Sunday, December 27, 2015

Photo :UK Cities Turns Rivers of their Own

   Dramatic: More than 400 people were rescued from their flood-hit homes in York by the Army and mountain rescue teams overnight as rising waters engulfed properties and left cars stranded in the middle of roads. Pictured: A woman is taken to safety in an inflatable boat
Hundreds of People have been evacuated by the British Army from their homes as over 2000,homes were flooded due to excessive rain as weather forecast warns more rain is still to come.more photos


   Led to safety: A woman is comforted as she is taken to safety after being evacuated from her flood-hit home in the centre of York today
        Rescue: Emergency Services worked through the night to rescue residents, including pets and children, from their flooded homes in York
  Flooded homes: Soldiers checked on residents and their properties in York earlier this morning after the River Foss bursts its banks
  Searching: A soldier wades through the knee-high floodwater in York city centre as workers attempt to rescue those stranded by the water
  Battling the floodwater: A man walks alongside a row of houses in a residential area of York after the River Foss burst its banks overnight
  Rescuing those of all ages: Emergency services rescued a small boy and father from a property in York as flooding hit the region overnight
  In good spirits: One woman still had a smile on her face despite being rescued from her property in York as floodwater rose to waist level
  Damage: Some residents said they were lucky to be alive after watching a huge section of the Waterside pub in Summerseat, Lancashire, suddenly wash away in the flooding. It collapsed as the River Irwell reached unprecedented levels as heavy rainfall hit the region again
  Underwater: Residents in Leeds city centre faced severe flooding overnight with many forced to evacuated as the water hit high levels
  Wet, wet, wet: Many cars were stranded in floodwater in the Kirkstall area of Leeds overnight as the city centre was hit by heavy rainfall
  Chaotic scenes: The Ibis hotel in Leeds desperately tried to minimise flooding overnight by blocking the entrances to keep water at bay
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