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At intervals along the Embankment stood tramcars derelict and deserted. Later attempts were made to tow them through the floods by means of motor-lorries. Taxicabs and motor-cars splashed along the far side of the road. The public subway, Westminster Bridge, was flooded to a depth of four feet. There
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the embankment gave way, sending a wall of water through a generally poor and run-down area; there, nine people drowned (and one died of a heart attack brought on by shock) in their basement apartments, unable to escape from where they were living. Another two people died in Hammersmith, and two more
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The damage caused by the flood took several years to repair. Millbank, the most seriously affected area, was largely rebuilt from scratch; many of the run-down dwellings and warehouses that had characterised the area were so badly damaged that they had to be demolished, while the rest were torn down
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This produced the highest water levels ever recorded in the Thames in London. The flood peaked at about 1:30 am on 7 January when a level of 5.55 metres (18 feet 3 inches) above the datum line was recorded, nearly a foot higher than the previous record. Extensive flooding resulted as the
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and some other low-lying parts of the city. Another flood affected the lower Thames in 1959. In response to the threat of such floods happening again, plans were made in the mid-1960s to build a flood barrier on the Thames to guard against the threat of storm surges. By then, much of London's
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was constructed to replace its dilapidated predecessor, and Horseferry Road was widened to afford access to the bridge. The height of the Embankments was raised and the river wall was strengthened along substantial parts of the river. Proposals were made for the construction of a Thames
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in west-central England, where the Thames has its source. A sudden thaw occurred over New Year's Eve, followed by unusually heavy rain, doubling the volume of water coming down the river. The sudden rise in water level coincided with a high
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further downriver, greatly reducing the navigational difficulties that a barrier would present. The Thames Barrier project finally got under way in 1974, with the barrier officially opening in 1984.
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that affected much of riverside London on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people died and thousands were made homeless when floodwaters poured over the top of the
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The flood was short-lived, and the waters subsided by the end of the day. However, it took considerably longer to drain the many roads, tunnels, basements and cellars that had been flooded.
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The flood of January 1928 was the last major flood in the city centre, although the North Sea flood of 1953 came within millimetres of overtopping the Embankment, and did flood
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A considerable area of the city centre was flooded by this unprecedented combination of events. The first section of the riverbank to give way was opposite the
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that had been carried out between 1909 and 1928, deepening the river channel by about 2 metres (6.6 feet) to allow access for deeper-draughted vessels to the
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bridges, where the river sweeps round. Water poured over the Embankment, and the road was covered in a depth of several inches.
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in Fulham. Another 4,000 Londoners were made homeless as water filled the streets to a depth of four feet (1.2 m).
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as part of the area's post-flood regeneration. They were replaced with modern office blocks and apartment buildings.
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The funnelling of the water further up the river caused its level to rise even higher. The situation was worsened by
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London (City, Southwark, Lambeth, Westminster, Hammersmith, Putney, Greenwich, Woolwich)
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the water "cataracted" over the parapet into the open space at the foot of
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and other locations further downriver, causing major property damage.
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Remarkable scenes were witnessed all along the Embankment. At the
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Mobile animal hospital for pets that have suffered from the flood
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stations and lines along the riverside. The moat at the
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Combined storm surge and river flood of the River Thames
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described the scene on the morning of 7 January:
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measures that culminated in the construction of the
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Trinity Hospital, Greenwich
flood
River Thames
Thames Embankment
Chelsea Embankment
central London
North Sea flood of 1953
flood control
Thames Barrier
Cotswolds
spring tide
storm surge
extra-tropical cyclone
North Sea
Thames Estuary
Southend
capital dredging
Port of London
City of London
Southwark
Putney
Hammersmith
Greenwich
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