2019–20 United Kingdom floods
Severe flooding events in the United Kingdom over the winter of 2019–2020 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Between November 2019 and February 2020, severe winter flooding occurred across the United Kingdom. The first wave of flooding occurred in November 2019, mainly affecting Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands and the West Midlands. Further isolated flooding incidents were reported in December and January, before the second main wave of flooding, caused by Storms Ciara and Dennis, occurred in February 2020. The excessive rainfall resulted in the wettest February since records began, in 1766, in England and Wales with an average of 169.6 millimetres (6.68 in) falling across the regions, beating the record from 1833.[2]
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Date | 7 November 2019 – 29 February 2020 |
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Deaths | 11+ |
Property damage | At least £150 million[1] |
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