UK flooding: residents of South Yorkshire brace for more rain

  • 📰 The Guardian
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 53%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

Heavy rain warning for already wet areas as ex-Tory minister rejects flood defence criticism

Residents of South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are being warned to remain vigilant as more rain is expected in previously flooded areas.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

We should start supporting initiatives immediately to protect towns and cities. We need to be proactive to save as many as we can. Stay safe everyone and support and defend your neighbors HouseofCommons UKParliament 10DowningStreet BBCNews UN

With an election coming up, it's worth having a look to see how your MP votes on climate action. My North Yorkshire MP, in an area recently affected by flooding, scored zero on the Guardian climate score.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 84. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

UK flooding: Army arrives in South Yorkshire as 35 warnings in placeThe army have arrived to help with severe flooding in South Yorkshire as Boris Johnson urges people in affected areas to heed the warnings of emergency services.
Source: SkyNews - 🏆 35. / 67 Read more »

Boris Johnson heckled as he visits flood victims in South Yorkshire'Im not very happy about talking to you so, if you don't mind, I'll just muck on with what I'm doing.' I'm sure they gave the troops in the background the same short shrift... You know, the ones brought in to HELP THEM. Is it me, or are the promises of Johnson as thin as his hair? Was all of this flooding caused by Johnson lying in a ditch and blocking it?
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »

Snow and heavy rain to hit UK as soldiers scramble to tackle floodingMet Office issues yellow warnings as Boris Johnson condemned over response to torrential downpours The Better Together Govnts in England Unionist ScotTories scottishlabour scotlibdems expect Scotland to stick with ? They can't/won't even look after their ain! Jackson_Carlaw LabourRichard Yorkshirefloods willie_rennie INDEPENDENCE is Scotland's lifeboat indyref2020 Army, emergency services and charities....forever covering the cost of tax theft and corrupt conflicts of interest illness on the way
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »

Does the government spend more on flood defences for the south?As parts of the north remain inundated, Labour has accused the Conservatives of skewed spending Yes. exactly Probably as there are more people living in the South
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

General election: Does flood defence spending unfairly favour the South East?Labour says funding for projects 'heavily favours' the capital and the surrounding area - but what are the facts? It favours the wealthy who have built on the flood plains Of course were tough up north not like you snowflakes.😁👍 It doesn’t matter where you put flood defences, the waters always going to end up outside somebody’s door
Source: SkyNews - 🏆 35. / 67 Read more »

Flood alerts issued across the UK as more than 2in of rainfall drenches BritainFLOOD alerts have again been issued across Britain today as more than two inches of rainfall drenches part of the country. Weather warnings across South Wales and southwest England also tell of mor…
Source: TheSun - 🏆 64. / 61 Read more »