we met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schuld.led last night. "at the very last minute," she says, "a fireman got us out." the family are safe, though her son was injured. he's in hospital. margaretta points out what once was her neighbours' house, but says she doesn't know what happened to them. as to her own property, half the house has gone, her daughter tells us. it's been a devastating 2a hours for west germany, but for belgium and the netherlands, too. rooftop rescues, people dragged to safety — the water, a deadly torrent, destroying houses and engulfing neighbourhoods. smashing homes, like matchboxes. almost 60 people have died in west germany alone, others are still missing. armin laschet, who may succeed angela merkel as germany's next chancellor, said there was no doubt this was the result of climate change. translation: we will be | confronted with such events again and again, and this means that we need more speed in climate protection measures — european, nationwide, worldwide. in schuld, they're still in shock. mich

margaretta points out what was her neighbor's house.s she does not know what happened to the neighbor. as to her own property, half the house is gone. her daughter tells us. in schultz, they are still in shock. they had just wreath verbiage -- just finished refurbishing their pub. better news for their neighbors dog. they managed to pull him to safety just in time last night. it is hard to imagine that just yesterday, this was a quiet village street. what is worrying people now is that there is more rain forecast this evening. what will happen when the water levels rise again? for now, harmless and fearful, they mourn their dead and wait anxiously for night to come. ros: from germany, we turn to belgium, and will loney, which is badly affected. in particular, the province of liege. this town is completely flooded, so is this nearby town. across belgium, six have died, several more are missing. these images show people being rescued by boats aftereeking refuge on the rooftops. you can see a little one opt in an emergency blanket. in lieg

we met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schuld.he and herfamily fled last night. "at the very last minute," she says, "a fireman got us out. the family are safe, though her son was injured. he's in hospital. margaretta points out what once was her neighbours' house, but says she doesn't know what happened to them. as to her own property, half the house has gone, her daughter tells us. it's been a devastating 2a hours for west germany, but for belgium and the netherlands, too. rooftop rescues, people dragged to safety — the water, a deadly torrent, destroying houses and engulfing neighbourhoods. smashing homes, like matchboxes. almost 60 people have died in west germany alone, others are still missing. armin laschet, who may succeed angela merkel as germany's next chancellor, said there was no doubt this was the result of climate change. translation: we will be | confronted with such events again and again, and this means that we need more speed in climate protection measures — european, nationwide, worldwide. in schuld, they're sti

we met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schuld.t night. at the very last minute, she says, a fireman got us out. the family are safe, though her son was injured. he is in hospital. margaretta points out what once was her neighbour's house, but says she does not know what to them. what happened to them. as to her own property, half the house has gone. her daughter tells us. it has been a devastating 2a hours, for west germany, but for belgium and the netherlands, too. rooftop rescues, people dragged to safety, the water, a deadly torrent, destroying houses and engulfing neighbourhoods. smashing homes, like matchboxes. almost 60 people have died in west germany alone, others are still missing. armin laschet, who may succeed angela merkel as germany's next chancellor, said there was no doubt this was the result of climate change. translation: we will be confronted with such events, again and again and this means that we need more speed in climate protection measures, european, nationwide, worldwide. in schuld, they are still in shock.