Floods LIVE: Storm Henk chaos as 1,000 houses are evacuated, victims present inside their flooded houses, colleges shut and celebration boat sinks

A retired engineer has constructed a wall to guard his £600,000 property from flooding.

Nick Lupton, 60, and his spouse Anne, 50, dwell in a transformed seventeenth century home on the banks of the River Severn. Since they moved into the property in Pixham, Worcestershire, in 2016 the home and one-acre of land has been flooded 11 instances.

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Temperatures are anticipated to drop to -4C (25F) in components of rural South West England tomorrow night time and -6C (21F) in rural areas alongside the Welsh border in Shropshire and Herefordshire on Sunday night time.

These dramatic images present a BMW that was hit by a falling department on the A25 close to Godstone in Surrey.

The motive force had a fortunate escape after the tree smashed by the windscreen of his BMW i3 throughout Storm Henk earlier this week.

Firefighters evacuated 4 properties within the Collingham space of Nottinghamshire this morning amid main flooding within the county. Here’s a video of the rescue:

Champion coach Paul Nicholls has been pressured to evacuate horses from his Ditcheat yard after flash flooding attributable to Storm Henk.

Nicholls revealed six horses wanted to be evacuated from the stables in Somerset following the downpour:

Ken Button works at Kirk and Invoice’s, a furnishings workshop in Farndon Street, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

Water has risen up by the floorboards and drains attributable to flooding attributable to Storm Henk, submerging the workshop.

Mr Button has been pumping water out at present, after a serious incident was declared alongside the River Trent in Nottinghamshire, which runs close to to the workshop.

He stated: ’That is the second time I can ever bear in mind it occurring.

’The final time was round 2000, and the constructing is effectively over 100 years previous, and it hasn’t been an issue prior to now, however for some purpose or different it’s now, which is presumably an indication of local weather change.

’It has been a horrible begin to the brand new 12 months. We’ll should see what we are able to salvage. I suppose the long-term answer is to lift the ground up, however at a value.’

Amongst these affected by flooding this week is Matthew Bloodwoth, who was pictured at present standing in his flooded dwelling in Tewkesbury, subsequent to the Gloucestershire city’s well-known abbey. Listed here are some images from his deluged property:

Rishi Sunak has stated that folks must be ’reassured’ by the response to flooding in badly affected areas.

The Prime Minister has confronted calls to go to native areas, in addition to criticism of Authorities assist for flood defences.

Chatting with broadcasters in Stockport at present, the Prime Minister stated: ’I spoke to individuals within the East Midlands yesterday who had been affected and speaking to them about how devastating the impression of flooding is.

’I simply need individuals to be reassured that the Surroundings Company has received individuals on the bottom in all of the affected areas, additionally a whole lot of excessive quantity pumps are in follow proper now making a distinction and it’s important that folks comply with the recommendation that has been given in native areas the place there are flood warnings which were given.’

’Individuals must be reassured. The Surroundings Company have individuals within the floor all over the place, completely recognise the urgency of what’s occurring and they’re responding appropriately and with all due haste.’

The interval between July and December final 12 months was the wettest on report courting again to 1890, in line with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).

Since September, the beginning of the storm 12 months, there have been eight named storms to hit the UK, which is the very best quantity in a season to be named by the Met Workplace because it started naming them in 2015.

This has turned the nation into what hydrologist Professor Hannah Cloke, from the College of Studying, described as a ’drenched sponge’.

The Surroundings Company has issued these newest peak maps for the rivers Severn, Avon, Wye and Teme, and urged residents dwelling close by to maintain checking flood alerts and warnings for the most recent info.

The general public and tradespeople in Britain are making ready to cope with the consequences of flooding and extreme climate, information from Toolstation revealed at present.

Demand for soiled water pumps have seen a rise of 391 per cent week-on-week, whereas dehumidifier gross sales have risen 148 per cent. Tarpaulins are up by 542 per cent.

Greg Richardson from Toolstation informed MailOnline this afternoon: ’Gross sales of merchandise like water pumps and dehumidifiers are up and it is no shock because the nation continues to attempt to conquer the opposed climate.’

Shaun Tait’s dwelling within the Fife city of Dunfermline has been devastated as flooding distress spreads throughout Britain.

This video on MailOnline reveals how his property was drowned, with furnishings, electronics and his bikes in floodwater.

Nottinghamshire has been the wettest county thus far this month with two thirds of its common January rainfall in 4 days, in line with ITV meteorologist Laura Tobin:

The Met Workplace stated rain would proceed for jap areas this afternoon following the foremost flooding this week – whereas western components can be brighter:

Met Workplace spokesman Oli Claydon stated situations are ’turning significantly drier and bettering on a regular basis’, including that the climate service has no rain warnings issued ’for the primary time in fairly some time’.

He stated the spell of rain that hit southern England yesterday is shifting eastwards throughout the North Sea, leaving ’some scattered showers throughout components of the UK’, principally within the northeastern components of Scotland.

Mr Claydon stated: ’We’re heading to a extra settled spell of climate, which can be very welcome for many individuals throughout the UK after what’s been a really moist begin to 2024.

He stated the ’improved image’ will proceed into subsequent week as excessive stress begins to construct and ’assert its dominance over UK climate’.

He stated issues will ’flip a bit chillier’ on Monday due to an easterly movement of chilly air throughout the southern half of the UK, including that the breezy situations will ’make it really feel actually chilly’.

Greater than 1,000 properties throughout England have been flooded this week, with commuters going through additional journey disruption after heavy downpours throughout the UK, the Surroundings Company has stated.

Tons of of flood warnings and alerts remained in place on Friday morning, regardless of bettering climate situations, with the Met Workplace forecasting drier climate over the weekend.

The Surroundings Company stated ongoing impacts are possible throughout a lot of England over the subsequent 5 days as a result of the bottom is ’fully saturated’.

Individuals dwelling at Radcliffe Residential Park in Nottinghamshire have been evacuated after the positioning endured main flooding when the River Trent burst its banks

Days of heavy rainfall have exacerbated situations in already saturated areas within the wake of Storm Henk, which brought about widespread harm throughout components of the UK.

These images present flooding within the space, in addition to residents Sue and Hans Oosthuizen who’ve change into trapped by floodwater on the web site.

The house of Debbie McGee, the assistant and widow of magician Paul Daniels, has change into surrounded by floodwater after the River Thames broke its banks following the heavy rain. See the images right here:

One pub proprietor hit by floods in a Worcestershire village was seen ingesting a pint of Guinness in waist-deep water.

Andrew Goodall revealed it was the third time the Rose and Crown in Severn Stoke has been flooded prior to now 12 months. Watch the video on MailOnline right here:

Labour has accused the Authorities of being ’asleep on the wheel’ over flood warnings.

The celebration desires Rishi Sunak to convene a ’Cobra-style taskforce’ to guard houses from additional harm.

In a joint assertion shadow Cupboard Workplace minister Pat McFadden and shadow surroundings secretary Steve Reed stated: ’The Conservatives have brushed over the danger of flooding for too lengthy and communities are paying the worth.

’Rishi Sunak has been asleep on the wheel and he should act now or threat additional harm to lives and livelihoods.

’This isn’t about extra cash. That is about making certain that the price range already dedicated to flood defences is used to most impact. If that does not occur, houses throughout the nation will stay uncovered.

’Labour would create a Cobra-style Flood Resilience Taskforce to coordinate flood preparation and defend extra households from the threats posed by local weather change and flooding.’

A person from Worcestershire has managed to maintain his dwelling dry, regardless of dwelling in an space liable to flooding, after constructing a flood wall round his property.

Nick Lupton, who lives subsequent to the River Severn, has had his dwelling flooded 11 instances since 2016. However this time it has been protected by his defences:

Following 40 days of steady rain, showers continued into this morning affecting components of south-western and jap areas in addition to components of Wales and Scotland.

However the climate is ready to enhance this weekend – with extra settled, colder situations shifting in and bringing an elevated likelihood of sunshine and frosty nights.

In East London, some 50 individuals had been evacuated after streets changed into rivers in Hackney Wick.

Ten hearth engines and 70 firefighters had been known as to the scene when water began racing down the banks of the canal into residential streets and floor flooring flats.

Rishi Sunak ought to go to areas impacted by flooding, the Liberal Democrats have stated.

The celebration’s spokeswoman for housing and communities Helen Morgan stated: ’The Prime Minister ought to see for himself the devastation attributable to these floods. Individuals’s houses and companies have been ruined but once more.

’If Rishi Sunak truly met with individuals impacted by this annual carnage, then he would possibly do one thing about it.

’Underneath this Authorities flood safety plans for houses have been disgracefully slashed. This should be reversed instantly.

’This needs to be the final 12 months areas like mine in Shropshire are left to fend for themselves towards floods.’

Images have revealed a narrowboat pushed sideways towards a bridge as water streams previous it on the River Soar in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, amid widespread flooding within the Midlands.

Native resident Sam Harper Ard, 27, stated ’I dwell within the village and take my kayak out often on that stretch of the River Soar and I’ve by no means seen it so excessive.’

The PR supervisor stated that ’narrowboats are an actual a part of the group right here’ so seeing a canal boat affected by the flooding was ’actually unhappy’.

’I hope the house owners and everybody concerned is secure,’ he stated.

South Western Railway providers are disrupted throughout its total community, with main points on its west of England routes.

The operator stated: ’While we count on water ranges to drop and a lot of the community to reopen at present, South Western Railway will be unable to function providers between Yeovil Junction and Exeter due to a landslip close to Crewkerne.

’A precarious tree can also be inflicting disruption to journeys between Ash and Wanborough. Providers could also be cancelled, delayed by as much as half-hour or revised till 10.30am.

’Disruption to the remainder of the community is predicted to final all through at present attributable to displaced trains and crews. South Western Railway urges everybody to test earlier than they journey to see whether or not their prepare is working as deliberate.’

One of many worst-hit areas by flooding this week has been Tewkesbury, which is now nearly reduce off with only one main highway remaining open to the centre of the city.

See these astonishing aerial images taken at present, which present how the realm of Gloucestershire has been devastated:

Nice Western Railway warned there’s ’vital disruption’ to its providers.

In an alert to passengers, the operator stated: ’We’re experiencing vital disruption on the community. Please test earlier than you journey. Flooding and a critical incident close to Studying final night time, which concerned police taking management of the road, has left trains and crew within the incorrect place. We’re sorry for the disruption clients skilled.

’Brief-notice cancellations and a diminished degree of service on long-distance routes are anticipated all through the day.’

The incident close to Studying concerned an individual being struck by a prepare.

Flooding has closed the railway between Swindon and Bristol Parkway, between Studying and Citadel Cary, and between Liskeard and Looe.

Flooding from Storm Henk has revealed the define of an English Civil Warfare fort.

Aerial images present The Earith Bulwark within the Cambridgeshire Fens, which was inbuilt 1643 to guard crossing factors on the native rivers, together with the River Nice Ouse.

The heavy rain helped fill a moat across the earthworks, highlighting the 400-year-old fort which was constructed by Oliver Cromwell’s forces. Learn the total story right here:

That is the second horses had been evacuated from the yard of champion coach Paul Nicholls at Ditcheat in Somerset after the animals had been left ’actually floating’.

This video reveals a employee fastidiously guiding one of many thoroughbreds by the water amid main flooding within the space. Watch it on MailOnline right here:

In Oxfordshire, flood-hit resident Doreen Cole has been surveying the harm to her property after heavy rains and sewer system overflows brought about the River Cherwell to interrupt its banks in Islip.

Days of heavy rainfall have exacerbated situations in already saturated areas within the wake of Storm Henk, which brought about widespread harm throughout components of the UK.

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A celebration boat sunk and dozens of individuals needed to be led to security after heavy rain and flooding battered London amid Storm Henk.

The celebration boat, which is a floating bar, restaurant and nightclub, sank within the River Thames as torrential rainfall hit the capital.

A spokesman for the Bar & Co boat, which was moored at Temple Pier, stated it possible sunk due to climate situations. Right here is the total story on MailOnline:

Various cows drowned within the village of Sawley, Derbyshire, yesterday – prompting an animal welfare investigation.

A press release from Derbyshire Constabulary stated: ’Following calls referring to cattle in a flooded discipline at Sawley, near the M1 officers from Derbyshire Constabulary’s Rural Crime Staff attended with Derbyshire Hearth Rescue Service and had been capable of save a few of the cows.

’Sadly, a quantity had already drowned and an animal welfare investigation is now underway.’

Right here is the morning forecast map from the Met Workplace as showers proceed in components of the nation following torrential rain yesterday that has brought about flooding chaos:

Let’s begin with a take a look at our prime story at present, which is that flooding distress is spreading throughout at present as a whole lot of persons are evacuated, cows drowned, rail strains are blocked and roads flip to rivers amid torrential rain.

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Stick with us for updates all through at present as a whole lot of flood warnings stay in place and commuters face extra journey disruption after additional heavy downpours following Storm Henk.