Deadly deluge batters United Kingdom
One man has died and tens of thousands are without power after months of rain caused River Thames to burst its banks.
Published On 14 Feb 2014
Flood-weary residents in the UK were hunkering down as forecasters predicted another band of torrential rain would pass through the area in the next few days, bringing a month’s worth of precipitation.
Weeks of stormy weather have killed one man, flooded thousands of homes and left tens of thousands of people without power in Britain.
Al Jazeera’s Simon MacGregor Wood reports from Staines, England.
Source: Al Jazeera