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Posts Tagged ‘ Floods ’

Jul 08
Wednesday

Floods in London caused misery to commuters

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London Flood
London Flood
Most thought that they could return home after a hard day work and an all day bad weather, however, they were told that the several train stations were closed due to rain floods. Local authority confirmed that several underground train stations were closed due to flooding, while commuter were advised to seek for alternative transport means. Many were left puzzled that a 20 minute long rain could have caused the train station to be flooded.

All stations have since resumed back to service, while this incident has definitely caused much inconvenience to commuters.

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