Record Floods Isolate Communities

The worst flooding in the country's recorded history has hit parts of Northwestern England, completely isolating some communities.  Authorities say residents could be cut off for months.  Does this recall some of what happened on America's Gulf Coast in 2005?

Do you see any similarities between the isolation of Cumbria in Britain and what happened to resident of New Orleans and elsewhere in the United States four years ago?

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Do you think this could be related to "climate change?"