Environment Agency's flood and coastal risk management executive director John CurtinGwent Police said that residents of Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, were being advised to evacuate due to the flooding.Sky's Kate Jordan has been tweeting from the village of Llangattock in Wales, where Storm Dennis has flooded roads.
The Environment Agency has put in a place a record number of flood alerts and warnings as the storm hammers the UK.Kevin said the water rises"extremely quickly and can become six foot deeper in an hour".She had only recently decorated the house before Storm Dennis arrived.The Environment Agency has the most flood warnings and alerts in place in England than on any other day on record.
The severe warnings were in place for the River Teme at Eardiston in Worcestershire, and the River Teme at Tenbury Wells and Burford in Worcestershire.An air ambulance appeared to winch somebody to safety in Wales earlier. "I spoke to a resident on the opposite side of the river who didn’t think that the river was likely to flood."We live on the opposite side of the river and are very nervous.Cars have been seen largely submerged in Nile Street, Treforest.The warning urges people to expect danger to life from fast-flowing or deep floodwater.The village of Treforest near Pontypridd has flooded.
Sepa flood duty manager Mark McLaughlin said on Saturday:"Severe flood warnings for areas in the Scottish Borders have been issued tonight as we continue to see rivers respond to the impacts of Storm Dennis. The severe warnings are for the River Teme at Eardiston in Worcestershire, and the River Teme at Tenbury Wells and Burford in Worcestershire.Twitter user Rachel Locke has shared an image of submerged cars and a flooded high street area in PontypriddRiver Taff bursts its banks
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