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Breaking: Heavy Rain, storm and flooding in britain worst in 30 years.
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"This terrifying sight brings home the full horror of the floods that have hit areas of Britain after a mighty deluge brought a month's rainfall in just 24 hours - and led forecasters to declare it the worst storm to hit Britain in 30 years."
"A block of flats is precariously perched on stilts on an estate in Newburn, Newcastle, its foundations washed away by the waterfall which formed after the road outside turned into a river."
"The torrential downpours have caused more than 300 homes to flood across the country since Sunday, including in Morpeth, Durham, Chester-le-Street and Stockton on Tees, but are expected to ease off throughout today."
"However, there are still 75 flood warnings and 123 flood alerts which remain in place, the Environment Agency said.
The Met Office said an area of low pressure measuring 973 millibars had been recorded near the coast of the north east of England making the bad weather the most intense September storm for 30 years."
Freakish white foam covers Aberdeen fishing village after heavy rain and wind batter the coast.
"Roads and railways across the north of England and Wales flooded, including the East Coast Mainline and the A1
Woman killed by falling branch at Kew Gardens on Sunday named as 31-year-old account manager Erena Wilson
One-year-old baby dies in road crash in Cambridgeshire and mother and son die in smash on A134 in Norfolk"
At least 300 properties have been flooded in the North, South West, Midlands and South East
Lots of pictures at the link.
[link to www.dailymail.co.uk]
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