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Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place in the UK causing travel disruption days after Storm Henk hit the country.
Homes across the Midlands were inundated yesterday while parts of southern England were also submerged.
This morning, a total of 302 flood warnings were in place in England, as well as 13 in Wales, with forecasters predicting showers could continue.
It comes after disruption caused by strong winds and rain from Storm Henk earlier in the week, which has left the ground saturated and more prone to flooding.
The impact of surface water and river flooding will continue to be “significant” across parts of England following the heavy rainfall, experts have warned.
Train companies have also been affected by the deluge, with Great Western Railway warning that several lines remain closed due to flooding.
A landslip in Bedfordshire was also affecting Thameslink services.
In east London, around 50 people were led to safety by firefighters overnight after a canal burst its banks in Hackney Wick, causing flooding in an area of around 10 acres.
The highest rainfall totals recorded yesterday were 35.2mm at Otterbourne in Hampshire, with a wide range of 20-30mm across much of the southern counties of England.
The UK’s Environment Agency said ongoing impacts are likely across much of England over the next five days.
The Environment Agency’s Stefan Laeger said: “Significant surface water and river flooding impacts are possible across parts of the Midlands and the south and east of England on Thursday and Friday due to heavy localised rainfall falling on already very saturated catchments.
“Ongoing minor impacts are also likely across much of England over the next five days as some larger rivers slowly respond to recent and forecast rain.”
Nottinghamshire County Council declared a major incident yesterday due to rising levels along the River Trent and several residents of Radcliffe Residential Park, an estate of static caravans for the over-55s just to the east of the city, were evacuated.
Elsewhere, a number of cows drowned in the village of Sawley, Derbyshire, prompting an animal welfare investigation.
An evacuation centre was set up in the nearby village Walton Cardiff while people living on Alney Island, between two branches of the River Severn, in nearby Gloucester were urged to leave their homes overnight for a nearby leisure centre.
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