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Big clean-up begins after storms leave thousands without electricity

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Friday, 29 June 2012 (on June 29, 2012)
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Flood alerts remain in force after streets are submerged and 'golf ball' hail stones fall

A vast clean-up operation got under way on Friday after heavy rain and storms left thousands of homes..


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