1947 Thames flood
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The 1947 Thames flood was the most severe flood of the River Thames in the 20th century, affecting much of the Thames Valley as well as elsewhere in England during the middle of March 1947 after a sev
Maidenhead Flood Relief Channel was built after Maidenhead was flooded in 1947 and again in 1954.
Cookham was flooded in 1947. This flood defence wall was constructed in 2002 to defend the town from the river on the left.
Flood
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A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant concern in a
Urban flooding in a street in Morpeth, England, 2008
View of flooded New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Flooding of a creek due to heavy monsoonal rain and high tide in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Flood in Jeddah, covering the King Abdullah Street in Saudi Arabia