Floods spark chaos in Britain as southern Europe bakes under heatwave
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Torrential downpours around Britain left one dead and hundreds stranded on Monday as storms continued to batter Russia and a heatwave in southern Europe brought further deaths and sparked fires.
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Storms are sweeping across much of the UK Friday, threatening further flooding after the downpours that have already made the start to the year the wettest on record.
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South and Midlands wake to devastating storms as winds rip roofs from houses in seconds.
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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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Three 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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British rail and road links were disrupted by flooding on Monday while residents were evacuated in northern England after rivers burst their banks, transport officials said.
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Lions licked blood-flavored ice blocks in the zoo, judges went wigless in court and guards at Buckingham Palace ducked into the shade. Britain faced the hottest day ever recorded in July on Wednesday as a heat wave swept much of Europe. Temperatures hit 96.6 degrees south of London &#151; so hot some road surfaces melted.
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Gasoline-powered pumps roared into action Tuesday as stunned Britons tried to dry out their houses after the worst flooding in more than half a century.
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South-Eastern Europe reels from a wave of extremely hot weather that has killed more than 30 people.
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Three people die after heavy rains cause severe flooding across England and Wales.
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Three people were missing after flash floods tore through a popular coastal tourist area in southwest England, sweeping dozens of cars into the sea and leaving hundreds feared trapped.
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Forest fires ravaged swathes of southern Europe Friday with a multitude of blazes killing at least 15 people in Greece, while an 80-year-old man died in Sicily and hundreds were evacuated from their homes.
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Torrential downpours around Britain left three dead and hundreds stranded on Monday as storms continued to batter Russia and a heatwave in southern Europe led to further deaths and sparked fires.
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A heat wave sweeping central and southeastern Europe killed at least 13 people this week, with soaring temperatures sparking forest fires, damaging crops and prompting calls to ban horse-drawn tourist carriages.
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Torrential downpours, high winds and flash flooding expected in many parts of Britain.
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Severe weather across the UK brings flash floods that have left homes waterlogged and schools closed.
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Parts of the UK are at a "serious" risk of flooding on Sunday, according to the Environment Agency.