The major incident was declared at 4am yesterday, Wednesday, after heavy and persistent rainfall throughout New Year’s Eve and continuing into New Year’s Day caused flooding across the region.
“There’s still probably likely to be further flooding across the course of the day,” Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said. “We are potentially expecting the flood situation to get ...
One of the worst affected locations is Asfordby, Asfordby Hill and Asfordby Valley where floods have left all roads in and out of the area impassable. John Cousen, the Asfordby flood warden ...
Rain also fell in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, but was acute across the UAE ... droughts, floods and wildfires around the world. Dubai hosted the United Nations’ COP28 climate ...
Winds of up to 60mph are forecast across much of England and Wales all day on Wednesday, with gusts of 75mph likely around coastal areas and hills, the forecaster said. Flood warnings are in place ...