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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 ...
Chris Wilding, of the Environment Agency, said “significant flooding impacts” are probable in parts of Northamptonshire, with “minor” flooding on the River Severn.
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 ...
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.
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 also broke its banks in some areas, causing flooding in Shrewsbury. [1] [3] A mother and her six-month-old baby were saved from a flood near Nynehead, Somerset which left their car stuck. [4] In Devon, the River Exe burst its banks between the villages of Oakfordbridge and Exebridge, [5] which also affected Bickleigh. [6]
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 ...
On 1 March 2002, Severn Trent Water worked with local councillors to create an emergency plan that was supposed to ensure that in a state of emergency their services would not be affected. [1] It came to national attention in July 2007 when it became inundated with water from the River Severn during the Summer 2007 United Kingdom floods.