Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland (AP)
Britain hit by floods after record rainfall (Reuters)
Evacuations underway as floods hit towns (AFP)
Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits (AP)
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)
East Coast storm begins to move out to sea (AP)
Rain-lashed Britain braces for fresh deluges (AFP)
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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.
Reuters - 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.
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.
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.
AP - Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week.
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.
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.
