Dozens evacuated as Oxford waters rise
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Rising flood waters drove nearly 100 people out of their homes in Oxford Wednesday as the surge from Britain's worst floods in 60 years continued its slow progress down the Thames Valley.
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A powerful cyclone approaching the oil-rich Persian Gulf area forced the evacuation Monday of nearly 7,000 people from an Omani island, a government official said.
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All 301 passengers aboard an Olympic  Airlines plane diverted to London were evacuated safely, an  airport spokeswoman said on Sunday.
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About 100 homes are evacuated in northern England amid fears a dam could burst after torrential rain.
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Clean-up continues with waters still rising in some areas.
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More than 1,000 people spend a second night in shelters as parts of the UK remain at risk of further flooding.
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Up to 200,000 people in the Wilkes-Barre area were ordered to evacuate their homes Wednesday because of rising water on the Susquehanna River, swelled by a record-breaking deluge that has killed at least 12 people across the Northeast.
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WHEELING, W.Va. - Hundreds of people evacuated their homes Sunday in parts of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania as rivers and small streams were swollen beyond their banks by the torrential rain dumped by remnants of Hurricane Ivan...
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Â· Evacuated families fill city's hotels and B&BsÂ· Prince boards rescue boat to view stricken village
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Residents across England were mopping up Tuesday after flash floods killed three people and forced hundreds from their homes. Rainstorms that had battered the country eased, but authorities warned of more damage amid fears a leaking reservoir could burst.
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Police and coastguard are conducting an operation in the North Sea to evacuate more than 500 people from an oil rig after a security alert, media said Sunday.
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Hundreds of extra emergency staff, troops and police mobilised in flood-stricken regions.
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Â· Thames and Severn rivers set to rise further Â· Battle to protect power supplies
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Scores of exhausted residents crowded onto ferries yesterday to escape villages ravaged by flash floods and landslides and to search for food and medicines after back-to-back storms left more than 1,100 people either dead or missing.
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The Royal Air Force said Sunday it was carrying out probably its biggest peacetime rescue operation in Britain as its helicopters helped evacuate more than 100 people from flood-hit areas.
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Trapped residents in Boscastle are lifted to safety from the roof of their flooded home. Three people were missing yesterday after a flash flood hit a coastal tourist area in south-west England, sweeping dozens of cars into the sea and leaving hundreds ...
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LONDON -- Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England yesterday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees, and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said. About 50 people were trapped in their vehicles by the flood waters, with some managing to free themselves, officials said. The Coast Guard said 30 empty vehicles were ...