in more than 20 years. the peak expected today. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. and a few miles south in loughborough, this flat ruined by floodwater. darren s father had to be rescued in the early hours of yesterday morning. there was three feet of water whereas today i m looking at it and there s no water. the river severn also expected to peak today. belongings piled high in this cottage in worcester to escape the worst of the damage. in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum s house which was surrounded by water, again from the river severn. it s 2007 all over again and it s, yeah, itjust means, mum, if it does go through it would be nine months out again. and this is what the river avon did to alice and mark s garden in fordingbridge. the flood defence swamped. the garden would get flooded, it did last year. so we had to start bringing
with nottinghamshire county council declaring a major incident because of rising water levels on the river trent. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes including in radcliffe where the fire service were called in to help residents. and this is what the river avon did to alice and mark s garden in fordingbridge, the flood defence swamped. let s get more on this now with caroline douglass from the environment agency. she is the director for flood and coastal risk management will stop you are very busy at the moment so appreciate your time this morning. i wonder if you can plot us through some of the worst affected areas, we were showing pictures from nottinghamshire, give us your update of the situation there? if}. nottinghamshire, give us your update of the situation there? of the situation there? 0, yes, it is a really of the situation there? 0, yes, it is a really wet of the situation there? 0, yes, it is a really wet day of the situation there? 0, yes
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to rise, as high as it s been in more than 20 years. the peak expected today. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. and a few miles south in loughborough, this flat ruined by floodwater. darren s father had to be rescued in the early hours of yesterday morning. there was three feet of water whereas today i m looking at it and there s no water. the river severn also expected to peak today. belongings piled high in this cottage in worcester to escape the worst of the damage. in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum s house which was surrounded by water, again from the river severn. it s 2007 all over again and it s, yeah, itjust means, mum, if it does go through it would be nine months out again. and this is what the river avon did to alice and mark s garden in fordingbridge. the flood defence swamped. the garden would get flooded, it did last year.
the river severn also expected to peak today. belongings piled high in this cottage in worcester to escape the worst of the damage. in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum s house which was surrounded by water, again from the river severn. it s 2007 all over again and it s, yeah, itjust means, mum, if it does go through it would be nine months out again. and this is what the river avon did to alice and mark s garden in fordingbridge. the flood defence swamped. the garden would get flooded, it did last year. so we had to start bringing all of the equipment and tools that we had in the garden and all of the toys for the children and start bringing them up closer to the house, which is on higher ground. the water breached a couple of weeks ago and now it s the river bank has gone as well. anyone travelling by train today is advised to check their service before they set off after major disruption to multiple routes, including great western ra