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British Army Is Deployed as Flooding Submerges Northern England
2015-12-27 18:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The British Army stepped in on Sunday to help evacuate hundreds of people from waterlogged homes across the country, as swollen rivers and heavy rainfall brought misery to parts of the north and unleashed a spate of political recriminations. Accustomed to heavy rainfall, Britain has been hit several times by flooding recently, but the effects of the latest episode have spread beyond rural areas, leaving parts of York, Leeds and Manchester submerged. Threatened by its two rising rivers, York...
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Cameron: northern England flooding 'incredibly serious situation'
2015-12-27 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: British prime minister David Cameron says on Sunday that emergency services were dealing with an incredibly serious situation as they tackle flooding in the north of England. Speaking in his home constituency of Witney in Oxfordshire, Cameron said more military resources were being deployed to help people who have been forced to abandon their homes. The counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire have been the worst affected by the adverse weather
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UK floods: torrential rain lashes northern Britain
2015-12-26 17:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ITN: Parts of Britain are under water again as torrential rain from Storm Eva causes mass flooding in the north west of England on Boxing Day. The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for rain, snow, wind, fog and ice
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Torrential rain brings flooding to northern England
2015-12-26 16:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Britain's Meteorological Office issued two of its most severe weather warnings on Saturday after days of torrential rain in northern England caused rivers to burst their banks and flood several villages. The rare "red" warnings of potential danger to life apply to the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and more than 300 other flood warnings were in place across the country. Prime Minister David Cameron and heir to the throne Prince Charles have visited areas of Cumbria, northwest England,...
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Storm Eva: severe flood warnings as rain drenches northern Britain
2015-12-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Householders in some parts of the north of England have been warned to take their Christmas presents and other valuables upstairs as the Environment Agency issued 149 flood warnings seven of them severe and 123 alerts. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency issued five flood alerts and eight flood warnings. The warnings south of the border, which mainly cover the north-west and north-east of England and Wales, come as forecasters said up to 120mm (4.7in) of rain could fall in some areas...
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