you talk about liege. just seen video of a police car crawling through the wet streets, saying people should leave their homes if they can and if they cannot, if they've got an upper floor, they should go to higher ground. the concern is that the river move -- the river is potentially set to raise more than 1.5 meters in the coming hours. that is white belgium's third biggest urban area is being evacuated or people are being asked to leave. we can hear the rens in the background here in brussels. if you look at the geography, this is focused on an area where three countries meet. the most western part of germany, the most southern tip of the netherlands, and to the east of belgium. they may be separated by borders, but you have got emergency services that have swung into action and are facing some very difficult operations. in one particular place, we saw a woman film from her window in amazement as cars were taken down what would've been the high street, this thick ground water, a torrent carrying vehicle

here are some more latest picture, also from belgium's liege province.ded, but also engulfed in fire in the town of aux—sous—chevremont. two rivers, the vesdre and the meuse, both burst their banks inundating areas in and around the city. well, lukwesa also spoke to dr philippe devos, who's a liege resident. well, there are still some areas that are underwater. the water is still at the level of the first floor in some areas, while in others the water is leaving now, so... some people are just able to go back in the house right now, while others are not yet safe... and the helicopters are just flying now to take them back to the ground. so it is very different, it depends on where you are in the area of liege. dr philippe devos, can you explain how you as a family experienced flooding? was it quick? we have heard about the speed at which it caught people out in parts of germany. what happened to you? yes, to me, nothing happened because i am living on a hill, but my parents are living... ..over a river, so they had to move, actually. so two days ago in t

the town of liege has been severely impacted. my colleague is there.is the river meuse, and if you look carefully here you can see some of the debris that is being carried downstream. and the smell of oil, the stench, something that you can smell around here. this is the belgian city of liege, and rescue workers were sent from italy, france and austria to help with the recovery effort here — and the evacuations, too. most people are now returning to their homes, but the belgian prime minister has declared the 20th ofjuly a national day of mourning. at least 20 people have been killed here alone. they say they have never experienced catastrophic floods of this scale before. now, across the border, not far from here, in the netherlands, the emergency services are still trying to reconnect the power supplies. but there, so much of the country lies ten metres below sea level, they have so much experience and talent in managing the rising tides, and what the last few days has demonstrated, this extreme rainfall that even the most sophisticated technology wi

belgium, too, has been hit with the city of liege underwater. poland and hungary at loggerheads with brussels. and the cannes film festival building climax this weekend. our. olivia salazar joins us with the news of the movies being streamed behind the scene. thank you for joining us. we start with the cannes film festival, heading towards a thrilling denouement. in the meantime, hard work to be done, even more films to watch. olivia salazar wins. is there, joining us -- olivia salazar wins fear -- olivia salazar winspear is there, joining us. >> the red carpet behind me is primed for a filmmaker known for daring, sometimes provocative cinema. this time, he is focused on a group of young people in an underprivileged casablanca who are excited about hip-hop. it features many actors who come from that area. earlier on, we had a filmmaker known for an austere, intellectual cinema, which almost always focuses on his home country. he has won five rises here over the years, and in keeping with that tradition, his latest film focuses on an anchor at a

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that report from dusseldorf in germany and liege. . dusseldorf in germany and liege. abuse that some black sportsmen and women receive is actually getting worse? it seems like it is getting worse in my honest opinion. back in the days, back in my time, there was never so much social media. what kind of racist messages have you had on social media? i have had some shocking ones, some saying, "you don't belong here." i've had quite a bit. how does that make you feel? to me, this is my home. social media companies need to do a lot more, they have to be held accountable for what people get up to. even myself, i've had some shocking ones where people have received the message, i have gone delete, i have blocked... i've gone, "report..." gone back to report, nothing happens. i wonder if something should be triggered. as soon as there is racist abuse, something should be triggered. for sure. with technology now, as soon as you... there are words to be said, they should automatically freeze. how do we make it harder for these people? when you sign up, you put in your passport

the mayor of the city of liege has asked some people to evacuate where they can.r angela merkel has been in washington before she leaves office later this year. since she came to power in 2005, angela merkel has held meetings with 4 us presidents.

the mayor of the city of liege has asked some people to evacuate where they can.ore rain is forecast. in south africa, 25 thousand troops have been deployed on the streets to contain 7 days of unrest sparked by the jailing of former president jacob zuma. 117 people are now known to have died in the unrest. germany's chancellor angela merkel has been in washington before she leaves office later this year. since she came to power in 2005, angela merkel has held meetings with 4 us presidents. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benedicte paviot, a uk correspondent for france 2a and john stapleton, journalist and broadcaster. just before we look at the first editions, some news about a regular contributor to the papers. i'm very sorry to report that dawn foster has died. dawn, who'd written for the guardian and the jacobin, among others, had endured long—term illness. but she never let anything get in the way of the story — even her beloved cat, raymond, who himself made the odd guest appearance on the paper

the mayor of the city of liege has asked some people to evacuate where they can.ing of former president jacob zuma. 117 people are now known to have died in the unrest. germany's chancellor angela merkel has been in washington before she leaves office later this year. since she came to power in 2005, angela merkel has held meetings with 4 us presidents.

in nearby liege, the mayor is asking people to evacuate parts of the city.ve, to move to the upper floors of their buildings. this is why. the meuse river which flows through liege is expected to rise considerably. as you can see it's already on the verge of overflowing. when it does, liege will flood. there are concerns a dam bridge in the area could collapse too. nick beake is in brussels. we have seen this record rainfall because a number of major rivers across europe still burst their banks. we talk about them specifically, we have seen some video where the police car crawling through the very wet streets they're giving us emergency measures saying they should leave their homes as they should leave their homes as they can and if they cannot, if they've got an upper floor, if they have a second or third floor, they should go to higher ground and the river is potentially set to raise 1.5 metres in the coming hours. and so, with that is that a nearby dam could collapse and that's the third—biggest urban area and people are being asked to leave we can hear t

this is the belgian city of liege and rescue workers were sent from italy, france and austria to help effort here and the evacuations, too. most people are now returning to their homes, but the belgian prime minister has declared july 20 a national day of mourning. at least 20 people have been killed here alone. they say they have never experienced catastrophic floods of this scale before. now, across the border, not far from here in the netherlands, the emergency services are still trying to reconnect the power supplies. but there, so much of the country lies ten metres below sea level. they have so much experience and talent in managing the rising tides. and what the last few days has demonstrated, this extreme rainfall, that even the most sophisticated technology will struggle under this kind of pressure. experts have said it should be a wake—up call. politicians across the continent have blamed climate change. but what so many people in this region here in liege, in limburg, which has been classified as a disaster area, and beyond, what they want to know now — they want assurances

and here are some more latest picture from belgium's liege province.germany. what happened to you? yes, to me, nothing happened because i am living on a hill, but my parents are living... ..over a river, so they had to move, actually. so two days ago in the evening, the water was flooding, but it was not a big concern for them. there was only 1—2 centimetres in the garden and the garden is 1.5 metres lower than the house, so they went to sleep and said, "ok, nothing will happen." but at 2am the police asked them to evacuate because the water reached the floor. in less than five hours, the level of the river is higher than 1.5 metres, so they had to move. they went on a hill in a little school and i think four hours later, the water was on the ceiling of the ground floor of their house, so i am very happy that the police asked them to evacuate. otherwise, they would have been on the first floor of the house without any help from anyone. they are more than 80, so it would have been dramatic for them. in germany, the interior minister for north rhine—west

parts of liege annihilated by the elements.l navigating areas to the west, in the town of pepinster. the military was drafted in to assist the stranded on land and by air, and for some it's a desperate wait to find out whether their loved ones made it. translation: my wife is looking for her mother who lives - in a town nearby. we have no means of communication. we don't know where she is or how she's doing. in nearby verviers, the waters have receded, but they're still stunned by the extent of the destruction. translation: this shop has been open for three years. _ we had to go through renovations. we had to live through covid. we were hoping to get back on ourfeet. and now this. in the netherlands, this was roermond. swathes of the city have disappeared. this region has been declared a disaster zone. these are the remnants of businesses in the spa town of valkenburg. while the emergency services are busy trying to restore power and secure pavements, the people have come together to try to bring some form of order to these dev

parts of liege annihilated by the elements.escuers are still navigating areas to the west, in the town of pepinster. the military was drafted in to assist the stranded on land and by air, and for some it's a desperate wait to find out whether their loved ones made it. translation: my wife | is looking for her mother who lives in a town nearby. we have no means of communication. we don't know where she is or how she's doing. in nearby verviers, the waters have receded, but they're still stunned by the extent of the destruction. translation: this shop has been open for three years. _ we had to go through renovations. we had to live through covid. we were hoping to get back on ourfeet. and now this. in the netherlands, this was roermond. swathes of the city have disappeared. this region has been declared a disaster zone. these are the remnants of businesses in the spa town of valkenburg. while the emergency services are busy trying to restore power and secure pavements, the people have come together to try to bring some form of or

more than 65 people — mainly in germany — across the border in belgium, people in the city of liege havethe united nations warns of a humanitarian catastrophe coming to afghanistan. a korean palm oil giant has been expelled from the world's leading green certification body. the decision comes in the wake of a bbc investigation into the company's conduct. the korindo group, which has bought up huge swathes of asia's largest remaining rainforests, will no longer be able to use the forest stewardship council tree logo — a mark to tell consumers products are sourced from ethical and sustainable companies. the fsc said its relationship with korindo had "become untenable" and korindo's trademark licenses with fsc will be terminated from october. last year, the bbc obtained a report by the fsc from 2018, which found "evidence beyond reasonable doubt" that korindo's palm oil operation destroyed 30,000 hectares of high conservation forest in papua, indonesia. the fsc said korindo had breached its regulations and that the company was, "on the balance of probability, supporting the violation of tra

this was the scene last night in a town just outside liege in belgium.es engulfed in flames, making it difficult for the rescue services. not far away, in the town of pepinster, the army was having to airlift people to safety. all around homes destroyed and businesses wiped out. and this is the city of roermond in the netherlands, that remains submerged. just south from here, in maastrict, around 10,000 people have been advised, to leave their homes. 0ur correspondent anna holligan is in valkenburg, which is just outside maastrict, and joins us now. just explain some of these scenes that you have seen today. the emergency — that you have seen today. tue: emergency services that you have seen today. tte: emergency services here are still working to restore the essentials, water and electricity, but throughout the day we have seen local people pitching in, sweeping, pumping, serving coffee. thousands of people have been evacuated from the banks of the river meuse and a dyke has been breached not farfrom here. hospital patients, hundreds of them, have been

in liege, there are fears it's not over yet.cary. i came by at midday yesterday, you could still see the little barrier there. this morning you can't see it. the waters are rising more and more. it's scary. many here are asking why events like this appear to be happening more frequently. in a warmer world, the atmosphere can hold more moisture and, of course, as there is more water, more moisture in the atmosphere, rainfall events can become more extreme, so we've seen before that extreme rainfall events can become more frequent because of climate change. here in the netherlands, this part of lindberg province is now officially classified as a disaster zone, which means the government will offer financial support to those who have lost almost everything. here in valkenburg they're battling to salvage everything that hasn't already been lost to the floods. a water pipe has just burst and round here many of the locals were evacuated overnight. they have returned home with shovels and pipes to try to save their own homes. brigitte

outside liege, houses gutted by flames even as they stood surrounded by water.ast 27 reported dead just in belgium. and this morning in the netherlands, the rising sun revealing much of the city here under water. and, guys, now the fear is what they're going to find when the waters start to recede. that firefighter we spoke with said thankfully the good news here, all of these cars have been emptied, but you can hear them now removing trucks, there are still dozens of cars waiting to be recovered behind us, eva. >> still waiting to get a look at the damage. >>> well, back here in the u.s., a federal dealing a devastating blow to daca ruling the program shielding the dreamers from deportation is illegal. abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks is at the white house with this story. good morning to you, maryalice. >> reporter: good morning, eva. yeah. this was a major ruling ay a federal judge in texas ruled that the obama administration did not have the authority or t set up the program back in 2012. now, the program has allowed more than 650,000 immigran

netherlands have also been badly affected and in belgium six people are known to have died with the city of liegeresidents to leave. the germany chancellor angela merkel says she's had messages of solidarity from other countries — who have also offered help. and in the past few minutes — borisjohnson says his thoughts are with the families of the victims and those affected, and that the uk is ready to provide any support needed in the rescue and recovery effort. damian mcguinness reports. these are the worst floods to hit this part of western germany in living memory. translation: our community centre wasjust crushed and is stuck - to the bridge over there and a a0 tonne truck must be stuck there as well. a housejust standing over there tilted over entirely. you can imagine this sort of thing happening in asia, but not here. buildings collapsed, whole villages almost destroyed and cars swept away, as streets were turned into raging rivers. dozens of people were trapped on the roofs of their houses, waiting for rescue and almost 150,000 homes lost electricity. the whole country is affected. parts

in nearby liege, the river is close to bursting its banks and residents were told to leave.i anything like this, it's incredible. frankly, i never thought i'd see that in belgium. parts of the netherlands are also underwater and soldiers are on hand in case water levels rise further. translation: we have all seen the images of streets turned - into swirling rivers, neighbourhoods and villages completely flooded. people who are afraid. people who are worried about their business, their homes. scientists have long warned that climate change will make extreme weather events like this more common. and german leaders have also drawn a link between the two. translation: this is a natural disaster. - but the fact it has taken place in this way is certainly connected to the fact climate change is progressing at a speed we have observed for while. that must be another incentive and also an obligation for those who have become victims here, for us to do everything we can to stop man—made climate change and prevent such disasters at this scale. heavy downpours have continued overnight,

the belgian authorities according to our report are urging residentses to quit the flood threatened liegee number of troops on the streets to 25,000 in response to widespread looting and violence sparked by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma. at least 72 people have died and more than 1,700 people have been arrested since the violence erupted. 0ur correspondent vumani mkhize is in the coastal city of durban. how are things today, please? thankfully here in durban and in area things have largely quietened down. that is a relief for security forces and the public. 0ver down. that is a relief for security forces and the public. over the past few days we have seen numerous shopping centres and businesses being ransacked and looted. today it has been quiet. i spent most of the afternoon at a shopping centre, where residents were queueing for food and for basic essentials, because that is what we are seeing in some parts of durban. many shops have been looted and they have no food and so therefore people are having to line up for the basic necessities. we have seen fuel as well run

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