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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TWIT-TWOO

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EYE-CATCHING TRIBAL HAIRSTYLES

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MONKEY LOVE

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CEMETERY FINES

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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF INDIANS

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

FLORESCENT PLANKTON LIGHT UP AUSTRALIAN SEA

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DOG SO CLOSE TO DEATH AFTER SWALLOWING NEEDLE

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AMAZING PANCAKE CREATIONS

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HORSE BEFRIENDS ADOPTED CAT

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FACES OF ORPHAN VICTIMS OF AGENT ORANGE

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CROCODILE CAVE DIVING PENSIONER

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