The Clooneys’ home is hit by floods
GEORGE Clooney’s £12million riverside mansion has been swamped by the Storm Dennis floods.
Aerial footage of the estate in Berkshire showed the garden of the Thames-side mansion submerged under filthy water.
The actor’s tennis court, summer veranda and lawn were affected but the main house he shares with wife Amal and two-year-old twins in Sonning appears to have escaped damage.
The Up In The Air star, 58, and the human rights lawyer, 42, spent
18 months extensively renovating the Grade II-listed property.
The new additions included a glasshouse, a 60ft swimming pool and a 12-seat private cinema.
They bought the mansion after their grand three-day wedding in Italy in September 2014.
devastating impact on people’s lives. Further spells of rain in northern England from Friday and into the weekend may lead to further significant river flooding, particularly across the Pennines.
“While ongoing river flooding remains probable for the lower Severn for the remainder of the week.
“This is the third weekend we have seen exceptional river levels and stormy weather.With the effects of climate change, we need to prepare for more frequent periods of extreme weather like this.”
In Tiverton, Devon, police searching for Jean Disney, 87, last seen on Monday and believed to have fallen into the River Exe, found a body in the watercourse.
Meanwhile a crowdfunding campaign launched by actor Michael Sheen to help flood-hit communities of South Wales has seen donations pour in. The Frost/Nixon star, who grew up in the area, has so far raised £25,000 for the victims of floods in theWelsh valleys.
Several railway lines in Wales have remained closed due to the weather, including Aberdare to Pontypridd, Ebbw Vale Town to Cardiff, Abergavenny to Hereford and Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno.
ASTON Martin fan Prince Charles arrives at the luxury carmaker’s new £50million factory at Barry, South Wales, in his DB6 Mark II Volante.
He has owned the vintage sports car, left, since 1970. Charles test drove one of Aston Martin’s new £158,000 DBX sport utility vehicles, above, yesterday.