Abbey Island July 23, 2007 - Tewkesbury, England, U.K. - Tewkesbury Abbey is surrounded by floodwaters from the River Severn and River Avon. The flooding crisis in central and western England continues with thousands of homes losing water and electricity. Up to 500,000 people in Gloucestershire are left without water as the River SevernŐs water levels rise. The Environment Agency says water levels in the county have surpassed the devastating floods of 1947.
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