Floods force rescues, evacuations in England
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TEWKESBURY, England -- Emergency workers rescued hundreds of trapped people yesterday 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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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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Torrential downpours, high winds and flash flooding expected in many parts of Britain.
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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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A man was drowned in Britain by rising flood waters as torrential rain lashed Britain Monday, while in southern Europe a heatwave brought more deaths and disastrous fires.
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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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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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Parts of the UK are at a "serious" risk of flooding on Sunday, according to the Environment Agency.
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Two 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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Flash floods that hit parts of Britain on Friday leave motorists and rail travellers stuck overnight.
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More heavy rain sweeps across Britain, triggering flash floods.
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Flood waters across huge swathes of England rose to 60-year highs on Monday, submerging vast tracts of land and leaving thousands of people without running water or electricity.
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Cars are trapped after there is serious flooding in Londonderry following heavy thunderstorms.
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Hundreds of people in south Yorkshire were evacuated from their homes Tuesday after torrential rain -- that has so far claimed three lives -- threatens to cause a dam to collapse.
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Thousands of people in Malaysia's southern Johor state have been evacuated after heavy rain caused floods and triggered minor landslides which disrupted rail services.
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A northern UK city is flooded after high winds and rain cause havoc across the UK.
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Heavy rains caused flooding across parts of eastern Australia on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people as rural towns throughout the area were put on flood alert.