submerged in floodwaters, in the south korean capital, seoul. france is in the grip of its worst drought on record with crops at risk as the water runs out. this is the middle of the loire river but you can see how barren it has become. locals say the water has never been so low at this time of the year. he was known as the king of pleats iconicjapanese fashion designer, issey miyake, has died at the age of 8a. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us where senior republicans have condemned the fbi s unprecedented search of donald trump s florida home on monday as an abuse of power. the former vice president mike pence called for the us attorney general to give a full public account of why it happened, saying it caused him deep concern. the former president, who was not at mar a lago at the time, said a number of agents had occupied the compound and broken into his safe. the white house says
south korea has experienced its heaviest rainfall in 80 years, with floodwaters submerging roads in the capital seoul. at least eight people have died, including three who were living in a basement apartment. our correspondent, jean mackenzie, reports from seoul. flood will filling the city from the underground up, the rain is relentless, the flooding sudden. street submerged, then cars, buses. this morning people struggle to make sense of the destruction that scatters the city, as if part of a film set. but this is the scene of real tragedy. living on the ground behind these tiny windows were two sisters and one of the