FLOODED BRITAIN: Battle to Stop Dam Bursting
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ENGINEERS were last night battling to stop a dam bursting and destroying hundreds of homes.   Some 700 people were evacuated after two cracks appeared in the structure, which holds back 100 million tonnes of water.
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Fire chiefs call for a single body in charge of tackling floods as England and Wales prepare for more heavy rain.
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Flood waters in parts of England were near 60-year highs on Monday, leaving tens of thousands of people without water and electricity where rivers have broken their banks.
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Flood warnings remain in place across England and Wales as further heavy downpours are forecast.
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Thousands of homes could be spared flooding misery if a more sustainable approach is taken, campaigners say.
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Rain and strong gales will continue to batter parts of Britain and cause flooding after a stormy night.
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Emergency workers rescued hundreds of trapped people Monday as water swallowed swaths of central England in the worst flooding to hit the country for 60 years. Officials said some rivers were still rising, with the western section of the rain-swollen River Thames on the verge of bursting its banks.
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The government pressed insurance industry chiefs Tuesday to urgently process up to 1.5 billion pounds worth of claims after serious flooding in central and northern England.
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LONDON -- Swollen rivers from torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes, and forecasters warned Monday that water levels could rise to critical levels.
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Northern Britain braces itself for more downpours as the people of Carlisle cope with severe flooding.
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Three people were dead and hundreds were stranded on Monday as torrential downpours caused widespread chaos and the worst floods seen in northern England in years.
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The government came under pressure on Thursday to step up its response to last monthÃÂÃÂs flood disaster and provide cash to South Yorkshire and Humberside flood victims as Community Secretary Hazel Blears visited the area.
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"There's several feet of water. It's contaminated with sewage and everything. We can't wade through it because it's not safe"  A man tries to avoid getting wet as the banks of the River Aire in Leeds city centre, northern England, are broken by heavy rain fall, Monday June 25, 2007. via The Macon Telegraph
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Britain is mulling a second flood barrier for the River Thames in London, amid fears that current defences are inadequate, the environment minister said in a newspaper interview to be published Sunday.
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Britain's wet summer set to continue with severe weather warnings issued for Friday and Saturday.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the scene of the worst flooding in Britain in 60 years Monday as thousands of people remained cut off and many without access to clean water.
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Emergency services evacuated hundreds of homes in the university city of Oxford on Wednesday as the River Thames broke its banks and Britain grappled with its worst floods in 60 years.