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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 ...
The Environment Agency had 26 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 71 flood alerts, meaning it is possible, in place across England on Tuesday morning.
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 ...
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 ]
The first of these floods, in 2007, was caused by the River Teme and the Kyre Brook bursting their banks. The second was caused by a combination of 15mm (0.59 in) of rain falling in an hour and the town's drainage system (much of which was blocked) failing to cope, creating flash flooding.
In England, the Environment Agency had 193 flood warnings in place across England at 5.45pm, meaning flooding is expected, and another 306 flood alerts indicating flooding was possible.
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 ...
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 ...