Heavy rains leave parts of England and Europe swamped in floodwaters
ABC News
Flooding from heavy rains has swamped parts of England, France and the Netherlands, and officials say water levels are likely to continue rising for several days
LONDON -- Residents of riverside towns in England that were swamped by rains that washed over Europe this week bailed out Friday as flooding disrupted train service and officials warned that waters could rise in the days ahead.
A powerful storm that brought damaging winds inundated more than 1,000 homes and businesses and left several communities under muddy brown water, officials said. Buildings and cars were submerged as streets turned to streams, farmland was flooded and boats were torn from their moorings.
A landslide and floodwaters disrupted train travel on several lines operating out of London and on routes in southwest England that stretch into Wales.
“It’s been a terrible start to the new year,” Ken Button said as he pumped water out of the furniture shop where he works in the town of Newark-on-Trent. “We’ll have to see what we can salvage.”
Heavy rains also left parts other parts of Europe under water as a cold snap gripped northern areas of the continent.
