Six Scottish fishermen drowned in the North Sea when their trawler capsized off the Shetland Islands. In England, the Norfolk Coast was flooded and hundreds were evacuated amid frantic efforts to save their homes from the sea.

Report shows trawler on the rough seas.

Helicopter arriving at an oil rig to airlift men to safety after the rigs lost some of their anchors.

Bad flooding along the Norfolk Coast and people filling bags with sand.

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