Floods in Sheffield
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Floods in Sheffield
Image: © Dave Pickersgill Taken: 10 Jun 2009
This photograph was taken approx. 17:30 on Wednesday 10th.June 2009 at the height of flash floods in Sheffield. The photographer is under the shelter at the Shalesmoor tram stop. The yellow line is the edge of the platform, this normally has a drop of some 18 inches to the tram track below. In the distance is Penistone Road. Traffic is flowing towards the city centre. However, due to flooding there is no traffic flowing in the opposite direction.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.389134
Longitude
-1.477009