incidence of intense and severe weather, intense rainfall are posing increasing challenges for our transport networks. the heavy rain from storm henk has also brought flooding to northern europe. this was the scene in lower saxony in germany. efforts were made to put artificial dykes in place, as rivers burst their banks. it was a similar story in the french pas de calais region which has a coastline on the english channel. greenhouses and fields were flooded, many for the second time in two months. in the netherlands, rising river waters led to a houseboat lets talk to our weather presenter who is with me now. they are suffering in northern europe and as we have been talking about, it has been so wet here. it feels relentless. it been so wet here. it feels relentless. been so wet here. it feels relentless. ., , , , , relentless. it has been relentless and i relentless. it has been relentless and i think relentless. it has been relentless and i think it s relentless. it has been r