. >> reporter: the way to john briton's house should be an easy walk. >> it dropped 2.5, 3 foot, a little more. >> we went over a fence. >> yes, a 6 foot tall fence. >> six days after what has been dubbed as a 1,000 year rain, the nearby streets, parking lots behind the houses, backyards - all of it remains deep under water. >> this is about 8-10 foot deep. normally this is dry land. this is a hill. >> we are on a hill. >> yes. >> the only way for briton to get home is by boat. >> right here is probably 25 foot deep. this is my house in here. >> reporter: so we are now in your yard? >> yes, this is my yard. >> reporter: holy cow. >> the dark waters of the black river did not discriminate, flooding briton's large house, all but covering the neighbour's weekend cottage, and around the bend another house. >> reporter: most of the folks in this area are low income. >> yes, and government-funded housing. >> reporter: this will wipe those folks out. did you catch anything? >> not yet. >> reporter: folks like roy only realized how high the water this gotten when the grand-daughter saw fish jumpi

in 1762, john wilkes had founded north britain in opposition to the pro-government paper called "the briton." when england entered into negotiations with the french bringing the war to conclusion, the north briton attacked the terms of peace. wilkes shown here in less than flattering light, he limited the french king by a stroke of his pen has regained what all of the power of her nations and her allies could never have done. remarkably the treaty of paris had saved england from the certain ruin of success. the crown had been sunk even to prostitution. this time he had gone too far. three days after he published "north briton number 45," the crown issued a general warrant. trying to find -- to making strict and diligent search specifically for the authors, printers and publishers of north britain number 45. in the malay thatle toed dozens of cases challenged the crown's actions. in wilkes versus wood, wilkes' lawyer, john glen, argued that more was at stake than the simple execution of one warrant against one person. at stake were the rights of all englishmen. in vain has our house been dec