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February 18, 2020
In hundreds of years, it has never been higher. the river wye at hereford tonight. the old bridge closed, even to pedestrians, because it is simply too dangerous. i thought i could stay there. what do you think of the man helping you this morning? wonderful. we are assessing immediate danger, age, making sure they bring all the medication with them. some people are still trapped. across this region, vast areas have been overwhelmed. anyone for cricket? this is worcester where the river severn is...
February 18, 2020
Because you don‘t feel it at all. the new rules mean we can talk as well for the first time. it‘s like a nightmare, you know, but if you are a political activist in russia, you just have to be prepared somehow or anything. for prison. the single mum is accused of links to a pro—democracy group based in the uk that is banned here is undesirable. she now has this electronic tag. that‘s how they control me. the case is based on a political debate and a protest with a banner against vladimir...
February 17, 2020
River levels relatively quickly. you can probablyjust make out a tide posed by its landmark. things gradually improving. lets hope that things dont carry on too long. some of the fire and rescue service boats that were out last night had been out since yesterday morning so they are doing 12 hour shifts at the moment and working very, very hard. it is quite remarkable and hysterical waves and the smiles belie what must terrible times for anybody who has been through this. just that sentence, we j...
February 17, 2020
With whatever they can save. a city under water and under threat. shirley was one of hundreds forced to leave their homes. i thought i could stay there. thats why im so late coming out. what do you think of these men who helped you this morning? wonderful. one of the crews will make an assessment on life risk, so immediate danger, age, and making sure they bring medication with them and all they need. some people are still trapped. across this region, vast areas have been overwhelmed. anyone for...
February 17, 2020
Things as well, and early warning as well. we have seen great warnings go out, they have been really effective, making sure people can leave when they need to leave.“ was a double whammy, first to storm ciara and then dennis within a week, that really has changed how people have been able to prepare for this. yes, hopefully there is not another one coming next weekend. that is as far as we one coming next weekend. that is as faras we can one coming next weekend. that is as far as we can think,...
February 17, 2020
As storm dennis poured. carolyn has lived here for years. she was rescued alongside her 96—year—old father, whose birthday it is today. the only thing ive managed to save is his his medals from the war. ruined, everything, ive lost everything. ive got a photo here now. at the time, ijust grabbed every towel, blanket i could find and pushed up against the front door, just thinking it was going to come in through the front door because wed already got sandbags there, because sometimes the floo...
February 17, 2020
But first, tomos morgan reports from pontypridd in the south wales valleys. residents never would have witnessed anything like this. road turned river, cars submerged, as storm dennis poured. carolyn has lived here for yea rs stop poured. carolyn has lived here for years stop she was rescued alongside a 96 year father whose birthday it is today. the only thing ive managed to save is his his medals from the war. ruined, everything, ive lost everything. ive got a photo here now. at the time, ijust...
February 17, 2020
With squares at 1.5km wide. but the ambition with the supercomputer is to try to get down to a scale ofjust 100 metres to generate a really accurate understanding of local conditions. and this really matters because its one thing to be able to forecast that extreme weather is going to hit a particular region, far more useful to be able to tell where the heaviest rain is going to fall, and then crucially try to work out which homes are at greatest risk of flooding. knowing where to install flood ...
February 17, 2020
Coming in now, more people with kaya ks. coming in now, more people with kayaks. those people checking people who may have been stuck in the homes and may need some help just to see that they are ok basically. we are live comedy want to ask them about their experiences as they get out of their experiences as they get out of their kayaks? some of them are allowed to talk to us, some arent. cani allowed to talk to us, some arent. can i quickly ask you, was anyone in their desperate to be pulled ou...
February 17, 2020
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