Hello, welcome back. Lets turn to the deadly floodIng thats hIt Central Europe. At least 21 people have dIed In the czech republIc, romanIa, austrIa, and poland. The clear up operatIon Is underway In the PolIsh CIty of nIIsa, where more than 40,000 resIdents had to evacuate to hIgher ground. Than 40,000 resIdents had unusually heavy raInfall has caused extensIve damage across a huge area, wIth the storms set to move onto Italy next, wIth Flood Alerts In place for most of the country. Sarah raInsford reports from poland. ThIs Is now the only route to safety from another PolIsh Town cut off by the floods. Boats sent to the rescue of those whod called for help as the Water Rose In theIr homes. The very edge of town Is now the only dry spot left. How much water . Really, so hIgh . Yeah. Scary, scary. Yeah. One of the rescuers descrIbed It he saId untIl around about 4 00 In the mornIng, they were tryIng to reInforce the RIver Bank to stop It from floodIng, but the Water Burst through and It
SImultaneously exploded across lebanon In what appeared to be a sophIstIcated remote attack. Hezbollah, whIch has Been desIgnated a TerrorIst OrganIsatIon by the uk, Israel and other western countrIes, has called It the bIggest securIty breach. At least nIne people dIed and nearly 3000 were Injured. Blasts were reported In supermarkets, homes and on the streets of the country, whIch shares borders wIth Israel and syrIa. Lebanons Health MInIstry says 200 people are In a crItIcal condItIon and that hospItals are beIng Inundated wIth the wounded. 0ur Correspondent Graham satchell reports. It was an audacIous, unprecedented attack. All across lebanon, thousands of pagers explodIng at the same tIme. Many were on the street. Some, lIke here, In peoples homes. Some In supermarkets. Emergency servIces struggled to cope wIth the scale of the attack. Thousands of hezbollah members sufferIng InjurIes In the same Instant. Israel hasnt commented, but few have any doubts about Its role. So how was I
Weeks election to find out what locals here want from the politicians. In sport, two more years for Arsene Wenger. He will extend his 21 year spell as Arsenal Manager with an official announcement to be made today. As Ariana Grande announces she and some of the biggest names in pop will hold a Benefit Concert for the victims of the Manchester Bombing, well speak to the man who had to organise it all injust four days. And carol has the weather. Good morning. To date will be cloudy gcioss good morning. To date will be cloudy across the southern half of the uk, but equally, brightness, Polyanskiy Share across the north of the country with pleasant sunshine. More details in 15 minutes. Carol, thank you. First, our main story. Police say a dangerous prisoner believed to be armed with a razor blade is on the run after escaping from officers in wiltshire. The man had been taken to hospital with a head injury, before escaping from guards yesterday evening. Lets get more on this from our corres