over the past 2a hours, this densely populated region saw record levels of rainfall. the heavy rain comes after an unusually stormy summer, causing rivers to burst their banks. the impact is being felt elsewhere in europe too. across the border in belgium, buildings were also destroyed as a river burst its banks. at least two people there have died. in western germany, the rain has eased off for now and local people are having to deal with the aftermath, but with so many missing it s also still an emergency situation. with more rain expected in southern germany later today and rivers also at dangerously high levels, other regions are preparing for the worst. after a summer of unusually heavy rains and unpredictable weather, many in germany are already linking these floods to climate change. the prime minister has insisted that his levelling up plan is a win win for the whole
buildings collapsed, whole villages almost destroyed and cars swept away, as streets were turned into raging rivers. dozens of people were trapped on the roofs of their houses, waiting for rescue and almost 150,000 homes lost electricity. the whole country is affected. parts of the rhine have now been closed to shipping and across large parts of germany, traffic and rail transport is heavily disrupted. over the past 2a hours, this densely populated region saw record levels of rainfall. the heavy rain comes after an unusually stormy summer, causing rivers to burst their banks. the impact is being felt elsewhere in europe too. across the border in belgium, buildings were also destroyed as a river burst its banks. at least two people there have died. in western germany, the rain has eased off for now and local people are having to deal with the aftermath, but with so many missing, it s also still an emergency situation.
to burst their banks. the impact is being felt elsewhere in europe too. across the border in belgium, buildings were also destroyed as a river burst its banks. at least two people there have died. in western germany, the rain has eased off for now and local people are having to deal with the aftermath, but with so many missing it s also still an emergency situation. with more rain expected in southern germany later today and rivers also at dangerously high levels, other regions are preparing for the worst. after a summer of unusually heavy rains and unpredictable weather, many in germany are already linking these floods to climate change. the prime minister has insisted that his levelling up plan is a win win for the whole of the uk and won t make rich areas poorer in order to benefit the most deprived. in a wideranging speech in coventry, borisjohnson said the project, which includes new transport infrastructure and the promise of £50 million of investment in football pitches,
parts of the rhine have now been closed to shipping and across large parts of germany traffic and rail transport is heavily disrupted. over the past 24 hours this densely populated region saw record levels of rainfall. the heavy rain comes after an unusually stormy summer, causing rivers to burst their banks. the impact has been felt elsewhere in europe too. across the border in belgium, buildings were also destroyed as a river burst its banks. at least two people there have died. in western germany the rain has eased off for now and local people are having to deal with the aftermath, but with so many missing it s also still an emergency situation. with more rain expected in southern germany later today and rivers already at dangerously high levels, other regions are preparing for the worst. after a summer of unusually heavy rains and unpredictable weather, many in germany are already linking these floods to climate change.
we are hahave received dram video to show you. you see cars and homes being washed away, this as raging floodwaters push through in northwestern argentina. reports say 10,000 were forced to evacuate their homes when a river burst its banks. and as you can see, some had to be pulled from the rushing water. and the water crisis in cape town is already a crisis fair to say, but its 4 million residents are facings possibility of a full blown catastrophe temperature in a little more than two months, the city could run out of water. people there waiting in long lines, stockpiling water for the so-called day zero. some are even building their own rationing systems for their homes. the city has restricted residents to just over 13 gallonsliters of water a