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United Kingdom Flooding

A police officer was feared dead after vanishing when a bridge collapsed during floods which followed torrential rain of "biblical proportions" in northwestern areas of England on Friday.

Friday, November 20, 2009
Northside bridge is seen in Workington during flooding, in Cumbria, northern England.
Northside bridge is seen in Workington during flooding, in Cumbria, northern England.
Photo Credit: Phil Noble, Reuters
  • Northside bridge is seen in Workington during flooding, in Cumbria, northern England.
  • The remains of Northside bridge are seen in Workington during flooding, in Cumbria, northern England.
  • Members of the public look over to the river Nith, at the white sands in Dumfries as a high risk of flooding is forecast in Dumfries, Scotland.
  • Members walk through flooding as the river Nith floods, at the whitesands in Dumfries, Scotland.
  • Floodwaters fill the streets of Cockermouth, in Cumbria, northwest England.
  • A resident walks down a road damaged by floodwaters in the town of Cockermouth, in Cumbria, northern England.
  • Residents walks down a road damaged by flood water in the town of Cockermouth, in Cumbria, northen England.
  • The collapsed Northside Bridge is pictured in Workington, in Cumbria, northern England.
  • The Keswick Mountain Rescue Team rescues women from rising floodwaters in the Lake District in Keswick, United Kingdom.
  • A resident is transported in a lifeboat to avoid floodwaters in Cockermouth, northern England.
  • People are lifted into a helicopter to avoid flood waters in Cockermouth, northern England.
  • Rescue workers rest in Cockermouth in Cumbria, northern England.
  • Geese paddle along a high street as rescue workers continue their search following torrential rain, in the flooded town of Cockermouth, England.
  • Geese paddle along a high street as rescue workers continue their search following torrential rain, in the flooded town of Cockermouth, England.
  • Council workers close a car park in Dumfries as a high risk of flooding is forecast in Dumfries, Scotland.
  • Rescue workers in Cockermouth, northern England.
  • Residents construct a homemade barrier as they try to hold back rising floodwaters in the village of Braithwaite.
  • Flood debris and damage litters the Market Placein the centre of Cockermouth in Keswick, United Kingdom.
  • Floodwaters surround homes near Workington in Cumbria, northern England.
  • A man watches the swollen river Cocker running through Cockermouth, in Cumbria, northern England.
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