Summer Floods 2007: Worcestershire Under Water
- ISBN-10
- 1846740967
- ISBN-13
- 9781846740961
- Category
- Floods
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-01-01
- Author
- Kevin Ward
Description
The summer of 2007 will live long in the memory of the residents of Worcestershire. Two devastating floods within a month ruined homes and businesses across the county. This work brings together many of the photographs produced by the Worcester News team of photographers.
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