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Drone footage taken on February 25 shows the severity of flooding in Bridgnorth, an English town on the River Severn.Thomas Paul Hutchinson, who recorded this footage, told Storyful he lives about ...
Heavy rains continued to bring devastating floods to areas of Worcestershire in the UK on February 27 as new weather warnings were issued for the region.Video posted online shows a flooded ...
Severe flooding has swept through towns along the River Severn after the United Kingdom saw extended periods of heavy rain.Simon Freebairn, who owns and operates Firefly Aerial Imaging Ltd ...
This led to more than 300 flood warnings being issued by the Environment Agency, with extensive flooding affecting the River Trent, Severn, Avon and Thames. [2] Further bands of heavy rain over the following days worsened the situation, and a major incident was declared in Nottinghamshire on 4 January. [3]
The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren, pronounced [ˈavɔn ˈhavrɛn]), at 220 miles (354 km) long, is the longest river in Great Britain. [4] [5] It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m 3 /s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Apperley, Gloucestershire.
The town centre is partially built on a hill whose elevation is, at its highest, 246 feet (75 m) above sea level. The longest river in the UK, the River Severn, flows through the town, forming a meander around its centre. [4] The town is subject to flooding from the river. Shrewsbury School, with its boathouse on the River Severn in the foreground.
Environment Secretary George Eustice said 40,000 homes had been protected by flood defences, as he was quizzed on flooding and the lack of permanent defences on the River Severn at the National ...
[66] [67] The Environment Agency issued three flood warnings for the county, two on the River Severn and one on the River Teme. [68] Sections of the A49 and A488 were closed as were a number of minor roads, particularly in the south of the county. [69] On 15 November four schools remained closed. [70] [71]