solid stone bridge. that bridge has been completely washed away. now it is impossible to go from one side of the village to the other. local people have to shout across to see if everyone is ok. you cannot call either, you cannot send e mails because the internet is down, and telecommunications are down, mobile phones are down, it s a difficult situation for people here. for on this side of the village people are clearing up and mike is being swept away and the sign is being pulled out of peoples houses. 0n away and the sign is being pulled out of peoples houses. on that side of the village the situation is worse because it s not a question of clearing up, it s a question of rebuilding the destruction. so why is this happening now? some politicians say the extreme weather is a result of global warning. their calling on climate protection measures to be accelerated. 0ur correspondent accesses the role of climate change in the record amounts of rainfall now devastating parts of