Stormy weather continues to devastate parts of the UK and forecasters warn more heavy rainfall and strong winds are on their way.
A rainy December followed by a record-breakingly wet January has left many homes flooded across southern England. Severe flood warnings remain in place for the Somerset Levels – an area particularly badly hit.
Aerial imagery and photographs from the affected areas show the extent of the damage caused.
[full]Homes in the village of Moorland, on the Somerset Levels, have been evacuated amid forecasts of more rain. The water level rose by about one metre overnight on Thursday, breaching temporary flood defences in the early hours of Friday.
The area has been effectively cut off for a number of weeks and the Royal Marines have be drafted in to help with the sandbag defences.[/full]
[full]The villages of Muchelney and Thorney, also on the Somerset Levels, have also been badly hit. Teams from the Environment Agency are continuing to pump nearly three million tonnes of water away.[/full]
