just the ground floor. my gran and granddad were affected, though. they re staying with us now. as the waters slowly subside, they reveal the extent of the damage done. the task of rebuilding this region seems overwhelming. so much of its vital infrastructure bridges, roads, railways it s completely gone. hard to imagine the time, the money it ll take to get this region back on its feet. jenny hill, bbc news, ahrweiler. 0ur correspondent damian mcguiness is in?a donations centre in nuerburg, western germany. a short time ago he told me about the scale of the rescue operation. beside this building, there is a centre beside this building, there is a centre where all the emergency services centre where all the emergency services are gathered. there are about services are gathered. there are about 3 400 emergency service vehicles about 3 400 emergency service vehicles out there, hundreds of
we know that they re all safe and they re all in safe houses. they were taken there by taxis and buses. of course, some of them are in wheelchairs, so it was really not easy. but the lucky thing is that in this house nobody was hurt. let s speak now to our reporter damian mcguiness who s in the german town of nurburg at a donation and support centre that s been set up there. it looks extremely busy and well stocked. yes, the organisers have already told us they are putting out the message to stop bringing supplies because they had been overwhelmed by the generosity of locals, all the donations have come into these holes and hundreds of volunteers now sorting through them to try and pass on to those in need. a complicated operation, usually this location is a legendary
i know that they are going to a good house, that they are being taken care of, but still, the emotional situation for them is devastating. we know that they are all safe. they are all in safe houses. they were taken there by taxis and buses. of course, some of them are in wheelchairs, so it was really not easy. the lucky thing is that in this house, nobody was hurt. let s speak now to our reporter damian mcguiness who s in the german town of nurburg at a donation and support centre that s been set up there. damien, ican damien, i can see from the sheer number of boxes behind you and the amount of activity going on, that there has clearly been a huge response to the needs, as a result of this flooding. response to the needs, as a result of this flooding. absolutely, enisa. this lace of this flooding. absolutely, enisa. this place usually of this flooding. absolutely, enisa. this place usually is of this flooding. absolutely, enisa. this place usually is a of this flooding. absolu