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UK weather: Residents urged to flee homes as Britain faces ‘worst flooding in 200 years’

'Danger to life'

Thousands of people living in flood-threatened towns around Britain are being told to leave their possessions behind and flee as Britain faces some of the worst flooding it’s seen in 200 years.

Following the onslaught of Storm Dennis over the weekend, the rivers Trent and Wye have both burst their banks.

Flooding in York
York (pictured) is among the places affected by heavy flooding this week (Credit: Newscom/Cover Images)
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And according to The Sun, the latter reached 20 feet – the highest since records began two centuries ago.

Now, an expert has advised residents in affected areas to put their possessions out of reach of the water as best they can and then “get out”.

Dr Tim Harries, Kingston Business School senior research fellow, told the newspaper: “It’”

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Nancy Brown
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