Record rains for British summer
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This summer looks to have been the wettest since records began, according to Met Office figures.
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A searing heatwave has killed at least 40 people across southern Europe while in Britain torrential rain has killed three people and forced hundreds to flee a creaking dam.
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Breaking news in recent years has been swamped with stories of extreme weather -- flash floods in East Asia, prolonged drought in Africa, destructive hurricanes like Hurricane Katrina, heavy monsoon rainfall in South Asia, and an historic heat wave in Europe.
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Heavy rain and lightning cause power cuts, flooding and transport disruption across England and Wales.
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More rains are expected across Africa, as flooding affects more than 1m people across 17 countries.
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LONDON - Heavy rainfall caused massive flooding across England on Monday, killing at least two people and leaving hundreds of people stranded in factories and offices, officials said.
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Heavy rain, topped by thunder and lightning, returned to plague Wimbledon on Tuesday as the 2007 championships were declared the wettest for 25 years.
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Heavy rain gave way to balmy record temperatures in western Washington on Wednesday as flood waters began receding.
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Expert's report identifies key failings in response to summer floods in England
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Heavy rain is due to dampen the west of England on Sunday, continuing a run of appalling weather.
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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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Heavy rainfall caused massive flooding across England on Monday, killing at least two people and leaving hundreds of people stranded in factories and offices, officials said.
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Last month was the country&#39;s wettest June since records began, provisional figures out Thursday showed, as a flood clean-up continued and a backlog of tennis matches stacked up at rain-soaked Wimbledon.
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Parts of the UK could face flooding as severe gales meet this year's highest tides, weather forecasters warn.
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Heavy rain across large parts of Wales, disrupts travellers on the roads and rails and causes flooding.
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Flood-hit communities in England and Wales are warned to prepare for the threat of further heavy rain.
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Water levels in flooded central and western England are expected to remain high for the next 24 hours and about 140,000 homes in Gloucestershire could be without water for the next fortnight.