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More than 260 flood alerts are in place in parts of England and Wales, which mean flooding is "possible". The Environment Agency said it is monitoring swollen rivers around the UK, with some close ...
With around 80 flood warnings and over 220 flood alerts across the UK, the south coast and Channel Islands were pummeled by heavy rain and gusts of up to 100mph. ... said it had “rescued 84 ...
The Environment Agency has issued 35 flood warnings and 114 flood alerts for areas across England where flooding is expected or possible. Natural Resources Wales has issued eight flooding warnings ...
Flooding on the rail line between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Newcastle were flooding, causing major disruption for passengers. In Northumberland, part of the A189 road was shut down after it was flooded and the River Aln flooded large areas of countryside near Alnmouth. A farmer near Wooler said he lost 12 lambs due to the flooding. [34]
A flood alert was made for coastal areas in East Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. [40] Butlin's Minehead was closed after flooding in Somerset. [41] A Wetherspoons pub in Taunton was flooded. [42] On 27 September 2023, Storm Agnes hit the UK with strong winds and heavy rain, which brought flooding in parts of the UK and Ireland.
The Bristol Channel floods of 30 January 1607 [a] drowned many people and destroyed a large amount of farmland and livestock during a flood in the Bristol Channel area of the UK. The known tide heights, probable weather, extent and depth of flooding, and coastal flooding elsewhere in the UK on the same day all point to the cause being a storm ...
Property flooding is possible when it goes above 3.38m (11ft)." It advised people in the area to start acting on their flood plan if they have one. The advice comes as the Met Office issued a ...
Map showing the location of the stations and the damaged bridges During the twenty-four hours before Friday 20 November 2009, rainfall of over 300 mm (12 in) was recorded in Cumbria . Flooding along the Borrowdale and Derwent Valley meant that some areas were up to 8 feet (2.4 m) deep in water.