Flooded parts of England prepare for ‘danger to life’ rain

cde.news desk 14 November 2019, 05:39 · 1 min read

epa07993357 A handout photo made available by the British Ministry of Defence showing the army effort after 200 UK Armed Forces personnel have deployed to South Yorkshire to support flood relief efforts, Britain, 13 November 2019. The troops will assist civilian authorities on the ground by bolstering flood defences in the Doncaster and River Don area. EPA-EFE/Cpl Sam Jenkins HANDOUT CROWN COPYRIGHT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Parts of the East Midlands and Yorkshire have been warned that they could see further devastating floods.

The Met Office has issued a warning that there could be a danger to life in parts of the region that are still recovering from floods earlier this week.

Forecasters are predicting between 35mm and 45mm of rainfall, and 33 flood warnings are in place across the region after the Met Office warned there could be a risk to life “because these areas are very waterlogged already”.

200 UK troops deploy to support flood relief — A handout photo made available by the British Ministry of Defence showing the army effort after 200 UK Armed Forces personnel have deployed to South Yorkshire to support flood relief efforts, Britain, 13 November 2019. The troops will assist civilian authorities on the ground by bolstering flood defences in the Doncaster and River Don area. EPA-EFE/Cpl Sam Jenkins HANDOUT CROWN COPYRIGHT

More than 100 soldiers have been sent to South Yorkshire to help residents clean up and, during a visit to the town of Fishlake later in the day, Mr Johnson promised: “We will get people back on their feet.”

Meanwhile, as Yorkshire prepared for more rain, parts of England and Wales were experiencing snow.

Via Sky News

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