It looked like a once in a century flood, just because there was so much water. It was a shock for me because i didnt believe it would come towards me, and as i saw it, ijust ran away because the water was rising so quickly near the house. The police in the Czech Republic have confirmed more people have died as a result of the flood. Our eastern Europe Correspondent Sarah Rainsford sent this update from the South West of poland. This is the river behind me here in fact, until a couple days ago, this was the main bridge across that river. As you can see, it gives you a really good impression it is in complete ruin. The water grows extremely high and the Bridgejust Water grows extremely high and the bridge just couldnt stand it. The waters have receded a little bit but the water is very fast flowing still. It is left a terrible mess in this Town And Weve been speaking to some of the people just trying to clean up. You can see there is still a lot of water around, a huge amount of mud and
Its rapidly modernising. Known as the land of two seas, you are never far from the coast. Ah, so refreshing. For the longest time, many of its ancient stone towns have been rapidly declining. But now the call s going out around the world for people to live, buy and invest here. This is unbelievable. Look at these views. This is totally unique, and a rooftop pool, forfree, from the government. Come on. But how will it keep that balance between staying authentic and affordable. Buongiorno buongiorno, buongiorno . Whilst opening up to the world . This week, im in puglia. Now ive travelled a lot through italy. I love this place. Theres great food, theres great wine. But this is my first trip into the heel of the country. In recent years, the area has become more popular with tourists, but also with the government, thats been trying to entice people back to live in the south. So im in a town called presicce acquarica, and here, theyre offering people 30,000 euros to buy a home. Sounds like
Highlights of major Film Festivals, Including Movies and performances which have already gathered awards momentum. From the excitement of the Venice Film Festival, Angelina Jolie on her portrayal of Opera Singer Maria callas. It was very clear early on that i was going to really have to learn to sing, because you cant really fake opera. Also from venice, a wealth of documentaries, several Hard Hitting and political, including one from brazilian Film Maker Pedro costa. I think brazil and the United States could become a theocracy. And, from colorado, The Movies that got everyone talking at the small but influential telluride Film Festival. Possible contenders in the forthcoming oscars race. And a Documentary Onjohn Lennon and Yoko Onos early years in new york city. Its the beginning. Its the start of the whole season. All that and more in this Festival Review Edition of talking movies. Venice, one of the worlds oldest and most prestigious Film Festivals, was certainly star studded this
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