All news on the topic: Floods

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Surge in rat invasions in UK homes prompted by bin collection delays and floods
There could be as many as 250 million rats in the UK - and bin delays combined with wet winter weather is driving millions of these vermin indoors into UK homes
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Russian city floods after Soviet-era pipe bursts in -15C temperatures
More than 100 homes in Novosibirsk, Siberia, have been left without power in -15C temperatures after a Soviet-era pipe burst causing widespread floods in the city
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Locals 'expected to put up with losing parking' as vans take over beauty spot
The Wirral community has been rendered furious after being told they should expect to miss out on parking at a popular spot due to an excess of vans taking over the area
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Eton College forced to close after sewer flood as £50k-a-year school delays term
Eton schoolboys were supposed to return to class after the winter break on Tuesday, but an overloaded local sewer system scuppered plans, with boys now being moved to remote learning
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Pensioner stranded on her 94th birthday as flood completely surrounds bungalow
Pensioner Audrey Elliott was looking forward to spending time with her nephew from Las Vegas only for her home in River Thames in the Berkshire village of Wraysbury to be surrounded by flood water
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Woman suffering sleepless nights after drain spills over and floods her property
Janis Last, 64, of Anlaby, Hull, has been left feeling depressed and hopeless after floodwaters caused a drain to spill over and submerge her garden, garage and summerhouse following Storm Henk
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School bus loses control and smashes into parked cars after skidding on ice
A double decker school bus in Kirkcaldy lost control on the ice, smashing into parked cars as it rounded a bend as Met Office forecasters predict further snow and temperatures to peak at just 3C
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Maps of Britain turn dark purple as heavy snow set to hit parts of UK
Recent days has seen snow and ice hit parts of the UK as temperatures have tumbled below freezing with a Cold Health alert in place for all of England
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More than 100 flood warnings for UK amid icy temperatures and snow
The UK is facing a spell of icy temperatures and snow flurries with more than 100 flood warnings still in place from Storm Henk that battered the country with heavy rain and high winds
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Brits warned of snow on roads and black ice as freezing conditions continue
Tuesday's weather is expected to bring freezing conditions as temperatures struggle to rise above 1C, with motorists warned early morning roads may be slippery or icy
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Starmer slams Sunak's slow response to flooding as thousands of homes devastated
Touring flooded homes in Loughborough afflicted by Storm Henk Labour leader Keir Starmer slammed the Government's response to the disaster which he says wasn't fast enough
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Exact date snow and ice to hit Britain as amber cold health alert issued
The Met Office and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued an amber cold health alert for several regions, which remains in place until Friday, as temperatures are expected to drop
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Where snow will hit and when it'll plunge to -4C shown in new weather maps
The amber health alert, which covers the North West, West and East Midlands, and South West England, has been issued as cold weather increases the risks of heart attacks, strokes and chest infections
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Met Office issue chilling prediction as snow and ice forecast
The recent bout of heavy winds and rain 9is set to be replaced by snow and ice as temperatures are set to plummet for large parts of the country, with wintry conditions on its way
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Rescue effort as tour party trapped by flood waters in cave in Slovenia
The tour party was reportedly made up of a three adults - who were said to be members of the same family - and two guides, who became stuck in the Krizna Jama cave on Saturday when water levels rose
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Brave homeless father wades through flood to save 'drowning' man
Andrew Reynolds, a homeless father-of-two living out of his Vauxhall Astra, has been hailed as a hero after he and an unnamed young man saved an older person from 'drowning'
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'World's loneliest man' lives alone inside resort left underwater 40 years ago
Pablo Novak, 93, returned to the ghost town and former holiday resort of Epecuen in Argentina almost 25 years after it was engulfed in flood waters peaking at 33ft
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Horror as boy, 16, and man drown in horror car smash during UK flood chaos
The teenager and the 40-year-old man were both pronounced dead at the scene after their car left the road and became submerged in water in a Lincolnshire canal
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January could be wettest on record as country prepares for snowfall
Several villages remain flooded following Storm Henk which brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of the country with icy conditions expected over the coming days
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Warning issued for people to stay 'vigilant' as floods continue to swamp UK
Many parts of the country remain submerged with 210 flood warnings and 217 flood alerts were in place in England as of 3.30pm on Saturday (January 6)
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Flood warnings mapped as more 500 alerts in force amid Storm Henk devastation
More than 500 flood alerts have been issued by the Environment Agency as hundreds of homes are evacuated in the aftermath of Storm Henk, with warnings of a further -8C cold snap on the way
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Maps show 499 flood alerts across England as thousands flee their homes
East London, Nottinghamshire and Gloucestershire are among the worst affected areas after 2024 kicked off with heavy rain and hundreds of flood alerts as an after-effect of Storm Henk
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Couple's house floods 11 times so they spend £600k to build huge 7ft wall
Nick Lupton, 60, and his wife Anne, 50, live in a converted 17th-century house on the banks of the River Severn - their home and its acre of land being flooded 11 times since 2016
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Party boat completely sinks in River Thames after horror Storm Henk rainstorms
A Royal National Lifeboat Institution vessel, a Metropolitan Police boat and a London Fire Brigade boat were sent to the scene, but nothing could be done
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Exact date another Arctic freeze will batter UK with up to 12cm of snow per hour
Britain is set to freeze this weekend, with a cold weather alert in force across England, but there is another Arctic blast to come later in the month according to the latest weather maps