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NATURAL DISASTER - 1960 Floods in England

July 19, 1960 - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, U.K. - Cars abandoned in the flood waters of the overflowing River Severn, near Poolquay in 1960. Shrewsbury, Shropshire was one of the worst hit places in the floods, which spread across vast areas of the countryside of England. The level of the River Severn had risen froM 18ft 9in and hundreds of families were marooned in their upstairs rooms

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13230697
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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18ft Floods Hundreds Level Marooned Overflowing Risen Severn Shrewsbury Shropshire Spread Upstairs Vast Worst


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