– Severe flood warnings across UK prompt evacuations, army deployed in affected areas:
Hundreds have been evacuated and the British Army has been mobilized, as water levels are dramatically rising in parts of the UK with severe flood warnings being issued.
This map shows areas which will be affected by flooding – orange means flooding is expected. #floodawarepic.twitter.com/r72k79ZeTd
— Manchester Fire (@manchesterfire) December 26, 2015
Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria are the most affected areas, according to Environment Secretary Liz Truss.
The UK Environmental Agency has issued more than 215 warnings, 15 of them considered life threatening.
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