Somerset Levels pumping flood water from Saltmoor into the River Parrett near Moorland Somerset UK

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DTE8PB

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3413 x 5119 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpi

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16 February 2014

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