Cameron visits York amid storm criticism
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British Prime Minister David Cameron visited the flood-hit historic city of York yesterday as cities, towns and villages across northern England battled to get back on their feet following devastating storms.
Cameron met soldiers and volunteers helping with the aftermath of the flooding as he faced increasing pressure to take more action to prevent further chaos in future.
Around 500 properties were flooded in York, one of Britain鈥檚 top tourist destinations, on Sunday as two rivers burst their banks. Some residential streets became so inundated that cars were covered up to their roofs.
Soldiers helped pile sandbags up to protect properties and businesses while emergency services paddled around the streets in dinghies trying to find stranded residents.
Flooding has also hit the northern cities of Leeds and Manchester in recent days, as well as a string of towns and villages in the region.
鈥淟et鈥檚 have a look and see whether more needs to be done,鈥 Cameron told Sky News when asked about his government鈥檚 response.
The Environment Agency had 10 severe flood warnings in place yesterday, signalling a 鈥渄anger to life,鈥 chiefly at points along major rivers in Yorkshire.
There were also over 150 flood warning or alerts in place in England and Wales, meaning flooding was either expected or possible.
As the clear-up got under way, Cameron鈥檚 government was under pressure yesterday over the quality of Britain鈥檚 flood defenses.
The Independent鈥檚 front page headline read: 鈥淭he drowning of the north of England鈥 while the Sun ran with 鈥淏lunder water.鈥
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