are shrinking every day here. and as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the sheer scale of the flooding disaster that has hit western germany and parts of belgian and the netherlands is only now becoming clear. at least so many people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. the german chancellor, angela merkel, called it a catastrophe and link to the events in the region to climate change. our europe correspondentjenny hill reports from one of the worst hit areas in western germany. well, the report from jenny hill we will bring you later. in the meantime, we want to turn to analysis about the causes of those flash flooding s, because the sheer ferocity of the downpours has left many in germany, including the government, blaming climate change. the question is is this still co
troops are deployed to tackle the violence. and as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020 we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. hello and welcome. at least 70 people are believed to have died and thousands of others have been displaced by extensive flooding in parts of western germany, belgium and the netherlands. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events to climate change. 0ur europe correspondentjenny hill reports from one of the worst hit areas in western germany. there was, many here told us, no warning. homes destroyed, lives lost, in a matter of minutes. the water ripped up the roads, tossed cars aside like toys. we met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schuld. she and herfamily fled last night. at the very last minute, she says, a fireman got us out. the family are safe, though her son was injured. he s in hospital. margaretta points out what once was her ne
hello and welcome. dozens of people are still missing in western germany after the deadliest floods in living memory. the german chancellor angela merkel has called it a catastrophe and says the true scale may not be known for several days. most of the victims were in the german states of rhineland palatinate and north rhine westphalia but belgium and the netherlands have also been affected. courtney bembridge reports. the full extent of the damage is only now becoming clear. houses have been ripped apart. roads have all but disappeared. in western germany, three months of rain fell in just 25 hours. the water was so powerful that it pushed a caravan in seconds. residents hearsay the floods came without warning. translation: , ., , translation: everything was underwater translation: everything was underwater within translation: everything was underwater within 15 translation: everything was underwater within 15 minutes. | underwater within 15 minutes. however flat, our
as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympic spirit alive. hello and welcome. more than 60 people are believed to have died and thousands of others have been displaced by extensive flooding in parts of western germany, belgium and the netherlands. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events to climate change. our europe correspondentjenny hill reports from one of the worst hit areas in western germany. there was, many here told us, no warning. homes destroyed, lives lost, in a matter of minutes. the water ripped up the roads, tossed cars aside like toys. we met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schuld. she and herfamily fled last night. at the very last minute, she says, a fireman got us out. the family are safe, though her son was injured. he s in hospital. margaretta points out what once was her neighbours house, but says she doesn t know what happ
raising privacy concerns. we start with coronavirus restrictions here in the uk because as of monday staff in england will no longer be asked by the government to work from home. while some companies will continue to offer flexible working, many are anxious to get people off zoom and back in the office. investment giant goldman sachs spent a billion pounds on its new london headquarters two years ago. it wants the vast majority of staff back at their desks on monday morning. goldman s global chief executive has been showing the prince of wales round their building this week. he told our business editor simonjack their commitment to the office and to london is as strong as ever. we are delighted that prince of wales are spending time with us today and visiting this building, you know, this is our european headquarters, been here forjust over european headquarters, been here for just over two european headquarters, been here forjust over two years. we put this building and