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Other significant Thames floods since 1947 have occurred in 1968, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2014. [citation needed]Following the 1947 flood, a recent commentator has suggested, the Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead—having been particularly heavily hit—"judged that the zoning regulation after 1947 would cause the area to become derelict and destroy its amenities".
The rivers Thames and Lea flooded in London, causing the Windsor borough engineer Geoffrey Baker to remark: "We could only cope if we had a spare Thames, or two." [11] A bulldozer towing a sledge delivers bread to the snowbound village of Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire, on 15 March 1947. Flooding from the River Trent in West Bridgford near Nottingham
14 March – Thames flood and other widespread flooding as the exceptionally harsh winter ends in a thaw. [8] March – Postwar boom in births reaches peak. [9] April – English country houses at Arundel, Chatsworth and Longleat reopen to the visiting public, after wartime use. 1 April – Raising of school leaving age to fifteen. [9]
March 14 – The Thames flood and other widespread flooding occurs, as the exceptionally harsh British winter of 1946–1947 ends in a thaw. [10] [11] March 15 – Hindus and Muslims clash in Punjab. March 19 – The 19th Academy Awards Ceremony is held.
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Buncombe County officials announced Sept. 26 that residents in Biltmore Village in Asheville should evacuate ahead of Helene making landfall. Now, the area is experiencing historic flooding thanks ...