Floods prompt biggest peacetime rescue for RAF
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The Royal Air Force (RAF) 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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A rescue helicopter is scrambled to north Cornwall after reports of people being trapped in cars hit by flood water.
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Wild weather was tonight hampering an operation involving British forces to rescue a Canadian submarine. Five British vessels are en-route to the stricken HMCS
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Lifeboats and an RAF helicopter take part in a rescue after a woman goes into the sea off mid Wales.
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A substation is narrowly spared and power is restored to 48,000 homes, as floods recede in parts of England.
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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 ...
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Rescue operations are under way after two ships run aground amid stormy seas
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More than 50 people were rescued by two military helicopters Wednesday after landslides caused by heavy rains trapped their vehicles on a highway in Scotland, police said.
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LONDON, July 23 -- Britain's worst flooding in decades left tens of thousands of families without water or electricity Monday night and forced thousands from their homes, including some dramatically rescued from rising waters by helicopters and boats.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges that he will do everything in his power to help those hit by flooding.
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A clear-up operation is under way after severe flooding hits a County Antrim village.
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Householders in north Wales are continuing to clear up after floods and high winds.
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A northern UK city is flooded after high winds and rain cause havoc across the UK.
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The UK launches a huge clean-up in north Cornwall after devastating flash floods hit the area.
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Hull is to receive Â£2.1m to help it recover from last month's floods - the biggest share of government aid.
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Helicopters rescued dozens of people Saturday following heavy rains and floods in England that also forced more than 2,000 motorists, homeowners and train passengers to spend the night in shelters.
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Sri Lankan Air Force Squadron Leader Chaminda Wickramaratne is battling monsoon rains and flooded roads as he oversees relief operations along a stretch of coastline where Sunday&#39;s tsunamis