were watshed away by this gigantic amount of this flash flooding believed because it was able to eat into the fundamental structures underpinning the town through a quarry. now, of course, firefighters, policeman, the military are coming in because -- and i'll pause briefly because of the overwhelming noi noise coming f sirens. technicians are moving in because the whole understructures of the village, sewer system has been overwhelmed by water and there's a concern the whole thing could collapse into the ground. whilst we're hearing this, there are simultaneous warnings from neglecter land that the levels of water, particularly on the river, are building up there, too. >> the pictures are devastating.