now at some other news from around the world dozens of activists donned orange jumpsuits in a flash mob in northern ireland to call on the u.s. to close guantanamo bay human rights group amnesty organized the stunt ahead of the g eight summit in belfast saying keeping the prison open is clearly a breach of international law more than one hundred one time when mates are on hunger strike over their indefinite detention over forty of which are being painfully force fed in a

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they were keeping order in who bavaria when the other cities of nuremberg had been utterly destroyed,7 million dead germans, there is no food, there is no power, there is no running water. it's horrible. so he was there and penn state and he liked it and that he made a career as an army officer. so, we have an interesting role of europe at the end. >> host: where did you grow up? >> guest: i was born in munich and when my dad went back into the army he was sent to salzburg. this is when the u.s. army was still in austria. the first three years of my life were spent austria. the the army hospital happened to be in munich. from there he was an infantry officer of georgia, idaho, francisco, hawaii, pennsylvania. we moved around quite a bit. >> host: what did you do for a living prior to writing? >> guest: i went to the university of chicago and study english. i wanted to be college english professor. it seemed a little sedentary after a while. it didn't seem like the right thing. i got a job after i finished my master's degree in the newspaper business and small pittsburgh kansas. it was