31 photos from the 1947 York floods
YORK has a long history of floods. But few were as dramatic as that of March 1947.
Heavy snow was followed by a rapid thaw, leaving much of York underwater.
The dramatic photographs in this gallery capture the scenes: >>> FULL GALLERY: 31 photos
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