Severe Floods Hit the U.K.

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Scott Heppell / AP

Floody Hell
Residents of Cockermouth are rescued in dinghies from their homes. More than 1,200 people were left without electricity overnight while the Armed forces were drafted in to help with the rescue operation.

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