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Monday, 12 February, 2001, 16:50 GMT
Prince Charles visits flood victims
Prince Charles in Keighley
Prince Charles visits a brewery in Keighley
The Prince of Wales has been visiting flood victims still homeless three months after the floods of last autumn.

The torrential rain which deluged the town of Keighley, near Bradford, left 400 people homeless at the end of October last year.

They were forced out of their homes when the River Aire burst its banks leaving some streets under three feet of water.

Locals were forced to spend several days in the local Keighley Leisure Centre where they received shelter and hot meals. They have been in temporary accommodation ever since.

Restoration work

Prince Charles is visiting restoration work being done in the Stockbridge area of the town where most of the flood victims are from.
Prince Charles in Keighley
The Prince pulls a half pint

The Prince's visit follows a plea from a local councillor in Stockbridge who said locals "still have a disaster on their hands".

Flood defences in the area have been given a �1.65m boost by the Yorkshire flood defence committee. It will be paid for by local authorities in the area.

It brings to �18.1m the amount of money that has been allocated for flood defences in Yorkshire in the last year.

Earlier on Monday, Prince Charles visited the Timothy Taylor brewery in Keighley.

He surprised many of the 60 strong staff in the brewery by saying he preferred "the black stuff", Guinness, to its flagship bitter, Landlord, which he confessed was too bitter for his liking.

It is the second visit by Prince Charles to flood victims in Yorkshire.

In November he visited York and pronounced himself surprised at how high the floodwater had risen in the town.

In December he visited flood victims in North Wales.

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