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The nation's weather (AP) AP - Heavy rains was forecast to continue over the Gulf States on Saturday while the Pacific Northwest was expected to see scattered precipitation.




Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland (AP)

Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England,  are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.  The Royal Air Force and RLNI rescue services have joined efforts to rescue around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town.(AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.





Britain hit by floods after record rainfall (Reuters)

Residents are transported in a lifeboat to avoid floodwater in Cockermouth, northern England, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisReuters - Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and closed roads.





Evacuations underway as floods hit towns (AFP)

The flooded River Derwent breaks its banks and floods properties in Cockermouth in Cumbria. Rescuers were working to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said.





Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2005 file photo, residents wait on a rooftop to be rescued from the floodwaters of  Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.  The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge rules that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool, File)AP - A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.





Northern, western U.S. bracing for warm December (Reuters) Reuters - Warmer-than-average temperatures are forecast for the northern and western United States this December, the U.S. National Weather Service said Thursday, with the government unable to offer a projection for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.


U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge (Reuters) Reuters - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.


Death toll in El Salvador storms rises to 192 (AP)

Soldiers unload water and other aid from a helicopter for people affected by flooding in Verapaz, El Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009.  At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after devastating floods and mudslides that damaged crops, destroyed homes and killed 130 people, according to the U.N. World Food Program. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)AP - Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week.





East Coast storm begins to move out to sea (AP)

A motorist drives through flood waters along Park Blvd. during severe weather, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 in Wildwood, N.J. AP Photo/Sean Fitzgerald)AP - A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths.





Rain-lashed Britain braces for fresh deluges (AFP)

Residents walk past pass a hole in the road created by floods in Cockermouth, northwest England. Britain's flood-hit northwest braced Saturday for more devastation after river levels rose again and forecasters warned of more rain following unprecedented torrential deluges.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - The flood-hit northwest braced Saturday for more devastation after river levels rose again and forecasters warned of more rain following unprecedented torrential deluges.





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