Met Office issues snow and ice warning for Kent day after it was hit by floods
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Updated: 14:14, 15 January 2021
Kent is set to be hit with snowy and icy conditions just a day after large parts of it was flooded due to heavy rainfall.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the county and is urging people to be careful.
An ice warning was put it place by the Met Office. Picture: Stock
Icy conditions are expected throughout the day today while snow is expected on Saturday between 3am and 8pm.
The ice warning comes as rain, sleet or snow dies down and leaves a risk of icy surfaces and difficult travel conditions .
Ice and freezing fog bring further hazards today after temperatures fall to -11.8C (10.8F) in North Yorkshire
Snow warning from 3am to 8pm tomorrow covers London and South East, with 1in (3cm) expected widely
Up to 4in (10cm) possible in East Anglia on higher ground while 8in (20cm) could fall in North and Scotland
Environment Agency issues 144 flood alerts and 43 warnings across England after recent heavy rainfall
Torrential rain hits parts of Kent as Fenn Bell Inn pub ruined by flooding
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Heavy rain this morning has flooded a pub.
Staff at the Fenn Bell Inn, Hoo, have spent the morning trying to salvage goods and furniture as other parts of Kent are struck by severe flooding.
Video: The Fenn Bell Inn, Hoo, was damaged by flooding
Head keeper of the site in Ratcliffe Highway, Connor Gordon, said: We have lost the entire pub. The fire department were here this morning. We ve saved what furniture we can.
The Fenn Bell Pub reported up to 2 feet of water. Picture: Connor Gordon
Aerial pictures show devastating impact of flooding on Fenn Bell Inn pub, Hoo
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These images show the devastating scale of floods which submerged a pub-cum-zoo earlier this morning.
Torrential rain overnight and this morning flooded the Fenn Bell Inn, Hoo, as other parts of Kent were struck by the severe conditions.
An aerial video of the flood. Credit: Geoff Watkins / @DronePilotGeoff
Fire crews attended the site in Ratcliffe Highway earlier this morning to help pump water out of the building.
However, due to drainage issues in the surrounding area it wasn t possible to remove it.
Staff were pumping water out of the zoo this morning. None of the animals were effected by the conditions.