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malaise

(268,985 posts)
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 02:24 PM Feb 2014

The Ungoing Storms and Floods in Britain

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/05/david-cameron-control-flooding-crisis-worsens
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The Environment Agency now has nine severe flood warnings in place, covering much of the south coast from Cornwall to Dorset, as well as the Somerset Levels. A further 65 flood warnings are in place across southern England, the Midlands and Wales.

With more than 300 properties under water and 8,000 homes without power, the army has been drafted in to offer planning advice and stands ready to provide troops. Police have used megaphone warnings from a helicopter to urge residents in the flood-stricken Somerset Levels to leave their homes.

In Devon, a 30 metre stretch of the seawall in Dawlish has been swept away leaving the main south-west rail line dangling over the sea. Rail services west of Exeter are likely to face weeks of disruption and Exeter MP and former Labour environment minister Ben Bradshaw has called for the line to be rerouted.
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The Ungoing Storms and Floods in Britain (Original Post) malaise Feb 2014 OP
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #1
Flooding in England is an example of the UN taking America's sovereignty away? FSogol Feb 2014 #2
I missed it! gaspee Feb 2014 #3
They attracted the attention of MIRT in this thread and got the pizza delivery: FSogol Feb 2014 #5
Lol newfie11 Feb 2014 #4
Well said malaise Feb 2014 #6

Response to malaise (Original post)

FSogol

(45,484 posts)
2. Flooding in England is an example of the UN taking America's sovereignty away?
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 02:50 PM
Feb 2014


Um, this is "Democratic Underground", not "Glen Beck Underground." Just sayin.

gaspee

(3,231 posts)
3. I missed it!
Wed Feb 5, 2014, 03:05 PM
Feb 2014

Looked like a fun one - sometimes I wish we could still see the posts made by tombstoned by MIRT posters - I need a good laugh today!

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