• Farmland is covered by flood water from the River Thames after the river burst its banks. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
    Farmland is covered by flood water from the River Thames after the river burst its banks. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
  • A fire engine drives past a flooded property in Wraysbury west of London. Ben Stansall / AFP
    A fire engine drives past a flooded property in Wraysbury west of London. Ben Stansall / AFP
  • A boat is moored at the doortep of an Egham house affected by flood. Justin Tallis / AFP
    A boat is moored at the doortep of an Egham house affected by flood. Justin Tallis / AFP
  • A couple wade along a flooded road near Egham, west of London. Carl Court / AFP
    A couple wade along a flooded road near Egham, west of London. Carl Court / AFP
  • A cyclist crosses flooded train tracks in Datchet in Berkshire, South East England. Ben Stansall / AFP
    A cyclist crosses flooded train tracks in Datchet in Berkshire, South East England. Ben Stansall / AFP

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In pictures: Record floods submerge UK property

Liz Claus

February 25, 2014

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Homeowners in some of Britain’s wealthiest districts face a drop in property values and the prospect their homes may be uninsurable as record floods blight towns along the River Thames.

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