Whitstable Flooding (IMAGE)

University of Southampton

Whitstable Flooding

Caption

A family being evacuated in Whitstable, Kent, during the 'Great Storm' of 1953. These floods killed 307 people in eastern England and were the catalyst for the construction of the Thames Barrier.

Credit

Canterbury City Council 2015

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