The UK was on flood alert last week as a tidal surge flooded down the east coast. In event the flood levels never breached the defences, but the many areas were on high alert. Shell are about to start studying coastal defences and there are a number of excellent resources on the web. The story began on the 9th November with alerts all down the east coast of Britain. However fortunately the water did not reach the heights which were feared and the people who had been evacuated from their homes were allowed back. There are some good pictures and video on the BBC site.
The event was a reminder of the deadly floods of 1953 which killed 300 people. Footage from the 1953 flood can be seen here.
Shell we be studying the impact of coastal erosion in the Holderness area.
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