British PM warns of worsening floods
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="pledging">pledging</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>.</p><p><span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="scrapped">scrapped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="unannounced">unannounced</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="Territories">Territories</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="prepared">prepared</span>.</p><p><span word="Troops">Troops</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="swamped">swamped</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="succumbed">succumbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>.</p><p><span word="Affluent">Affluent</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="lagoons">lagoons</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thames">Thames</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worsen">worsen</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="abating">abating</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span>," <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="office">office</span>. "<span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spent">spent</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="response">response</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="COBRA">COBRA</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apologies">apologies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mahmoud">Mahmoud</span> <span word="Abbas">Abbas</span>, "<span word="but">but</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>."</p>
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