Flash floods and heavy rain batter England and Wales
Sep 23, 2024 · Heavy rain and flash flooding have battered parts of England and Wales, causing widespread travel disruption and damage to properties. Roads and houses flooded in central and southern...
Widespread flooding hits England as heavy rain continues
Jan 4, 2024 · In England, 231 flood warnings - where flooding is expected - are in place, and 299 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible. Central and southern England are the main areas affected,...
England flooding: Hundreds of homes evacuated after heavy rain - BBC
Jan 5, 2024 · Hundreds of homes have been devastated by flooding in England following a powerful storm and a week of heavy rainfall.
UK weather: Heavy rain and flooding across England - BBC News
Jan 4, 2024 · BBC News. A deluge of heavy rain is pounding sodden ground in the wake of Storm Henk, with widespread flooding across England and travel disruption. Residents have been evacuated from hundreds of...
Flooding and rain hits UK on third day of red weather warning
Oct 21, 2023 · Three people in the UK are known to have died as the storm swept across the country, causing widespread flooding and high winds. A man in his 60s died after getting caught in fast-flowing...
Football pitch collapses and roads flooded as heavy rain hits ... - BBC
Sep 23, 2024 · A number of houses and roads have been flooded in central and southern England as some areas see a month's worth of rain in a matter of hours. The risk of flooding remains in 21 locations,...
UK flooding: Live updates on conditions in Sheffield, Doncaster …
Nov 8, 2019 · The UK’s Environment Agency has issued six severe “danger to life” flood warnings in the north of England after the River Don’s water levels rose as a result of persistent heavy rainfall.
U.K. Rain Causes Hundreds of Flood Warnings and Travel …
Jan 5, 2024 · In England, hundreds of flood warnings are in place. Torrential rains that swept across parts of England overnight prompted a wave of weather alerts and travel disruptions early Friday,...
Britain hit by flooding after heavy rain swells major rivers
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings, travel operators announcing serious...
Extreme UK flood levels are happening much more often than …
Jan 10, 2024 · The 50-year flood level from 1959 (3.5 metres) now recurs every nine years in 2024. L. Slater. Our analysis of the Trent aligns with results from a previous study which looked at rivers across...