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and sarah has the weather. good morning to you. lots to talk about in terms of the weather. snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. a full forecast in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. the environment agency has issued seven severe flood warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. andy moore reports. all along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. in jaywick, in essex, there is a severe flood warning, meaning a risk to life. the emergency services have arrived in force. the residents are being urged to leave. evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. evacuation centres are on standby. we ve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 ....
good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. snow across country. it has caused disruption as winds bring cold weather from the arctic. the environment agency says the first high tide along the east coast of england this morning was not as bad as feared but thousands of homes still face a danger of flooding. currently there are 11 severe warnings which mean there is a danger to life. this is the picture in skegness were snow has been lighter but flood warnings have been issued and soldiers have been deployed to assist where needed. where some might have been cursing the conditions this morning, others of course have been making the most of it here near birmingham. meanwhile, in canterbury in kent while it was knowing this morning i is now seems to be more of an issue. this is the scene coming up for you from the roof of the bbc here in london where it has recently started to snow. we we re it has recently started to snow. we were taught to our number of correspondence in ....
severe flood warnings are in place along much of england s east coast, with thousands of homes at risk, as snow and strong winds continue to hit much of the uk. the risk of high tides has led the environment agency to issue severe flood warnings meaning danger to life. this is the environment agency map and as you can see, there are dozens of locations along the east coast at risk. evacuations are under way injaywick in essex, and here in great yarmouth. 17 severe flood warnings across england and wales and 18 flood warnings 86 flood warnings where immediate action is required. there are also 56 alerts where flooding as possible and individuals should be prepared for rising water levels. my colleague ben brown is in great yarmouth. jane, good afternoon. it is filthy weather here. very windy, very rainy as well. 5000 homes in great yarmouth are being evacuated as we speak. troops and police going around those homes trying to get people to leave their homes because ....
bbc news from great yarmouth. one of the areas on the east coast of england where there are fears of extensive flooding because of a coastal surge expected later on this evening. here in great yarmouth at 9:15pm it will be high tide and that is when the environment agency are warning people that coastal waters may come over seed defences and flood homes. that is why you can see behind me people are getting sand bags prepared. this is a council run facility where they are providing the bags and the sand. people are being told bring your own spades, fill up your own sandbags and take them to your homes to protect your homes. some 5000 homes in this area are being evacuated. also 2500 in essex, in jay wynne copying evacuated. across england and wales there are 17 flood warnings 2500 homes injay there are 17 flood warnings 2500 homes in jay wynne there are 17 flood warnings 2500 homes injay wynne are being evacuated. danny savage is in skegness. along the east coas ....
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