LONDON: Parts of England were lashed by heavy rain and flooding in the early hours of Friday, reported the German news agency (dpa). The Met Office is...
FILE PHOTO: A bird sits atop a"Danger" sign on the River Thames, on the day data revealed sewage spills into England's rivers and seas by water companies more than doubled last year, in Hambledon, Britain, March 27, 2024. - REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo: Parts of England were lashed by heavy rain and flooding in the early hours of Friday, reported the German news agency .
Areas affected by the amber warning - including Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands - were struck by flash floods as the Met Office cautioned that these regions could see 30-40 millimetres of rainfall within three hours. “The amber warning is in place until 6am and the wider yellow warning will be lifted at 9am. We’re expecting it to then ease up and become a bit drier.
Recent flooding in areas including Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire have brought widespread travel disruption and damage to properties. Avon Fire and Rescue Service said it was working with National Highways: South-West to rescue people stranded on the M5 in Gloucestershire after heavy rainfall flooded the motorway.
Tewkesbury Borough Council, in Gloucestershire, has been handing out sandbags to residents to help protect their homes against flooding.
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