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| What happened? | Situation:
UK is suffering wettest June on record. Downpours led to flooded
homes, road closures and havoc on public transport. The Environment
Agency issued more than 200 flood warnings and alerts. Southwest
England, where up to 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) of rain fell overnight,
was worst affected, with two severe alerts – meaning lives could be in
danger – in place for stretches of the River Axe and River Bride.
Hundreds of residents in the county of Devon were put on alert for
possible evacuation as the River Yealm burst its banks. (source) River Exe (lower) vulnerable riverside locations in #Exeter,including Exeter Quay. Number of Flood Warnings in Force by Region that are currently active July 7, 1:34pm edt.: (See below widget for the current count) 2 Severe flood warning 67 Flood warning 134 Flood alerts. Locations: Dorset Fire and Rescue Service said: "We are currently attending incidents in Bridport, Littlemoor, Maiden Newton, Bradpole, Toller Porcorum, Broadwindsor, Westham, Broadoak, Burton Bradstock, Charmouth, Southwell and Melplash Rivers mentioned: 85 river flood alerts were in place yesterday. Get the latest river flood alerts and warnings http://bit.ly/fhE9iu River Brue, River Otter, Glastonbury Millstream, Yealm |
| National & Regional Links | @EnvAgencySW @BRC_North @BritishRedCross |
Emergency Numbers |
Floodline:Call Floodline on 0845 988 1188, select option 1 and enter Quickdial number 04214 to get more information You can also sign up for Floodline Warnings Direct by calling Floodline on 0845 988 1188 or Typetalk 0845 602 6340. |
| Apps & Alerts | Sign-up for flood warnings Floodline Warnings Direct is a free service which sends you a direct message when flooding is expected and may affect your property. Flood warnings will give you time to prepare for flooding which could save you time, money and heartache. You can receive warnings by telephone, mobile, email, SMS text message or fax, whichever you prefer. Floodline Warnings Direct - sign up online You can also sign up for Floodline Warnings Direct by calling Floodline on 0845 988 1188 or Typetalk 0845 602 6340. |
| News & Social Media Twitter links | https://www.facebook.com/floodgroupuk |
| Hashtags | #ottery #otterystmary #swflood #swfloods Axminster Logington Highbridge #exeter Rivers mentioned: River Brue, River Otter, Glastonbury Millstream |
| https://www.facebook.com/floodgroupuk https://www.facebook.com/FloodAlerts |
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| Maps and Situational awareness reports | Local Crisismap http://www.shoothill.com/flood/ The Environment Agency is constantly monitoring water levels in England & Wales to stay prepared for flooding. See the river & sea levels near you via its nifty map: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels |
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| Hospitals | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_England http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Wales |
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| Shelters | A spokeswoman for the Red Cross said an emergency response team was helping to evacuate 13 houses. British Red Cross, North http://www.redcross.org.uk/Where-we-work/In-the-UK/Northern-England |
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| Red Cross | http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Finding-missing-family |
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| Urgent Needs Information | Some folks reported rivers breaking their banks, volunteers guided the public to @EnvAgencySW |
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| Transportation, Infrastructure and Road Conditions: | National
Rail said the heavy rain caused flooding and landslips, further
dampening the spirits of passengers with delays and cancellations. Flooding
at Totnes in Devon caused CrossCountry and First Great Western services
between Plymouth and Exeter St Davids, both in Devon, to be delayed by
up to 60 minutes, and flooding at Sway in Hampshire caused journeys
between Bournemouth in Dorset and Brockenhurst in Hampshire to be
delayed by up to 60 minutes. (source) Torr Bridge, Devon: Sgt Rose added there had been concerns about Torr Bridge initially but a structural engineer had checked it and declared it safe to use. (source) Yealmpton - evacuation of of some residents, The river water had risen by a couple of meters beyond its normal level and there is something like 40 houses affected in the locality and about 75 people affected in those houses. Bridport, Littlemoor, Maiden Newton, Bradpole, Toller Porcorum, Broadwindsor, Westham, Broadoak, Burton Bradstock, Charmouth, Southwell and Melplash - Dorset Fire and Rescue Service attending incidents in those locations |
| Picture Links | http://yfrog.com/es5d8urj |
| Flood Widget | here |
| Video Link | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18751074 |
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