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Tiny UK island with just 28 residents saved from evacuation after torrential rain

The Independent ·First reported
The IndependentTiny UK island with just 28 residents saved from evacuation after torrential rain
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Lundy Island was on the brink of closing due to dwindling water supplies, but heavy rain from Storm Austen has rescued the isle

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