Behind the scenes of Thames Barrier

Name: Behind the scenes of Thames Barrier
Uploaded: 2014-01-07T20:41:52.000Z
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Description: Take a look behind the scenes of the Thames Barrier which is being used more often as the flood risk remains.

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BBC News takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Thames Barrier as the risk of flooding continues.

So far, it has been used 11 times this year. If it continues being used at the current rate, it will beat 2003's record of 14 consecutive times.

Andrew Batchelor, the barrier's operations manager, describes how the barrier works.

London

7 January 2014