 |
CATEGORIES | TV | RADIO | COMMUNICATE | WHERE I LIVE | INDEX |  |
SEARCH | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
You are in: England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
Monday, 30 December, 2002, 11:40 GMT
Waters rise in the East
Drivers are urged to be wary of low-lying areas
Widespread rain on Sunday night has caused localised flooding in parts of East Anglia.
The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and a lower level flood watch for Buckinghamshire. Heavy rain has also affected Norfolk - some houses in Poringland near Norwich have been surrounded by two feet of water. Motorists have been urged to take care after a taxi overturned overnight after hitting four feet of water on the road at Hardingham, near Dereham. Caution areas:
Flood warning From Sicklesmere to Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Flood warning From Cambridge to Grantchester Flood watch From Thornborough to Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire The Environment Agency said low-lying farmland and minor roads in the region are at greatest risk of flooding. For the latest information, the Environment Agency advises people to call Floodline on 0845 988 1188. |
|
See also:
29 Dec 02 | England
29 Dec 02 | Wales
23 Dec 02 | England
Internet links:
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top England stories now:
Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
 E-mail this story to a friend |
|
|
|
Links to more England stories |
|
|
|
||
 |
||||
 |
|
|
||
|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To BBC Sport>> | To BBC Weather>> | To BBC World Service>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © MMIII | News Sources | Privacy 
|
