THE river Wye has reached a peak of more than five metres as the city faces a second flood in less than a month.
Dave Throup from the Environment Agency said the Wye had peaked at "just over five metres" in Hereford, with the agency's website suggesting it was around 5.09 metres at 3pm on Sunday.
Taking to Twitter to discuss the flooding, Mr Throup, the agency's manager for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, said: "We have a record of 14 floods of over five metres in Hereford.
"Six have been since 2000, four have been in the last 18 months, two have been in the last month.