The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Yellow warnings issued as more than 800 homes hit by flooding
More than 800 properties across parts of England have been affected by flooding so far, with the Met Office warning of more rain on the way.
The Environment Agency said further wet weather over the next 48 hours could bring “severe” flooding to areas already affected by rising waters.
Forty-five flood warnings were in place as of midday yesterday across England, as well as 122 flood alerts. Oxfordshire County Council said firefighters had rescued “a number of people” from vehicles stuck in floodwater.
Meanwhile, images posted online showed the Oxfordshire village of Wendlebury, near Bicester, flooded after the nearby Wendlebury brook burst its banks due to heavy rain.
Wendlebury Parish Council advised people living near the brook to move belongings “upstairs if at all possible”.
In Worcestershire, West Mercia Police said the A448 Kidderminster Road in Bromsgrove was “completely impassable” near Fox Lane and through Chaddesley Corbett.
The Met Office warned there could be a danger to life in parts of the East Midlands and Yorkshire as more rain was forecast to fall on the already flooded region yesterday.
It had issued a yellow weather alert for areas including Nottingham, Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire and Derby, warning of “heavy and persistent” rain until 10pm last night. A yellow weather alert for “widespread” rain was also in place for parts of Wales, south-west England and the West Midlands until 11.45pm last night.
The Environment Agency stated since flooding began last Thursday, around 14,400 properties had been protected by flood defences, including 5,000 in South Yorkshire.
More than 800 properties have been affected by the floods, with people evacuated from homes in Bentley and Fishlake, near Doncaster, it stated.