The whole of southern England faces a further flooding threat with more rain, strong winds and large waves on the way. The risk of flooding in already swamped parts of the UK is set to increase over the next few days, although most places are today seeing some respite from continual rain.
The Environment Agency (EA) said: "The whole of the south of England is at an increased risk of flooding on Monday and Wednesday, as high tides as and large waves threaten the south coast, while further rain from Tuesday on already saturated ground could lead to river flooding." The EA warned of coastal flooding affecting the south coasts of Devon and Cornwall tomorrow as well as Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. It added: "Strong winds and high waves could cause flooding along the whole of the south coast on Tuesday and into Wednesday."
The coast of Wales and southwest England, including the coasts and tidal areas of Dorset, Somerset and Bristol were also on high alert. Elsewhere, residents in the Somerset Levels were preparing for a sixth successive week of flooding. Road access to the village from the neighbouring Moorlands has been shut off, with several large-scale pumps being used to direct the water out into the bursting River Parrett. Huge sandbags have been placed by the waters edge, along with several signs erected by residents urging the authorities to "dredge the river".
"Everything possible is being done over the weekend to help those affected by flooding and to prepare for the further bad weather and high tides forecast overnight and into next week," he said. On Saturday in the Republic of Ireland dozens of people were rescued and the army was drafted in to deal with "unprecedented" flooding in Limerick City after the river Shannon burst its banks.
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