Troops are being deployed to Somerset to help with the flood relief effort, the government has confirmed.
Here's why:
Somerset Flooding
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File photo dated 29/01/14 of flooded fields around the River Tone seen from Windmill Hill, Somerset, as flooding persists on the levels. Soldiers are being deployed to bring relief to villages cut off by flooding. (credit:PA)
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A man walks beside the River Tone seen from Windmill Hill, near Burrowbridge, south western England, as flooding persists on the Somerset Levels, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Farmers, politicians and church leaders are demanding the Government takes immediate action to alleviate the flooding that has left a trail of devastation on the Somerset Levels as further heavy rain is forecast for the area over the next few days. (AP Photo/PA, Tim Ireland) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE (credit:AP)
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A man walks beside the River Tone seen from Windmill Hill, near Burrowbridge, south western England, as flooding persists on the Somerset Levels, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Farmers, politicians and church leaders are demanding the Government takes immediate action to alleviate the flooding that has left a trail of devastation on the Somerset Levels as further heavy rain is forecast for the area over the next few days. (AP Photo/PA, Tim Ireland) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE (credit:AP)
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Flooded farmland surrounding Burrowbridge in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Flooded fields around the River Tone seen from Windmill Hill, Somerset, as flooding persists on the levels. (credit:PA)
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Flooded fields around the River Tone seen from Windmill Hill, near Burrowbridge, south western England, as flooding persists on the Somerset Levels, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Farmers, politicians and church leaders are demanding the Government takes immediate action to alleviate the flooding that has left a trail of devastation on the Somerset Levels as further heavy rain is forecast for the area over the next few days. (AP Photo/PA, Tim Ireland) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE (credit:AP)
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A man walks beside the River Tone seen from Windmill Hill, Somerset, as flooding persists on the levels. (credit:PA)
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Environment Agency workers carry a sandbag at the river Parrett in Burrowbridge, Somerset, as flooding persists on the levels. (credit:PA)
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Flooded fields around the River Tone seen from Windmill Hill, Somerset, as flooding persists on the levels. (credit:PA)
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An Environment Agency worker carries a sandbag at the river Parrett in Burrowbridge, Somerset, as flooding persists on the levels. (credit:PA)
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Environment Agency workers carry a sandbag at the river Parrett in Burrowbridge, Somerset, as flooding persists on the levels. (credit:PA)
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Flood defenses on the River Parrett in Burrowbridge, Somerset, as flooding persists on the levels. (credit:PA)
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Flooded farmland surrounding Burrowbridge in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Floodwater is pumped into the river Parrett at the Saltmoor Pumping Station near Burrowbridge in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Flooded farmland surrounding Burrowbridge in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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An electricity survey helicopter flies over flooded farmland surrounding Burrowbridge in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Flooding over farmland surrounding Burrowbridge in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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People look over flooded fields which persists over farmland surrounding Burrowbridge in Somerset. (credit:PA)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Flooded fields surround the River Tone that has burst its banks viewed from Windmill Hill, in Stoke-St-Gregory on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Environment Agency staff put out sand bags at properties besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Environment Agency staff put out sand bags at properties besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Flooded fields surround the River Tone that has burst its banks viewed from Windmill Hill, in Stoke-St-Gregory on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: People walk past flood defences at properties besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Flooded fields surround the River Tone that has burst its banks viewed from Windmill Hill, in Stoke-St-Gregory on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Motorists drive past flood defences at properties besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Farmer Roger Forgan uses a boat to cross farm land in front of his flooded farm which has been cut off by flood waters at Muchelney on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. As weather forecasters predict more stormy weather, many villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with the village Muchelney cut off because of flooded roads for almost a month. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Environment Agency staff put out sand bags at properties besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Environment Agency staff put out sand bags at properties besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Flooded fields surround the River Tone that has burst its banks viewed from Windmill Hill, in Stoke-St-Gregory on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Environment Agency staff put out sand bags at properties besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced today that rivers on the flooded Somerset Levels will be dredged as soon as practically possible. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: People sit in a police boat as villagers cross from Muchelney using the humanitarian support boat operated by a crew from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. As weather forecasters predict more stormy weather, many villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with the village Muchelney cut off because of flooded roads for almost a month. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: A car drives through flood water on the Somerset Levels on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. As weather forecasters predict more stormy weather, many villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with the village Muchelney cut off because of flooded roads for almost a month. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Trees are reflected in flood waters on the Somerset Levels on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. As weather forecasters predict more stormy weather, many villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with the village Muchelney cut off because of flooded roads for almost a month. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: A Land Rover passes a pontoon built along a flooded road at Muchelney on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. As weather forecasters predict more stormy weather, many villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with the village Muchelney cut off because of flooded roads for almost a month. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Flood water is seen in front of Roger Forgan's farm which has been cut off by flood waters at Muchelney on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. As weather forecasters predict more stormy weather, many villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with the village Muchelney cut off because of flooded roads for almost a month. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BURROW BRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: A protest banner is displayed on the road bridge crossing the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: Farmer Roger Forgan uses a boat to cross farm land in front of his flooded farm which has been cut off by flood waters at Muchelney on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. As weather forecasters predict more stormy weather, many villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with the village Muchelney cut off because of flooded roads for almost a month. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 29: A helicopter flies over flood water at Muchelney on January 29, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. As weather forecasters predict more stormy weather, many villages on the Somerset Levels have faced weeks of flooding with the village Muchelney cut off because of flooded roads for almost a month. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOORLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: A Land Rover splashes into flood waters surrounding farm buildings in Moorland on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOORLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Debris washed up by flood water is seen at James Winslade's farm in Moorland on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. The third-generation farmer, whose family has been farming the area for 150 years, calculates 94 percent of his farmland is under water and is still counting the losses from last year's floods when he lost in excess of 160,000 GDP. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOORLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Farmer James Winslade stands in front of bales of animal feed as he surveys some of his 790 acres of flooded land at his farm in Moorland on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. The third-generation farmer, whose family has been farming the area for 150 years, calculates 94 percent of his farmland is under water and is still counting the losses from last year's floods when he lost in excess of 160,000 GDP. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BURROW BRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Sand bags are stacked besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BURROW BRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Flooded fields surround Burrow Bridge on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOORLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: A flood sign is seen in flood waters surrounding farm buildings on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOORLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Farmer James Winslade stands in front of bales of animal feed as he surveys flooded land at his farm in Moorland on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. The third-generation farmer, whose family has been farming the area for 150 years, calculates 94 percent of his farmland is under water and is still counting the losses from last year's floods when he lost in excess of 160,000 GDP. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOORLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: A horse grazes in a field besides flood water surronding Burrow Mump on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOORLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Farmer James Winslade poses for a photograph as he stands in part of his flooded farm in Moorland on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. The third-generation farmer, whose family has been farming the area for 150 years, calculates 94 percent of his farmland is under water and is still counting the losses from last year's floods when he lost in excess of 160,000 GDP. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BURROW BRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Sand bags are stacked besides the River Parrett at Burrow Bridge on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MOORLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Farmer James Winslade moves bales of animal feed at his flooded farm in Moorland on January 28, 2014 in Somerset, England. The third-generation farmer, whose family has been farming the area for 150 years, calculates 94 percent of his farmland is under water and is still counting the losses from last year's floods when he lost in excess of 160,000 GDP. As Lord Smith, the chairman of the Environment Agency, admits dredging is likely to be part of the plan to reclaim flooded land, an area the size of 40 miles square (65km) of the Somerset Levels remains flooded, causing damage to homes, affecting farmland and even leaving some communities completely cut off. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A banner asking for a return to dredging rivers to reduce the threat of flooding is seen on a bridge in Moorland in flood-hit Somerset, southwestern England, on January 27, 2014. A new plan to deal with a flood-hit area of south-west England will be drawn up within six weeks, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced as he was confronted by residents angry about the perceived lack of action from officials to tackle the problem. A local council last week delcared a major incident on the flooded Somerset Levels where some villages have been cut off for weeks by water that has submerged roads and thousands of acres of farmland. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Residents disembark a boat after being transported from the cut-off village of Muchelney in Somerset, southwestern England, on January 27, 2014. A new plan to deal with a flood-hit area of south-west England will be drawn up within six weeks, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced as he was confronted by residents angry about the perceived lack of action from officials to tackle the problem. A local council last week delcared a major incident on the flooded Somerset Levels where some villages have been cut off for weeks by water that has submerged roads and thousands of acres of farmland. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A picture shows pipes pumping flood water into a river in Burrow Bridge, flood-hit Somerset, southwestern England, on January 27, 2014. A new plan to deal with a flood-hit area of south-west England will be drawn up within six weeks, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced as he was confronted by residents angry about the perceived lack of action from officials to tackle the problem. A local council last week delcared a major incident on the flooded Somerset Levels where some villages have been cut off for weeks by water that has submerged roads and thousands of acres of farmland. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Residents stand next to placards reading 'Paterson out' and 'Tories out' referring to Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, who visited the area, and the Conservative Party, in Moorland, flood-hit Somerset, southwestern England, on January 27, 2014. A new plan to deal with a flood-hit area of south-west England will be drawn up within six weeks, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced as he was confronted by residents angry about the perceived lack of action from officials to tackle the problem. A local council last week delcared a major incident on the flooded Somerset Levels where some villages have been cut off for weeks by water that has submerged roads and thousands of acres of farmland. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Residents are transported by boat over flood water at the cut-off village of Muchelney in Somerset, southwestern England, on January 27, 2014. A new plan to deal with a flood-hit area of south-west England will be drawn up within six weeks, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced as he was confronted by residents angry about the perceived lack of action from officials to tackle the problem. A local council last week delcared a major incident on the flooded Somerset Levels where some villages have been cut off for weeks by water that has submerged roads and thousands of acres of farmland. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Residents disembark a boat after being transported from the cut-off village of Muchelney in Somerset, southwestern England, on January 27, 2014. A new plan to deal with a flood-hit area of south-west England will be drawn up within six weeks, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced as he was confronted by residents angry about the perceived lack of action from officials to tackle the problem. A local council last week delcared a major incident on the flooded Somerset Levels where some villages have been cut off for weeks by water that has submerged roads and thousands of acres of farmland. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A local resident uses the temporary pontoon near to the village of Langport in Somerset, which has been erected to help locals get to the humanitarian boat to Muchelney. (credit:PA)