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Well, while germany has taken the brunt of the devastation, belgium is also reeling from the floods. 20 people have died and hundreds of people have lost their homes. one of the worst—affected places is liege and our correspondent anna holligan is there. 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 with the recovery effort here — and the e...

To rise even as the waters begin to slowly subside. the german president, frank—walter steinmeier, is due to visit the area later on today. he, i think, echoes the sentiments of so many in this region when he describes what's happening as "a tragedy which has left me stunned". well, while germany has taken the brunt of the devastation, belgium is also reeling from the floods. 20 people have died and hundreds of people have lost their homes. one of the worst effected places is liege and our correspondent anna holligan is there. this is the river meuse, and if you look carefully here you can s...

Residents here say the floods came without warning. translation: everything was under water within 15 minutes. _ ourflat, our office, our neighbours�* houses. everywhere was underwater. this motorway in north rhine—westphalia was blocked for kilometres as residents tried to get out. but it was too late for others. translation: i grieve for the people who have lost their lives. _ we don�*t know the number, but it will be many. some in the basements of their houses, and some who were working as firefighters trying to bring others to safety. across the border in the east of belgium, cars we...

The areas where people are. lots of people had to leave their homes and the problem now is that the people have to search for a new place to stay. we have two safe spots here in hagen and there are many more coming because lots of people need a new place to stay at the moment. moritz friedenberg talking to lukwesa burak a little earlier. 15 people have also died in belgium where dramatic footage of the floods showed cars being swept away along streets. those living in the belgian city of liege close to the river meuse have been told to evacuate or move to upper floors. here are some more lates...

Trepidation about some things that will change. in some people�*s view, not for the better. shop and restaurant owners want to know they are intending to keep people safe and that message has to get through. when restrictions ease, it is staying involved with that and keeping a balance. let�*s take a look at some of today�*s front pages. the guardian leads on the catastrophic flooding in parts of continental europe. its main picture shows people in liege, in belgium, wading through chest—deep water. the mirror says britain is "grinding to a halt" because of the so—called pingdemic, w...