AERIALS OF FLOODING ON SOMERSET LEVELS

Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise

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ABANDONED TEXTILE MILL

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FISH FIGHT

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MONSTROUS WAVES DWARF DARE-DEVIL SURFERS

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LIVING ON WATER: REFUGEES BUILD A LIFE AT SEA

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BASHFUL ORANGUTAN

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VIBRANT WOODPECKER FEEDS HER YOUNG

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BOSTON BOMBING AFTERMATH - 17TH APRIL

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PARTNERS IN GRIME

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STRIPED MARLIN SPEARS ITS CATCH

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