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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]
Internal flooding had affected at least 97 properties around the county. Supt Pat Coates, from Lincolnshire Police, said: "The south of the county is bearing the brunt of the problems and we're ...
Leicestershire County Council told the BBC it had been called to 160 flood-related incidents in the county so far. In Lincolnshire, the school children had to be driven to safety by volunteer ...
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.
In the aftermath of both Storm Kathleen and Storm Pierrick, [14] a combination of an 'exceptionally' high tide and strong winds caused significant floods across the country overnight on 8 April, especially along the south coast of England. [15] On 9 April, 43 flood warnings and 201 flood alerts were in place across England and Wales. [16]
In late October, Britain was hit by further flooding and heavy rain. [48] The Priory Meadow Shopping Centre in Hastings was evacuated after floods. [49] The Ship Inn at Cockwood in Devon collapsed after heavy rain. [50] Localised floods in Lanchester, County Durham caused homes to be evacuated. [51] A man was swept out to sea at Burnham-on-Sea ...
An Environment Agency spokesman said flooding in Kent and Sussex were the worst to hit the area since Autumn 2000. 100,000 homes reported without power across Southern England. 3 January – Strong winds and high tides bring flooding to large parts of Western England, Wales and Scotland. [5]
Major incidents have been declared in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire after rain brought severe flooding in the Midlands on Monday. Firefighters in Leicestershire rescued 59 people on Monday ...