let's talk about the netherlands. how much does, does livestock farming contribute to the nitrogen emissions? if we look at the total coming out of the netherlands. yeah, if we look at the netherlands, livestock is actually the biggest source. it's responsible for about 6065 percent of all the emissions that precipitate on our protective nature areas. ok, so it's pretty, pretty big. the dutch plan is to curb nitrogen emissions by what is it 40 percent by 2023 in areas that are better currently being impacted by nitrogen pollution. mr . shock run the talk. what are your thoughts on the dodge plan to curb these emissions? well let me say that we have in 30 years the let me say the pollution off, nitrogen is increased, which 68 percent that a? yes. but let me say there are new laws and new norms. what ill says there are, let me say computer systems who fetch that we are the greatest pollution. and let me show you show, are all, all these things in the netherlands, but our farm is that we can do downsize these notes if we

the chairman of the netherlands agriculture association. in amsterdam, we have to companion for sustainable agriculture. then in the u.k., a professor in its former director. a warm welcome to all. we spoke earlier about the power of nitrogen in terms of being a pollutants. what happens to the world if we continue expelling nitrogen at the rate we are now? what happens to the air and water? >> the key thing is applying agriculture. it increases the emissions of nitrous oxide. nitrous oxide is one of the most polluting greenhouse gases that there is. the first impact will be that we will continue to see global warming as a result of human activity. more importantly a good start, it has started to damage significantly to damage the soil. anchor: there is a lot at stake. i think it's important we bear that in mind. let's talk about the netherlands. >> it is responsible for about 60% -- anchor: what are your thoughts on the dutch plan to curb these omissions? >> let me say nitrogen is increased with 60%. yes, there are new norms and these new n

the netherlands and france are also affected. the forecast is for more rain.ll have a comprehensive update. we'll also talk about south africa. the death toll there has reached 117. the government has deployed 10,000 troops on the tree -- on the street aeffort to stop the arson and looting. updates on britney spears's situation. she is told the court she wants to sue her father for abusing the set up. ♪ ros: welcome to those of you watching on pbs in america and to everybody else watching on bbc world news. we must start with these catastrophic floods in europe. the western german states have experienced their deadliest floods in living memory. these are some of the pictures. we know at least 59 people have died. the heavy flooding has turned streets into raging torrents, has caused rivers to burst their banks, and has swept away huge amounts of things. lots of residents have been sharing images on social media. this shocking footage shows what happened when this hit a bridge. here is the account of one resident. >> our community center was just crushed. it st

this is a massive case have in the netherlands shocked everybody. the dutch prime minister mar ritter, responding to the news of his death, said that it was almost incomprehensible that this had happened in that country. and in general, what more do we know tonight about the suspects and the motives in the shooting to us were arrested and have shortly after the shooting. 9 days ago they come new e, who is a polish national, a 35 years old, and delano g adults national 21 years old. they appear in court on friday, and they are due to remain in custody for at least 2 more weeks. we don't know too much more about the case at the moment. clearly the investigation and the police and the prosecutors are continuing their investigation. as i say, the people here are very concerned about exactly what happened and they're very keen. i've been speaking to a number of people already this evening. he was saying that very keen that justice is delivered in this case. as we say, pizza debris is an absolutely beloved journalist and reported here in the netherlands.

but now the netherlands wants to take drastic steps and farmers are 1st to be targeted. and i am concerned that in 10 years when funds are gone, we will regret this. like more than 50000 dutch farmers. his 17 year old son, tom was keen to continue to farm has no idea what lies ahead. this young farm was driving for hours on their track up to the certainty about their future ecologist and why a mental goals. and increasingly, patients have to wait farming as we know it, and then that sounds exist any longer. a message many here. i'm not ready to hear. and here you see a lot of dead trees and dying trees with fairly low facility with fairly low leaves, an expert on the effects of nitrogen emissions. researcher roland bobbing, wrote an alarming report for greenpeace. his conclusion, large part of the dutch ecosystem have been so badly affected, that they will be lost if the government does not act. now, i think at this very urgent and i, meaning you can do it in one or 2 years. you need maybe 5 to 10 years, a really high reduction of the nightstand deposition, maybe 50 to 7

peter fees is the leading crime journalist in the netherlands. he has been shining a light on the criminal underworld the past 4 decades. so he has a lot of enemies and also some people suspect maybe his, his, his connection to a criminal case against a drug lord could play a role here he was. or he is actually acting as a counselor for the key with this in a case against them, against a, a drug who is incarcerated here in the netherlands at the moment. but as the justice minister said, when he, when he spoke to press spoke to us yesterday here at the scene, it's too early to determine what exactly might have caused this, this attack. we have to wait for police work to be done and for investigators to come up with results. and that's why seeing people eng flowers behind you there. what's the reaction then in the netherlands about this attack? right, as you, as you will know, the netherlands in amsterdam, and particularly, god is one of the most liberal societies in the world. and a journalist being being shot at being, being a, having an experien

this is a massive case here in the netherlands, sharks, everybody. the dutch prime minister mar, router, responding to the news of his death, said that it was almost incomprehensible that this had happened in that country. and jack, what more do we know tonight about the suspects and the motives in the shooting? well, 2 suspects were arrested in, hey, shortly after the shooting 9 days ago they come new e, who is a polish national, a 35 years old, and delano g ducks national 21 years old. they appear in court on friday and they are due to remain in custody for at least 2 more weeks. we don't know too much more about the case at the moment. clearly the investigation and the police and the prosecutors are continuing their investigation. as i say, the people here are very concerned about exactly what happened and they're very keen. i've been speaking to a number of people already this evening who was saying that very keen, the justice is delivered. in this cases, we say peter debris is an absolutely beloved journalist and reported here in the netherlands

this is a massive case in the netherlands. it has shocked everybody.the dutch prime minister responded to the news of his death and said it was almost incompetent civil that this had happened in their country. brent: what more do we know about the suspects and the motives in the shooting? jack: two suspects were arrested in the hay shortly after the shooting nine days ago. this was a polish national of 35 years old and delano g. a dutch national, 35 years old. they are do to remain in custody for two more weeks. we don't know too much more about the case just now. the prosecutors are continuing their investigation. people here are very concerned about exactly what happened and they are very keen having spoken to a number of people already, they are very keen that justice is delivered in this case. peter de vries is a beloved journalist here. he exposed the criminal underworld, he dug out corruption. all in order to try to bring those perpetrators to justice and achieved a lot of success in doing that over a career that has spanned decades. brent: what

here in the netherlands _ climate change. here in the netherlands best _ climate change.rlands best part - climate change. here in the netherlands best part of. climate change. here in the - netherlands best part of lindberg province is officially classified as a disaster zone. that means the government will offer financial to support to those who have lost almost everything. here they are battling to salvage anything that has not been already lost. a water pipe has just passed has not been already lost. a water pipe hasjust passed on many of has not been already lost. a water pipe has just passed on many of the locals were evacuated overnight. they have returned home with shovels and pipes to try to save their homes. this woman tried to build her own flood defences to protect her family. she told me how it felt to be in sight as the water rose. fearful. yeah. afraid as to whether it would come and more. nothing you can do. the sound of the water dripping into your house, i never want to hear it again. ever. it is terrible. it want to hear it again. ever. it is terrible.

we hope that the government will understand that the netherlands can't exist without farmers. netherland needs farmers. we are producing the most sustainable food build, right? so without us, i don't know who will feed all these people. after melting his cows, dairy farmer, young phone levin left his farm to get some answers from the government for generations. his family as farmed in an area where experts now say there is no future for large farms is just not sustainable. if one target of nitrogen emission reduction is to be met via the other most. so don't want the environment to be polluted. there is no debate about dots but not the nettle and wants to take drastic steps, and farmers are the 1st to be targeted. and i am concerned that in 10 years when funds are gone, we will regret this. like more than 50000 dutch farmers, his 17 year old son, tom was keen to continue to farm has no idea what lies ahead. this young farm was driving 4 hours on their track to the certainty about their future ecologist and why a man increasingly for the patients have to wait farming. as we know it in the

as in belgium, the buses is standing by well into the south east of the netherlands. and i mean, he is watching developments and she'll in western germany. let's go to adam 1st as you can see behind me the destruction here is just incredible. this of course, is a neighborhood in the small village. every way you look, you see destruction, appliances destroyed home. and if you just follow me, you get a sense, a bit more homes and auto stop, totally blown out from flooding that went down through the village at the bottom of the valley, people's homes in total disarray. we've been seeing people dig out this morning here. we've been seen him take bucket after bucket of mud, debris from their home. they female. we ask them what they want from the chancellor . they said their problems are too big right now to talk about doing political things is what they really said. but the truth is they're hurting or hurting a lot, and they're seeing their whole life up in here in this village, as well as the waters that are receiving from germany and passing through the netherlands. that

thanks. junk police in the netherlands. have arrested to suspect silver, the shooting off prominent investigative journalist, peter the phrase, the men are due in court on friday. authorities investigating links to de freece reporting on a large criminal gang european lead to say his shooting was also an attack on press freedom. peter de fries is known for exposing the dutch underworld, sometimes digging up evidence to help bring justice to victims and speaking out for survivors. now, the investigative journalist live in an amsterdam hospital fighting for his life. this surveillance footage shows the breeze walking down a nearly empty street moments before he was attacked. a gunman shot him up to 5 times, including once in the head, people who have come to the scene of the crime, to a flower, to think of his contributions to dutch society, and to pray for his recovery. to think of all this subjects in the past years and his opinion, he's his work contributed for society. you can think him away so. so i just hope that everyt

towns have been reduced to rubble in 6 countries. thousands of flit from their former homes in the netherlands as dikes overflow. the prime minister declared a national disaster. meanwhile, here in germany, more than a 1000 people are missing in the city of cologne, in the worst flooding seen in decades. the disaster is pushing climate change up the political agenda and the run up to september's election. another mock these devastating floods a landslide collapses houses into the mud evacuated residence had already started to return home. now many a few dead in other towns, the clean up f. it has already started in volatile its time. residents peak through what's left of their home. they say they had almost no time to react before raging flood waters hit the town of miles. and all of a sudden the water breached the dam. all the houses here are the same height. so when the water came up from the salad lightning speed, we all jumped in our cars and drove up the mountain out of the park itself. in back off the phone, we had to get ourselves to safety. hundreds of thousands of houses without power

as we know it in the netherlands, can't exist any longer. a message many here. i'm not ready to hear, and here you see a lot of dare trees and dying trees with fairly low facility with fairly low leaves, an expert on the effect of nitrogen emissions research. roland bobby wrote an alarming report for greenpeace. his conclusion, large parts of the dutch ecosystem have been so badly affected, that there will be lost if the government does not act. now. i think it fairly urgent and i, meaning you can do it in one or 2 years. you need maybe 5 to 10 years, a really high reduction of the night and the position maybe 50 to 70 percent. and therefore you need to different agricultural system in the netherlands. greenpeace has threatened to take the dutch stay to court for violating european regulations. if the government does not produce nitrogen emissions much further amidst all the pressure, some farmers are starting to realize that business as usual, won't be an option for much longer. pharmacy organization, billions of years needed to save dutch farms and make them e

he is the leader of a mafia group here in the netherlands, who prosecutors does prosecuted. this had mercilessly does everything he can to achieve his goals. on top of that, the justice justice minister, has launched an investigation as to why someone who was doing the kind of delicate and dangerous work that piece of resist doing was able to was going around the city without security. they want to make sure, obviously, that incidents like this doesn't happen again. jack park and amsterdam wanna turn our attention now to japan where dozens of purchase theirs have marched against the tokyo lympics with the opening ceremony just a week away. public concern remains high. despite the organizers banning spectators from venues. several athletes and staff have tested positive for covey. 19 officials are urging found to stay home and watch the games on television. well nonetheless, excitement is building before the opening ceremony in 2019 the self to don running team went to japan to acclimate train and pursue their olympic dream. 2 years later, they're still there. w chris branton

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thousands across germany, the netherlands and belgium have been forced to leave their homes with more heavy rain on the way. lebanon's prime minister designate gives up on trying to form a government, there are protests on the streets as the country's crisis deepens. we speak to survivors of abuse at the canadian schools recently found to have buried indigenous children in unmarked graves. we never talked about it, no. just kept silent. because we were afraid. and as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the sheer scale of the flooding disaster that's hit western germany and parts of belgium and the netherlands is only now becoming clear. at least 70 people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events in the region to climate change. our europe correspondentjenny hill reports from one of the worst hit areas in western germany. there w

let's cross this a pass and joining us from the netherlands. so it's not the 1st time that the farmers are protesting. step tell us what they're most concerned about. the know this is not the 1st time, but they're getting more and more desperate here in abilene state. truffles, as you can see, what the tractors to the have to the government sample to make their voice heard lots of tractors are still on the way police are trying to stop them from answering just feel here, close to the government building, but they are promising. they will arrive at them. main concern here is that they will have no future. that's basically what it comes down to. that has been some recent reports publish that if the madeline wants to achieve this nitrogen reduction, this is very much needed to protect the countries nature. than this farmington incense of farming is not possible any longer than that. let's, as you say, is one of the largest exports of diaries. we have very large problems here. they have thrown over the years and the 197098 and lots of large problem

here in the netherlands, _ climate change. here in the netherlands, this _ climate change. part - climate change. here in the netherlands, this part of. climate change. here in the| netherlands, this part of the province is now officially classified as a disaster zone. that means the government will offer financial support to those who have lost almost everything. here they are battling to salvage everything that has not been lost to the floods. a water pipe is just burst and around here, many of the locals were evacuated overnight. they have returned home with shovels and pipes to try to save their own homes. this lady tried to build her own flood defences. she told me how it felt to be inside as the water rose. fearful, yes. always afraid that the water would come and more. i never want to hear it again. it is still too soon to comprehend the loss or calculate the cost. some politicians in germany say the extreme weather is the result of global warming, and they're calling for work on climate protection measures, to be accelerated. 0ur chief environment correspondent, jus

in the netherlands, this was roermond. swathes of the city have disappeared.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 devastated streets. while covid kept them isolated and apart, this crisis has caused a community to come out in solidarity. we need to stay positive. we can cry all day, but this will not help anything, so better smiling, and keep working! the rain has paused, but the threat, here and in towns and cities across europe, isn't over yet. anna holligan, bbc news, valkenburg. for more on the devastating floods in europe — go to the bbc news website. there are maps to show you the worst—hit areas — and background analysis on why these floods caught everyone by surprise. go to bbc.com/news and follow the links. let's turn away from the flooding now and in the united states there's a resurgence of coronavirus, with infections risi

thousands across germany, the netherlands, and belgium have been forced to leave their homes with more heavy rain on the way. lebanon's prime minister designate gives up on trying to form a government. there are protests on the streets as the country's crisis deepens. the united nations has warned hunger and fighting has made afghanistan one of the worst crises in the world. we are in the city, but in recent weeks this has become a frontline. the spaces that people can run two for safety are shrinking every day here. and as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the sheer scale of the flooding disaster that has hit western germany and parts of belgian and the netherlands is only now becoming clear. at least so many people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. the german chancellor, angela merkel, called it a catastrophe and link to the events in the region to climate change. our europe co

thank you very much bye to the netherlands. now where people are paying their respects to murder's crime, journalist, speech of the fries following his death in hospice on thursday morning, gather still a flower where the prominent crime generally was critically wounded. when he was gone down last week, his family died surrounded by love. once in hospital, that's prime minister mark that the death is almost impossible to comprehend. the phrase had been involved in a court case against a wanted drunk valid to suspect. being arrested. locker one jack parrot is in amsterdam from where he joins us now. jack, people in the netherlands have some time to reflect on the news of fitted for his death. what are they saying? there's a day that god will indeed here at the spot where the shooting took place just about 10 days ago. now a number of people have continued ever since that news came out. the pizza debris had died yesterday afternoon. people have been coming down here to mourn the death to lay flowers and to show their respects. i'

this was a journalist who was beloved here in the netherlands. he was known fighting for the little guys the trying to do guys corruption and trying to fight crime people have been turning up from across the netherlands to come here today to pay their respect to pizza, to debrief, and to his family. he helped so many people in his life and he stood up for, for all those people and for, for the rights was already fighting for, for, and i was also fighting for muslim people. also in the was, it will, is to the news. what is a very good man? that's why i came in and i guess couldn't sleep now. well, the tribute continuing to poor in here at the site where he was shot the investigation into exactly what happened is obviously continuing. 2 men were arrested shortly after the incident 10 days ago. now the dutch federation of journalist said that they are very sure that this case, this incident is shooting, is related to the, the work that peter devries was doing with a prime witness. who he was confident of in a case related to read a one time fee. he

jack, people in the netherlands had some time to reflect on the news of it for his death . what are they saying there today? hi, that good? well indeed here at the spot where the shooting took place just about 10 days ago. you know, a number of people have continued ever since that news came out. the pizza debris had died yesterday afternoon. people have been coming down here to more than a day to lay flowers and to show that respect to a couple of people died. one guy that he just could not sleep and he was compelled to come by and, and sort of be part of the morning process. another go that i spoke to come from utrecht, another city in the netherlands and said that it was impossible to understand that someone that was so good and did such good work would be killed on the streets of the flowers in the morning is continuing. but obviously this country is still very much in shock, as you said, the prime minister saying that it was almost m. m comprehensible that this has happened. well, you mentioned the prime minister. the sentiment of course, is grief there at the moment,

cases are rising in france, germany, the netherlands and spain.nesia, japan and vietnam, it seems rampant. stephanie, first, the dutch government under mark rutte, the prime minister, announced three weeks ago or so that restrictions were being lifted and he's now had to reimpose some of them and has even apologised, saying it was a mistake. how worrying a precedent is that for the uk, do you think? i think this is — i am afraid — a very much a precedent for the uk. he had to apologise, or politically it has been very difficult for him and i wonder what is next for borisjohnson in that sense. if you look at the netherlands and, of course, the reason for this is the delta mutation because the delta mutation is far more infectious than the variant we had before. so, in the netherlands and there is a 500% rise in infections and there were a lot of mass gatherings so there was a music festival allowed again and of course we are all fed up with it, we understand, some want to go outside, but there were one not too big musical festivals and 500 new infe

flash floods kill at least 70 people in western europe, thousands across germany, the netherlands and belgium have been forced to leave their homes. be more heavy rain is on the way. the united nations has warned fighting and hunger has made afghanistan one of the worst crises in the world. in afghanistan one of the worst crises in the world.— crises in the world. in recent weeks, crises in the world. in recent weeks. this _ crises in the world. in recent weeks, this has _ crises in the world. in recent weeks, this has become - crises in the world. in recent weeks, this has become a i weeks, this has become a frontline. the spaces that people can run two for safety are shrinking every day here. south africa's deadly unrest enters a second week. 25,000 troops are deployed to tackle the violence. and as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020 we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. hello and welcome. at least 70 people are believed to have died and thousands of others have been displaced by extensive flooding in parts of western germany, be

so deli reporting for us on the devastating floods in germany and the netherlands from the town of valley was time and neighboring belgium. at least 20 people have died in flooding. the government has declared tuesday a national day of mourning. the towns of yours in belgium and venlo and the netherlands are facing major problems. thousands of people and venmo had to leave their homes. authorities in the area evacuated to 100 hospital patients due to the threat with the river still menacing the residence of pippins to begin the long hard task of cleaning up the floods have wrecked home, destroyed cars and ruined lives. in the small belgian town, everyone shock. everyone is crying. everyone is only now seeing the real damage. most people have had enough love to talk to it's distressing, like you were all your life to build something and then even with the water levels receding. the danger remains during an interview with the towns mayor and a tv cru captured the moment. a house partially collapse that makes, that is, she's to me rec, eclipsed with its residence. still inside the such scene

after that, and our father near the border with the netherlands and belgium, more than 130 people have been confirmed dead and more than a 1000 are still missing. chairman, president frank walter stein mire has promised support for victims, families, and to the damage towns. this torrent filmed on wednesday used to be a stream. it's a fight if you would have thought possible, western germany what comes next? it's even harder to take in adrift. in many places, the waters are starting to recede and clean up operations have begun. but the floods have left a trail of devastation and residence in shock because like i said, that was my apartment. i'm trying not to think about it, but it's, it's really dreadful stigma another sort of speculation. and it's not just property that has been destroyed, emergency work as a warning that as they come through the wreckage, more bodies could be discovered. many people are still stormed at the speed at which the water suddenly rose the sky. half inch though fast. we watched the water wry and insane current. i knew it was in english toys. more minutes we

a huge, clean up just underweight in belgium, netherlands, and austria. ah, i'm next spicer, welcome to the program. germany's chancellor agular moscow is preparing to visit regions of germany, effected by severe flooding that has killed at least 156 people. medical is due to visit the village of shield in the state of ron and politeness. one of the 2 regents worst hit by the floods disaster area in germany, stretches between the districts of heinz berg f dot, an arvada near the border with the netherlands in belgium. a massive clean up operation is underway as rescue cruise search for survivors. more than a 1000 people are still missing. d w reporter kate brady has this report from some of the flooded villages around bon destruction and deborah, on every corner. the only found on the street mud being scraped away and tractors, rumbling through the once picturesque town of violence. here in our violet, the water has subsided, and it's only now that the real true extent of the damage caused by the floods is really coming to light. a lot of people are retur

f stud and avila near the border with the netherlands and belgium. a massive clean up operation is on the way as risky crews search for survivors. more than a 1000 are still missing. dw reported k. brady has been to some of the flood villages around bon destruction and deborah, on every corner the only found on the street mud being scraped away and tractors, rumbling through the ones picturesque town of violet. here in violet, the water has subsided, and it's only now that the real true extent of the damage caused by the floods is really coming to light. a lot of people are returning to their homes for the 1st time since the flood seems devastating for those. returning the owners of this home moved in only 6 months ago. the flood water reached halfway up the walls of the 1st floor recon just now got it. couldn't react quickly enough to move along, and we had to sit upstairs for 24 hours because the fire service came and asked, have you been hurt? if not, then you'll have to manage on your own in cooking, but at least where a life i've been unable. if

this is a massive case here in the netherlands, has shocked everybody. the dutch prime minister mot, router re responding to the news of his death, said that it was almost incomprehensible that this had happened in that country. and jack, what more do we know tonight about the suspects and the motives in the shooting? well, 2 suspects were arrested and hey, shortly after the shooting 9 days ago, they come new e, who is a polish national, a 35 years old, and delano g national 21 years old. they have in court on friday and they are due to remain in custody for at least 2 more weeks. we don't know too much more about the case at the moment. clearly the investigation and the police and the prosecutors are continuing their investigation. as i say, the people here are very concerned about exactly what happened and they're very keen. i've been speaking to a number of people already this evening. who is saying that very keen, the justice is delivered in this case. as we say, pizza debris is an absolutely beloved journalist and report to him in the netherlands. h

so best in no way back in southern netherlands, thanks very much. while over in belgium, tens of thousands of people with electricity and there's also concern with the supply of clean drinking water, the health ministers being being one of the worst effect areas in the city of lynch . here look at what it means for people who are affected in this city. it's also, it's really all the mayor tells me that we use gas. he does say 5000 houses have been impacted in differing degree. more than 10000 people are estimated to have been impacted just in the town of lea, a. which means that we're talking about 8 percent of the population. we felt the in fact and at the level of the people, it's really horror. it's actually butler is in the edge with the latest on search and rescue efforts in belgium. hundreds, thousands of people have actually had to leave their home, forced out by the flood waters. and then there are those people who try to hang on and stay in their homes and they didn't want to leave and go to shelter. but they've had to leave anyway because

of mourning for the victims and tens of thousands have been ordered to leave their homes in the netherlands. also on the show security situation in afghanistan worsens as taliban fighters, capitalize on the us troop withdrawal. people caught up in the fighting are just looking for a way out. ah, i'm michael, look welcome to the program. record breaking floods have killed at least 150 people in europe. most of the deaths are in western germany. the disaster area stretches between the districts of hines berg air start and are viola near the border with the netherlands in belgium. a massive clean up operation is underway. as rescue cruise search for survivors within a 1000 are still missing. his torrent filmed on wednesday used to be a stream. it's a sight he would have thought possible in western germany. what comes next? it's even harder to take in the house adrift the in many places the waters are starting to recede and clean up operations have begun, but the floods have left a trail of devastation and residence in shock. because i said that was my apartment. i'm trying to think about it, b

let's get more now for you on the situation in the netherlands. set vast incentives, this update from a balcony book close to the border between germany and the netherlands. and the past hours that i've been here, i've only seen the water actually getting higher. it's just a very strong current, and it's actually the, the worth and the largest amount of water going through the reference here in this whole border region. since $926.00, there was an supple down for for 3 days, which has led to this, this loving that has not only inundated to cities found villages but also highway. so it has really power like this whole border region. people have been evacuated from their homes and rescue. teams are actually still here, knocking on doors to see if people are still needed to be rescued or been stuck there for more than 24 hours without food, without water elect electricity is also down here in this region. and as we speak, it starts to rain again. this is falcon berg, this is the center of dutch tourism in the south of the natalie. this is a place whe