Brown pledges Au1m to help flood victims.Summary: Gordon Gordon, river in W Tasmania, Australia, 125 mi (200 km) long. Flowing from mountains to the W coast, its main tributaries are the Franklin and Denison from the N, and Serpentine and Olga to the S. Brown has pledged an extra Au1 million of Government money to help flood-hit communities in Cumbria Gordon Brown has pledged an extra Au1 million of Government money to help flood-hit communities in Cumbria It comes after the heaviest rainfall since records began flooded houses, swept away bridges and claimed the life of a policeman policeman /po·lice·man/ (pah-les´min) a glass rod with a piece of rubber tubing on one end, used as a stirring rod and transfer tool in chemical analysis. po·lice·man n. . The Prime Minister announced the funding on a visit to the area on Saturday, where rescue workers were still making door-to-door searches. Mr Brown praised the work of the emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' and the community spirit of the people, which he said made him proud. He said: "We will do everything we can to support the local community in its hour of need. "I have met people in the centre I have just visited showing great community spirit. "The emergency services have worked brilliantly, right across the board." More rain is expected across the country next week. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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