In the california mudslide. At least 20 others are missing and dozens of homes have been destroyed. This is the town of montecito. Rivers of mud flowed down the street. Now, this area was also hit by wildfires last month its thought the scorched earth those fires created prevented the rain from being absorbed into the ground. As you can see in this photo, it wasntjust mud and trees that was washed away so were huge rocks. And all of this has blocked roads and railways. This is Santa Barbaras county sheriff. The only words i can really think of to describe it, was it looked like a world war i battlefield. It was literally a carpet of mud and debris. As always with natural disasters, there have been stories of terrible loss and of survival. Trees are just coming down. We trees arejust coming down. We ran into the house, and right then the boulders blustered through our house. We got upstairs and we got to about eight feet, nine feet up the stairs and we crawled out a window to the roof.
Today, uk chancellor Philip Hammond and brexit secretary david davis are in germany trying to win support for a favourable post brexit trade deal, especially when it comes to Financial Services. The Financial Sector is the uks biggest exporter, accounting for 10 of the entire economy and 2. 2 million jobs. But the uk argues the city of london is also important for europe. Mr hammond and mr davis will remind germany its firms need access to londons Financial Markets. The bosses of barclays, insurance giant aviva and Goldman Sachs international are thought to be among up to 15 top finance chiefs meeting Prime Minister theresa may later. She will be trying to reassure them the uk will remain a vibrant Financial Sector after brexit. There will be tough talks ahead. The eus chief negotiator, michel barnier, has been clear britain cannot cherry pick which benefits of eu membership to keep, and there will be no special deal for its Financial Sector. It is a concern echoed by the head of the G
In global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you have spotted online. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Rescue workers are trying to find survivors following the devastating mudslides in southern california. 17 people are known to have died, with more than a dozen still missing. Many of those now affected are the very same people who had to flee last month from some of the biggest wildfires in the states history. The latest extreme weather hit carpinteria, Santa Barbara and montecito. From there, our correspondent james cook reports. In montecito, they are still combing the ruins, looking for survivors. But, with every hour that passes, hope fades. The surge of mud and debris wasjust hope fades. The surge of mud and debris was just too powerful. It consumed everything before it, turning homes to matchwood. Consumed everything before it, turning homes to matchwoodm consumed everything b