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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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British summer: wet August

Holidaymakers walk along the shore of Ullswater in the Lake District
August 12 2008: Holidaymakers walk along the shore of Ullswater, in the Lake District Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
A car sits in deep water after trying to cross a flooded road near Buttsbury, Essex
August 12 2008: A car sits in deep water after trying to cross a flooded road near Buttsbury, Essex Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA
Flooding on the A92 near Glenrothes in Fife
August 13 2008: Flooding on the A92 near Glenrothes, in Fife Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
A woman makes her way through floodwaters in the Park Road area of East Belfast
August 16 2008: A woman makes her way through floodwaters in the Park Road area of east Belfast Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP
A car abandoned on the Westlink Road in Belfast
August 16 2008: A car abandoned on the Westlink Road, in Belfast Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP
After torrential overnight rain, organisers held back festival goers and cancelled opening acts on day two of the V Festival at Weston Park in Telford
August 17 2008: After torrential rain, organisers held back festivalgoers and cancelled opening acts on day two of the V Festival at Weston Park, in Telford Photograph: Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage.com/Getty
After torrential overnight rain, organisers held back festival goers and cancelled opening acts on day two of the V Festival at Weston Park in Telford
August 18 2008: Tynemouth beach Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Residents of apartments next to the river Barrow use civil defence inflatable boats to go to work as flooding hits Carlow Town in Northern Ireland
August 18 2008: Residents of apartments next to the river Barrow use inflatable boats to go to work as flooding hits Carlow Town, in Ireland Photograph: Julien Behal/PA
Flooded playing fields at the Riverside Park in Chester-Le-Street
August 19 2008: Flooded playing fields at Riverside Park, in Chester-le-Street Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
The flooding at York Racecourse which led to the abandonment of the first days racing
August 19 2008: Flooding at York racecourse led to the abandonment of the first day's racing Photograph: Keith Williams/Action Images
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