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Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue (MISAR), also known as Mercia Rescue, is a water rescue team operating from the marina in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England.. Mercia Rescue is a registered charity, staffed by volunteers reliant upon donations.
Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) or Severn Rescue is an independent, marine and land based, search and rescue organisation covering the Severn Estuary and upper reaches of the River Severn. SARA is the largest independent lifeboat service in the UK, second only to the RNLI , with 22 operational inshore lifeboats , 20 vehicles and ...
The Environment Agency deployed a pump at Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, to remove standing water. [66] Parts of the A38 were closed in both directions at Stoke Heath because of flooding. [73] A mudslide occurred on the road at Wilden Lane, Stourport-on-Severn although the road remained open. [77]
A series of large floods occurred in parts of the United Kingdom during the summer of 2007. The worst of the flooding occurred across parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland on 14 June; East Yorkshire and the Midlands on 15 June; Yorkshire, the Midlands, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire on 25 June; and Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and ...
The Severn breached its banks in many parts of the county, including at Bewdley, Worcester and Upton-upon-Severn. In Worcester, the Severn peaked on 3 November at its highest level in 53 years. The river remained in flood for several days however and the main road bridge in the city was closed.
A flood buoy nearby triggered a reading of 74.8 ft (22.8 m) at 3 am. [ 15 ] A Department for Transport source said that the "most pressing issue" was to get the line up and running as soon as possible, "but equally it is clear it is important we look at the long term as well."
6 February 1809, the Newnham on Severn to Arlingham Passage ferryboat sank in full view of people on both banks of the Severn. Two boatmen on board drowned. 1 February 1868, at the bridge over the Severn at Caersws an approach embankment, damaged by flood water, collapsed under a goods train. The driver and fireman were killed.
In 1998 the river flooded for the first time since 1956, spilling over its defences and flooding a large part of Alcester. The river burst its banks again during the night of 20/21 July 2007, flooding about 112 homes in Alcester.