article_snippet.sent: In January and February 2014 residents on Somerset Levels were forced to abandon February 2014 residents on the Levels homes after record rainfall saw rivers burst rivers banks following years of insufficient dredging.
article_snippet.sent: More than 600 homes and 17,000 acres of farmland were inundated with quickly rising waters and entire villages were cut off in the wettest January since records began in 1766.
article_snippet.sent: rivers burst Residents   banks following years of insufficient dredging .
article_snippet.sent: More than 600 homes and 17,000 acres of farmland (pictured) were inundated with quickly rising waters in late 2013 and early 2014 and entire villages were cut off in the wettest January since records began in 1766 .
article_snippet.sent: Following the devastation, which took place between December 2013 and March 2014, 8,000 metres of river was dredged at a cost of £6 million.
highlights_snippet.sent: In  2014 over 600 homes and 17,000 acres of farmland were flooded with water after rivers burst 55 protected water voles banks following years of insufficient dredging .
  