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hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. and a few miles south in loughborough, this flat ruined by floodwater. darren�*s father had to be rescued in the early hours of yesterday morning. there was three feet of water whereas today i'm looking at it and there's no water. the river severn also expected to peak today. belongings piled high in this cottage in worcester to escape the worst of the damage. in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum's house which was surrounded by water,
surrounded by flood water. you can see, a lot of the floodplains are doing theirjob this morning. the road that connects with the main motorway, the m5, is blocked. a few homes down below were evacuated overnight, people were brought to a pub i can seejust overnight, people were brought to a pub i can see just down overnight, people were brought to a pub i can seejust down below, two rooms and keep them warm and safe for the night. not as bad as it could have been, i suppose. 2007 was that incredible year. this is the biggest, the highest water levels, the worst flooding since 2007 but thankfully, fingers crossed, not as bad off as that. the vicar of the abbey, the canon rick davis, has invited us to the top of the tower. the town is used to this, how are people getting on? we the town is used to this, how are peeple getting on?— people getting on? we are a resilient community - people getting on? we are a resilient community and - people getting on? we are a i resilient community and people people getting on? we are a - resilient community and people have been pulling together. it has been great _ been pulling together. it has been great to— been pulling together. it has been great to see our council is filling
be disruption until midday today. but advice is to check your service before you set off. the same woman told me she had never seen a night like it in her 15 years of working here. she said just one train left the station last night, just one came in and it's something she's never experienced. thankfully, she said that most customers were very understanding but of course you can expect one or two might be a bit put out by not being able to get to their destination. it's caused by severe flooding and this morning the line between liskeard and looe, that is still closed today. passengers in the south of england unfortunately, that advice does stand, check your train service before you set off. thank you. multiple flood warnings are in place along the river severn — including the town of tewkesbury, which is surrounded by flood water. breakfast�*sjohn maguire is there. john, what are residents
to rise, as high as it's been in more than 20 years. the peak expected today. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. and a few miles south in loughborough, this flat ruined by floodwater. darren�*s father had to be rescued in the early hours of yesterday morning. there was three feet of water whereas today i'm looking at it and there's no water. the river severn also expected to peak today. belongings piled high in this cottage in worcester to escape the worst of the damage. in the village of longford near gloucester, catherine is helping to look after her mum's house which was surrounded by water, again from the river severn. it's 2007 all over again and it's, yeah, itjust means, mum, if it does go through it would be nine months out again. and this is what the river avon did to alice and mark's garden in fordingbridge. the flood defence swamped. the garden would get flooded, it did last year.
lots of properties flooded here. this place does get funding but they say they have not seen anything like this since 2007. although they were prepared for something they weren't expecting to see their homes affected this badly, this early in 2024. not affected this badly, this early in 202a. not every property here is flooded. they do have some flood defences. some of their houses are built at a little higher. the owners of that white house were telling us that their house so far has been safe. but look how people are having to wade through the main street here to wade through the main street here to get around. because the entire street here, they need street through the village, is flooded. it is only possible to get about by wading through the water, which does of course come with a risk. it is dangerous trudging through that flood water. there are some manhole covers, and drains and are dangerous. we have only been able to get you by following the centreline of the road. we had a diver sticks
closures which we have put in place over the last couple of days. and regrettably, people are still ignoring those road closures and they are there for their safety so it's important that we can still keep people safe. yes it's important that we can still keep people safe.— it's important that we can still keep people safe. yes and there's also a very — keep people safe. yes and there's also a very practical— keep people safe. yes and there's also a very practical reason - keep people safe. yes and there's also a very practical reason that l keep people safe. yes and there's also a very practical reason that if| also a very practical reason that if people drive into floods knowingly, my understanding is that they won't necessarily be insured if their car ceases to function.— necessarily be insured if their car ceases to function. yes, i'm not an insurance — ceases to function. yes, i'm not an insurance expert _ ceases to function. yes, i'm not an insurance expert but _ ceases to function. yes, i'm not an insurance expert but i'm _ ceases to function. yes, i'm not an insurance expert but i'm quite - ceases to function. yes, i'm not an insurance expert but i'm quite sure that's probably the case. also, don't forget that somebody has got to go and rescue them and that puts the rescue services unnecessarily at risk when they have to risk their own safety to get somebody out of trouble when they have driven into that flood water when really they shouldn't. because, who knows? there could be dislodged manhole covers, there could be all sorts of
this book shop had to be evacuated in east london.— in east london. just been scooping buckets and _ in east london. just been scooping buckets and buckets _ in east london. just been scooping buckets and buckets and _ in east london. just been scooping buckets and buckets and buckets l in east london. just been scooping | buckets and buckets and buckets of water. some areas are quite submerged and there is quite a lot of damage to the books. find submerged and there is quite a lot of damage to the books.— submerged and there is quite a lot of damage to the books. and a party boat on the — of damage to the books. and a party boat on the thames _ of damage to the books. and a party boat on the thames sang, _ of damage to the books. and a party boat on the thames sang, the - of damage to the books. and a party boat on the thames sang, the mast| of damage to the books. and a party. boat on the thames sang, the mast is just about the only thing still above water. some rail services have been badly affected with major disruption in the great western and south—western networks. disruption in the great western and south-western networks. somewhere between newton _ south-western networks. somewhere between newton abbot _ south-western networks. somewhere between newton abbot and _ south-western networks. somewhere between newton abbot and totnes, l south-western networks. somewhere i between newton abbot and totnes, we ground to a halt. we sat there for a couple of hours and they assessed whether they could go through the flood water or not.— whether they could go through the flood water or not. driving also has been treacherous. _ flood water or not. driving also has been treacherous. in _ flood water or not. driving also has l been treacherous. in leicestershire, a number of stranded horses had to be rescued. forecasters say the rain will be replaced by a cold snap in the coming days, but for some the clean—up after one of the wettest starts to the year on record could take weeks. jon donnison, bbc news.
battered by storm henk earlier this week. many people have been forced to leave their homes. areas in central and southern england are the worst affected. here's our news correspondent, john maguire who is in tewkesbury. the floods in 2007, they were devastating. tewkesbury abbey itself, i am devastating. tewkesbury abbey itself, iam right devastating. tewkesbury abbey itself, i am right on top of the tower of tewkesbury abbey, stood at this dry point, surrounded by flood water. as you can see, a lot of that floodplains are doing theirjob here this morning. the road that connects with the m5, the main motorway going north— south over there, is blocked. there are a couple of other roads blocked as well. but people are able to get in and out of tewkesbury at the moment. if you homes down below were evacuated overnight. people were evacuated overnight. people were brought to a pub down below as, two rooms, to keep them warm and safe for the night. not as bad as it could have been, i suppose. as i