FLOODING was reported
across the county overnight and this morning after prolonged heavy rain.
But the worst hit place
was Ashbourne where a number of residents were evacuated or forced upstairs in
their houses after the River Henmore burst its banks.
Firefighters were
called in from Buxton and Kingsway, in Derby,
to help pump out the cellar at the Berrisford Arms in in King Edward Street
and properties in School Lane,
Green Lane and
Cooper’s Gardens.
More flooding was
reported in Fenny Bentley and localised flooding in Mickleover led to an
elderly man having to leave his home.
There was also
flooding at Etwall, Hatton, Stenson, Findern and Newton Solney.
A watch was being kept on a
number of Derbyshire rivers.
The River Wye
burst its banks at Ashford in the Water and the river Amber at South Wingfield was just two feet below flood
level by mid-morning.
The River Derwent
in Matlock was five feet below the bank at 9.30am and four feet below the
bridge in Derwent Stret, Derby.
Surface water on
the A38 led to a collision between four vehicles at about 3am.
No-one was hurt
but the road remained closed until after 8am.
Weather
forecasters have warned that there is more rain to come and the Environment
Agency issued two severe flood warnings, the highest level of flood
alert, for the River Wye from Buxton to Rowsley.
For more details see
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/floodwarning/Midlands.html
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