luxembourg is pretty tight—lipped about these things.t the size of the find today from amazon's on financial filings and their own comments, saying that the case is without merit and they're going to appeal it. we know from amazon that the case involves how it is targeting audience or targeting consumers with what amazon calls targeted advertising, and back when the gdpr went into effect, there was a french net zero group that actually filed a complaint against them, alleging that he did not have legaljustification them, alleging that he did not have legal justification to them, alleging that he did not have legaljustification to use consumer cosmic data for this purpose, it either did not ask for consent or have either of the other justifications under the law, and that complete was transferred to luxembourg, and at this point, but we have seen is actually a few months ago, luxembourg proposed a fine of more than 350 million euros. under the law they have to more or less agree on decisions will step and the feedback came back that they

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torrential rain has also devastated parts of belgium, the netherlands and luxembourg. rivers, including the rhine, and the aar, have filled towns and villages, destroying homes and leaving many stranded. in the town of erftstadt in germany, whole houses have been submerged and a landslide has demolished parts of the town. our correspondent, jenny hill, spent the day there. the ground just fell away. this is the town of erftstadt, where overnight houses collapsed as the water gushed in. another shock for a country reeling from the enormity of its loss. it happened so fast, one official said, there was no time for a warning. rescuers rushed in, but this morning, the authorities here said people trapped in their homes were calling them for help, and in many cases they just couldn't reach them. those who did make it out came to shelters like this. we metjohannes here. he and his wife were winched to safety last night. he arrived barefoot and soaking wet. "what were you thinking as they winched you up?", i asked. "i had to leave my cat behind," he says. johannes has lived h

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that's because it pays taxes for all of a european business in the low tax country luxembourg. i'm an amazon ship, much of the profit it makes in germany to knock somebody where it pays less than 15 percent in tax from luxembourg. the profits then go to the usa, if a minimum tax rate comes in now, amazon would have to pay 15 percent in germany, 15 percent in luxembourg, and at least 15 percent in the u. s. but german corporations like car manufacturers, will also have to pay taxes wherever they do business going forward. the european union wants a similar tax treaty across the holy you. but so for ireland, hungary and tonia are resisting its and enjoy and now by v. w baron to rigor, who is covering the g 20 meeting a for us in venice and global tax reform have been under negotiation for years. however, they found the political will to strike disagreements. now. well, the pandemic had actually because all g 20 countries need money to pay the costs of the pandemic and the aftermath. and there was also a window of opportunity now because the new administration in the u. s. is supp

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from luxembourg, the profits then go to the usa. if a minimum tax rate comes in now, amazon would have to pay 15 percent in germany, 15 percent in luxembourg, and at least 15 percent in the us. but german corporations like car manufacturers, will also have to pay taxes wherever they do business going forward. the european union wants a similar tax treaty across the holy you, but so far, ireland, hungary and estonia are resisting, it's an enjoy. now by the w baron to rigor who is covering the g 20 meeting a for us in venice, branch of global tax reform has been under negotiation for years. how have they found the political will to strike disagreements now? well, the pandemic had actually, because all g 20 countries need money to pay the cost of the pandemic and the aftermath. and there was also a window of opportunity now because the new administration in the u. s. is supporting this, you would text ideas and janet jones, the new minister of finance minutes of the as was the driving force behind this effort. and also the countries ha

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and also the luxembourg is prime minister savvy. better was himself as a person and said that and understood nothing about the gay invest in community. but it didn't impress him. i guess the law is still in place and hungary and now the commission has to su, hungry in luxembourg at the or p and cord. so there's a long way to go and it's all political messier and brussels. it's interesting that you mentioned this battle of the prime minister of luxembourg. his comments were very, very much he's own. they were very much, they were not just policy statements. they were emotions. can you tell us what he said? he was very personally. he told the 26 of the state governments in brussels about his own coming out about his the fights with his mother. she didn't understand that he's gay and stuff like that. and he said it's, it's hungry. and if all bond is pursuing these kind of policy, he personally fields and touched and threatened and there was a very loud discussion. and only the polish ends is levine in prime is about on the side of hung

of the profits of us multinationals were listed for tax purposes in three countries — ireland, luxembourg — which, surprise, surprise, have comparatively low corporate tax rates, but which only accounted for, i think, 5% or 15% of their sales maximum, in 2018 figures. janet yellen, the us treasury secretary, must be rubbing her hands with glee at the prospect of this. this is an early victory for her, for sure. - she is respected and a seasoned diplomat in the financial world. this is something that she very much wanted and, you know, i this is something that really represents the shift - from the trump white house to the biden white house - and it reflects new realities of the global economy. - governments need more money and we are all aware of these i stories of amazon and apple and starbucks sending - their money to places . where they're not doing business, where theyj can pay lower taxes — places like panama and | bermuda, luxembourg, the netherlands, ireland. and of course - it is tax avoidance, on a technical level. for us as consumers, _ and as taxpayers in the uk see, on the hig

also, the luxembourg is prime is savvy, better was himself, was very person and said that and understood nothing about the gay and lesbian community. but it didn't impress him, i guess the law is still in place and hungary and now the commission has to su, hungry in luxembourg at the or p in court. so there's a long way to go and it's all political messier and brussels. it's interesting that you mentioned the battle of the prime minister of luxemburg. his comments were very, very much his own. they were very much, they were not just policy statements. they were emotions. can you tell us what he said? he was very personal. he told the 26 of the state governments in brussels about his own coming out about the fights with his mother. and she didn't understand that he is gay and stuff like that. and he said it's, it's hungry. and if all, by pursuing these kind of policy, he personally feels and touched and threatened. and there was a very loud discussion and only the polish end is levine in prime minister, but on the of hungary and all others said, battle is right of cause that you cannot do

beyond germany, the extreme weather has touched parts of the netherlands, luxembourg, switzerland andndent anna holligan assesses the scene for us, beginning in belgium. homes engulfed, whole villages submerged. parts of liege annihilated by the elements. rescuers 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 v

from luxembourg, the profits then go to the usa. if a minimum tax rate comes in now, amazon would have to pay 15 percent in germany, 15 percent in luxembourg, and at least 15 percent in the u. s. but german corporations like car manufacturers, will also have to pay taxes wherever they do business going forward. the european union wants a similar tax treaty across the holy you. but so far, ireland, hungry and stony are resisting it's an enjoy. now by v. w baron to rigor who is covering the g. 20 meeting for us in venice. branch of global tax reform has been under negotiation for years. how have they found the political will to strike this agreement now? while the pen democrats actually because all g 20 countries need money to pay the costs of the panoramic and the aftermath. and there's was also a window of opportunity now because the new administration in the u. s. is supporting this. you will text ideas and genet, joan, the new minister of finance minister as was the driving force behind this effort. and also the countries have dec

belgium, of the areas affected by these floods as well in the netherlands in, in france and in luxembourg as well. this is really a tragedy that crossed all of those board is to be keeping an eye on all of the updates that come out of this. still a part of western journey throughout the day. any new information, i'll bring it to you as to why it compare tried key and looking at those pictures and trying to especially it actually unbelievable that was all tease your correspondent, p to all if i will be seeing you later on, i'm sure a state of emergency has been declared across western germany, where people advise to stay home and avoid high water rescue workers found several people who had drowned in the basement. in the meantime, helicopters are trying to evacuate any survivors from a rooftop or europe correspondent. well, as our europe correspondent peter was just heading off, several houses have collapsed in japanese west and i for region actually managed to speak to a resident near the affected area. he's proud and his friends have been struggling to cope amid the torrential floods. an

the netherlands, luxembourg and belgium have also seen extreme weather. navigating areas to the west and the town of pepp and serve. the military was draughted into assist the stranded on land and by air. and for some it's a desperate way to find out whether their loved ones made it translation: my wife is looking for her mother who lives in a town nearby. mother who lives in a town nearb . ~ ., ., ., , ., nearby. we have no means of communication, _ nearby. we have no means of communication, we _ nearby. we have no means of communication, we don't - nearby. we have no means of. communication, we don't know where she is as she's doing. in where she is as she's doing. in nearby towns the waters have receded but they are still stunned by the extent of the destruction.— stunned by the extent of the destruction. �* ,, �* , destruction. translation: this sho - destruction. translation: this sho- is destruction. translation: this shon is been — destruction. translation: this shop is been open _ destruction. translation: this shop is been open for _ destruction.

okay, so it's still a long way to go for airlines, but at least there's some good news out of luxembourg. lufthansa and e, you court saying that it's pandemic state a was legal? yes, this is a defeat for ryan, which is launched many judicial proceedings in cases where, you know, national governments paid money to the national carriers. when the pandemic struck last year, this case was against loss times subsidiary in austria, austrian airlines, that you quote, he says, the extraordinary subsidies cause no immediate risk for competition. right now already has said that it wants to appeal, so the fight is not over. right to conrad loosen in frankfurt. thank you very much as old and now quick look at some other business stories making headlines. american airlines is calling 3300 flight attendants back to work cancelling their extended leave in time for the holiday season. american also plans to hire 800 new flight attendant by next march. the latest sign the leisure traveled in the us is recovering more quickly than expected from dependent cases of african swines. these i have been found in

the flood had parts of luxembourg, the netherlands, and belgium.s the latest firm to raise funds for bankers as the bidding war for employers on wall street heats up. the new salaries range from 100,000 dollars for 30 analysts to tilde $25,000 for associates -- $225,000 for associates. timko must face a lawsuit filed by female workers alleging the money manager operates as a fraternity, but favors white males. and orange county, california judge rejected an attempt to throw out claims in a lawsuit that alleged the company culture marginalizes women and favors men, regardless of qualification. a pimco spokeswoman declined to immediate comment. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. dani? dani: thank you so much. that's annabelle droulers in hong kong. coming up, we're going to get back to our focus on the fed. also, conversations with charles evans, as st. louis fed chair on the topic. and everybody's mind is, you guessed it, in

and luxembourg prime minister is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after contracting corona virus battelle has was partially vaccinated after one after than a good job at turn out some other stories making news around the world. a court in bella, ruth has sentence to opposition politicians. victor barbara rico to 14 years in prison for fraud. the former banker was arrested last year ahead of a disputed presidential election, but sponsor nationwide demonstrations. he's maintained his innocence throughout the trial. a plane carrying 28 people has lost radio contact in east and russia. officials say the call may have crushed into the ocean or hit the ground near the camp shatka peninsula. civil defense teams has been sent to the area to search for the plane in germany. for men have been sentenced to between 10 and 14 years in prison for their roles. and one of the country's biggest child abuse rings the men drugged and raped children sometimes for days on end. in a garden summer house, in the city of munster, more than 50 suspects have been linked to the crimes. tropical storm

and also the luxembourg is prime is savvy, better was himself, was very person and said that and understood nothing about the gay and just in community. but it didn't impress and i guess the law is still in place and hungary and now the commission has to su, hungry in luxembourg at the european court. so there's a long way to go and it's all political messier and brussels. it's interesting that you mentioned this battle of the, the prime minister of luxemburg. his comments were very, very much his own. they were very much, they were not just policy statements. they were emotions. can you tell us what he said? he was very personal. he told the 26 of the state governments in brussels about his own coming out about his the fights with his mother. she didn't understand that he's gay and stuff like that. and he said it's, it's hungry. and if all, by his pursuing these kind of policy, he personally feels and touched and threatened. and there was a very loud discussion and only the polish, and as levine in prime is about on the side of hungary and all others, is that the battle is right of cause t

luxembourg's prime minister is in the hospital tonight after contracting covid-19. he had only been partially vaccinated when he became infected. let's look at some of the other stories aching news. a number of countries have closed their consulate in northern afghanistan after recent gains made by the taliban. the taliban have overrun most districts in the province. lebanon's caretaker prime minister warned that his country is days away from a social explosion as the country spirals into a depression. few shortages are leading to social unrest. he is calling on the international community for help. iran hasccused iael of carrying out sabotage attacks at a nuclear facility last month. government says it was an attempt by israeli leadership to derail talks aimed at reviving that run nuclear deal with world pors. iran acknowledges the attack caused minor structural damage. south africans have to wait until the end of the week to learn the fate of their former president. he is appealing a 15 month present -- prison sentence for failing to appear before a corruption pan

that's because it pays taxes for all of a european business in the low tech country luxembourg. i'm a sort of amazon shit much of the profit it makes in germany to knock somebody where it pays less than 15 percent in tax from luxemburg, the profits then go to the usa. if a minimum tax rate comes in now, amazon would have to pay 15 percent in germany, 15 percent in luxembourg, and at least 15 percent in the u. s. but german corporations like car manufacturers, will also have to pay taxes wherever they do business going forward. the european union wants a similar tax treaty across the holy you, but so far, ireland hungry and stony resisting it's i'm not joined by the abuse band that he got who is in venice at a g 20 meeting at band. why this agreement now? but the d 20 countries need money after the covered crisis said they want to generate up to 150000000000 years more revenue per year. you have to see if the estimates are correct. but anyway, that's the window of opportunity to do it. now because agenda jelena, the new us finance minister is also pushing for this now. and she's

in belgium, luxembourg, and switzerland, people are allowed to use cannabis recreationally without fearals, and france's repressive drug laws have a lot of critics in france who say it does not work. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> quartering drugs online is on the rise here in france. they are talking about and uber -- an uber-ization, the idea that we can get drugs very easily. that has increased during the pandemic. >> absolutely. you might think a global pandemic would slow down drug trafficking, but on the contrary, business is booming. drug dealers had to get creative when it came to sales and distribution, and a lot of this has been happening on social media. these days, you can pretty much order drugs like you can order a pizza, and sometimes you can get some freebies thrown in if you are a good client. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> time and time again, the debate around the legalization of

luxembourg is also affected. look at this. how the weather is looking for the next five days. more rain is forecast. more detail. ros: let me -- >> let me show you the radar picture. you can see how the rate -- rain developed and became heavier across western parts of germany, across the netherlands, belgium, and france. what is to weather across these western and southwestern parts of germany. with that sort of rainfall in 24 hours, that is about three times the july average rainfall, which is why we have seen these devastating scenes of flooding. even though the rain in the last 24 hours has not been as intense, we have still seen river levels rising. the pressure that brought the downpours is weakening, that is why we have seen the rain weakening in some areas, but there are still some heavy downpours to come friday. that will be heading eastward across gmany, with the heaviest falls onto the alps. this weekend, the rains continuing to move further east. it downpours likely in poland, the czech republic, the balkans, and pa

in belgium, luxembourg, and switzerland people are allowed to use cannabis recreationally without anyeprisals. france's repressive drug laws have a lot of critics in france who say it does not work in terms of curbing consumption or drug -- >> [speaking french] >> ordering drugs online is on the rise in france. they're talking about an uberization, the idea you can get drugs easily. surprisingly, that is a trend that is increased during the coronavirus pandemic. >> absolutely. you might've thought a global pandemic would slow down drug trafficking but on the contrary, business is booming. just like for people working in the regular legal economy, drug dealers had to get creative, when it came to sales and distribution and a lot of it has been happening on social media. these days you can order drugs like you can order a pizza. and sometimes you can get from freebies if you article client -- you are a good client. >> [speaking french] óÑóÑ//■■>ñrç rcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcx 07/14/21 07/14/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> the rollout

luxembourg, the netherlands and belgium have been suffering badly.an 1000 residents had to be evacuated here. the srch and rescue operation continues. while rains are subsiding in those areas, they continue to cause problems elsewre. let's focus on austria next. images like these have been coming on -- coming in from the region of salzburg. floodwaters submerged some streets in one town. you see the scale of what is happening. in the upper but -- upper bavaria region one person was killed. reporter: it has finally stopped raining and the clear up is in full swing. it is dirty work. there is mud everywhere. the l town center was hit by flooding on saturday. there was a torrent of water rushing through the streets after a river burst its banks. shops, homes, and businesses have been hit hard. >> are ice cream machines and are electric is very damaged. now we have a lot of mud. the army and fire brigade have been helping to clean the streets and pumpout sellers. volunteers are helping to clear up the mess. >> it's a shock, and it's really difficult. >>

that's now rosa luxembourg plot will just switch to the other side of the street. i liked it better there and decided to join the movement. and there were also many, many jews there. he went into exile in 1933 and then fought in the spanish civil war and the french resistance and so on with a gun in his and i send you the asked. and so when he came back to east germany, it was the question of cognitive resonances that he had to be on the side of socialism or everything he'd done, there would be meaningless. wonder in socialism, religion was seen as unnecessary, superfluous and reactionary. there was no longer a jewish culture, it was reduced to religion. so that meant when they returned to germany, they weren't allowed to be jews anymore. they had to leave the jewish community if they wanted to become some stuff. we also had relatives from west berlin, who always came to our house for dinner on saturday. it was funny because as a kid, i only knew about judaism indirectly. for example, my mother would tell me and so on. you had just let the temper imagine greek, amp

the prime minister of luxembourg, who is gay, said i did not get up one morning after seeing an adverttv and said i am gay. that is not how life works. here is the president of the european commission talking about hungary's new law. >> this law puts homosexuality and gender reassignment on par with pornography. this law uses the protection of children as an excuse to severely discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation. this law is disgracef. ros: inside hungary, weise have seen protests against the law taking place. this one in budapest. we have also seen a heart-shaped rabow balloon set up outside ofur lament. this is one hungarian teacher who is transgender. >> we do not want to adhere to the law. whatever it means it will not change the way we work. the school i work at has assured me that as long as it can exist, i have a place there. they are standing by me and our lgbt students. >> this was a law passed by the hungarian parliament just three weeks ago. initially it was designed as an anti-pedophile law with no controversial content as such, but at the last m

. >> it is a bigger amount that was predicted, and it also shows that luxembourg, where amazon is headquarterede eu, is willing to really show its might and enforce these rules. this is a big fine, way for the eu to send a message that you need to abide by these rules. what the eu is saying is that amazon did not do enough to get people's consent before using their personal data. amazon, for its part, says that this has absoluty no merit and is taking a very different interpretation of the law. that is y amazon says it will contest this in court. >> the israeli foreign has called for a harsh response to an attack on an israeli operated oil tanker in which two crewmembers were killed. he accused iran of being an exporter of terrorism. the u.s. state department also expressed conce about the attack which happened in the northern indian ocean. u.s. and european sources familiar with intelligence reporting says iran is the leading suspect but it is too early to say for sure. the operating company called the incident a suspected piracy incident. here is our security correspondent. >> this is quite a

and luxembourg prime minister is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after contracting over 19 severe battelle has only been partially vaccinated with the astrazeneca job. in germany for men have been sentenced to prison for between 10 and 14 years for their roles in one of the countries biggest child abuse scandals and a case that shocked the nation. they drugged and raped children sometimes for days in a garden summer house. in the city of munster, the ringleader was also said to have filmed and distributed videos of assaults on his partner's underwrite, sun. 50 suspects linked to these crimes are being tried in other german cities. the w political correspondent has sprung can tell us more. welcome hans, i'm. that's not with the background to this case. well, the 4 men that were convicted today, part of a very extensive ring of child pornography. the ring leader had to set up a computer server in his cellar and was distributing videos of child abuse us through the internet across germany, and possibly internationally. the full men had celebrated a birthday party by abusing

l luxembourg and the netherlands are also experiencing flooding >>> for more on the impact of this child tax credit payment, here's more. >> reporter: badly needed relief for sasha in arkansas, the si single mother of three was laid off while she was hospitalized with covid this spring what does that money mean to you and your family? >> it means a lot. i've always lived paycheck to paycheck and so it will continue to be helpful and keep us going. >> reporter: the child tax credit payments begin showing up in checking accounts up to $300 a month for each child five and under, $250 each month for children 6 to 17 it applies to single parents earning as much as $112,000 a year and couples making up to 150,000. families that don't make enough to pay taxes can register to receive their check. >> this is the right thing to do, and it's a smart thing to do >> reporter: the new program expands on the existing child tax credit and was added as part of the covid relief package earlier this year. some republicans have criticized the program as welfare because it removes work requirements to receiv

and i include belgium, luxembourg, and the netherlands. rescuers, first responders, are doing the utmost to help people. i am very much feeling for those who suffered, and i know millions in jeopardy feel the same. -- in germany feel the same. i talked to leaders, and i would like to send a message to the people that we will not leave them alone with their suffering, and we are trying our utmost to help them. mr. president, dear joe, thank you for the invitation, thank you for making it possible to talk to you. it is my first visit since 2019, and i am so happy about the personal exchange. we have seen again today that we're not only partners and allies, but we are very close friends. and thank you for the very friendly exchange we had this afternoon. we all share the same values, we all share the same determination to tackle the challenges of our time, to answer them. and i am deeply convinced that simply committing to these values is sadly, not sufficient. we are at a crucial moment in time where we are facing new challenges, and these c

one is the opposition lead by island, but also including luxembourg and others who don't want to see the model of profit shifting at the expense of the country shut down. and i think rightly the obesity is largely ignoring them. that's an old business model and it's time has passed. but then there are countries like caution, tina india, indonesia, all of whom can see that most of the benefits of the research. the proposal will go to the g 7 countries and some other are you see the members instead of being shared with them. and it's on that issue that the o. e. c. d is really in a tricky position. it's ignoring a lot of big g, 20 countries who have an entirely reasonable expectation of getting some of the benefits at to some said the city seems to be listening to the g 7 alone. right, so just very, very briefly, alex, yes, know, is a deal actually possible given for huge number of different needs. oh, it's going through the cd and the usaa twisting everyone's arms, but i think whether it's delivered is another question because it is so clearly unfair. i think we'll see a pushback to m

part of belgian, the netherlands, and luxembourg in job and the death toll is it almost $200.00 people with more expected to be identified? critics and blame the death from deficiencies in the storm warning system. now the german government has marked 400000000 euros in immediate aid for the victims. and in an alarming escalation, sewage has been mixing with drinking water. has waves systems have been disrupted by the floods we heard from the job and hygienist who's raised his concerns about the threat of poisoning and the to the my dad. we have never had such a situation in germany, at least not in this extreme. we don't have a clean separation between drinking water and sewage at the moment. the water that flow through the streets in the villages was a mixture of extra mint and rainwater determination is very high. we do not know what is left in the flood zones. don't inhale anything and don't swallow anything because there are also environmental toxins and things like that. of course, the danger of illnesses or poisoning is great. we have had the safest drinking water in the whole w

concerned that a nearby town may still collapse. similar pictures also coming out of the netherlands, luxembourg and switzerland. the headline story had thought in the piece, locals in south africa, all mean themselves and building road blocks to keep looters from coming into the neighborhoods. some of the most violent writing in decades which dropped it off the jailing of the ex presidents or ride to some rated stools and warehouses and stampede that have caused many of the deck. the pudding, 2 officials with the situation showing no sign of the locals have been defending themselves any way they can shopping centers being looted, then don't write down, but at the moment you purchase this complex here, there's one for the favorite. and this is the only place that now we're getting food from. we just don't get to protect all families over the last company. they have cause a lot of fear in the community. in general, obviously if everyone knew that you can leave the homes and i live in this area which is not safe at home. at least 117 people have been killed in like 2000 erected. the government has

in belgium, of the areas affected by the floods as well in the netherlands and in front on the luxembourg as well. this is really a tragedy that crossed all of those borders to be keeping an eye on all of the updates that come out of this particular part of western journey throughout the any new information i'll bring it to south africa has seen its worst violence in decades amid writing and looting that, if a ruptured after the jailing of the ex president, at least 117 people have been confirmed dead in the middle of the riots in the city of durban, there was a dramatic incident involving a small child that was miraculously saved a warning you might find these images disturbing. as the flames engulfed her block of flats, a desperate mother threw her daughter to a crowd of bystanders on the street below. they were then seen cheering, as the toddler was caught, safe and sound. the mother described to us how terrified she was in that moment. miller affairs doing what i can say. yeah. just so shocked cuz she always remind me of what i did to her leg when she was seeing the building. i'll say

torrential rain has also devastated parts of belgium, the netherlands and luxembourg.wollen rivers, including the rhine, the meuse and the ahr, have swept through towns and villages, destroying homes and leaving many stranded. in erftstadt in germany, whole houses have been submerged and a landslide has demolished parts of the town. 0ur correspondentjenny hill has spent the day in erfstadt and is now in the ahr valley. clive, tonight the waters are starting to slowly recede across the region, but the number of dead is expected to continue to rise. today, the german president described what happened and happening is a tragedy which has left him stunned. it's a sentiment which is shared by so many people in this area, not least in the town you mentioned, the town of erftstadt, where emergency workers have been carrying out a search and rescue operation since last night. the ground just fell away. this is the town of erftstadt, where overnight houses collapsed as the water gushed in. another shock for a country reeling from the enormity of its loss. it happened so fast, o

and luxembourg prime minister is serious, isn't serious, but stable condition in the hospital after contracting cobra 19. so i'll be your betsel has only been partially vaccinate within the meanwhile is reporting better than expected success in its back to nation program as the capitol hill think he has registered 40 percent more vaccinations than originally planned and it's all down to a small but effective change in the way health workers administer vaccines. the most finished people can't wait to get vaccinated against the co, weird 19. at this vaccination center, around 3000 doses are prepared and administered every day. it's around 40 percent more than should be possible with the supplies available. flat is because a finish invention makes it possible to make a little bit of faxing go a long way. the person behind the creation is nurse sorry. ruth, who was among those starting colbert vaccinations in december last year on a piano to see if that we don't want to throw away any viable vaccine. and it has become paramount the use of exceeds as economically as possible, especially after some o

survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western neighbours switzerland, luxembourgnd the netherlands. at least 160 people are so far known to have died across europe, some 140 of them in germany alone. hundreds remain unaccounted for, and thousands are now homeless. thousands of residents of wassenberg, an area west of the german city of cologne, have left their homes after a dam was breached by floodwater overnight. german officials say the country's flood warning system functioned as it was supposed to — but the amount of rain — and how rapidly it fell — was unforeseen. from the village of erfstadt, near cologne, my colleague, kasia madera, reports on the rescue effort. there is a lot of solidarity, a lot of volunteers have been coming together, have been offering supplies. care centres setting up after to help rescue people who just have absolutely nothing. buildings totally collapsed, homes washed away, vehicles, like i say, there were cars stacked up here by the force of water that came down here, as if they were simply to toy cars. it's quite staggering to see