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Underwater in Somerset

Underwater in Somerset Photographer turns her artistic lens on the flood misery of ruined homes and businesses across county

These remarkable images show scores of homes and businesses left devastated by recent floods.

Numerous properties in the rural areas of Thorney, Muchelney and Burrowbridge in Somerset were hit with up to four feet of water when the nearby River Parrett burst its banks on January 2.































































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