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Record Floods Hammer England and Ireland Amid Britain’s Heaviest Rain
In Cockermouth and across northern England floods reach eight feet as helicopters and inflatable boats rescue dozens. A 44 year old constable, Bill Barker, dies during rescue while Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemn the disaster. In Ireland, Cork center and western towns flood as army rescues families and hotels evacuate guests along the Killarney Lakes.
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Cockermouth
England
Lake District
Britain
Royal Air Force
Bill Barker
Elizabeth II
Gordon Brown
Barker
Met Office
London
Cocker
Derwent
William Wordsworth
House of Commons
Tony Cunningham
Ireland
Cork
County Galway
Lake Hotel
Killarney Lakes
County Kerry