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For decades, cars have been splashing through a notorious ford to the delight of onlookers, making it both a tourist attraction and social media sensation.

Klemperer and his colleagues, including collaborators in China, traversed dirt roads and forded streams to collect samples from some 200 natural springs across nearly 1000 kilometers of southern Tibet.

On Wednesday, a van driver in north Essex had a "lucky escape" after his vehicle ended up in a flooded ford.

A taxi driver said he was "fully freezing" after his car filled with water at a ford notorious for flooding.

Chris Ford, who lives nearby, said the men were participating in an off-roading group when they tried to ford the river at Rake Lane.