, one of the towns that felt_ in western germany, one of the towns that felt the _ in western germanye of the towns that felt the full force of the floods _ that felt the full force of the floods. well, now the clean—up operation — floods. well, now the clean—up operation is under way. in the face of a growing outcry, the uk prime industry chancellor reversed plans to carry on working rather than self—isolate after receiving and official coronavirus alert. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme, which allows people to test daily, but i think it's far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules. two athletes and an official at the tokyo olympic village have tested positive for coronavirus just five days before the start of the games. the afghan government withdraws its diplomatic staff from the pakistani capital islamabad after an attack on friday on the ambassador's doctor. we will be live in kabul —— the ambassador's daughter. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we in the uk and around the world. will start in germa

the who's ah, this is the w news live and from berlin tonight in western germany at least 50 people are dead, lost in some of the most severe flooding seen in decades, days, terrain, terrain of lift communities in western germany along the belgian border. cut all hundreds of homes are now washed away, or in ruins. also coming up tonight until a miracle in ocean away visibly shaken on news of the disaster, she calls the flooding. a true catastrophe. michel is in washington d. c. on her final trip to the u. s, as german chancellor and a renown the dutch crying reporter has died a week after being gun down on a street and amsterdam will hear about his remarkable legacy and south africa to take stock of damage. after a week of looting and violence, the government is sitting thousands more soldiers onto the streets to restore order . ah, i bring goff. it's good to have you with us, we begin with extreme and deadly weather across western germany. severe storms have triggered some of the, excuse me, some of the worst flooding in decades, at least 50 people have died including 2 firefighters. m

hurry in the battle against global warming and promised financial aid after the floods in germany and parts of westernlled more than 180 people. angela merkel has been visiting the affected areas in germany this morning. more heavy rain has caused further flooding in southern germany and austria overnight. let's cross to my colleague kasia madera, who's in the german town of sinzig. sinzig is one of those towns in western germany that caught the full force of the floods, all of this was submerged under water. local residents were telling me that the water levels here reached to the balconies, those first balconies, so everything on the ground floor was covered in water and unacceptable. residents are now finally getting back inside their homes and this is not a salvage operation, it is a complete clear up, absolutely so many homes have been destroyed, there's a lot of mud to be sifted through and just debris that needs to be shifted. these kind of structures need to be worked out, whether they are in fact viable to still stand, an awful lot of work needing to be taking place in this town and this is e

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like responded kate martyr is in the town of vol, port time in western germany. she has more on the flooding. i'm here and i'll put time, which one of the villages has been hit hard by the flood board does debris all around me. as you can see, and the rescue efforts which has been going on throughout the entire day today, police being rescue workers. and there's been people driving heavy machinery trying to plan some of the debris off the road. obviously that has been lots of village villages as well, sat around all day waiting for information to find out what happened to that hermes and also i loved ones that have been unfortunately at least 2 people who have been found dead in this village. they found one pass and yet in the day and they have just reported that they have college, another cousin and i spoke to people earlier. 6 today, and they were telling me about that and talking stories that they knew that this was going to happen, that they knew that would be some flooding. and they had some warning from the origin. and they said that they just had no idea t

coming up more than 45 people lost their lives today in some of the most severe flash flooding western germany has seen in decades and ocean away chancellor america was made aware of the unfolding tragedy. for the altar. 2 places are experiencing the catastrophe. one could say a tragedy, the words, heavy rain and flooding are not enough to describe it. it is quite simply a catastrophe in the sub purplish and a cut off over the reviewers on p b. s. in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day. as america begins saying farewell to angela miracle michael was in washington, d. c. today on what will most likely be her final. he was visit as german chancellor, after 16 years, as germany's leader, after being called the most powerful woman in the world. uncle americal is stepping down after national elections here. this coming september miracles, chancellor ship has transcended the terms of for us presidents from george w bush to morocco, obama, to double trump. and now president joe, by tonight the chancellor is president biden's guest of honor for dinner at the w

german chancellor angela merkel has been visiting a village in western germany hit by unprecedented floodsn germany and belgium. england, scotland and wales say that from tomorrow fully—vaccinated travellers returning from france must self—isolate for ten days — a restriction that doesn't apply to other amber list countries. landslides caused by heavy rains in the indian city of mumbai have killed at least 20 people. in the indian city of mumbai have twelve of the victims died when a compound wall collapsed on their homes in the chembur district. there were other fatalities in the suburb of vikhroli. 15 other people were rescued in a different neighbourhood of the city. emergency operations continue in both areas, as more people may be trapped in the rubble. many metropolitan train services are suspended because of waterlogged tracks. 0ur reporter dipali jagtap sent us this report from mumbai. at least 22 people have died in separate landslide incidents triggered due to heavy rains in india's financial capital, mumbai. 16 people died due to wall collapse in chembur and six people died in m

it's 70 for the history to do over a quick recap of the headlines now and emergency workers in western germany and belgium, a searching for hundreds of people believe to be missing off the devastating floods . more than a 160 people are confined to have died, but the figure is likely to rise. germany's chance langler mark, let's call the floods a catastrophe, shall visit the region on sunday.

in western germany, the rain has eased off for now and local people are having to deal with the aftermath missing, it's also still an emergency situation. with more rain expected in southern germany later today and rivers also at dangerously high levels, other regions are preparing for the worst. after a summer of unusually heavy rains and unpredictable weather, many in germany are already linking these floods to climate change. 0ur weather presenter chris fawkesjoins me now. where was the severe rain most heavily concentrated? the heaviest rain come officially the radar picture, this is as the storm started to pour down. you can see the heaviest rain was across parts of west germany in the southwest, but looking in the firing line in belgium, the netherlands and northeastern areas of france. it was through southwest where we saw the largest rainfall totals. we think thatis largest rainfall totals. we think that is around about three times as much rain as we would normally see in the whole ofjuly but this felt and 2a hours and some the thunderstorms are mixed in with this weather front br

in western germany, the rain has eased off for now and local people are having to deal with the aftermathit's also still an emergency situation. with more rain expected in southern germany later today and rivers also at dangerously high levels, other regions are preparing for the worst. after a summer of unusually heavy rains and unpredictable weather, many in germany are already linking these floods to climate change. the prime minister has insisted that his "levelling up" plan is a "win win" for the whole of the uk and won't make "rich" areas poorer in order to benefit the most deprived. in a wideranging speech in coventry, borisjohnson said the project, which includes new transport infrastructure and the promise of £50 million of investment in football pitches, was a "huge undertaking" — as iain watson reports. just after the lastless boris johnson invaded what was once enemy territory, this part of north—east england was represented by a labour prime minister. i england was represented by a labour prime minister.— prime minister. i know people may have been breaking _ prime minister.

, one of the towns that felt_ in western germany, one of the towns that felt the _ in western germany the floods. well, now the clean—up operation — floods. well, now the clean—up operation is under way. in the face of a growing outcry, the uk prime industry chancellor reversed plans to carry on working rather

you can see how the rain developed and became heavier and stationary across western parts of germany any and across the netherlands, belgium and the parts of france as well. the wettest weather was in germany and following a 2a hours, those on three times thejuly following a 2a hours, those on three times the july average following a 2a hours, those on three times thejuly average rainfall, which is why we have seen these devastating scenes of flooding. and even though the rain hasn't been as intense, we still seeing river levels rising in the low pressure and with a friend that is brought the downpours is weakening and that is why we have seen the rain easing off in some areas during the day but there's still some thundering downpours during friday and that will be having its way eastwards across germany with the heaviest falls onto the alps and as we moved to the start of the weekend, the rain continuing to move further east, some downpours likely in poland through the czech republic and the bulk in some parts of italy. slowly to become dry in germany, it is going to become drier, su

brent: kate is in the town here in western germany.she has more on the flooding. >> i am here on bellport time. there is debris all around me as you can see and there are the rescue efforts that have been going on throughout the entire day today. there have been police and rescue workers. there has been people driving heavy machinery, trying to clear so of the debris off the road. basely, there has been lots of villages as well sat around all day waiting for information to find out what happened to their homes and loved ones. there has been at these people who have been found dead in this village. they found one person earlier in the day and ty have jus reported that they have found another person. i spoke to people earlier today and they were telling me about their impossible stories, that they knew this was gng to happen and that there would be some flooding and they had some warning from the authorities. they said they had no idea it could possibly be this bad. >> that was kate reporting there. earlier we spoke with heidi. she lives

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 saw 2 people clinging to those columns over there. we shouted from above the hold on because it took 3 hours for them to be rescued at the board. some spoke of the trauma of having to escape before the water rushed into the houses. jimmy ward and we weren't given any warning here i had between 10 and 15 min

so really a tragedy within a catastrophe in western germany. how could this have happened? i mean, you know, those people there knew that there was flooding in the town. that's a really good question and it's one to be many people here actually asking themselves no one here can actually understand how such a tragedy can happen. and it's the question i posed to people here, and some people have told me some residents on the street. so i spoke to a neighbor who lives opposite to her. and she told me that she received no warning, a tool to evacuate. and she told me you were people on neighboring streets, just a few meters away behind her received warning from the, from the fi offices and were able to save themselves. so that's, that's one issue here. and other people are just saying that the water just rose fast, but there was no way that they were able to that anyone would have been able to rescue anyone, especially people who had disabilities. because that would be even more difficult. but people are saying why want, why wasn't not an issue in the 1st place? if that was goin

more than 65 people have been killed in flash floods in western europe, mostly in germany, where a torrent of water swept away buildings, bridges and cars. go, go, go! in belgium, surrounded by water — part of a house is swept away in seconds. a mother and son find themselves trapped on the first floor. the un warns of a �*catastrophic situation�* developing in afghanistan — 10 million people at risk of starvation as the country becomes more dangerous by the day. we're in the city of kunduz, but in recent weeks, this has become a front line. the spaces that people can run to for safety are shrinking every day here. in britain, new daily covid cases hit a six—month high. more than half a million people in england and wales are alerted by the nhs app and told to self isolate. we have special report from japan — where the small—town excitement for the olympics is being overshadowed by the outcry over rising covid cases. the tremendous enthusiasm here is tempered with anxiety, and that's because places like this in ruraljapan have lots and lots of old people, and so far, almost no covid infect

in western germany the rain has eased off for now and local people are having to deal with the aftermathll an emergency situation. with more rain expected in southern germany later today and rivers already at dangerously high levels, other regions are preparing for the worst. after a summer of unusually heavy rains and unpredictable weather, many in germany are already linking these floods to climate change. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. the prime minister has insisted that his "levelling up" plan is a win—win for the whole of the uk and won't make "rich" areas poorer in order to benefit the most deprived. in a wide—ranging speech in coventry, borisjohnson said the project, which includes new transport infrastructure and the promise of £50 million of investment in football pitches, was a "huge undertaking", as iain watson reports. good morning. just after the last election, boris _ good morning. just after the last election, boris johnson - good morning. just after the last election, boris johnson invaded i good morning. just after the last - election, boris johnson invaded what e

chancellor, anglo merkle says that she's been shocked by the devastation left by flooding in parts of western germany, calling the destruction surreal and terrifying. and the crisis in europe is only getting worse, more heavy rain as have parts of eastern germany, austria and the czech republic. at least a 183 people are now confirmed to have died. but that number is expected to rise as the water recedes. at raining reports now from the german village of shoot destruction on a scale hardly imaginable people in short, germany are clearing out with the flood waters left behind at a local guest house in bery, they're taking stock and saving whatever they can with fish and fish. go next food, either sugar line of us or some. first of all, bar manager michael croyt shows us how high the water rose here. often there's some saturday was meant to be the brewery, the grand opening after a 4 month renovation. now he says he'll be lucky if they open within a year the cushion line and was annoyed on the thought that i would not thousands, nobody in everything in the cellar was destroyed. the heating system, ever

probably fully as welcome to the program. chances are anglo american has been visiting parts of western germany have by the devastating flooding which has killed more than 150 people. the chancellor described the damage as surreal and terrifying but medical said germany can afford to deal with that disaster. and she pledged rapid financial help for those who lost homes, livelihoods, and loved ones. this guys had cleared by the time angle. americans came to me to emergency crews and survivors in the small southwestern town of shoals. homes were torn apart when the swollen river swept through, leaving the town in ruins. as a 2nd, it's shocking. the german language hardly has words to describe the devastation that has been wrong. but it is incredibly reassuring to see how people come together and help each other out. the solidarity they have but some residents that angry that the clean up if it was delayed, when parts of shield record and off for the chancellor visits me for often we need hope what good is merkel if she comes here and looks at a few warm words and that's it, with their homes and b

the water is subsiding in western germany but overnight, more flooding in other parts of the country.owns and cities deluged. in bad munstereifel, they're doing their best to clear up. translation: people have | lost their lives, their houses. there are no more roads. but there's huge solidarity. they're going to need it in the weeks to come. we're seeing this kind of destruction all over west germany, and what is particularly hard for people in places like this to bear is that it could be weeks, maybe months, before they get back electricity, connection. in one part of the region, the authorities are saying that gas for heating and hot water won't be back until well into the autumn. germany is mourning its dead. for the survivors, this ordeal is far from over. jenny hill, bbc news, bad munstereifel. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: two year—old wilder smuggled in the back of a lorry and finally reunited with his family in honduras. radio: we see you coming down the ladder now. - that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being bla

ah, thank you very much for joining as emergency workers in western germany and belgium . s. searching for hundreds of people believes to be missing after devastating floods. more than $160.00 i confirmed dead and that figure is expected to increase . german chancellor merkel has called the flood a catastrophe and will visit the region on sundays and reports from the german town of that. it was rush hour when the water quickly enter dated highway number 265 near f. stop catching unexpected drivers. and passengers by surprise, soldiers and rescue workers tried to reach dropped cars, finding out if everyone made it out in time. we hope that they made it out of their cars, but we are not sure. and we can guarantee that. perhaps people in the cars, we could not check all cars. and if you see the quality of the water, also the check with diversity of no use looking at how challenging it is to free this one highway. it becomes clear as recovery will take time. it's hard to imagine the people stuck in traffic when the road suddenly filled up with walker. reinforcements have now come

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, but it's, it's really dreadful. sting is if you don't run out of the sort of respect and it's not just property that has been destroyed. emergency work is a warning that as they come through the wreckage, more bodies could be discovered. many people are still stunned at the speed at which the water suddenly rose. 15 half inch so fast. we w

the deluge took many residence in western germany by surprise. while there was no water around $130.00, but within half an hour it was like a big stream. completely flooded. lit up is all. i'm all at once the water started flowing in, it came from over there, it flowed in here and in no time it was up to my chest. different parts of germany were hit by the bad weather. in the western city of distilled off an entire housing estate with $350.00 apartments, had to be evacuated in the town of altenor, a firefighter was swept away by the water and drowned in huge that close to the check border. a 53 year old was caught in a flash flood. rescue workers are still searching for him. the heavy rainfall was caused by warm and cooler air mixing. that's extreme weather can occur in summer, but it only happens rarely. does happen to be the last time we saw this happen was in 2005 or before that in 1999 when some rivers flooded due to the sheer amount of rainfall that is indeed exceptional for that is also good. hug in western germany was particularly hard. it

it stopped in the same place, across western parts of germany. there was three months worth of rain injust21i germany. there was three months worth of rain in just 2a hours. hardly surprising we have had these devastating floods. it is linked to the jet stream, the pattern we had, very undulating jet stream. we're left with slow—moving cut of area pressure across germany was just developed the rain and kept going. that area of low pressure also tapped into some temperature contrast we saw across europe, drawing into really warm and muggy air from the mediterranean. now to the climate question, simple physics says that warmer air is going to hold more moisture, hence more rain and we are more likely to find more extreme rainfall events. interestingly, the climate scientist are also studying the impact of climate change on the jet stream does just does make it more undulating? does it slowly weather down and allow these extreme events to develop, which links us back notjust to the rain we have seen in western europe, but to the heat wave we have ha

seeps like this and much worse are being repeated in western germany and belgium.nseasonable rainfall has hit the netherlands and the czech republic. while many are grieving, there is an energetic sense of community as clean-up starts. >> i don't know from who, where all the generators come from. i don't know the people around here. but everybody is helping each other. >> reporter: the cost of this disaster are almost inca incalculable. but there will be a reckoning when the history come to be written amidst the climate change crisis. it is likely to say this was a warning. pamela, there hasn't yet been definitive conclusions on whether or not these latest weather catastrophes are actually caused by climate change but certainly weather. >>> and expressing the feelings about the nearness of the catastrophic in europe. the pontiff praying for the people as he resumed services from a vatican window earlier today. it is his first services overlooking st. peter's square after his surgery two weeks ago. and the pope called for peace in cuba. some even calling for militar

chancellor angle and merkle says she's been shocked by the devastation left by flooding and parts of western germany, calling that the destruction surreal. and terrifying and the crisis in western europe is only getting worse, more heavy rain as hid parts of eastern germany, austria, and the czech republic. at least a 183 people are now confirmed to have died. but that number is expected to rise as the water recedes. when marco has visited the worse, hit the village of sure where about 12000 residents were effected. she promised swift financial aid and said the country must get better and faster. tackling climate change is, is a squeaking, it's terrifying. i would say there is no word and the german language to describe this devastation. but what i witness is incredibly comforting. it's how people are sticking together, how they helping each other, the solidarity among people. meanwhile, the netherlands remains on high alert and the army has been brought him to reinforce stikes and carry out emergency repairs. and while the rain has stopped in belgium, a huge clean up is underway. as the search for

the german chancellor has visited the region of western germany hit by devastating floods.the area quickly. more heavy rains caused further flooding in southern germany and austria. afghan peace talks have come to an end in the gulf state of qatar with a joint commitment by the time a man and an afghan government delegation to speed up talks until a settlement is found. they said they will also work to provide unitarian assistance. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.

in western germany the rains have stopped and flood waters are receding. for the government to uphold its promise of fast financial help. after visiting some of the areas worst hit by last week's deadly flash floods, chancellor angela merkel expressed her shock at what she called �*surreal destruction�*. 0ur europe correspondent jenny hill reports. "we really need help here," she says. and outside the village shop, you can see why. as in so many other parts of western germany, people in the town of bad munstereifel still can't quite believe what happened. we met gertrude here. volunteers have brought food, water. she told us she spent the night alone, upstairs, as water flooded into her house. translation: i've never seen anything like it, never. - it leaves you speechless. "gertrude," he says, "the two of us will never see this place come back to what it was. "we will never see it again. "it's no longer my home. "it's terrible." earlier, angela merkel came to see for herself. this is the town of schuld, where whole houses were destroyed. translation: it's

about half amount of the amount of rain in the southern germany will, is destined view of the western balkans, which means things improve germany, the netherlands and belgium in financing. it's warming up slightly. and that has been the story of europe a to that flooding outbreak. we've seen warmth in east of the balkan states, up to scandinavia, and the off that's been the case further west that's changing dramatically. now, helsinki, it's cooling down little bit, not quite from reco values, but from high values down to average. whereas in london, as an example of western europe, we're up to the 30s this weekend, not a record well above where it's been for the whole of this year. that large yes of wards extends all the way down through france and covers spain. the res i said concentrating in the balkans, leaving most a central europe behind rein in africa. seasonal ryan has been at his heaviest recently on the coast of nigeria. donna, that is a major runway. it's closed both still ahead hill. the auto renews. are more anti millnicky process. that's what teeny of the king defies calle

welcome to the program. raging floods have killed over a 100 people in western germany and belgium after 2 months worth of rain fell in just a few hours. berlin has given local military units the authority to help in the rescue effort. as streets have turned into rivers with houses, cars and even bridges completely swept away. the in 15 minutes, our flat, our office, our neighbors houses. everything was on the water. it was very quick news. it's amazing. i've been a fireman for 50 years, but i've never seen anything like it. the cars were flying ah, it looks as if a bomb has hit like world war. a state of emergency has been declared across western germany with people advise to stay home and avoid high water rescue workers found several people who had drowned in their own basements, and in the meantime, helicopters are trying to evacuate any survivors from rooftops or europe correspondent peter oliver's in the region for us. this is really here in hog in the reins over night that were forecasts didn't turn out to be that heavy. and we, we haven't seen any further rain falling on these alr

rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its westerneighbours switzerland, luxembourg and 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. let's cross now to the village of erfstadt and my colleague kasia madera. erftstadt is one of those places just up the road here that has been hugely impacted on the number of levels. not only was there a landslide near a quarry, buildings in the very town centre itself has collapsed and also we have been monitoring this rescue salvage operation here throughout the day on this bypass, a dual carriageway leading up to the town itself which had up until a few hours ag

more rain and flooding hits western europe. germany'slor angela merkel calls the devastation �*surreal�*. feelings run high in tokyo, with protests against the olympic games — as athletes and staff test positive for covid. hamilton is going to try again! and lewis hamilton wins the british grand prix, after putting rival max verstappen out of the race on the very first lap. good evening. as england prepares for most legal covid restrictions to be lifted tomorrow, the prime minister is self—isolating after contact with the health secretary who tested positive. downing street did a rapid u—turn this morning, saying initially that boris johnson and the chancellor rishi sunak would keep working, through a pilot scheme, as long as they tested negative every day. but with hundreds of thousands of people having to self—isolate after a positive contact, they were met with a barrage of criticism, and mrjohnson this afternoon conceded it was �*important that everybody sticks to the same rules.�* here's our political correspondent nick eardley. lif

rescue crews have been racing to find survivors after the floods that wreaked havoc in germany and its western53 people are so far known to have died across europe, 133 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 been evacuated 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. let�*s cross over live now to my colleague kasia madera who�*s in erfstadt in germany. in many ways, i guess it is only now possible for the authorities, for rescue crews, to begin assessing the true extent of what has happened? you are absolutely right, and as the waters are slowly receding, that level of destruction is becoming quite apparent. the security services, the rescue services were telling me a little bit earlier that just hours before this, this jewel carriageway was completely submerged. the waters are slowly beginning to

coming up more than 45 people lost their lives today in some of the most severe flash flooding western germany has seen in decades and ocean away chancellor miracle was made aware of the unfolding tragedy. sleep. this order to sleep places are experiencing a catastrophe. one could say a tragedy. the words heavy rain and flooding are not enough to describe it. it is quite simply a catastrophe. in the sub for pleasure and cut us over. oh, our viewers of the b as in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin today. as america begins saying farewell to angela miracle, mecca was in washington, d. c. today on what will most likely be her final. he was visit as german chancellor, after 16 years, as germany's leader, after being called the most powerful woman in the world. uncle americal is stepping down after national elections here. this coming september miracles, chancellor ship has transcended the terms of for us presidents from george w bush to morocco, obama, to double trump. and now president joe bite. tonight, the chancellor is president biden's guest of honor for di

like responded kate martyr is in the town of vogue for time in western germany. she has more on the flooding there. i'm here and time which one of the villages has been hit hard by the flood bordeaux says debris all around me as you can see. and the rescue efforts which has been going on throughout the entire day to day police as being rescue workers. and there's been people driving heavy machinery trying to clear some of the debris off the road. obviously that has been lots of village villages as well, sat around all day waiting for information to find out what's happened about herman's and also i loved ones that have been unfortunately at least 2 people who have been found dead in this village. they found them passing aaliyah in the day and they have just reported that they have another cousin. and i spoke to people earlier today and they were telling me about the possible stories that they knew that this is going to happen. that they knew that it would be some flooding, and they had some warning from the origin. well, they says they just had no idea that it co

most of the deaths are in western germany, and chancellor, uncle american will visit the worst effected areas on sunday. the disaster area stretches between the districts of hines back after start and all violent near the border with the netherlands and belgium. a massive clean up operation is underway as rescue cruise search for survivors. more than a 1000 people are still missing. and d, w reporter k, brady has this report from some of the flooding villages around bon destruction. and every on every corner the only found on the street mud being scraped away and tractors, rumbling through the ones picturesque town of violence. 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 to snag and couldn't react quickly enough to move our belongings. we had to sit upstairs for 24

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

legend work is in western germany and belgium, searching for hundreds of people believe to be missing off the devastation. 160 people are confirmed dead with that figure expected to christmas. delegations from the african government i'm, it's all about meeting the company capital. despite the talks, violence continues to escalate enough on a song. the child has lost several offenses and captured large parts of the country . and south africa, police minister says he's growing concerned about growing racial tensions on days of rights and looting. loading 200 people were killed from community. jesus setup vigilante groups to defend their homes. i'm just in the u. k is recorded almost 55000 cases of quite a virus and a day. it's highest number since january just days before government plans to live many restrictions in england. meanwhile, britain's health khatri side to java who is fully vaccinated as tested positive for covered 19 his warned the country's daily caseload could double in the coming weeks . so i'm now self. i saving a home with my family until i get the result of a pc artis

the battle of the surgeon infections, emergency workers in western germany and belgium attaching for hundreds of people believe to be missing off the devastating floods. more than $183.00 confirm dead with that figure expected to increase delegations from the government and it's all about a meeting in the country capital. despite the talks, violence continues to escalate and run this on the tele bond as long as several offensive and captured large parts of the country. now south africans and parts of the country have begun cleaning up streets, lows and shops after a week of the worst violence is the end of apartheid president, sir ralph says the rides were a coordinated and well planned attack on south africa's democracy. more than 200 people had been killed, the unrest was sparked by the jailing of former president, jacob's zoom and quickly developed into demonstrations and poverty and inequality. but it's with reports from denise, and they just noted and looted and do the durbin has been quieter. these last couple of days, but it's a calm sometimes and forced at gunpoint. read one

across parts of western germany we saw up to 158 millimetres of rain, that looks to be about three times amount of rainfall we'd normally expect in the whole ofjuly, falling in one day. it's been extreme rainfall. you seem catastrophic damage and flooding as a result, partly caused by this upper low pressure. in the uk we are under the rich part of the jet stream and what that does is it bill's area of high pressure. here is our high and in the next few days that will be with us through the rest of the week, the weekend and will influence the weather into next week as well. today, we've got the sunshine out in full force across northern parts of the uk. that's where the best of the sunshine has been. across central and eastern england some areas of cloud but it's pretty thin, so i'm pretty hopeful that we should see some sunshine break through that, more especially late afternoon and towards the evening time but for many sunny and warm, temperatures widely into the low to mid 20s, about 25 in cardiff. overnight tonight we keep the clear skies initially but we'll see some cloudy weather s

chancellor. angular merkle says she's been shocked by the devastation left by flooding and parts of western germany, calling to destruction. surreal and terrifying, more heavy rain has hit parts of eastern germany, austria, and the czech republic is a scrape. it's terrifying, i would say there's no word in the german language to describe this devastation. but what i witness is incredibly comforting. it's how people are sticking together, how they helping each other. the solidarity among people. adam rainy reports now from the german village of should. while touring this region, chancellor angler merkle actually said that there weren't appropriate words in the german language to truly encapsulate the level of devastation and destruction that she saw firsthand. now that she's toward the devastated zone, we've been speaking to locals here in short, germany, one of the villages hardest hit by these floods. and they say they themselves have no idea if they're going to be able to rebuild. and whether they'll take months or years. we spoke to one man, one of the owners of a bar, one of most german busines

it is already incredibly high with a large number of people losing their lives in western germany also in 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 n

when the state of emergency has been declared to cross western germany with people like to stay home and avoid high water rescue, i found several people who had drowned in the basement. in the meantime, helicopters are trying to evacuate. any survivors from rooftop europe corresponded to, to oregon is in the region. the sicily here in hog in the reins over night that we're forecast didn't turn out to be that heavy. and we, we haven't seen any further rain falling on these already swollen rivers and lakes and already southern grounds. so far on friday, on thursday though, where i'm speaking to you from. so a 120 high watermark reached in just a few hours after was the rainfall came down and, and swept away large amounts of, of well everything that was by the sides of the rivers. i'm speaking to you now just in front of a bridge that was under construction at the time local to telling me that well, construction equipment that was all not bridge was swept away as if it was nothing . the work of trying to show that construction up and making sure that if there is any further swells in th