23.07.2007. Abingdon. Flood pix. The River Thames at Abindon Bridge. Fire .Fighters from the Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service's Water Rescue .Unit used inflatable boats to bring stranded boaters back to dry land after the .waters rose AN OXFORDSHIRE MP has urged the Government to 'do more' to protect residents from flooding in the future after years of streets filled with raw sewage. Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, met with Flooding Minister Rebecca Pow, together with Defra and Environment Agency officials, to discuss flooding in her constituency. The meeting comes after Ms Moran secured an adjournment debate in February on the problem.