Flash Flooding in England

Flash floods and landslides hit England Wednesday, a result from heavy rains in the area.  This is being considered a major incident as there are several places with flooding that has trapped people and disrupted travel.  This relates to what we have been talking about it class because it was reported that the flooding started almost out of no where.  One store owner reported one minute he was dry and the next he was up to his waist in muddy water.  Also like we have discussed most deaths in floods occur from people in cars.  Luckily no one has been harmed but there are rescue teams out looking for people stranded in their cars.  Also a rail system has been shut down due to a landslide that occured.  This goes to show how  these events can be devastating as there is literally no way to get to these flooded areas except by helicopter.  One of the reasons I believe this flash flooding has occured is the fact that the area is so flat as seen in the picture below.


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Residents look out into the muddy water filled streets.  Notice the sandbags in place to try to prevent water damage.