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were afraid. were afraid. and as japan struggles were afraid. and as japan struggles to were afraid. and as japan struggles to host - were afraid. and as japan struggles to host tokyo l were afraid. and as japan - struggles to host tokyo 2020 we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. hello and welcome. the sheer scale of the flooding disaster that s hit western germany and parts of belgium and the netherlands is only now becoming clear. at least 70 people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events in the region to climate change. our europe correspondentjenny hill reports from one of the worst hit areas in western germany. there was, many here told us, no warning.
as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympic spirit alive. hello and welcome. more than 60 people are believed to have died and thousands of others have been displaced by extensive flooding in parts of western germany, belgium and the netherlands. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events to climate change. our europe correspondentjenny hill reports from one of the worst hit areas in western germany. there was, many here told us, no warning. homes destroyed, lives lost, in a matter of minutes. the water ripped up the roads, tossed cars aside like toys. we met margaretta just as she arrived back
speaking from washington, described him as a catastrophe. there was, many here told us, no warning. homes destroyed, lives lost, in a matter of minutes, the water ripped up the roads, tossed because aside like toys. tossed cars aside like toys. we met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schuld. she and her family fled last night. at the very last minute, she says, a fireman got us out. the family are safe, though her son was injured. he is in hospital. margaretta points out what once was her neighbour s house, but says she does not know what to them. what happened to them. as to her own property, half the house has gone. her daughter tells us. it has been a devastating 2a hours, for west germany, but for belgium and the netherlands, too. rooftop rescues, people dragged to safety, the water, a deadly torrent, destroying houses
there has been record rainfall in parts of western europe these past two days and warnings that there is more to come. 0ur europe correspondentjenny hill is in one of the worst hit areas in western germany there was, many here told us, no warning. homes destroyed, lives lost in a matter of minutes. the water ripped up the roads, tossed cars aside like toys. we met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schult. she and her family fled last night. at the very last minute, she says, a fireman got us out. the family are safe, though her son was injured he s in hospital. margaretta points out what was her neighbour s house, but she says she doesn t know what happened to them. as to her own property, half the house has gone, her daughter tells us. it#s been a devastating 2a hours