The British Army stepped in on Sunday to help evacuate hundreds of people from waterlogged homes across the country, as swollen rivers and heavy rainfall brought misery to swathes of the north, and unleashed a spate of political recriminations. An island accustomed to heavy rainfall, Britain has been hit several times by flooding recently, but the effects of the latest episode have spread beyond rural areas, this time leaving parts of York, Leeds and Manchester submerged. Threatened by rising water levels in its two rivers, York became the focus for emergency workers over the weekend as floodwater engulfed many shops and pubs and came close to the ancient city’s historical buildings. The military, which had already been deployed in […]