Floods Claim Another Life in Britain, More Rainfall Expected

By Diane Smith
18:14, July 28th 2007
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Floods Claim Another Life in Britain, More Rainfall Expected

Britain is affected by the worst flooding in the past six decades, another fatality being reported on Saturday in a western town, media informed.

A man aged 19 was reported missing for more than a week and his body was found in Tewkesbury, police informed on Saturday. Previously this week, two men died while trying to stop the water from flooding a basement at a sports club.

The bad news continue for the British, as large quantities of water are expected to fall in most regions during the following hours in the same region that has been washed by heavy rain.

The structure of approximately 15,000 homes has been seriously affected by the pouring rain and flash floods, overall damages being estimated at 10.27 billion dollars.

Authorities warned that the torrential rain could cause the rivers to burst out of their boundaries and flood inhabited areas very quickly, urging citizens to remain on guard and avoid traveling as much as possible, especially in the south-western region of Gloucestershire.

There, the Royal Air Force rescued more than 120 people from nature’s wrath, as over 130,000 homes were left without potable water by the widespread flooding. Supplies were sent from all over the country, especially drinkable water and food for the isolated regions.

Health experts warned that diseases could break out now, favored by the dampness and rodents displaced from their shelters by the floods.

Authorities said funds could become a problem in a short while and aid from the European Union is an option currently studied.

“We are currently looking at that. We have to make an assessment of exactly what the total cost is likely to be. We don't yet know that,” Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Hilary Benn told journalists.

The Labour politician also acknowledged that Britain will “have to adapt to a different world,” as such natural disasters are caused by swift climate changes and the defence system against floods is overwhelmed.



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