Sir James Bevan, chief executive of the Environment Agency, said that after the latest run of bad weather the agency will talk to the communities affected to look at how they can be better protected in the future.
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The average rainfall for the whole of December in the North West is 145mm (5.7ins).
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Residents of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire have been posting numerous photos of their hometown heavily affected by the flooding.
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An Environment Agency spokesman posted online: “We have seen heavy rainfall over Lancashire with totals of up to 45 mm of rain which has already fallen on the higher ground”.
“Our highways teams are working hard to clear debris that’s contributing to localised flooding on the road network”.
West Yorkshire Police is working closely with partners in the Environment Agency and local authorities to manage a county wide response to the severe weather forecast today and take action where necessary for public safety.
A person wades through flood water at Mytholmroyd in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, Saturday Dec. 26, 2015.
People are advised to stay away from swollen rivers and if you are travelling, check the flood risk before you set off.
Severe flooding has hit Lancashire following torrential downpours over the Christmas period amid growing fears that the rising waters could place lives in danger. “Please don’t come to visit Whalley or Ribchester now”, the service said in a tweet.
The severe flood warnings – the EA’s highest level of warning – are for two locations on the River Ribble at Ribchester and three locations on the River Calder at Whalley.
Underscoring the severity of the deluge, the government’s emergency COBRA committee met on Christmas day to tackle the crisis, with officials under pressure after similar flooding earlier this month in northwest England.
Authorities issued some 335 flood alerts in all.
The EA warned the River Calder, River Ribble and the River Wyre were all expected to flood.
Around 120 flood alerts and 145 warnings were issued by the EA, mainly for the North West, North East and Wales.
About five inches – 120mm – is predicted to fall on exposed sites, with up to 80mm on high ground. “As the rain falls, the rivers respond very quickly”, he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
The weather has forced the cancellation of many sports fixtures and of ferry services in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. More rain is also expected across parts of the county over the course of this evening.
Abbi Blackburn, stranded, said she had no sandbags to protect her home and had already lost major appliances to flooding in the basement.
People can access information from council websites and the Environment Agency Floodline.
“The road conditions are risky in places and we’re advising people not to travel unless they really need to”.
Around 40 roads and bridges remain damaged and closed, along with hundreds of homes left uninhabitable.
Cars queued on a main road near Bradford as drivers attempted to pass through deep standing water that had collected on the carriageway.
A caravan park is inundated by flood water after the River Nidd burst its banks in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire..
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Co-ordinator Chris Southworth, from the Aberdeen Lions Club, said: ” We saw the rough state of the sea, the onshore wind, and we felt that it was unsafe. The Sands area of the town is at particular risk.
