were afraid. were afraid. and as japan struggles were afraid. and as japan struggles to were afraid. and as japan struggles to host - were afraid. and as japan struggles to host tokyo l were afraid. 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. the sheer scale of the flooding disaster that s hit western germany and parts of belgium and the netherlands is only now becoming clear. at least 70 people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events in the region 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
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
that his plans for levelling up communities are a win win for the whole of the uk. he says it won t make richer areas poorer. and the open golf championship returns after two years 30 thousand enjoying the action at royal st george s in kent. hello. very good evening and welcome if you have joined hello. very good evening and welcome if you havejoined us. heavy rain and flooding have killed at least 58 people in germany and dozens more are missing after the worst floods there in living memory. police helicopters and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to help stranded residents in areas where some homes have been washed away. parts of belgium, the netherlands and france have also been badly affected. it follows record rainfall in parts of western europe and warnings that there is more to come. our europe correspondentjenny hill is in one of the worst hit areas in western germany. yes, it s been a terrible 2a hours for this part of germany, but, of course, for othe
more than half a million people were told to self isolate last week, as the number of people in hospital with covid triples in a month. and the open golf championships return after two years the south african, louis oosthuizen, the early leader at royal st george s. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the rugby league world cup will go ahead in england later this year but reigning champions australia are still yet to sign up. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. heavy rain and flooding have killed at least 42 people in geramny and dozens more are missing after the worst floods in living memory. police helicopters and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to help stranded residents in areas where some homes have been washed away. parts of belgium, the netherlands and france have also been badly affected. it follows record rainfall in parts of western europe and warnings that there is more to come. our europe correspondentjenny hill is in one of the wors