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UK’s Cameron cancels Mideast visit over floods

By Raphael Satter
Published February 11, 2014 6:25pm ET
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UK’s Cameron cancels Mideast visit over floods
A car drives through a flooded road in Shepperton, England, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London. The River Thames has burst its banks after reaching its highest level in years, flooding riverside towns upstream of London. Residents and British troops piled up sandbags to protect properties from the latest bout of flooding, but the river overwhelmed their defenses in several places Monday, leaving areas underwater. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) | Sang Tan

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Tuesday that money is no object in the battle against the widespread flooding that has engulfed parts of England.

Canceling a visit to the Middle East to oversee flood-fighting efforts, he told journalists that “whatever money is needed for this relief effort will be spent” as Britain deals with some of its wettest weather in 250 years.

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