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Floods update: Scores of homes hit after heavy rain. Pritti Mistry - BBC News. January 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM. Nearly 200 properties have been flooded in Lincolnshire [Lincolnshire County Council]
Major incidents have been declared and dozens of people rescued in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire as heavy rains caused severe flooding in the Midlands on Monday. Firefighters in Leicestershire ...
Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council has urged the government to give grants to those affected after emergency aid was previously offered to flood-hit communities impacted by Storm Henk.
A major incident was declared by authorities on Monday as n early 200 properties were flooded across Lincolnshire. ... Christmas toys ruined as flood hits family home. Floods update: Scores of ...
The Lincolnshire Fens are an area of low-lying land which have been subject to flooding and attempts to prevent it for centuries. In medieval times, the Midfen Dyke was built to drain the area, but by 1500, this was regarded less as a drain for the land than as a boundary marker between the Parts of Holland and the Parts of Kesteven, two of the three medieval subdivisions of Lincolnshire which ...
In total, 91 flood warnings and 237 flood alerts were issued by the Environment Agency. [98] In many areas, more than 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain fell in less than 36 hours. [99] Flooding caused widespread travel disruption during the pre-Christmas rush, which is traditionally the busiest time of year for public transport in the United Kingdom. [100]
The vicar changed in 1919 and 1959, both less than a year before a flood. The flooding of the early 1980s was attributed to the change of vicar in 1980, but there was no flooding after the change of vicar in 1999. The River Bain and River Waring overflowed during the 2007 United Kingdom floods. [51] [52] [53] Flooding recurred in 2012. [54]
A major incident was declared by authorities in Lincolnshire on Monday night, with a warning that more flooding could occur on Tuesday. Lincolnshire Resilience Forum said 40 flood warnings and 29 ...