on the story. south africa in south africa 117 people are now known to have died in the violence. president ramaphosa deploys 25,000 troops in a bid to stop the arson and looting of the past week. the dutch reporter, peter r de vrees, known for investigating organised crime, dies in hospital nine days after being shot in amsterdam. we start with catastrophic floods in europe. the western germany states of rhineland palatinate and north rhine westphalia have experienced their deadliest floods in living memory. these are the images from the area. at least 42 people are dead, many more missing. heavy flooding has turned streets into raging torrents and caused rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away cars and causing buildings to collapse. residents are posting images like these on social media let s hearfrom one resident.