Flood warnings remain in place in Norfolk after Storm Babet
Flood warnings and alerts remain in place for Norfolk and Suffolk in the wake of Storm Babet.
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Flood warnings and alerts remain in place for Norfolk and Suffolk in the wake of Storm Babet.
Fifteen flood alerts are in place for Norfolk, Waveney and the Fens as emergency services urged people to stay at home amid weather warnings.
Superintendent Dave Buckley, Norfolk’s county policing commander, said: "We experienced heavy rainfall over Christmas which caused widespread flooding in the south Norfolk area. "With fields already water-logged, there is the possibility of back roads flooding, with areas becoming difficult or even impossible to pass. "For the safety of everyone; our communities and our emergency services, which are already stretched with the demands of the coronavirus pandemic, we’d ask people to avoid travelling over the next few days wherever possible. "Any journey we make under current lockdown rule...