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Declared the 20th ofjuly a national day of mourning. at least 20 people have been killed here alone. they say they have never experienced catastrophic floods of this scale before. now, across the border, not far from here, in the netherlands, the emergency services are still trying to reconnect the power supplies. but there, so much of the country lies ten metres below sea level, they have so much experience and talent in managing the rising tides, and watch the last few days has demonstrated, this extreme rainfall, that even the most sophisticated technology will struggle under this kind of p...

Lies ten metres below sea level, they have so much experience and talent in managing the rising tides, and what the last few days has demonstrated, this extreme rainfall that even the most sophisticated technology will struggle under this kind of pressure. experts have said it should be a wake—up call, politicians across the continent have blamed climate change, but what so many people in this region, here in liege, in limburg, which has been classified as a disaster area, and beyond, what they want to know now — they want assurances from those politicians that something like this can neve...

Most people are now returning to their homes, but the belgian prime minister has declared the 20th ofjuly a national day of mourning. at least 20 people have been killed here alone. they say they have never experienced catastrophic floods of this scale before. now, across the border, not far from here, in the netherlands, the emergency services are still trying to reconnect the power supplies. but there, so much of the country lies ten metres below sea level, they have so much experience and talent in managing the rising tides, and watch the last few days has demonstrated, —— what the last...

Two months worth in such a short period of time, the local areas were simply not able to cope. it is not just western germany of course, we have to think about the netherlands and belgium also hugely impacted. the town of liege in belgium has also been impacted. anna holligan reports from there now. this is the river meuse, and if you look carefully here you can see some of the debris that is being carried downstream. and the smell of oil, the stench, something that you can smell around here. this is the belgian city of liege, and rescue workers were sent from italy, france and austria to help...

Together during this time. i'm very pleased to see just how much sympathy and solidarity is being shown, not only here in the region but also throughout germany. so the german president there talking about the solidarity for this area, these two states in western germany that have been hugely impacted. the rescue operation is immense, so 20,000 workers have been immobilised, the army is here, the police force are here as well and the fire service, a lot of volunteers as well doing everything they can to help those people who have lost so much. the death toll in germany is the highest but of co...