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Sunday 22 July 2007

Update: Flood-Hit UK Warned More Rain On Way

Sky News Headline; says: Some parts of Oxfordshire are being flooded again this morning as vast areas of the country are still under water from Friday's torrential rain. Oxford's Botley and Abingdon Road areas and parts of nearby Abingdon, Bladon and Kidlington have been hit by fresh floods. A spokeswoman for the fire service said: "All the areas the Environment Agency said would flood are now under water." And as hundreds of people spent a second night in emergency shelters, many parts of Britain are battening down the hatches in preparation for more rain. Sky weather forecasters say more rain is on the way today and throughout next week and the peak of some major rivers, including the Severn, has yet to hit built-up areas. Many severe flood warnings have been posted by the Environment Agency. Scores of roads remain closed and transport links severed.