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Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings, travel operators announcing serious disruption and around 1,000 homes suffering damage so far.
Britain’s Environment Agency planned to upgrade flood defences in one of the towns worst-hit by severe flooding across the country but then failed to complete the work.
Prolonged wet weather, including a deluge of rain from Storm Henk, has seen some rivers reach near-record levels and there is set to be no let up for those whose properties are at risk.
Residents of riverside towns in England that were swamped by rains that washed over Europe this week bailed out Friday as flooding disrupted train service and officials warned that waters could rise in the days ahead.
Entire towns have been cut off from the outside world after the deluge brought by Storm Henk in recent days, and forecasters are warning that more rain could come overnight.