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| A wide area of the UK has been hit by the January floods, with residents and emergency services in many more places on alert as further strong winds and heavy rain are forecast.
At 1115 GMT there were 58 flood warnings and 109 flood watches in place. EastYorks/Lincs - Grimsby, Bilton and Burton Pidsea - fire crews called to homes overnight Tuesday; Owston and Immingham on Wednesday
- Flood warnings for Rivers Ouse, Don and Dearne
- Vehicle stuck in floods near Beverley, East Yorks
- Tidal gate closed on River Humber at Burstwick Clough, near Hull, and 180 families on high alert for flooding
- Flooded roads include the A15 at Folkingham, the A631 at Market Rasen, and the B1195 in the Horncastle area of Lincolnshire
Shropshire - Flood barrier put in place in Ironbridge in anticipation of a peak flow along the River Severn on Thursday
Nottinghamshire - Part of A617 at Newark closed because of flooding
- Travellers advised to move to higher ground as levels continue to rise along the River Trent
Cambridgeshire - Severe flood warning for River Kym between Kimbolton and Great Staughton on Wednesday, downgraded but flood warning still in place on Thursday
- many roads around Huntingdon impassable
Herefordshire - Roads closed because of flooding in and around Hereford
Worcestershire - Barriers remain in place in Worcester and Upton-upon-Severn after river burst its banks on Tuesday
Suffolk - Lorries queued on A14 after closure on Tuesday of the Port of Felixstowe
Wales - Homes flooded in Abergavenny; woman rescued from car near Crymych, Pembrokeshire
- Roads flooded in Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire and Swansea
- Trains disrupted between Welshpool and Newtown and in Llanrwst, Conwy
Gloucs/Wilts/Oxon/Berks - High alert in Gloucester, Tewkesbury and Forest of Dean after more heavy rain caused further swelling of rivers and drains failed to cope; but Environment Agency said on Thursday that levels should be close to their peak
- Trains cancelled after flooding near Swindon
- Cars stuck after river overflows in Bradford on Avon and Staverton
- Some 3,000 homes around Oxford on high alert after a flood warning for the River Thames
- park-and-ride venue near Winnersh, Reading, flooded to windscreen level
Surrey - Homes along the River Mole, Cranleigh Waters and Gatwick Stream on alert
Hampshire/Dorset - Train services disrupted after flooding in Botley and New Milton
- Taxis ferry passengers from some local stations
- Road near Bournemouth Airport closed after man stuck in his car in floodwater
- River Frome burst its banks overnight Tuesday, flooding roads in Bradford Peverell
- Tree blocks road near Wimborne
East/West Sussex - Woman and three children rescued from flood-hit car in Lodsworth, near Petworth
- Six people led to safety in Arundel
- Fire service called to about 250 flooding incidents in Haywards Heath, Henfield and Crawley areas
- Severe delays to London-Brighton trains
- Surface water caused disruption on A23, M23 and A27
- Train delays after tree falls on line near Polegate
- Several local roads impassable after almost two-thirds of the rainfall expected for the whole of January fell in the South East in 24 hours
Kent - Flooding in Canterbury Cathedral
- Dover sea crossings resumed on Wednesday after cancellations caused by strong winds
- Shops and offices suffer flooding in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Great Chart, near Ashford
Channel Islands - Delays to flights between Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney because of strong winds on Tuesday
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