Severe Floods Hit the U.K.

Unhappy Holidays
Emergency rescue workers float past a 'Merry Christmas' sign as they try and rescue residents stranded by floods in Cockermouth, in Cumbria, northwest England. Water levels reached just over 8 ft. (2.5 m) as more than 200 people have been evacuated. The Environment Agency said the scale of the flooding was unprecedented.

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