More homes evacuated amid floods

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Source: BBC

About 250 homes have been evacuated in Oxford as the city became the latest area to be hit by flooding.

Meanwhile, an operation has been taking place to get water to 350,000 people in Gloucestershire without tap supplies.

Oxfordshire's chief emergency planner John Kelly said there had been no forced evacuation in Oxford, and some people had refused to move.

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn warned that the emergency was "still not over" and pledged an extra £10m to the current £14m available to local authorities to aid recovery.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6914876.stm

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Is it a global warNing for the next future?

The Independent reports a study according to which Global Warming effects may not be stranger to the disaster.
Though not enough evidenced, it is debated now if "climate change may be responsible for the intensity of the two freak rainfall episodes, which have caused flooding the like of which has never been seen in many places."

The link to The Independent article, 23 July 2007, http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2793067.ece

Here's the BBC map of the floods: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6911778.stm

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1. This is terrible! Such a beautiful city!

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2. A video from The Guardian

"Tewkesbury, England: Dan Chung and Francesca Panetta talk to Alan Purkiss, about the preparations he made for the floodwaters, and the aftermath of the deluge."

The link to Alan's video: http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/page/0,,2134334,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

He appears really quiet and his face resolute though a bit tired.
Here's for you, Alan.