Thames barrier

After Environment Agency has left 26 flood warnings in place it was forced to close the Thames Barrier tree times over two days (28th of Feb and 1st of March 2010) in order to protect London from a combined high tide and tidal surge, which was expected to raise the water level 50-70cm. The last closure was the 117th in history of the Thames Barrier - the world's second largest movable flood barrier.
The Thames Barrier was officially opened in 1984.

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