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The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war [a]) which relate to the United Kingdom, Ireland or the Isle of Man, or to the states that preceded them, or that involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.
Bristol Channel floods: 30 January 1607 (possible tsunami). Flooding in the Bristol Channel hit Carmarthenshire, Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Devon, and Somerset. 1623–24: Famine: Said to be the last peace-time famine in England. 1638: The Great Thunderstorm: Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, four killed and 60 injured. 1665: Great Plague of London
In the aftermath of both Storm Kathleen and Storm Pierrick, [14] a combination of an 'exceptionally' high tide and strong winds caused significant floods across the country overnight on 8 April, especially along the south coast of England. [15] On 9 April, 43 flood warnings and 201 flood alerts were in place across England and Wales. [16]
Emergency crews rescue 20 people from care home trapped by floods. 12:15, Matt Mathers. Emergency crews have had to rescue 20 people from a care home in Derbyshire as cars were submerged in flood ...
In total, 91 flood warnings and 237 flood alerts were issued by the Environment Agency. [98] In many areas, more than 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain fell in less than 36 hours. [ 99 ] Flooding caused widespread travel disruption during the pre-Christmas rush, which is traditionally the busiest time of year for public transport in the United Kingdom.
The areas worst hit were Crawley, East Grinstead, Horley, Lewisham, Petersfield, Redhill, Tilbury, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge. [5] On 15 September 1968, the 9:50 Charing Cross to Hastings was diverted along the Edenbridge line, but was surrounded by flood water at Edenbridge railway station. 150 passengers spent 12 hours stuck on the train.
Roads closed and rail services in chaos as man dies in water in Shropshire while hundreds of homes flooded
The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people died and thousands were made homeless when floodwaters poured over the top of the Thames Embankment and part of the Chelsea Embankment collapsed.