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One woman returns to her Wiltshire home to find her floor soaked by flooding after Storm Henk.
In Wiltshire, flood warnings were made for the River Biss at Trowbridge and Westbury, there is also alerts for the River Cole and Dorcan Brook in east Swindon, and the Upper Bristol Avon area, which covers Chippenham, Melksham, Lyneham, Malmesbury and Royal Wootton Bassett. [16] In Chesham a burst pipe caused flooding in the town centre. [17]
Several parts of the West are dealing with the aftermath of heavy rain and flooding, ... Somerset and Wiltshire. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Show comments.
In 2024, the United Kingdom experienced flooding. In early January, Storm Henk resulted in severe weather warnings and floods across the English Midlands.In April, flooding was widespread across England particularly on the south coast and the North East in the aftermath of Storm Kathleen and Storm Pierrick.
It comes as flooding is expected in south Wiltshire where two flood warnings have been issued in the Salisbury Plain area.
Around 90 mm (3.5 in) of rainfall in 24 hours brought floods to parts of England and Wales on New Year's Day, prompting the Met Office to issue severe weather warnings; this led to 137 flood warnings being issued by the Environment Agency (EA) across England, Scotland and Wales, with extensive flooding affecting parts of North West England, especially Greater Manchester. [1]
The actions taken include raising the river bed to create natural flood meadows and floodplains, and putting in meanders to recreate a natural environment. This should also help the local population as the flood risk will decrease as a result of allowing flooding further upstream and in fields adjacent to the river.