By Lizzie Edmonds These remarkable images show scores of homes and businesses left devastated by recent floods. Numerous properties in the rural areas of Thorney, Muchelney and Burrowbridge in Somerset were hit with up to four feet of water when the nearby River Parrett burst its banks on January 2. Last night, following another night of heavy rain, the water levels increased again by four inches. These pictures show homes and businesses in rural Somerset which have been hit with up to four ft of floodwater since the new year The stunning images, including this one of a horse rider braving floodwater, were taken by photographer Matilda Temperley whose family live and work in the area
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Homes and businesses in the Somerset Levels flooded on January 2 by up to four feet of water
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The rural location, which was hit by severe flooding last year, was drenched again last night by four inches of rain
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Pictures show hundreds of acres of farmland underwater and scores of devastated homes
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Remarkable collection taken by photographer Matilda Temperley, whose family live and work in the area
Due to high water levels in surrounding rivers and sodden ground, the floodwater is yet to show any sign of subsiding across the area known as the @placeholder.