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Article: Mersey Estuary flood warning.(News)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- January 12, 2005
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THE Environment Agency last night issued a severe weather warning placing a flood watch on the Mersey Estuary. As winds of up to 124mph continued to batter the UK, the agency warned people on Merseyside to be prepared for possible flooding.
A flood watch is the lowest of three possible warnings.
Across the country, 17 flood warnings have been issued while 44 flood watches were put in place.
The full force of the weather was unleashed in Scotland where 60, 000 people were without power after gales sent trees and telegraph poles toppling.
Northern England and Northern Ireland were ...