Floods
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2 days of rain in the Yorkshire Dales and this is what happens 40 miles down stream! Thankfully, our place is up a little hill, but this is a pic of the bottom of the street tonight.
This link has some more pics if anyone interested: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19741901
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A few miles from us up-river at Newburn
The torrent from a broken culvert has undermined the foundations of these new flats - many flats and some nearby houses [now all evacuated safely] will probably have to be demolished...
http://www.euronews.com/2012/09/26/flood-misery-as-torrential-rain-hits-uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-19739824
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19725625
A few miles north in Morpeth only a few dozen properties were flooded BUT a few years ago thousands were! They still haven't started the flood defenses... http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2012/09/27/minister-s-pledge-on-morpeth-flood-defences-work-72703-31917984/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19716218
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Wow, hadn't seen that photo of the flats before, now that is frightening.
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And it's a killing drought over here. No sufficient rain since May.
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Wow. Pity about those flats. Looks dangerous.
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