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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-50343977Her body was found hours after she was swept into Derbyshire's River Derwent.
Elsewhere, people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers reached record levels in some areas.
During a visit to the area, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "We need to prepare and we need to be investing in defences."
The Derwent is expected to peak in Derby city centre at 22:00 GMT, while police have ordered the closure of a main route into the city.
The woman was reported to have been swept away by floodwater in Rowsley, near Matlock, in the early hours of Friday and the body was found about two miles away in Darley Dale.
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Derbyshire Police said her family had been informed and formal identification was yet to take place.
Mark Hopkinson, who witnessed the emergency operation to find the woman, said he saw police officers and mountain rescuers searching in the area.
"We saw a little drone go up and the coastguard helicopter came, and that was then circling, hovering over some trees," he said.
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)Basically, soon there will be giant floods, horrible fires, terrible freezing, unbearable heat and all only a week or two apart before the next one starts. She said there won't be enough time between a continuous series of catastrophic weather related events to not only come up with, but also implement a partial, temporary solution, let alone a permanent solution. Add world wide pandemics, mass migrations, economic collapse, national security collapse, etc. This is what the scientists are realistically predicting.
airplaneman
(1,239 posts)This will only intensify
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crickets
(25,969 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)I get so mad and I won't even be alive 10 years from now, like Jane Fonda. $$$$$ is the seed that grew this monster that will destroy so many innocent lives, this includes the animals and plants.
Liberal In Texas
(13,548 posts)But geeeeze, we can't bankrupt coal companies or get rid of subsidies for oil and and other petro companies.
And make fun of us with EVs. What a disgusting time we're living in.