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From December 2013 onwards the Somerset Levels suffered severe flooding as part of the wider 2013–2014 Atlantic winter storms in Europe and subsequent 2013–2014 United Kingdom winter floods. The Somerset Levels, or the Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly but more correctly known, is a coastal plain and wetland area of ...
The 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods had brought severe flooding to the Somerset Levels. During December 2013 and January 2014 heavy rainfall led to extensive flooding on the Somerset Levels with over 600 houses and 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) of agricultural land, including North Moor, Curry and Hay Moors and Greylake, affected.
There are six flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, in place for Somerset, 12 for Wiltshire, eight for Gloucestershire and one for Bristol, said the Environment Agency.. The alerts include ...
A major incident has been declared in Somerset after overnight flooding as rain and wind continue to batter parts of the UK. Residents in the worst affected areas of Somerset have been evacuated ...
Heavy overnight rainfall has led to the A358 being flooded between Ilminster and Chard.
Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData The Somerset Levels are a coastal plain and wetland area of Somerset, England, running south from the Mendips to the Blackdown Hills.. The Somerset Levels have an area of about 160,000 acres (650 km 2) and are bisected by the Polden Hills; the areas to the south are drained by the River Parrett, and the areas to the north by the rivers Axe and Brue.
Residents in parts of Somerset say recent flooding is the "worst they have seen" after stormy weather caused disruption over Sunday and Monday. Elaine Merrick-Reed, who lives in Chard - one of the ...
The Sowy River is an artificial drainage channel in Somerset, England, designed to act as a flood relief channel for the River Parrett.Water from the Parrett can be diverted into it just below Langport, and is conveyed to the King's Sedgemoor Drain, which discharges back into the Parrett much nearer to its outfall into the Bristol Channel.