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Drone footage has captured the extent of flooding in parts of Warwickshire. John Davies filmed the result of high water levels in three locations on Tuesday before he returned on Thursday for the ...
Flood risk management in a village that was cut off by water is "clearly" not working, an MP says. Much of Wolston, in Warwickshire, was hit by flooding on Monday with some locals stranded in ...
Residents in a Warwickshire town that was hit by flooding for the first time in more than 20 years in 2024, fear they face the same deluge again this year. On 3 January last year, the people of ...
The worst of the flooding occurred across parts of the Midlands including Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. [ 4 ] In Stratford-upon-Avon , the Royal Shakespeare Company cancelled two nights of performances due to rising water levels on the River Avon . [ 5 ]
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.
The River Anker has flooded Nuneaton town centre several times in the past, including 1968, prompting the construction of a 600-metre-long (2,000 ft) flood relief channel in Weddington in 1976. [11] [12] In July 2007 the river flooded the Liberty Way pitch, forcing Nuneaton Town and Nuneaton RFC to cancel matches while the river water drained ...
Today, there stands a memorial garden. [5] On 16 August 2004 - exactly 52 years to the day of the Lynmouth Flood - a similar incident happened in Cornwall, when flash floods caused extensive damage to Boscastle, but without loss of life. The hydrological setting of these two villages is very similar. [6]
India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu is braced for more downpours Thursday after heavy monsoon rains brought deadly flash floods and submerged entire neighborhoods earlier this week.