الخميس، 5 ديسمبر 2013

Rescue operations launched across Britain as 140mph Arctic storms leave 100,000 homes

Rescue operations launched across Britain as 140mph Arctic storms leave 100,000 homes without power, pedestrians blown to the ground and thousands stranded in several feet of water

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The most serious coastal tidal surge since 1953 has been predicted to hit today with forecasters fearing the worst will come during tonight's high tide at about 10pm. More than 240 flood alerts are in place across England and Wales, with 6,000 homes expected to suffer from flooding in the next 24 hours. Evacuations are already under way in Jaywick, Essex, and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, as some mountainous regions in Aberdeenshire and Inverness-shire are battered by 140mph winds. Pictured: People are saved in Rhyl, North Wales (left), residents help each other in New Brighton, Merseyside (centre and inset), and a woman falls over during high winds in Leeds (right). 

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