returning to what was left of their homes and their liv livel livelihoods. this family s wine shop engulfed in a thick layer of mud. the owner says in 70 years her father has never seen anything like it. reporter: in the nearby town, french military personnel and equipment have been brought in as part of what is now an international rescue effort. as you can see, the water here really rose quite high. what the locals told us, many of them still trapped in their homes but now running out of food and water is that when the floosh flood came it was a mighty torrent that came down these streets. there was nothing gradual about it. the streets filled up within a couple of hours. the rescuers going house to house. in germany, the scenes are heart-breakingly similar. in one town, the residents of a