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SWFloods - Floods in United Kingdom  

Catherine Graham - Saturday, July 07, 2012
Event Name: SWFloods UK
Volunteers reporting in:   Chris, Cat, Cindy, Bettie
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
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/floodgroupuk
https://www.facebook.com/FloodAlerts
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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Survive
    Hospitals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Wales
Sustain
    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
Reunite
    Red Cross http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Finding-missing-family
Animals in Disaster
Veterinary Links
Companion Care Vet Surgery
Inside Pets at Home

Treliske Retail Park
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 3LN
01872 266002

Brambles Veterinary Surgery
58 Albemarle Rd
Churchdown
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL3 2HE
01452 712194
Animals in Disaster
Shelter Links
Urgent Needs Information Some folks reported rivers breaking their banks, volunteers guided the public to @EnvAgencySW
General Information
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
For more Situational Awareness
Comments
Cindy Becker commented on 07-Jul-2012 06:03 PM
Veterinarians City Road Veterinary Centre City Road Veterinary Centre City Road Truro Cornwall TR1 2JL 01872 273959 Veterinarian D Ellis Little Pensipple St. Keyne Liskeard Cornwall PL14 4SP 01503 240245
Cindy Becker commented on 07-Jul-2012 06:08 PM
Animal Rescue Organizations Happy Landings Animal Shelter http://www.happy-landings.org.uk/contact.php Pye HillPylle Shepton Mallet BA4 6TG 01749 860350 Margaret Green Animal Rescue http://www.margaretgreenanimalrescue.org.uk Wingletang in Devon Wingletang
Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre Brentor Road Heathfield Tavistock Devon PL19 0LF Tel: 01822 810215 RSPCA Bristol Animal Clinic Tel: 0117 9724567 Bristol Dogs and Cats Home 50 Albert Road St Philips Bristol BS2 0XW

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