Nearly 1,000 properties have been flooded following exceptional rainfall over the last few days, the Environment Agency has said, as it warned of further flooding today across North East England, North Wales and Northamptonshire.
Although the weather forecast is improving, the agency said further property flooding and disruption is possible across the country as river and groundwater levels are set to peak in the next 48 hours. Large, slow responding rivers, including the Thames, Trent and the Severn,...
