Flood defence works, Elgin

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Flood defence works, Elgin

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 4 Aug 2014

Elgin is building a new flood defence system after repeated flooding. Nearing completion, the walls were tested a week after this was taken by an intense period of rainfall which caused a lot of damage elsewhere in the Northeast, especially Dallas.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.651216
Longitude
-3.325169