Floods cause misery across Britain
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An intense rainfall has forced evacuations, threatened water supplies and caused expensive flood damage in parts of Britain, which struggled to recover Sunday.
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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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Shopkeepers in a Worcestershire town are in despair as their street floods again.
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Flood waters close one of England's main rail routes, stop traffic on motorways and threaten homes across the country.
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LONDON  - 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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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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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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Further bad weather could bring more problems for areas of the UK already battered by heavy rain and gales.
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Residents across England brace themselves for floods as a key rail route is closed by rising water levels.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the scene of Britain&#39;s worst flooding in 60 years Monday as thousands of people remained cut off, many without access to clean water or electricity.
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A boat ride with emergency workers Tuesday revealed the hardships residents are suffering five days after torrential rains unleashed floodwaters that have killed 44 people and chased hundreds of thousands from their homes in this city of 12 million.
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Dry night brings relief to communities in the Midlands and north-east as risk of serious flooding begins to subside
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Thousands of people in Britain were left stranded in villages and towns Monday during the worst flooding in 60 years, which Prime Minister Gordon Brown linked to climate change.
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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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Parts of England and Wales are likely to be hit by further heavy downpours following Friday's flooding.
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Water levels still rising as thousands hit by worst floods in modern British history.
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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.