Flood warnings have been issued across the south-west of England after heavy rain and some stormy conditions were forecast in the region. The Environment Agency (EA) issued four warnings urging people to “act now” in Devon, along with one warning for part of Exmoor in Somerset. EA officials said flood waters might be deep fast-flowing...
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Heavy rainfall and storms have been battering southern France since Monday. The rains have caused widespread damage across the region, flooding streets and causing power and water outages. At least three people have died in the flooding with several hundred emergency rescuers being deployed to the region. Read full article at source...
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A flood warning has been issued in Devon following a night of heavy rainfall in the county. The Environment Agency issued the warning for the lower River Torridge from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard. It said flooding was expected after river levels rose to just below 3.3m (11ft) in areas including Torrington...
Flood schemes in Devon and Cornwall will receive about £33m of government funding, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. It said the plan to put “fresh funding” into 70 flood schemes in the counties would help to “protect 27,000 more homes and businesses over the next year”. Projects earmarked in the scheme included a watercourse...