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  • 28
    Nov
    2012
    9:41am, EST

    UK cleans up as flood water recedes

    Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images

    Workers walk through water as residents of Old Malton begin to deal with the aftermath of the recent floods on Nov. 28 in Old Malton, England. Fire crews continue to pump large amount of surface flood water away from overflowing drains that have been threatening many properties in the area.

    Andrew Winning / Reuters

    Publican John Fischer rests on his broom as James Brindley, right, sweeps muddy sediment out the Swan Pub after flood waters receded in St Asaph, north Wales, on Nov. 28.

    Dozens of properties were flooded in St Asaph, Wales after the River Clwyd burst its banks on Tuesday, after seven days of torrential rains. Parts of England have also suffered from flooding. According to Reuters, insurers could face up to $1.6 billion in insurance claims, the highest figure since 2007.

    Andrew Winning / Reuters

    Claire Austin reacts as she stands in her children's bedroom for the first time since having to evacuate her home before it was flooded in St Asaph, north Wales, on Nov. 28. Dozens of properties were flooded in St Asaph after the River Clwyd burst its banks yesterday.

    Paul Ellis / AFP - Getty Images

    An elderly couple prepare to be evacuated as flood waters surround their home in St Asaph, north Wales on Nov. 27. Hundreds of people were urged to flee their homes in north Wales on Tuesday after a river surged over flood defenses, as torrential rain fell across Britain for a seventh day.

    David Goddard / Getty Images

    Flood waters of the river Avon and the river Severn surround the town of Tewkesbury, England on Nov. 27. Floodwaters threaten hundreds of homes in Wales and England, as river levels continue to rise, exacerbated by further water running into already saturated areas.

    Heavy rain has brought flooding to over a thousand houses in Britain, forcing hundreds of families to abandon their homes. NBC's Annabel Roberts reports.

    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Rains cause flooding in parts of England
    • Keep calm and drink beer? Brits carry on in rising flood waters

    3 comments

    You haven't caught a break since summer. I hope your Holiday is merry and bright. And dry. I live in San Diego California. Here we pray for rain. Crazy isn't it.

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  • 8
    Oct
    2012
    11:00am, EDT

    Angry faces greet murder suspect in the case of missing British schoolgirl

    Rebecca Naden / Reuters

    A member of the public reacts as a prison van transports Mark Bridger from Aberystwyth Magistrates Court in Mid Wales on Oct. 8, 2012. Bridger appeared at court on Monday charged with the murder of missing school girl April Jones, child abduction and attempting to pervert the course of justice by disposing of her body.

     

    The former slaughterhouse worker charged in the murder of April Jones, a missing five-year-old girl in a rural area of Wales, made his first appearance in court Monday, a week after she went missing. Mark Bridger was charged with murder, child abduction and attempting to pervert the course of justice by disposing of her body. Jones was last seen getting into a vehicle last Monday near her home in the rural market town of Machynlleth. Eighteen specialist search teams made up of 100 officers are involved in the hunt for Jones.

    Related content on PhotoBlog:

    Search for missing schoolgirl April Jones continues in rural Wales

     

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    1 comment

    Good they are out and not commenting on some article.

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  • 4
    Oct
    2012
    12:59pm, EDT

    Search for missing schoolgirl April Jones continues in rural Wales

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    Members of a mountain rescue team search the River Dyfi as the hunt for missing April Jones continues on Oct. 4 in Machynlleth, Wales.

    Rebecca Naden / Reuters

    Police forensic officers enter Mark Bridger's house in Esgairgeiliog, Mid Wales on Oct. 4. Police continued to question Bridger about the disappearance of five-year-old April Jones, who went missing from her home town of Machynlleth, on Monday.

    Welsh Police via AFP- Getty Images

    Missing five-year-old girl April Jones.

    The search for a missing five-year-old girl in a rural area of Wales was stepped up on Thursday, three days after she went missing. Jones was last seen getting into a vehicle on Monday near her home in the rural market town of Machynlleth.

    Police have arrested 46-year-old Mark Bridger in connection with her disappearance.

    Rescuers appealed for volunteers with "good local knowledge" to search 32 villages around the town as it emerged that the missing girl needs regular medication for cerebral palsy.

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    Rebecca Naden / Reuters

    Volunteer Kirsty Kelly helps to search for missing schoolgirl April Jones, near Aberangell, Mid Wales on Oct. 4.

    6 comments

    Is there any chance that this little girl is still alive? Either way, this is simply tragic. Let us pray for her and her family and do whatever we can as a community to help them out, however this story ends.

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  • 9
    Jun
    2012
    2:42pm, EDT

    Villages in Wales cut off by severe flooding

    Photos by Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

    Travel trailers are damaged by flash floods at Riverside Caravan Park, near the village of Talybont on June 9, 2012 in Aberystwyth, Wales.

    Children play in a flooded park in the seaside village of Borth on June 9, 2012 in Aberystwyth, Wales. Severe flooding has affected mid Wales with a major rescue operation under way taking to safety nearly 100 people so far.

    Remnants of jubilee bunting float in flood water at the Riverside Caravan Park in Aberystwyth, Wales.

    The BBC reports:

    Villages have been cut off with houses and caravan parks being flooded. Emergency services have helped people get to safety with some being rescued by helicopter. Three people have received treatment after sustaining minor injuries.

    The Environment Agency said "up to five inches" of rain fell in the area in 24 hours and they remain concerned about the river Rheidol which is still rising.

     

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    Rescue crews lift people to safety on Saturday as water rushes through a mobile home park.

    9 comments

    The government said the UK would be forever in extreme drought last year due to global warming. I guess they were wrong as usual.

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  • 3
    Jan
    2012
    11:33am, EST

    High winds cause travel and power outages in the U.K.

    Scott Heppell / AP

    A child walks along the beach as the sand is blown around in the high winds in Seaburn, England, Jan. 3, 2012.

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    People take photographs of waves crashing against the harbor wall on Jan. 3, 2012 in Porthcawl, Wales. High winds gusting up to 95mph and heavy rain have been affecting many parts of the country disrupting travel and causing damage to buildings.

    Scott Heppell / AP

    A lady holds on to a lamp post during strong winds at South Shields, England, Jan. 3, 2012.

    Parts of the U.K. are again being battered by gale force winds.

    The BBC is reporting that winds have reached over 100mph and thousands of people are without power. Rail, ferry, bus and air travel has been disrupted. More from the BBC.

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    • Scotland
    • Wales
    • England
    • Northern Ireland

    1 comment

    Carbon emmission weather changes, thanks rich ruling class! Keep up the world killing!

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  • 16
    Sep
    2011
    10:07am, EDT

    Rescuers race to save 2 trapped UK miners after 2 found dead

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    A couple comfort each other as they leave Rhos community center as emergency services and rescue specialists continue the operation to rescue a group of miners that have been trapped 300ft underground after a coal mine tunnel collapsed and flooded near the village of Cilybebyll in the Swansea Valley, Wales, on Sept. 16. Two miners have now been confirmed to have died.

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    Two mine rescue workers leave the Rhos community center on Sept. 16 as emergency services and rescue specialists continue the operation to rescue four Welsh miners.

    Carl Ryan / South Wales Police via AFP - Getty Images

    A handout picture taken on Sept. 15 and obtained from South Wales Police on Friday shows rescuers at the entrance of the Gleision Colliery.

    msnbc.com news services report:

     British rescue workers found the body of a second miner while searching a flooded coal mine in south Wales as officials insisted they remain hopeful of finding two others trapped underground.

    Fire department official Chris Margetts said the first dead miner was found at the bottom of the main mine shaft and the second was found where he had been working in the Gleision Colliery near Swansea.

    Margetts said there was no sign of the trapped miners where the bodies were found which means they've moved away.

    "The search and rescue operation is still on-going and we maintain hope we can find them alive," he said. Continue reading.

    1 miner is found dead and 3 of his colleagues are missing after a coal mine in Wales was flooded on Thursday. Rupert Evelyn of ITV News reports.

     

     

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  • 28
    Nov
    2010
    10:31am, EST

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    Staff at the Amazon Swansea fulfillment center process orders as they prepare for what is expected to be their busiest Christmas on record on Nov. 26, in Swansea, Wales. The 800,000 square foot fulfillment center, the largest of Amazon's six in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in the world, is gearing up for 'Cyber Monday', which is Dec. 6, and is predicted to be the busiest online shopping day of the year. In 2009, Cyber Monday saw 2 million orders received at a rate of 23 orders per second.

    It's time to mail the boxes: Amazon fulfillment center gears up for Cyber Monday

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    Wow, that's a lot of stuff to keep organized and flowing out the door.

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  • 27
    Jun
    2010
    2:22pm, EDT

    Andrew Chittock / Caters News / ZUMApress.com

    A RAF navigator gave plane-spotters a chuckle as he held up a sign reading 'I'm with stupid' with an arrow pointing to the pilot on June 24. The pair were on a training mission in a £13million Tornado GR4 aircraft, capable of reaching 1,400mph, when the navigator pulled the prank as they jetted through a valley in Wales. Based at RAF Lossiemouth in the Scottish Highlands, the men were flying through Snowdonia, in northern Wales, at the time of the stunt.

    Top Gun moment

    Maverick and Goose would be proud.

    6 comments

    Jill, I'm pretty sure RAF stands for Royal Air Force, which means these blokes were Brits and not Americans.

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