Whitby, UK. 12th Jan, 2017. Sand Bags being delivered to Whitby © Colin Wareing/Alamy Live News


With the possibility of a high tide and onshore easterly winds the Environment Agency have issued a Flood warning for Whitby harbour and the River Esk for Friday the 13th of January 2017. Here a mechanical digger is delivering pallets of sand bags to the area outside Whitby pavilion to be used as a barrier against rising tide water.


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Location: New Quay Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire. England
Photo credit: © Colin Wareing / Alamy / Afripics
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