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begins. 38 homes have been washed away and more have been damaged. there are worries of landslides and there have been a number already that have blocked roads and highways that have blocked roads and highways that makes it difficult to get rescue teams to where they may be needed. they are still searching for the 11 people who are missing. what happens now is water levels will be monitored throughout the week, but this is an area that is used to flooding, prone to flooding, so people there know how to deal with it. the reason the government takes it. the reason the government takes it so seriously is that this is the most populated province with 127 million living here. it is also home to many of china's major factories but they are used to this type of flooding and the after—effects and clean—up. flooding and the after-effects and clean-u. a . ~ flooding and the after-effects and clean-u. 1, . ~ ., flooding and the after-effects and clean-u-.1_~ ., ., ~' flooding and the after-effects and clean-u. 1, . ,, ., ., ,, .,, clean-up. back to new york as we wait for donald _

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BBC News

sometimes it's, they're repairing something and they'll turn it off. do you trust the radar? no. why? because i've seen it fail too many times. the department for transport says smart motorways are among the safest roads on our network. and national highway says safety is its highest priority, and national highways says safety is its highest priority, and reinstating the hard shoulder would increase congestion. it says there are well—rehearsed contingency plans to deal with power outages. we've got only one aim. we want the hard shoulder back in every single circumstance. claire mercer's husband was killed on a smart motorway. she now campaigns against them. she says she's contacted by people inside national highways who are worried about power outages. i mean, this one, he actually says, "we've been in tears for 24 hours. it's making us sick. once again, people need to stay off our roads tonight. if you break down in a live lane, we won't know you are there." national highways says it

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BBC News

there were no sensors or warning signs for 11 days. it matters, because if you get trapped in a live lane and the signals don't come on, you will never forget it. it happened to carla heartfield, when she was on the m20 in kent with her baby daughter. i climbed over to get out the passenger side... and i couldn't get my daughter out the car. i think because i was i was shaking, i was shocked. i remember screaming — i was going, "we're going to die, we're going to die." national highways says the radar detects more than 89% of stopped vehicles — but that means one in ten aren't spotted. we spoke to someone inside national highways. he works on smart motorways, and he says he no longer trusts the kit. happens all the time. sometimes it's faulty.

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BBC News

you can see that documentary on the bbc iplayer. it is available to watch online or download the iplayer app. the bbc has discovered that crucial safety equipment used on smart motorways have been subject to power outages which means that systems were not working for days at a time. national highways says smart motorways are the safest roads. break down on a smart motorway, and you could be in trouble. there are emergency lay—bys — the government is building more — but if you can't make it, you're trapped in a live lane. what's supposed to keep you safe is technology, cameras, radar and signals. but it can't help you if it's not working. we found that, on a regular

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Breakfast

and is prone to flooding but even whether officials have been worried because they feared a once in a half—century flooding event and those fears appear for now to be unfounded. however, 11 people are still missing. rescue teams are searching for them. there have been a number of landslides that blocked roads and highways so getting in and out of remote areas has been difficult. schools have been closed and electricity supplies have been disrupted. and electricity supplies have been disruted. ., ~ and electricity supplies have been disruted. . ~ i. disrupted. thank you. extreme conditions _ disrupted. thank you. extreme conditions there _ disrupted. thank you. extreme conditions there in _ disrupted. thank you. extreme conditions there in china. - here's carol with a look at the weather. good morning. good morning. this week the weather is quiet back at home. if you are heading out and live in the south—east, east anglia, you will notice a cold start. norwich at the moment is only two

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Breakfast

we won't know you are there." national highways says it warns motorists when the equipment isn't working. but the aa says it hasn't seen any warnings — and we couldn't find any, either. claire puts updates on her social media, telling drivers the technology that's there to protect them is no longer doing itsjob. richard bilton, bbc news. panorama's smart motorways: when technology fails is on bbc iplayer now and on bbc one at 8pm tonight. we are reflecting on the london marathon. you have been sending stories and pictures. reflecting from the sofa on the marathon. jo sent us an email to say she ran the marathon yesterday after being inspired watching her dad run it when she was just nine in 1995. here they both are at the end of the race, withjo's dad even wearing his 1995 marathon shirt.

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Breakfast

police officer should not have said openlyjewish. police officer should not have said openlyjewish— this is a story that drivers will be interested in. the bbc has discovered crucial safety equipment used on smart motorways has been hit by hundreds of power outages. the power losses meant there were times when signals, cameras and radar detection systems weren't working for days at a time. national highways says smart motorways are our safest roads. richard bilton reports. break down on a smart motorway, and you could be in trouble. there are emergency lay—bys — the government is building more — but if you can't make it, you're trapped in a live lane. what's supposed to keep you safe is technology, cameras, radar and signals. but it can't help you if it's not working. we found that, on a regular

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Breakfast

of rain, fell in 24 hours. this area is used to flooding and is prone to flooding but even weather officials have been worried because they feared a once in a half—century flooding event. those fears appear for now to be unfounded. however, 11 people are still missing. rescue teams are searching for them. there have been a number of landslides that blocked roads and highways so getting in and out of remote areas has been difficult. schools have been closed and electricity supplies have been disrupted. extreme conditions there. here's carol. from the photograph, do we expect blue skies and sunshine? and a dog. blue skies and sunshine? and a dog-— blue skies and sunshine? andadoi. ., , and a dog. the dog is en'oying it! some of and a dog. the dog is en'oying it! some of us — and a dog. the dog is en'oying it! some of us are. t and a dog. the dog is en'oying it! some of us are. but _ and a dog. the dog is enjoying it! some of us are. but many - and a dog. the dog is enjoying it! |

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Breakfast

sometimes they're repairing something and they'll turn it off. do you trust the radar? no. why? because i've seen it fail too many times. the department for transport says smart motorways are among the safest roads on our network. and national highways says safety is its highest priority, and reinstating the hard shoulder would increase congestion. it says there are well—rehearsed contingency plans to deal with power outages. we've got only one aim. we want the hard shoulder back in every single circumstance. claire mercer's husband was killed on a smart motorway. she now campaigns against them. she says she's contacted by people inside national highways who are worried about power outages. i mean, this one, he actually says, "we've been in tears for 24 hours. it's making us sick. once again, people need to stay off our roads tonight. if you break down in a live lane,

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Breakfast

signs, sensors or cameras on one stretch of the m27 for more than a day. atjunction 14 of the m4, there were no sensors or warning signs for 11 days. it matters, because if you get trapped in a live lane and the signals don't come on, you will never forget it. it happened to carla heartfield, when she was on the m20 in kent with her baby daughter. i climbed over to get out the passenger side... and i couldn't get my daughter out the car. i think because i was shaking, i was shocked. i remember screaming — i was going, "we're going to die, we're going to die." national highways says the radar detects more than 89% of stopped vehicles, but that means one in ten aren't spotted. we spoke to someone inside national highways. he works on smart motorways, and he says he no longer trusts the kit. happens all the time. sometimes it's...it's faulty.

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