Ferry rescue as storms sweep Britain
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Helicopters and lifeboats involved in sea rescue after 19 people stranded on ferry in Irish Sea
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LONDON, England -- A massive rescue operation is continuing for 15 people missing from a flood-ravaged coastal town in southwestern England.
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Rescue operations Friday saved scores of people from two ships that ran aground in stormy waters off the British coast, but efforts to evacuate the injured captain of third distressed vessel had to be called off.
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Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England have been hit by fierce storms, with winds up to 124mph. Have you been affected?
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Passengers and non-essential crew were  airlifted off a ferry that had been at risk of capsizing in the  Irish Sea during a storm on Thursday and later ran aground,  coastguards said.
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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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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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LONDON  - More than 50 people were rescued by a naval helicopter Wednesday after two landslides caused by heavy rain 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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Householders in north Wales are continuing to clear up after floods and high winds.
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Many people are evacuated from their homes and three people die as severe floods hit England and Wales.
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Fire crews in Powys use a boat to rescue those stranded, as flooding causes yet more disruption.
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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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Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England on Monday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said.
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Much of Britain has been under flood alert as heavy rain sweeps across the country.
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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.
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A major rescue operation involving helicopters was under way on the coast of southwest England after dozens of people became trapped in their cars and homes by rising floodwaters, emergency services said.