>> hello and a very warm welcome to "european journal" coming to you from george abela studios in brussels -- coming to you from deutsche welle studios in brussels. here's what we have for you today -- britain -- how floods are washing through the southwest. france -- why deep-sea fishermen are coming under pressure. and poland -- a fairytale of light. for several weeks now, british headlines have been dominated by the severe floods. since christmas, the southwest of england has been affected particularly badly by storm fronts. flood protection systems have collapsed. several people have been killed, and entire regions are still underwater, but for somerset levels, this low-lying area was rescued from the sea hundreds of years ago. authorities from london struggle to find a response and lay the blame game. in the meantime, flood victims are taking matters into their own hands. >> this road in the southwestern english village of thorny has become a waterway. locals are in this together. many of their houses here have flooded her weeks. yet, like rod who has lived in the village for more tha