In Pictures: Britain’s latest bout of flooding
The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London.
Britain's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond walks along a flooded road in the village of Wraysbury, southern England February 11, 2014.Eddie Keogh/Reuters
A resident carries sandbags to protect his property from the floods, in the centre of the village of Datchet, England, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
A woman sits in a boat pulled by a companion through a flooded street, in the centre of the village of Datchet, England, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
A man sits in a boat pulled by a companion through a flooded street, in the centre of the village of Datchet, England, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
A girl walks in a flooded park in the village of Datchet, England, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London. Residents and British troops piled up sandbags to protect properties from the latest bout of flooding, but the river overwhelmed their defenses in several places Monday, leaving areas including the center of the village of Datchet underwater.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
A man stands at a crossing next to the flooded railway in the village of Datchet, England, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London. England has had its wettest January since 1766.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
Children paddle their inflatable boat through a flooded street, in the centre of the village of Datchet, England, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
A resident moves sandbags to surround a property from the floods, in the centre of the village of Datchet, England, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.Lefteris Pitarakis/The Associated Press
A resident's Wellington boots are seen splashing through water after the river Thames flooded the village of Wraysbury, southern England February 11, 2014.Eddie Keogh/Reuters
Resident Jo Samuel Blackstock (C) is rescued from her house after the river Thames flooded the village of Wraysbury, southern England February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)Eddie Keogh/Reuters