In pictures: Coping with the floods

Britain remains in the grip of the worst floods for more than half a century, and there is no end in sight.

The Army strengthens defences in York

Dave Chapman, 35, commutes in his 1967 amphicar

Council staff shore up the river in York

The Plough Inn at Upton upon Severn is surrounded

A thin green line prepares to hold back the floodgates

John Prescott is up to his knees in it

The Army pitches in to heighten barriers